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oldwood |
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Expert Posts: 2905 Location: little rock, AR | Thanks to mstrug for posting this car in the CL area. It was about an hour from where I live. Flathead w/ 3 onda tree, radio delete and a few other options. I can't wait for the weather to calm down so I can hang a aux gas tank and fire it up. Edited by oldwood 2016-03-10 9:14 PM (003.JPG) (006.JPG) (009.JPG) (010.JPG) (015.JPG) (018.JPG) (019.JPG) (020.JPG) (022.JPG) (011.JPG) (012.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 003.JPG (243KB - 226 downloads) 006.JPG (183KB - 226 downloads) 009.JPG (218KB - 243 downloads) 010.JPG (226KB - 231 downloads) 015.JPG (143KB - 223 downloads) 018.JPG (232KB - 243 downloads) 019.JPG (234KB - 224 downloads) 020.JPG (224KB - 220 downloads) 022.JPG (161KB - 220 downloads) 011.JPG (170KB - 215 downloads) 012.JPG (231KB - 230 downloads) | ||
mikes2nd |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 5006 | 59 dodges are badarse | ||
matte |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 977 Location: Sydney, Australia | mikes2nd - 2016-03-10 10:55 PM 59 dodges are badarse :) Totally agree!!! That front end is just so mean looking. | ||
cbrayinga |
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Veteran Posts: 295 Location: Tallapoosa, GA | GREAT CATCH, Dorsey!! Congratulations!! Them 'ole 6-cyl. engines are great runners. | ||
mstrug |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 6487 Location: Newark, Texas (Fort Worth) | Glad you got it! I like the door panels. Where was it built? It's just fancy enough to get those side slash ornaments, That's cool. Marc. Edited by mstrug 2016-03-11 6:56 AM | ||
SavoyPlaza |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1172 Location: Georgia | Excellent score Mista Dorsey!! Love the strippers! That dash looks bare with that long radio delete there. Pete | ||
mstrug |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 6487 Location: Newark, Texas (Fort Worth) | I like bare strippers, too! | ||
jboymechanic |
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Expert Posts: 2196 Location: Muskego, WI | Seems like a lot of '59 Dodges have popped up lately. Good find. | ||
big m |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7805 Location: Williams California | Nice find, Dorsey!! looks pretty solid also! ---John | ||
oldwood |
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Expert Posts: 2905 Location: little rock, AR | Here are the latest pics. How do I remove the molding clips so I can wire wheel this channel??? | ||
ram300 |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 363 | Where did you find the broadcast sheet taped(?) to on this car? Nice find! | ||
1960fury |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7385 Location: northern germany | LOVE the color and the door panels! great car, nothing beats patina, unfortunately impossible to preserve it that way, if you want to drive it. | ||
Viper Guy |
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Expert Posts: 2002 Location: Branson, MO | mstrug - 2016-03-11 9:03 AM I like bare strippers, too! You are referring to cars, right............. | ||
oldwood |
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Expert Posts: 2905 Location: little rock, AR | Pics I hope!!! The broadcast sheet was in the headliner. When I pulled it home the headliner was flopping loose and I found the broadcast sheet in the back floorboard. I wasn't planning on going through all of this on this car but it deserves to be preserved. I'm going to paint the dash and new headliner and windlace since I have it at this stage. The paint will buff out and I'll leave it at that. This car is really preserved compared to most FL cars of this age. I'm glad the windshield had been broken because it forced me to find these area of rust that needed to be addressed before it got any worse. Edited by oldwood 2016-03-17 10:31 PM (001.JPG) (002.JPG) (003.JPG) (004.JPG) (005.JPG) (006.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 001.JPG (245KB - 241 downloads) 002.JPG (226KB - 288 downloads) 003.JPG (127KB - 226 downloads) 004.JPG (246KB - 209 downloads) 005.JPG (238KB - 216 downloads) 006.JPG (240KB - 218 downloads) | ||
oldwood |
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Expert Posts: 2905 Location: little rock, AR | No expense is to much for "Sweet Pea". Here is $90.00 well spent!!! (001.JPG) (001.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 001.JPG (232KB - 219 downloads) 001.JPG (201KB - 212 downloads) | ||
oldwood |
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Expert Posts: 2905 Location: little rock, AR | Its alive!!! New fuel pump and aux tank and I robbed spark plug wires from a couple of parts cars. A little gas down the carb and here came the smoke from all the MMO. However I think it needs a head gst. so I'm going to pull the head. (001.JPG) (002.JPG) (003.JPG) (007.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 001.JPG (233KB - 177 downloads) 002.JPG (145KB - 183 downloads) 003.JPG (204KB - 193 downloads) 007.JPG (151KB - 189 downloads) | ||
AceS |
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Veteran Posts: 281 Location: WA/USA | Man, those floor a pretty solid. Great find. I'm so glad folks are preserving the 4 doors. I appreciate them more ever day. | ||
SavoyPlaza |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1172 Location: Georgia | So THAT is what that cloud was! I believe it wafted all the way to Georgia here!! Looks like you'll be tearing up the roadways soon in this base-model beast! Pete | ||
oldwood |
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Expert Posts: 2905 Location: little rock, AR | A little carbon foot print can't be as bad as a Hillary Print!!! lol | ||
Rebels-59 |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | Probably smoking and missing as the 7th Spark plug is missing its Lead .. | ||
oldwood |
