1946 Dodge Custom Convertible Coupe [D-24-C]

1946 Dodge Custom [D-24-C] in The Defiant Ones, Movie, 1958

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Alexander ◊ 2007-05-21 21:13
Ddey65 ◊ 2007-05-21 21:20	They actually had crank-ignitions for cars in 1945. Go figure.
Alexander ◊ 2007-05-21 21:27	Ddey65 wrote They actually had crank-ignitions for cars in 1945. Go figure. In the film they say the battery is flat. Having an auxiliary crank handle is not so unusual. My 1969 Land-Rover still has it -- even though Arnold Schwarzenegger in his best years wouldn't be able to crank it -- and the Citroën 2CV had it until the very end in 1990!
DynaMike ◊ 2007-05-21 21:53	And it can be very practial The Dodge is a 1946-1949 (first series) Custom Convertible Coupe [D-24C].