vintage mopars

There were a lot of classic Mopar vehicles at this years Street Machine Weekend. I was sitting near my usual spot (someone else got there earlier). I neglected to charge up my battery on my camera before I went so I missed a lot of the late evening cars. This is just a sample of the cars on the street.














Dodge Dart Swinger


Dodge Polara



Plymouth Fury2


Fargo








Plymouth Deluxe Sedan





Coronet





1970? Challenger





Dodge Monaco









An early 50's Plymouth Deluxe


AMC Javelin


I think that this Barracuda is a 1970



I think that this Dodge Warlock is a 1977


I think this Dodge Coronet is a 1968


I think that this Plymouth Fury would be a 1957

I also have a 1950 Dodge Deluxe that I am working on. Trying to find parts for antique Mopar vehicles is pretty tricky. I am trying to track down tail lights for this car. The tail lights I believe are the same as the Plymouth p19 Deluxe and p20 Deluxe. Vintage Mopar parts are not as difficult to track down though as European parts. I am building an Austin A40 Somerset as well. (I'll probably discuss this on an alternate blog at a later time.)

This is just a bunch of stuff I came across.

This is a 52 Windsor. It is similar to my 47 but a little different.

I recently was given a 1947 Chrysler Windsor by a friend and so I decided to do a little research on it. This is a little of what I came up with.

C22 Series (1939) - The first Chrysler Windsor rested on a chassis with 3,023 mm wheelbase. It was originally a variation of the Royal and was marketed as the Royal Windsor. The grille consisted of narrow vertical chrome bars known as the "waterfall grill". The four bodies that were available were the coupe, club coupe, Victoria coupe, and a four door sedan.

C25 and C28 Series (1940-1941) - In 1941 the Windsor was produced as its own model separate from Royal. The wheel base was extended to 3112 mm. The vehicles were powered by the Chrysler flat six engine. A new variant of the Windsor, the Highlander, was now available. the only real difference was that it was upholstered with an unknown Scottish Tartan. There were now more vehicle body styles to choose from including a three seat convertible, a two door sedan and an eight seat limousine (which rested on a larger 3543 mm wheelbase). The grille changed in 1940 to a set of nine horizontal bars.

In 1941 the variations were minimal. The bars which formed the grill became slightly broader and there were new body variations introduced. The city sedan with a retractable glass partition for the driver and the Town & Country vans. The Town & Country had immitation wood on the outside and a choice of either six or nine seats.

C34 Series (1942) - Once again very little changed for 1942. The engines now produced a huge 120bhp at 3800rpm. The grille now extended around the corners of the fenders to the wheels. Production of the Windsor then halted to make way for Chrysler's war efforts.

C38W Series (1946 - 1948) - After the war the grille on the Windsor, as with all other Chrysler models, was filled with a grid of horizontal and vertical bars laid between three larger horizontal bars. This gave it the image and the nickname of the "Harmonica Grill". The Flathead six now produced a slightly less impressive 114bhp.

I have recently become the owner of a Canadian antique Mopar. It is a 1947 Chrysler Windsor Coupe. I have quickly discovered that information on these vehicles is not easy to come by. I have been trying to decipher the serial number from the drivers side door post. The serial numbers back then were only seven digits long. So far this is all I have come up with:

The serial numbers for 1947 in Canada started at 9246262 and went to 9431840. That is all i know other than the 9 is the give away that it is Canadian (Canada also used Miles back then).