Saved From the Crusher: 1950 Dodge Special Deluxe!
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- čas přidán 7. 03. 2016
- Hi! Another junkyard gem for us; this time it's a 1950 Dodge Special Deluxe 4 door sedan. Cold War Motors likes this kind of thing, I guess. I bought this car in November, and during a break in the weather last week, we went outside and had another look at it and threw on a few hubcaps while we were at it.
It's a pretty decent and complete car; most of the missing pieces were inside and it looks to be all there under the hood. It's not too rusty, but would need some welding before it would go on the road. What it does have is a terrific dashboard with all of the original woodgraining intact. If I decide to put the 50 Plymouth fastback on the road, this sedan would be a great source of interior and drivetrain parts because it's a Canadian Dodge, which is mostly a Plymouth with a Dodge front clip and trim. Or, it might stay all together and wait for someone to come along and pile money and time into it. Unfortunately, these cars aren't worth much, even in roadworthy condition, so buying a nice one is a way better idea than trying to put a rough one together. Nevertheless, I thought it would look nice in the lineup, and it does! With any luck, I'll have some time to get it running this upcoming summer. I will do another video of the matching sister car to this one as soon as it's home here. It's the same year and model, and is probably the one to part out to save this one.
The other vehicles at the beginning of the video all found homes, too, so that's really good to know. I'd have liked that Chevy panel, but it was a big project and I'm already full, haha. I'd really like to thank my neighbour Ken who sold me this car and helped load it too!
Thanks to everyone who subscribed, and thanks also for all your comments and "likes" and kind words for my best girl Stella.
Cheers from all of us here at CWMC,
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Dad had Plymouths, first a used '50 and then a new '53 (which I was brought home from the hospital in) that he kept until 1960. He was very frugal and only wanted a radio and of course a heater. He never had a problem with either car. Would love to have a '54 Plaza wagon like one they used in the Highway Patrol tv show.
66 years later and the car looks pretty decent. Someone loved and cared for this car for a long time. Great save.
Hey, thanks for checking it out... yeah, a nice old girl for sure.
When I Grow Up i want to have fun all day too....you're a lucky bummer....I can't wait to get out there on those old cars.
Love your dodge! Just picked up a 50 Plymouth Special Deluxe a spitting image of yours.
we got a old phone hanging in the hall way . everyone who walks past it . stops to have a listen 🤙
An excavator usually means destruction around old classics, nice to see a positive result here 👍
It's cool that you rescue these old cars.
Seats look pretty good!
Very nice find !
Wow!! What a great find!! That's a diamond in the rough -- a little "tidying up", as was said in the video, and I'd bet that thing would make a great driver! You *have* to get that running!
And those hubcaps -- is it weird that I got so excited when I saw those hubcaps in the trunk?! LOL. Those need to go on the car, definitely!
Very cool I love old cars it's my passion it's all I think and dream about
Can't wait to see this run. If it's good enough for Stella it's good enough for me👍😃
+Dave Ackerman Stella wants a ride, so we had better get to work on this Dodge... Cheers!
+coldwarmotors gonna love to see the video when you get it going, and let Stella know shes cool lol
Stella always has the perfect eye for a good car. haha
This look a lot like our next-door neighbor's 1950 Dodge, except it was green and with different taillights (this was in New Jersey). In 1964 she traded it in for a Valiant, with pushbutton transmission, etc.
She was this little old lady, she must have had a time driving an old boat with manual transmission, no power steering, etc.
Nice to see! saved my 49 Plymouth in about 1997!
Nice roof line on the Dodge, and the front was very Chrysleresque.
I sure love the work you put into saving these wonderful Old cars! PS. Love Stella to!
Amazing shape... good to see her in a good home!
Great Find, Great Save. Yes I am glad you are keeping the original hubcaps with the Car. Now let's get er running ay
Sweet, ya gotta love them old fat fender cars...I had a 49 Dodge, all orig. Boy now I miss it. Always enjoy your videos...Thanks
+joel mccoin Hey, thanks for checking this stuff out...Cheers from me and Stella...
I used to have one of these, Detroit iron but still a great Dodge. the dashboards of the Chrysler Corp. cars of this era were outstanding.....
You guys have a lot of fun with them old cars .
i was lucky enough to scoop up a 50 dodge deluxe 2 door complete with white walls and caps ,rim color matches the body ive wanted a 50s car since i was a kid cool video !
