SOLD on June 8, 2023
$22,495

1947 Plymouth Special Deluxe

Vehicle Details

Year
1947
Make
Plymouth

Listing Description

47 PLYMOUTH COUPE. I WANT TO START OUT BY SAYING THIS CAR IS TURN KEY AND GO. ALL THE WORK HAS BEEN DONE. THIS IS ONE HELL OF A CAR. IT IS POWERED BY A 360CI ENGINE THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETLY REBUILT. A SMALL CAM HAS BEEN ADDED AND IT HAS AN INCREDIBLE LOOP. THE ENGINE NOT ONLY SOUNDS GREAT BUT IT RUNS FANTASTIC AS WELL. A 3 INCH ALLUMINUM RADIATOR WITH AN ELECTRIC FAN HAS ALSO BEEN ADDED AND THE CAR NEVER GOES ABOVE 190 DEGREES. THIS CAR HAS AIR CONDITIONING AND IT WORKS GREAT. 2 INCH CHROME HEADERS WERE ADDED AND THEY LOOK GREAT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS CHANGED TO A HIGHLY DESIRABLE 904 ALLUMINUM TRANSMISSION. THE CAR SHIFTS GREAT AND I DONT KNOW IF IT WAS EVER REBUILT, BUT IT HAS NO KNOWN ISSUES. I ALWAYS CHECK FOR ANY KIND OF FLUID LEAKS AND I HAVE NOT FOUND ANY. THE EXHAUST WAS DONE 9/2019 IN ALL STAINLESS WITH MAGNA FLOW MUFFLERS. THE FRONT BRAKES ARE DISC. AND THE REAR ARE DRUM. THE CAR STOPS GREAT. IT DOES HAVE POWER STEERING SO ITS EASY TO DRIVE. THE EXTERIOR IS BEAUTIFUL. THE BODY WORK IS NEAR FLAWLESS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A COUPLE CHIPS AS THE CAR DOES GET DRIVEN. YOU WONT FIND A 47 LIKE THIS, IN THIS PRICE RANGE. THE CAR WAS PAINTED IN BLACK LACQUER 5 YEARS AGO AND HAS HAD LIMITED USE SINCE THEN. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN STORED INDOORS AND THE PAINT IS AS GOOD AS IT WAS 5 YEARS AGO. THE PAINT JOB IS PRICELESS. NOT YOUR TYPICAL MAACO JOB. I BELIEVE THE CAR WAS DISMANTELED BEFORE PAINT BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A DROP OF OVERSPRAY ON THE CAR AND ALL THE RUBBER APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED. ALL OF THE FLAMES ARE PERFECT. I AM SURE THEY WERE HAND PAINTED EVEN THE RED BORDER. THERE MUST BE 10 COATS OF CLEAR ON THE CAR AS WHEN YOU RUB YOU FINGER OVER THEM ITS ALL EVEN. THERE IS ONE KEY LOCK MISSING ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AND I AM LOOKING FOR ONE NOW. THE TAIL LITES WERE UPGRADED TO LINCOLN ZEPHER LITES. THE ENTIRE INTERIOR WAS REDONE AND ITS VERY TASTEFUL. THE SEATS, DOOR PANELS,CARPET AND HEADLINER ARE BRAND NEW. THEY ARE NOT COVERS THEY HAVE BEEN RE-UPOLSTERED.Body Style: CoupeDoors: 2
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