'59 Plymouth Forum

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Finnegan wrote: ↑Thu Nov 28, 2024 10:27 pm Is that a factory Brown color?

Bronze actually, Gary. Yes, that’s how Faulkner came from the factory!

Long overdue in The Showcase, here's Gary Kuster's classic "Plodge" Mayfair. Click on the image to be taken there - and log in with your Facebook account to comment! https://59plymouth.net/59forum/images/links/GaryKusterShowcase.jpg To see how he did it, visit his rebuild section in The Ga...

I guess I'd better stick to my day job... If I had one!

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!

-Dan

I have been driving the '59 Plodge daily this week and marveling how great it was running! UNTIL! Leaving the grocery store parking lot, I see a wisp of smoke coming from the dash/steering column area accompanied by a burning electrical smell. I cut the ignition immediately, stop as fast as I can, l...

'59 Plodge Mayfair Tail lights have arrived after only 5 months! took all afternoon to assemble, replace sockets and re-install just the rt. tail light. had to re-tap the 6 tiny screw holes for the lens retainer as they had copper in them the 3 threaded studs had to have a die run over them as well....

About to tackle the front disc brake conversion (from an '80 Cordoba) and the upper control arm bushings and the 4 ball joints on the 59 Dodge Mayfair... Have the manual, shouldn't be a problem, but is it worthwhile to remove the inner fenders? Would certainly make working on the upper control arms ...

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Finished insulating the floor and installed carpeting. Repaired the corroded rocker covers and installed hidden speakers up high on the kick panels. Seat belts tomorrow and seats hopefully in the next week! Tired of sitting on a Sealtest case... Have not driven the car once all year. 24_09_04_458403...

Plodge Mayfair Door panels refurb almost done. Have done leather restos on old Benz's, but never tackled vinyl. Vibed the clips in my wife's jewelry cleaner and repainted the clips. Treated the vinyl like bodywork ,but used JB Quik instead of bondo. Found good matching paints and dulled it back down...

Drains were plugged in two of the doors causing them to overflow water into the car. Removed all four panels, stripped the chrome and clips and carefully peeled off the padded vinyl. The vinyl is discolored and has damage at the bottom, but I'm sure I can rehab it. once I washed the crud out of the ...

While checking the car for water leaks before doing the carpet, I found several. The quarter window, drivers side had a significant leak. It had been removed in the past and stuffed with silicone. 2 solid hours of cleaning out every groove in the seal, sanding and painting the opening, I'm ready to ...

I was working on the replacement for the withered cardboard package shelf and when I test fitted it (waiting for the acoustic cloth covering) I realized if I painted it car color (It's a very light maple finished wood), it would "float" the rear window. I think it could look cool. 24_08_06...

Finished the right side. only the hood to go and the body is done. (except for the rt. rear wheel well.) 24_07_20_451204899_497522942730605_1902458533282232316_n.jpg 24_07_20_451814477_497522846063948_5318181535712064012_n.jpg 24_07_20_451959802_497522889397277_7541836348773617773_n.jpg 24_07_20_451...

Major progress on the Prairie Plodge! Got most of the rocker done in primer and both rt. doors in paint. Area above rear wheel only roughed in place pending the arrival of the fender skirts. Still needs wet sand and clay bar etc. Rt. Fr. fender and hood to go and no rust repair needed there, only sa...