In the USA the 54 Chevy van is the model sedan delivery. my grandfather had one painted gold and all the crome done over. Really beautiful.
I'd fill in that side window, that's not stock.
Crome wheels and you've got a great hot rod.
You guys are so lucky I live in northeast Pennsylvania and no junkyard or salvage yard or scrap yard will sell whole cars like that
I have a 50 dodge coronet. I love that car
The hubcaps belong with the car....so sayeth the hubcap guru.
You shall be rewarded greatly in the future if you perform this duty.
Rock on. One song from AC/DC's Highway to Hell will be played in heaven for each hubcap that goes on the Dodge.
Man i love these old american cars they have a lot of character, if i lived on U.S. i would buy a few
I drove a 1950 in high school I bought for $10 I like the way those sixes run
you, sir, have my respect for saving this beauty from the crusher. I'm looking forward to see it back on the road!
I love it! I’ve got a 52 Plymouth Cranbrook that looks awfully dang similar (only in worse shape)
Funny I have that "Special Deluxe" chrome Script badge in my garage on the edge of a shelf...I see it all the time and always wondered where it came from... Now I know ! Amazing !
Part of why i love your vids is that my dad grew up and lived in Alberta till he moved to BC in the late 70`s . He was born in 24 and died in 95 so its totally possible he had a ride in one of these cars you save . Im 39 now and i wish i had the access to the history you do . Cheers to you bud . you do good work
Well, thanks for saying so; all the best from all of us here at CWMC.
You guys are my new heroes. Just came in the house after installing manifold gaskets in my 30 Model A and went looking on CZcams for old car videos and found you. All the old klunkers that nobody wants must smile with a glimmer of hope when they see you coming! Can't wait to hear this run! 8^)
+artnewland Hey, thanks for checking it out! Glad to hear from others who like this kind of thing! Cheers from me and Stella...
+coldwarmotors Just rode in a 53 Hudson Hornet 60k mile survivor. You'll have to check out my video. If you guys ran across a car in this kind of shape, you'd think you died and went to heaven!
Sweet ride! I have a '51 Plymouth Cranbrook that we enjoy tinkering with. Thanks for sharing. Always look forward to your next video.
+Combat Motorsports Hey, thanks for the note; have fun with that old Cranbrook; great old cars. Cheers from me and my girl Stella...
Thanks for your videos. Brings back some fond memories. The day I turned 17, I bought a one owner, garage kept for 11 years, a 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe. Last year for the 'stop light' in the middle of the truck lid on Chrysler cars. One of the best damn cars I've ever owned. Wish I still had it. BTW, I'm an OLD, 75 yr. old 'gearhead' from the fitys/sixtys. Thank you again for these great videos.
That is a great car for a restoration.
Scott, believe it or not, this is the video that hooked me onto your show. As I've said before, I have a '50 Plymouth which is basically the same car as the one you hauled home on this episode. It's a 4 door Special Deluxe. I just got through putting a T-5 transmission in it to make it a better runner. Still has the original flat 6. After a few more clutch adjustments i should be ok. But that episode started it all for me. I'm still catching up on all the episodes that you have posted but will get them all watched eventually. You have a great show on here and it really makes me smile watching you guys making those cars run! Anxiously waiting for that Cold War Motors decal to place on my Plymouth and my 47 Dodge! Glad you're back on the air. And thanks for the show and keep them coming.
Another nice find,I always liked the look of the Dodges,..I was scared that it was going to fold in half,when it was picked up!
+Robert Hardwick Hey, thanks for checking it out. It's actually pretty solid, so I wasn't too afraid of it breaking in half, haha... Cheers from me and Stella...
I love watching these! So many nice finds! So jealous hahaha
Very impressive, this upload...
More than one way to load a Dodge it looks like...ha ha, Looks like a great car and very complete. Just one little whiskey dent on the right rear. Enjoyed the lighting round of "name that tire" too on this car. OE caps in the trunk a real treasure. Nice work!
+Rusty “rustyglovebox” Glovebox Hey, thanks for checking out this installment of "My Classic Tire", haha. Cheers from me and Stella...
I love seeing you guys save these old cars most importantly though is that you get them running again!...awesome! I loved watching you run that old distributor calibration machine too...very cool! Thanks for posting.
What a beautyfull cars with such great patina, keep on saving them!
Yea, we need to see this baby run!
