1951 Plymouth Chop Top Coupe - REDUCED PRICE TO SELL !!!!!!!

Custom Coupe – 1951 Plymouth Chop Top – Rat Rod Style  - Needs to sell as I am going overseas on a long term contract  -  Relisted  for the last time  Please no more time- wasters.

If you buy it and there is something you dont like I am happy to renegotiate the price.

This car is a one off. It is trimmed inside with leopard print seats and the outside panels are airbrushed leopard print. The outside may not be everyones cup of tea but as the car is satin black these panels could be easily painted over. My intention was to have different colours of vinyl panels made so I could change the appearance of the car (like a Swatch watch)

Here is a bit about the car if you need anything more specific or want to chat you can call me on 07872 552656 (Paul) - Please call  - I can talk about it all day.

The car runs. drives great and stops - its a real headturner. Its fast and not for the faint hearted.

Heres a bit about it:

Plymouth 1951 Chop Top

The design was such that it was to be kept all MOPAR so the car has a Chrysler 360 small block.

This custom has It has an Edelbrock 600 carburetor. an Edelbrock intake manifold. and a HEI type distributor.   It has an aluminum radiator that is  painted black so it didn't stick out too much installed with  custom brackets for the radiator.

 The engine underwent a standard rebuild (rings. cylinder hone. gaskets) at the cost of £1200. this was done state side by the car builder when he also had the transmission rebuilt. That was approximately 2000 miles ago. Last  year I have driven the car to ‘Hot Rod and Hills'  which was 200 or odd miles with no problems and. apart from the odd Sunday run. span >  its been parked up  and garaged.  The engine has a MOPAR performance "purple shaft" camshaft.

The car has custom made headers. This was necessary to install this engine in this car. This is not a problem because the headers do not hang lower than the frame so there are no issues with the scrub rail.   While re-building this car the body was taken off of the frame at which time we ran all new brake lines and fuel lines. The previous owner spared no expense and  replaced the front brake cylinders and the brake master cylinder (single circuit) and retained the original drum brake system. The rear end is Ford 8-inch  which retains the factory drum brakes. Balance valve under the driver seat.

The rear main seal on the engine has a slight drip  as most cars this age do - I was going to change the seal but I am running out of time to do it. There were new gauges in the dash in order to retain the original glass and a new  speedometer. fuel gauge. water temperature. system voltage. oil pressure gauges. The speedometer has new  drive gear that is matched to the  tire size  it works (randomly).

It has a stick shift changed from a column shift for the ‘Old skool rod look' you can ride – with  your hand high and hang.

The car has a universal underdash heating unit. The windshield wipers are new electric at great expense and the chopped windshield wipers work like a dream.

The fuel tank has a "pinhole" near the top of the tank. When I fill the tank full of fuel  it will leak until the level is below the pinhole. I found the hole. fixed it but it still leaks if you fill the tank right up.

The Chop and Drop

The car has been chopped 6 inches in the front and 7 inches in the rear.   The "B" pillars were  forward so it looks right  and the screen is new flat gas in the front windshield and rear quarter windows. The car has new windshield rubbers. The back glass is original to the car and the car was  slanted  to fit – ALL THE WINDOWS ARE GLASS.

The car has been lowered with blocks on the rear and  cut with a full coil off of the front springs. The rear bumper on this car is from a 1953 the front and rear bumpers and sectioned them to make a bumper for this car.   

Other items of importance

The driver and passenger doors have electric windows fitted (one piece) The buyer will also receive extra parts that I purchased while working on the car. As you know the parts for this car are hard to find. so I purchase several additional pieces as I came across them. These parts include things like: instrument panel. tail light bezels. license plate trim.

Please look at the photos.    The car can be seen on You Tube when  at   http://youtu. be/XqkP3pcST98  - This was the video of the car which prompted me to buy it and bring it over from the states.

IT'S A ONE OF A KIND – the only one like it in the UK and possibly the world!!!!!.

Also published at eBay.co.uk

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