1937 All Steel Plymouth Business Coupe Restomod Gangster Wagon DeSoto Hemi

Make:	Plymouth
Model:	Other
SubModel:	Gangster Wagon
Type:	Coupe
Trim:	Suicide Doors
Year:	1937
Mileage:	1,703
VIN:	3185018
Color:	Black Cherry
Engine:	1952 DeSoto
Cylinders:	8
Fuel:	Gasoline
Transmission:	Automatic
Drive type:	Rear Wheel
Interior color:	Grey
Vehicle Title:	Clear
Item location:	United States

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Air Conditioning, Power Locks, Power Windows
CD Player

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Description of 1937 Plymouth Other Gangster Wagon

Auction Preview 1937 All Steel Plymouth Business Coupe Restomod Gangster Wagon DeSoto Hemi Description THE SUMMER CAR SHOW SEASON IS FAST APPROACHING. HERE IS A CAR YOU WOULD LOVE TO SHOW OFF AT THE RIGHT KIND OF A SHOW!!Click on pictures to enlarge them AND HERE IS THE SHOW YOU COULD TAKE IT TO NOTE: It could be difficult to take this 1937 Plymouth Business Coupe Gangster Wagon to this show becauseTHE SHOW IS LOCATED IN WHITBY. ENGLAND (UK). But who knows - "Dracula" might enjoy returning to England. DETAILS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU BID Pictures will enlarge if you click on them A 1981 Buick Regal was used as a donor car to help construct this beautiful 1937 Plymouth. Donated parts included the 3. 1 Buick Regal engine - now replaced by a 1952 DeSoto engine and the Regal remote Power Mirrors and the Regal tail lights. The license plate rotates using a Corvette head light mechanism. The plate is hidden when you want it hidden and with the flip of a switch. the license plate shows to the world This car has a highly stylized all steel. one piece welded custom body. The fenders and the custom running boards are welded on to the body and cannot be just "unbolted" making for a very custom and a different looking car. And finally. note that the head lights are custom mounted in the fenders and there is a Sailing Ship tail light cut into the roof above the rear glass. This car is a piece of metal sculpture done by a number of California. Oregon and Washington automotive artists. You will never find another 1937 Plymouth like this one. suicide doors and all. It is finished in Black Cherry and it is beautiful. FEATURES Suicide doors that are opened with a remote. When closed. the doors are held in place by Bear Claw latches and when traveling. the doors can additionally be held in place using a manual pin lock mechanism. And finally. if you ever lock your keys in the car. by pressing a hidden button. the driver's window can be lowered to gain access to the inside of the car. The actual location of the hidden button will be revealed to the new owner. Original tilt out front window A Custom dash with Classic Instruments and Speedometer. Flaming River Tilt polished aluminum Steering Column. Original gangster style front seat. The speedometer was installed at the same time the engine was installed and shows the actual mileage on the engine - 1635 miles at the time this picture was taken. On 3/12/2015. the mileage was now 1703 miles. A 1952 DeSoto small block hemi 276 cubic inch engine with a Holly 350 cfm 4 bbl Carburetor that does not have a heat riser. The Holly Carburetor sits on a Vintage V8 aluminum intake manifold. Here is a collage of pictures showing various views of the engine. NOTE THE ENGINE REFLECTION IN THE HIGHLY POLISHED NEWLY INSTALLED FIRE WALL HERE ARE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS ENGINE AND ITS REBUILD The 1952 DeSoto engine was purchased in January. 2011 at the Corvette and Performance car swap meet that was held in Puyallup. Washington. The engine was a complete engine that was on a pallet. In February. 2011. the engine was picked up by Bill Green Enterprises located in Kent. Washington. Bill Green. his son Troy and an employee named Kevin rebuild engines and paint cars. At this shop. the engine was completely rebuilt using Hot Head Hemi Parts for the rebuild. Bill Green Enterprises is well known for its expertise in rebuilding Chrysler Hemi engines. The entire car. including the engine. was rewired ensuring good power everywhere in the car. The current owner took possession of the rebuilt car/engine on December 27. 2012 The 276 ci engine block has been bored out . 030 over to 283 ci. Ross forged racing pistons were installed using the original crank shaft and it was blue printed and balanced. On start up there is some normal piston slap similar to an LS-2 Chevrolet engine. In addition to installing a 340 Dodge high capacity oil pump to ensure proper lubrication. lots of other "goodies" were put into and onto this engine that resulted in approximately $20. 00 being spent on this DeSoto engine rebuild. To exhaust the engine. Sanderson headers were installed and they have been connected up to a 2. 