This was one of the early vids from CWM that I saw, but was already hooked by the time it aired. Great content and just the right length for The Short Attention Generation. Also great to see Stella bouncing around and giving orders. All the old Dodge needed was a little community action and a soda bottle gas tank.
you guys have so many freaking cars it's nuts!
Love the Dodge a wonderful old car, makes me wish I was your Neighbor so I could help with the restoring! When I was young I used to find old Chevy's and get them running with parts from the junk yards in Pa! Stella has great taste for old cars! Love the Old Phone I have one like it I got from an old abandoned Distillery and I have it working in my house that is most likely a 1940 model like mine! Keep up the Great work!!
+Kinseydsp Hey, thanks for the note and some info on that sweet old phone. Glad you liked the old Dodge; I also seem to have a soft spot for these old things...
+coldwarmotors You are very Welcome I just love your Posts I watch them all! Love your saving of the Old Cars!
+coldwarmotors If you ever get a chance check out Straight Bourbon.com to see my Threads on Kinsey Distillery on History there I went to work three after I left High School at 19 in 1966 it is abandoned and I have posted many Pictures there in my 3 threads! I love your Posts more then any on You tube! My Phone is from there! BE WELL!
can't wait for the next episode of will it run.
This is inspirational shit. I'm just finishing 2 of 3 sandrail projects. I think number 3 just got upgraded to a 48 chev I just found online. I live this channel! Keep.this shit cumming!! 😎
Just amazing how great this 1950 Dodge is.... I get a laugh out of the gent that says ...Amazing fonts on the gages...LOL Thanks for posting Cheers Alberta Dave
Two older brothers who lived near me each had an identical 1950 Dodge, just like this one
nice new addition :) cant wait to see it run :) tell Stell I said hello, she is so cute
+thomas ankner Thanks and hi from Stel!
Wicked cool!! My Grandad had one similar! So great you saved it!!
I love the sun visor and the colour! Classic!
You absolutely must find yourself an old excavator, or frontloader. Ya know, something 50's-ish? Stella approved of course. Oh, ya gotta put the original hubcaps on the old Dodge. Just seems right.Great video as always, thanks for sharing your good times with us! Cheers from Kentucky
+dirk rasmussen Hey, thanks! More on the way soon! Cheers from me and Stel.
it's been said before but I'll say it again - great stuff - Cheers!
Apart from the 'whisky ding' , it's pretty decent , definitely deserving of a second chance.
nice find and i love that dog!!
That's nice, lovely shade of blue too. If the values of those Dodges isn't high then it might make a nice, fairly simple refreshment project and then run it as it is with the patina left intact and preserved to stop it deteriorating, then maybe in the future if the prices climb it might make sense to do the cosmetics too...
I love your channel. Such passion for old cars. The likes of which will never be made again! I drive a Hyundai jellybean. ... i mean Accent. So bland. The old cars were works of art.
Hey thanks, and thanks for watching this stuff! Cheers from everyone here!
pretty clean, (minimal rot).
That's a nice find! Especially with a freed motor!
Okay, now that I've watched your video, I can go back to doing what I was doing before I saw thumbnail for this and immediately dropped what I was doing in order to watch it. And thanks for saving another beauty from the crusher. Who the hell crushes a car that's still got really good glass all around with an engine that turns over? There ought to be a law against that.
+1955RodHot Hey, thanks for the note; glad you liked it! This car was saved for me by my friend who ended up with this old storage lot / junk lot. He found homes for almost all of the cars, when others might have just called in the baler. He knew I liked these types of cars so he asked me to come have a look and see what I wanted. Cheers from me and Stella!
That's one sweat find. The Car held up really good.
That's one of the nicer old girls you've dragged home.
Nice find. Would love to find a visor for my 1940 dodge they look cool. Thanks for sharing.
I love the sun visor and the colour!
Nice original find, cant wait for more vids
+clarke “mustangv8” pearson Hey, thanks for the note; I'll try to get this old Dodge going this summer...Cheers from me and Stella!
you guys are living the good life!!
That 1954 Chevy sedan delivery you should pick up .Neil Young wrote a song called Sedan Delivery. There worth some bucks when fixed up.
Great as always.
"...a little whiskey dent...it'll pop right out..."
"...spaghetti western font..."
So damn funny!!!!
thinking about a '56 Olds Super 88 4 door sedan, that was offered to me this week. Prior to watching your program, would not have even considered a big 50's more door. Matter of fact, there's also a '56 Olds "98" sitting in a carport, in Orlando. Should buy them both. Start CWM South East division
You've got the most interesting cars Ive ever seen, we've got the best weather. Bring them to Australia!
