1951 Plymouth Other

Coupe

flat head 6 cyl

Manual

12798894

Clear

Gasoline

up for auction is a 1951 plymouth cranbrook 2 door, this car was stored in a garage most of it's life, sat for many years untouched, when i got it, i flushed the fuel tank and fuel lines, put new plugs in it and a new coil and it fired right up...it's basic needs would be to rebuild the carb and put some new plug wires and basic maintenance....the carb, wires and much else on it are still the original parts, i have driven it around a bit and the steering feels good, the manual on the column shifts though all the gears smoothly, brakes feel good,,again, it sat for many years so it should be gone over before attempting to use it daily, i have installed a new 6 volt battery and it starts up fine,,choke sticks a bit and i have had to open it manually after first starting it, after that it runs smooth...the body is very solid with no signs of rot or ever having any dents,,behing the rear wheel on the passenger side is a bit of surface rust starting to show through the paint but rot rusted through, this could be sanded and painted right over,,the frame is solid,,floors have only surface scale on them, no rot,,the trunk pan is rust free, bumpers have some pitting but no rot,trim is in decnt shape, all the doors,hood and trunk open and close perfectly. all the original locks work too, in fact, everything in this car is in working condition, the horn,wipers,running lights,brake lights,headlights,turn signals,heater blower,interior light,dash light and even the original radio all still work fine. the seats {front and back} still maintain the clear plastic covers on them from original and even the door panels are still covered, all guages appear to be working but the fuel gauge is questionable, works at times and other times,not. the dash is like new and all glass on the gauges and all the window glass is clear. headliner is original and still intact , discolored from age but intact. has all 4 hub caps, good tires are older but still in good condition, the car has only 27,000 original miles on it and has maintanance stickers on it which confirm the miles as original and not turned over..exhaust is intact but a small leak can be heard near the muffler at start up..it was repainted once to a close to original color, the original color can be seen in the door jambs but is very close to the color done,,it will shine up but has not waxed in years, it would be extremely hard to find a more original and you could consistantly win "most original" in your local shows with this car. they are only original once and if taken care of, this interior will last for years to come, the front rubber floor mat is cracked from age but these are readily available an inexpensive, that would be the only interior upgrade i would do on it..with some basic maintenance , you could drive this every day. bid away for the most original rot free 2 door cranbrook you will find on ebay that would make any collector proud ! located in northeast philadelphia.On Jan-27-14 at 12:19:27 PST, seller added the following information: please feel free to call 267-228-9594,,,i can send additional photos of any area you would like to see directly to you, just ask me and send or call with your email address, photos i have are too large for ebay to download,,i was asked about the trunk floor, it is rust free and still has the original paint on it,,also, all the rubber door and trunk seals are in good conditionOn Jan-28-14 at 05:59:31 PST, seller added the following information: recieved a call this morning by someone asking about rust issues,,,,the only sign of any rust to speak of is a small area on the passenger side quarter panel on the lower portior and it is just a bit of surfave rust on the paint,,it can be seen in the photo and is not really an issue,it will practically wet sand right off,,not rusted through at all, the frame, floors and truck have no rust through either,,,frame is solid,,truck is actually like new, floors are rot free and have only a bit of surface rust under the rubber mat,,very minor surface rust, the floor is not soft at all and very solid...there is no bondo on the body anywhere and no repairs were ever made to the body..it's dent free !On Jan-31-14 at 04:29:28 PST, seller added the following information: as i recieve questions by phone, i will post the answers here. i was asked about the windlace around the doors and the weatherstripping, all the windlace is in excellent condition and all the weatherstripping around the doors and truck are still soft and not dry rotted or cracked, as the ad says, it is in very good original condition, the windlace and seals are originals and all in great condition from being temperature controlled garage kept,,not a old barnOn Jan-31-14 at 16:29:41 PST, seller added the following information: Keep in mind that i do reserve the right to end the auction early because this car is for sale locally.On Feb-02-14 at 08:51:57 PST, seller added the following information: here is a video link for you late bidders to get a better idea of the cars condition, if this link does not open when you click on it, you can copy and paste it to your browser. http://youtu.be/4cAegfnyuDwOn Feb-02-14 at 09:06:02 PST, seller added the following information: ok, ebay will not let a video attachment upload,,however, you should be able to go onto youtube and find the video,,do a search for my name on there "Vince Lanza" and should see the video...if you can't find it, give me a call and i'll walk you through it or email me direcly at vpl1116@hotmail.com and i'll email back the link to the video