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Expert Posts: 2905 Location: little rock, AR | Rebels-59 Coronet - 2016-09-12 10:03 AM You caught that other plug. That's also known as the "limp dick hose plug". lol I'm thinking I have a leaking head gasket. Its so easy to pull the head so the gasket it being replaced today.Probably smoking and missing as the 7th Spark plug is missing its Lead .. | ||
oldwood |
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Expert Posts: 2905 Location: little rock, AR | I took it for its maiden voyage. No brakes and leaking water pump and and and.... (001.JPG) (003.JPG) (005.JPG) (008.JPG) (009.JPG) (010.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 001.JPG (283KB - 184 downloads) 003.JPG (329KB - 177 downloads) 005.JPG (299KB - 185 downloads) 008.JPG (346KB - 172 downloads) 009.JPG (205KB - 179 downloads) 010.JPG (293KB - 190 downloads) | ||
Powerflite |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9604 Location: So. Cal | Congratulations Dorsey, it lives! A few minor adjustments and you'll be on your way. I don't know why, but I am really liking the height of the roof you have there. Makes it look not as long, which I like. I guess it contrasts with all the hardtops I have been seeing lately. | ||
Vanish |
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Veteran Posts: 129 Location: A little east of Pittsburgh Pa. | Glad to see her up and running | ||
oldwood |
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Expert Posts: 2905 Location: little rock, AR | Carb rebuilt and all new front brakes. With a gal jug under the hood and its time to cruise Wally World. Have you noticed how clean I got the windshield!!! Edited by oldwood 2016-10-02 5:27 PM (001.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 001.JPG (192KB - 179 downloads) | ||
Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | While I still do not like 59 Dodges on aesthetic principles, this is about as cool as one can possibly be. Get some dog dishies on that beast (with some blackwalls), and you will get my first 59 Dodge "endorsement". Great monotone color ! | ||
SavoyPlaza |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1172 Location: Georgia | Cruise away, Dorsey!! You just might make it in "people of Wal-mart" with that ride! It must be difficult, however. With a car like that you'd be compelled to grin--which may mean bugs and gnats in your teeth with that 'clean' windshield! Pete | ||
moparsteve |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1155 Location: somerville mass | hi Dorsey steve here from mass you brought me to the 59 new Yorker in Tewksbury... how you doin man? see your still pickin up cars! 59 coronet... you gotta get away from that flattie slant 6 3 on the tree stuff brother! more like 383 413 dual quad stuff. sonoramic commando power man! even back then people were thinking economy bare basics... while salesmen were trying to bring them up to higher models.. the 1958 recession didn't end until early 1959. take care brother steve | ||
oldwood |
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Expert Posts: 2905 Location: little rock, AR | I had to stop in for breakfast!!! (001.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 001.JPG (204KB - 185 downloads) | ||
Powerflite |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9604 Location: So. Cal | You're worse than me Dorsey! I thought I was weird for driving my Windsor around the block without a windshield, but you're going to town with it! Just try not to grin too much, some of those bugs will ruin your breakfast. | ||
mstrug |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 6487 Location: Newark, Texas (Fort Worth) | These are the guys in Phoenix with the glass and Copper State sells it too! http://www.pilkington.com/en/global/automotive-international/busine... | ||
SavoyPlaza |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1172 Location: Georgia | You ought to pretend to be wiping the windshield when the girl walks up with your tater-tots! It saves having to roll the window down in order to spit your chewing gum out! Just don't do it at speed!! Pete | ||
61_Imperial |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 480 Location: Georgetown Texas | |||
oldwood |
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Expert Posts: 2905 Location: little rock, AR | Well scroll back to see what this seat looked like before I had the cloth inserts replaced. (002.JPG) (001.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 002.JPG (182KB - 164 downloads) 001.JPG (201KB - 183 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 2308 Location: The Bat Cave, Fairborn, OH | Great save and it appears to be really solid for its age. I once owned a 4-door stripper too, but it had the 325 cu in V-8 and a manual transmission.It was pretty snappy, but I sold it to a friend when I moved out of state back in the 1980s. I wish I had it now however. I liked the styling of the Dodge in 1959 - they looked menacing. | ||
Peter Panov |
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Veteran Posts: 188 | Wow it is cool that you can drive without a windshield - probably kind of a convertible feeling :-) I wonder that you don't have problems with the police. If I do not have a windshield on my car in my country I guess the police would quickly stop me and ask my technical inspection documents. | ||
mstrug |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 6487 Location: Newark, Texas (Fort Worth) | Now she is for sale. Contact Dorsey for info. | ||
oldwood |
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Expert Posts: 2905 Location: little rock, AR | I've deceided to keep it. | ||
Powerflite |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9604 Location: So. Cal | Glad to hear it Dorsey. You two are like the princess and the pea. Edited by Powerflite 2018-03-11 9:34 PM | ||
mikes2nd |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 5006 | sedan windshield should be cheap man... find an old junkyard in Arkansas.... Pilkington is going to run you like 350$? | ||
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