'59 Plymouth Forum

Here is few pictures of my -59.
Imported from Arizona in 1989 so the body is very solid! Driven only in summer time, of course.
Last painted in 1990! And the paint in still very good.








Interior has been redone. Except door panels which are original.








Engine is 361 which has also been redone.

Very nice!!!!

---John

That is one fine Fin car in Finland!!! Thanks for sharing. Did you restore it or did you get it that way?


John Q.

Thanks!
Actually i bought the car just 2 months ago. Previous owner had her about 9 years if i can remember right, and he did the engine and the interior.

Beautiful Car.
Dick.

I've never seen a high-gloss interior ceiling panel...very cool!
Likewise the grey detail of the dash.
I remember back 10 or 15 years ago when I had my 361 starter rebuilt here in Seattle, I was told that 361 starter parts were getting very hard to find. I cannot shed any further light on this..I paid the bill and was happy to have a re-built starter.

Wow....She beautiful Pasi.....Very nice!

Thanks!
We got the starter fixed, but it didn`t last too long and it`s broken again. So i ordered a brand new one yesterday.

Finally had some time to inspect the heating system. I noticed that the heater control valve is missing so its always "hot" inside the car.
There is couple new original valves on ebay, but i dont know do i want to invest 175 bucks for it. Maybe i but some aftermarket valve on it, we'll see.
Can some one tell me what is that copper wire thing on that valve? I would also need the cable to control it, but didnt find any for sale.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Mopar-1959- ... 54&vxp=mtr

Newbie asking some stupid questions, sorry.

It's my understanding that the "copper thingy" is a sensor...one end has a coil which goes inside the plenum to sense the temperature, and regulates the flow of hot water thru the valve. Now you make me wonder, why have an automatic control AND a manual control? I will have to think more about this, as it's been awhile since I messed with these.
Jeff Carter (jcauto.com) here in Seattle rebuilds the water valve, I think Dick Koch rebuilt his own, but if you don't have a valve at all, obviously you need a valve! The rebuild kit is low cost. Big M would have a rebuildable valve.
The "cable" is a stiff wire, not a twisted flexible cable as you'd find on a motorcycle or bicycle. Oftentimes lawnmowers use stiff wire for controls. The wire needs to push as well as pull.