Gang 34 PLY ster MOUTH BRUCE
I fully love the shape of these Plymouth sedans. With the same body shape as the tudors, these four suicide door sedans look like they have come straight out of a Bonnie and Clyde movie. You would fully expect to see a violin case laying on the back seat or a bloke standing on the running board looking dapper in a fedora hat waving a machine gun around. I’m not sure if Bruce has either of those, but when he gets behind that steering wheel, opens the exhaust gates and plants his foot to kick that big block Mopar into action, he definitely takes on the gangster stance! These cool old wagons are built to have the roof chopped and dumped to the ground. The body style sits perfect for a Hot Rod and the suicide doors take us right back to the beginning of hot rodding itself. The smooth curves of the flowing guards wide enough to sit a nice set of feet
under and not look out of place at all. The custom finish of the bonnet with the fins along the top matching perfectly with the factory fins along the side of the engine cowls. The beautiful curve in the huge grill flowing together with the side fenders giving an aerodynamic, yet classy look to the front, accentuating the big chrome headlights protruding above each guard. The designers in the day certainly designed classy looking cars for the affluent. Back when you could consider cars as auto-art for sure. Back in 1934, this model here was considered the best engineered car in its class, featuring independent front suspension, 4 wheel hydraulic brakes, a full pressured and filtered engine oil system, and rubber engine mounts (floating power) as standard equipment. Doesn’t that “floating power” sound cool! Of course, the original engine didn’t last long in this build. Sitting proudly
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in that engine bay now is a Big Block 383 Chrysler Mopar kicking back to an automatic transmission for cruising. I mean, what else would you drop into a build like this? The saying “Mopar or no car” springs to mind, and everyone loves a Mopar! The thump from the twin exhaust of these big breathing engines is truly music to the ears. There is a stereo fitted here, but I’m pretty sure it doesn’t get turned on as much as the exhaust gate openers do. Inside, the interior is reupholstered with button velvet with the custom seats matching the door cards and side trims. It actually sits perfectly with the era and style yet giving a comfortable ride making for an awesome cruiser. The dark pearl paint resembles the original look of these styley black sedans from a distance, but brings it into the modern era of a show worthy Hot Rod with its custom finish reflecting the
