Vehicle Description
1950 Plymouth Special Deluxe Convertible
Old cars have gotten a bad reputation lately as being a rich man's
game; news reports and TV shows depicting cars passing over the
auction block for literally millions of dollars can easily put that
impression in peoples' heads. Happily, like so much of what passes
for "reality TV" and "news" these days, most of it is orchestrated
hokum, and an example of the bank-draining insanity that can happen
when you have a live camera trained on you.
When you say, "Fifties cars," most folks think fins, but if you
look on the other side of the Jet Age, in the first half of that
decade, enough has changed in our cars nearly 60 years on that
these machines manage to feel vintage-they transport you to another
era. We also need to look at the word "Deluxe" which was used by
virtually every car manufacturer at one point or another. This car
oozes "Deluxe" in many ways, like its design, embellishments,
interior chrome, and curved lines. All affordable, and a real piece
of vintage that will not break the bank.
Exterior
A correct 35 year old respray of Plymouth Cream in good condition
covers the straight panels on the exterior of this car. Gaps are
all very good, and car is straight as an arrow, except for the
designer's curvaceous exterior. Transitioning from to the 40's to
the 50's the fenders are starting to be almost totally integrated
into the car, and the use of chrome accents is becoming more
prevalent. All trim on this car presents very nicely and would be
classified good condition. From the belt line fender spears, to the
rocker trim, and upfront on the hood, the trim line to the ornament
centering it. Badging is all attached, light bezels, and chromed
bumpers, border a grille in the front, and some badging on the
rear. Wide whites are on all fours, and Plymouth logo moon caps are
seen as well. A well working convertible top in black canvas with
brown trim has a red tonneau cover to snap on when it is in the
down position.
Interior
Near perfect, with slight patina, ribbed stitched red vinyl benches
provide the seating in the passenger compartment. Door and side
panels are the red vinyl which matches the seats, and all levers
and turn knobs are in good condition. The two tone red and Plymouth
Cream dash houses plenty of bezel chromed original gauges, a
beautiful radio and speaker combo, and a near perfect heating/air
lever control which hangs below the radio. An original cream
bakelite steering wheel with a chrome horn fronts the beautiful
dash and has a chrome column. Red carpeting covers all aspects of
the floor.
Drivetrain
A pop of the hood and wishing the very clean engine bay is the
original flathead 6-cylinder engine which puts out 97hp and has a
3-speed manual transmission attached to the back.
Undercarriage
Some very minor surface rust is noted, otherwise the undercarriage
is very sturdy, and had an older but still decent undercoating
sprayed on. It appears as though the tailpipe has a hole in it
right above the rear differential of the car. Everything else
appears normal.
This classic driver restored many years ago still holds its own
very well. This writer being attracted to this era of car, had a
test drive, and it shifts very smoothly, and started up
immediately. Consigner states that the car has been in storage for
a while, so that explains the slight hesitation that occurs when
pressing the gas. It would be either the carburetor needs cleaned,
or the gas in the tank is old.
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 300 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is in our showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania,
conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76
Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is www.classicautomall.com and
our phone number is (888) 227-0914. Please contact us anytime for
more information or to come see the vehicle in person.