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QUESTION: I've attached a photo of a car I'm trying to identify: believe it's a plymouth (pre-1953).
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ANSWER: It is a 1950 Plymouth.
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QUESTION: Thanks for your quick reply -- that's great! All of the images I can find of 1950 plymouths don't seem to have those three circles in a line over the front wheel. That threw me (see example attached). Do you know if it had a name?
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The three circles on the fender were accessory options sold as dress up accessories by auto parts stores. they were fashioned after the portholes that appeared in the 1949 Bucks. This series Plymouth was also the darling of the taxi industry and in NASCAR it was a favorite on the track faster even than the V-8 fords of that era. I was a teenager in 1950 and a total car freak working in my dads garage.
Brad
PS, is that you peering out of the back window?
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| Comment | Very helpful, thanks -- it was our family's first car, so I was asking for nostalgic reasons... | ||
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Brad Sears
Expertise
All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.
Experience
Automotive tech instructor.
Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's.
Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's
TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated.
Auto instructor for the following companies:
Fram
Autolyte
Holly
Carter
AMF
Ford Motor
University Of Conn
Blue Hills Technical School
Sugar River Technical Center
Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.
Publications
Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.
Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember.
Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.
Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.
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