1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe Convertible Car on 2040-cars
Cardiff by the Sea, California, United States
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History: 1949 Plymouth special deluxe convertible ~ we are the second owners of the car and acquired it the in the early 1960's. It has the original engine and was rebuilt in the early 1960's. Car came from Long Beach, CA. Plymouth production plant. Level 3 restoration was performed in 1989 ~ car was taken down to a shell in restoration. Car was known for being reliable with a 87/95-hhp flathead six engine. The upper-level special deluxe series was nicely finished with quality materials but built in fairly low numbers ~ 84 left registered in the country. This car is part of the 1949 new box "second series" designed in the spring hence the 1950's grill in the front & front turn signals. Price in 1949 brand new was $1007-$2068. Car has included: turn signals, backup lights, window washers, clock, radio (works but needs a tube and gets 3 a.m. stations), hydraulic convertible top works. Original car jack, spare tire cover, Coker tires white walls, six volt battery system with a super six battery, original wood gear-shift knob Plymouth, original paint chips 1949 from DuPont, owners manual (reproduction) and a lot of extra chrome pieces, rocker (2) panels; along with extra back-up lights (in original mopar packaging), brake light covers, door handles, lighter (doesn't work) see above pictures. Convertible top is in OK condition (light beige). I will be adding to this list. Last year I had a lot of engine work done ~ new clutch etc. brakes (master..) etc. We saved everything from restoration Pictures: Trunk pictured with original tire cover ~ back seat you can see the convertible top is beige. 1 picture underneath the car. Passenger side wind wing was never rechromed has rust. Car has been maintained to run by a certified mechanic ~ some rust on the bottom of the car. This car was never our family main car only a play novelty to take out on the road occasionally and later years car shows. |
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While we'd normally recap the stars of the show, in this particular auction, every car's sale was newsworthy. The full list of sale prices doesn't seem to be published, but according to The New York Times, the auction brought in a total of $2.5 million, or an average of about $277,000 per car.
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We'll leave the question of whether or not the old Plymouth (and later Chrysler) Prowler was ultimately a stylish, performance-oriented car to you, but the boys and girls currently leading the SRT charge at the Pentastar headquarters are keen to accept the retro-rod into the fold.
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