5 inch exhaust system. It has a Mallory electronic distributor. The cam is a 40/60 grind. It has a 100 amp Powermaster alternator. The engine is cooled via a Griffin aluminum radiator that is easily sufficient to keep the engine cool while using the Vintage Air Conditioner. The original radiator was sent to the Griffin factory and a specially duplicated radiator was constructed so that the radiator would properly fit into the original 1937 Plymouth radiator frame area. The oil pan was specially designed and constructed so that the DeSoto engine would be able to fit into the original boxed 1937 Plymouth frame. Power is transmitted to the car from the engine through a completely rebuilt 727 Torque Flight automatic transmission that has a mild shift kit installed. The transmission is shifted using a Lokar shifter. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a 1967 Mercury Cougar 8 inch rear end that has been completely rebuilt. The 1937 Plymouth front end is long gone. This Plymouth now has a Mustang II front suspension system. Although it does have disc brakes front and rear. it does not have power steering nor power brakes. Why no power steering or power brakes? The builder wanted the engine compartment as clean as possible. With the Mustang II set up. the car drives and handles well and it steers straight as can be while traveling down the road. The car has American Racing Hoppster Style rims with Ventus Sports Extra Load 205/50ZR17 93Y size tires on the front rims and Ventus Sports Extra Load 255/45ZR17 102Y size tires on the rear rims. The tires show very little wear. The car has a JVC AM/FM stereo receiver and cd player with four speakers Two speakers are located under the package shelf and one speaker is located in each of the side kick panels. The amplifier is located next to the battery in the space between the seat and the trunk. Just above the radio/cd player is a "glove box" storage area. Here are some some general points of interest. The car has an electric remote that controls the windows. the doors. a trunk that raises and closes and it also operates the rear revolving license plate. The car has custom made running board exhaust ports that now house running lights. When originally constructed. exhaust coming out of the running board ports was too noisy. Now exhaust comes out of the rear of the car. The car has a four link coil over rear suspension. In addition to having a Lokar shifter. the car has Lokar brake and gas pedals. In addition to having an Optima battery inside the car. the car has remote battery charging posts that are located in the passenger side rear wheel well. aft of (behind) the wheel. The car has the original 1937 Plymouth front seat that was completely rebuilt and upholstered. The upholstery is a good quality grey tweed. ITEMS YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF Although the car is wired and set up for them. the car does not have windshield wipers. As the picture shows. the button covers can pop off for access. Wiper kits are available but if the new owner wants wipers. they will have to have a kit installed. The front hood alignment is not perfect. Everything looks good. but the alignment is slightly off. Although the paint looks fantastic. there are some "dings" that will show up upon close inspection. However. the car will come with a pint of the special Black Cherry paint that can be used for touch up. Put the paint on and cover it with clear coat and things will look as good as new. Here is a collage of general interest pictures from the top. the interior and the under side of the car. If you see something here that you would like to know more about. please contact me to get the information you would like. * * * * * * * * *CLOSING DETAILS The 1937 Plymouth Business Coupe featured in this auction description is located in Yachats. Oregon. If you would like to inspect the 1937 Plymouth in person. or if you would like to set up a third party inspection. a visit can be arranged. It is highly recommennded that if you cannot come see the car yourself. a third party inspection would be to your advantage. If you would like more information about this vehicle. please send me an email - with a telephone number - and I will provide the information you need ASAP. Transportation of the 1937 Plymouth Business Coupe to the new owner's location will be be the responsibility of the new owner. As a disclaimer. the 1937 Plymouth listed in this auction description is sold where is/as is. There is no actual or implied guarantee that comes with the 1937 Plymouth Business Coupe (Dracula) that is shown in this auction description. At the time of purchase. in order to stop negotiations with other parties. the new owner will be required to pay a $5. 00 down payment within three days of the completion of the auction. At the time this vehicle is picked up. the balance of the payment due must be paid before the clear title transfer will take place. Payment for this car must be by a bank wire transfer. I am an eBay Peowr Seller and I specialize in selling high cost collector automobiles and motorcoaches. If you click on the words . 1951 Ford. and the word . Motorcoach. you will see pictures of one of my latest Classic Car sales - to a man in Ohio - and my latest Motorcoach sale - to a man in Canada. If you want to find out more about me. what I do and how I do it. please email me for information. I can sell cars for you too!! HAVE A GREAT DAY TODAYandHAVE AN EVEN BETTER DAY TOMORROW! :-)