1953 Plymouth Suburban 2Dr Wagon

VIN: 13284200

I’m selling this for a very good friend, he purchased the car a few years ago and has used it to cruise to local cruise nights. The plan was to use it to make something different, a 2-door wagon lowered modern driveline hot rod, well, he never got there, and now he’s decided to just move it along.

It’s an unusual car with some crazy vintage gadgets, it’s powered buy a Dodge Red Ram Hemi 270 cid and a TH350 automatic trans. She runs strong and sounds good but it is a starting point for something different, you probably not going to see another one at any local shows because it’s different.

If you have been searching for an older low miles unique hot rod and you are in the Eddystone, PA area be sure to check this one out.

Thanks for Looking, email me any questions.

Dodge's Hemi was introduced in 1953 as the Red Ram. Dodge did not have a V8 engine until one was developed specifically for the line in 1953 based on the 1951 Chrysler hemi design, but downsized for these smaller cars. They have the smallest bore center distance of any hemi engine at 4.1875 in (106.4 mm). They do not share any major dimensions or components with the larger Chrysler and DeSoto hemi engines, or the Plymouth A engines. From 1955 to 1958 (see 1956 D500 Dodge D-500 cars and packages: early performance cars) lower-performance versions of the Dodge hemi were introduced by substituting less complex poly (single rocker shaft) heads and valve train parts, including one variant only built as a poly (259"). These were used in low-line 1955-58 DeSotos and Dodges, and 1955-56 high-line Plymouths.

270

The D553 1955/1956 Dodge Red Ram Hemi 270 displaced 270 cu in (4.4 L) and was used in premium 1955 and 1956 Dodge vehicles. Bore was 3.625 in (92.1 mm) and stroke was 3.25 in (82.6 mm). It was not the same as the 270 poly-head. In the Dodge Coronet, running 7.6:1 compression ratio, the 270 produced 183 bhp (136 kW). In higher trims like the Dodge Royal, the "Super Red Ram" ran the same compression ratio but with a four-barrel carburetor produced 193 bhp (144 kW).