+Stu Art. Hey, thanks for checking it out... Yeah; I sure could use some of that weather around here when it snows for 8 months of the year... Cheers from me and Stella!
a true diamond in the rough
love your videos
That is a nice piece. Hope you get er going
keep the great video coming bud nice score
Great video ...That old dodge looked real sound for sitting years,Inside looked good too i think you'll work your magic on it ..fantastic video as always......
+farr64 Hey, thanks for the note, and for checking this stuff out... Yeah, we'll probably have to get this one fixed up a bit this coming summer. Cheers from me and Stella!
Hello mate thanks again for posting these excellent video's i really look forward to them..keep sending please have been having a few car problems of my own but never anything on your scale god i wish i lived next door you'd have to shoot me. All the very best. Colin...your number one fan mate........
Pretty clean body!
Another classic saved. Great work! Probably one of the nicer cars in your collection. The sun visor is a nice option.
+roosty6 Hey, thanks for the note. Glad you liked this one. Pretty decent by our standards, haha. Cheers from me and Stella...
Awesome find
Awesome find . cant wait to watch you guy's get it started . the phone is worth around $100.00 . Thanks for sharing . Ray in Pa . U.S.A.
+RayinPa U.S.A. Hey, thanks for the note; we'll probably try to light this one up this summer! Cheers from me and Stella...
Yeah, full screen! Thanks for that!
Another great find. Looks to be in prety good condition. To bad we don't find cars like that over here in the Netherlands.
Would be awesome to get a car like that, get it running, clean it up, make sure it stays in good condition and just cruise along in the weekends like it is.
However, IF one would find (for example) that Dodge over here, the price would be sky high, i'm afraid.
Can't wait for the "Will it run?"series on this ol' Dodge!
+Ed Frankes Hey, thanks for suggesting to fix the display; way better! Yeah, these Dodges and Plymouths never really had much value here... hard to believe what they're worth in other parts of the world. We'll try to get her going this summer, cheers!
The interior on that thing is still pretty good for it's age well the seats anyways unless they just crust apart when you touch them lol
Sweet! Looking forward to it!
I really like that old plymouth plaza right next to the chevy.
Oh shit I like that Jeep Scout!
best episode ever!!---good car too!!
You know you bought a good one when a winch and an excavator are required to get her on the trailer. I really like the lines and would have thought it was out of the 1940s. It has that older style. The interior is sweet. It will be interesting to know if the engine bay has that hash smell.... I think most of the Dodges did but don't quote me. The spaghetti western font comment by 533 was a classic.
+bg147 Hey thanks for the note. Glad you liked it. I too am curious how this one will smell under the hood as the weather warms up. 533 is on board to test your theory...
love the sun visor...wanted one for my '37 but windshield was not a split window. Ps. love the 4 doors!
That's a pretty nice and clean car, it should not need too much work to get it running? Glad you saved it from the crusher. I can't believe people still scrap such nice old cars. I was getting a little nervous when they brought in the excavator to load it onto the trailer.
+AudioMobil Hey, thanks for the note. Yeah, it'll probably start up with minimum work, but you never know! My friend ended up with this old junk lot and made sure everything saveable found a home before the crusher came. He knew I liked this kind of thing and made sure i had first dibs on the Dodge! Cheers.
correction on the chevy ..it is a sedan delivery.The panel delivery were based on truck bodies and chassis,the sedan was based on a car chassis.Quite rare they were a bastard,not a station wagon,not 4 door.i had a '49 ,the doors are the length of a 4 door door but have the rounded corner of a 2 door door.Just thought you might be interested.
Lol.....spaghetti western font! Priceless!
Great stuff ,
With Stella helping out, it ought to be a daily driver in no time!
1:00 Little trick here....set the trailer jack down to lower the ramps. Or, Put some airbags in that truck and make it capable of being raised/lowered!
Made in my city Windsor. Awesome find
This is quickly becoming my favorite CZcams channel. Maybe I'll bump into you guys at the Red Deer swap meet!!
+jiminy cricket Hey thanks! Glad you like this kind of nonsense. Cheers!
That was a great find CW guys, even the interior looks decent for such an old car...maybe its a runner ;)
+takoma5 Yeah... maybe it is! Stay tuned, haha. Cheers.
yes i will...;)