1949 Plymouth Customized

1949 Plymouth in Palm Springs Weekend, Movie, 1963

Class: Cars, Custom — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Ddey65 ◊ 2010-04-27 17:34	I almost thought it was a Crosley.
DynaMike ◊ 2010-04-27 21:37	I don't know the mechanical base, but the body panels of the front look like a 1949+ Plymouth. Did they use a shortened chassis?
62imperial ◊ 2010-04-28 07:15	Definitely shortened; before VW-based dune buggies caught on, they were made from shortened car chassis (sometimes with no or minimal bodywork, like the cut-down Plymouth in Eegah!). This car was most likely a '49 or '50 Dodge convertible; can someone post a screenshot that shows the dashboard to identify it? Edit: Found another angle showing the dashboard in front of the nightclub; the three round gauges peg it as a '49 or '50 Plymouth. -- Last edit: 2016-10-03 02:07:24
tv boy ◊ 2010-04-28 19:32	Here are a few more pics of this quirky but cool custom:
CougarTim ◊ 2010-04-30 06:04	How should we list this? As Custom Made based on 1949 Plymouth or as 1949 Plymouth Customized ? Comments?
antp ◊ 2010-04-30 12:02	If bodyparts allow to identify it s a Plymouth, I'd say we could list it as such
crocker ◊ 2020-04-02 06:52	Does anyone know were this car is?