Found in a Field: 1958 Dodge Mayfair Hardtop!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.พ. 2012
- Hi!
Cold War Motors just dragged this sweet 1958 Dodge home from out in the country where it had been lying abandoned for many years. It is a very rare piece, with only about 3000 ever made, including all body styles. These Canadian "Plodges" used Plymouth bodies and interiors with Dodge front ends and were manufactured in Canada through 1959. The Mayfair is the top-of-the-line model, and is the equivalent to the Plymouth Belvedere. This one has a 313 Poly-head V8 and power steering. Cold War Motors is going to restore this car as soon as a couple of other projects are finished. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
I wouldn't consider fixing that. Way too many hard to find parts missing and it's not like there's a plethora of salvage yards with these sitting around. Would be a really cool car though.
Whew! Good thing a real auto restoration expert came along and saved me a bunch of trouble! I mean, you do restore cars full time for a living, right? Because if you don't, you're sure gonna look dumb when everyone reads this.
Cheers.
Mmmm
Retrogamer1010 so do you still have your high school car . Not to menny of us do .myen is a 1966 DODGE DART GT 340 CAR .What wass yours
That's a Plymouth stupid
@@herbiethelovebugfan5380 Canadian Dodge used some Plymouth parts. Canadian Pontiacs had Chevy engines and the Acadian was a mix of Chevy Chevelle and Pontiac Lemans!
4:09 that's good there's no radio, bad things happen when the radio comes on in these cars
Limitations of what you can do with a car radio other than in another car. All these car's radios are missing.
Michael Love that was probably just a Christine refference
I hear you knocking but you can't come in!!!
Thank God and you for saving this old beauty !!!
🎶keep-a-knockin but you can't come in🎶
Sweet find. Wow your a lucky man wish ya the best restoring beautiful car
The late 50's was a great time for Dodge and Chevy.
Your snowmobile reminds me of the two ancient machines my Cheapskate dad bought for us back in about 1978 or 79. They were rental snowmobiles that a local golf course rent it out during the winter, and when they were just too old for the golf course to justify being able to rent them anymore, along comes my dad. He was a Scotsman, through and through, and I guarantee he didn't spend much money on them. They were Skiroule's, and all I know is that they were Canadian. I've never done any research on them, in fact don't even know what happened to them. but I can remember us having to put new pistons in them every winter
A little time on my hands these days, I’ve been enjoying getting this past years videos . Thanks Scott
2021-Hindsight IS 20-20!Now I was now there,in the crisp winter air,with the crunch of snow and moan of Skidoos.Thanks, from the future.
Beautiful car! i don't mind the 1950s styles but this one does have something different about it. :)
Thanks for another fantastic upload! I love the videos!
Just found this video, I miss Stella rest in peace baby girl rest in peace
Thanks for saving a valuable piece of mopar history. 👍🏽😁
Wonderful car, nice little doggy! Good quality video.
So interesting watching the car lot take shape through these older videos...
I rememebr pops buying the '57 Custom Suburban Ply wagon as a kid. Pops was a designer at Sears in Chicago so he had the thing custom painted from the factory with two tone - the white/off shite body with lavender roof and lavender trim on the side. Ever since (I'm 62) it's Mopar or no car. I was always fascinated with the Canadian morphs of Dodge fronts with Plymouth bodies. 2nd car I bought was brand new '74 'Cuda 360 at age 21 after my 1st car - a 3 year old '68 Coronet 500 - more rare than the 'Cuda today.
cuda426hemi I can't type in the dark apparently. I don't think "off shite" was a color.
if stell likes it,it must be pretty cool.
Sweet find, look forward to seeing the progress
I kept getting confused at this video, thinking “that ain’t a dodge it’s a Plymouth” “how could even Cold War motors forget that”
After some research…. Pretty cool!
That paint scheme restored will look SO sweet.
very nice, can't wait to see more of this one.
I've got it up on some better tires, and I'm going to put it into storage with my 58 Plymouth until I finish a couple of other cars. I do still have the can of PS fluid; I kind of collect that type of thing, too...
Thanks for checking it out!
Helluva car!
i like it.......sitting in a field...good luck and keep us posted
unobtanium...I like that...how true..
Its nice to see cars that i have never heard of. Thanks for posting
That is a great find good job.
Thanks! I'll be starting this car as soon as a couple of others are done...
I want to see more of the citroen cx! I’ve have 5 of those, supremely comfortable cars!
Love your dog!
Nice vintage sled! And by that. I mean the snowmobile.
Would be really fun to see a "new" video of it as it sit´s today :) Thank`s for saving this beauty. Kåkers Carclub Sweden. ( a virgil Exner dedicated group)
It'll take a lot of work, but she could be really tough, she could. She'll be perfecto, man. Even if they don't make that shade of paint anymore, a bunch of good old fashioned hard work will make it so cherry you won't even be able to see the fill.
Lol...I love those cars, obviously. Spend all the time on it that it needs.
I wouldn't mind that trim, oh boy now I'm shakin!
you should definitely do a will it run episode of this car! would be epic
It is restorable,and very rare automobile,it's Canada only car
*PLODGE*
I love the '57-'59 coupes so much....a shame they rusted so badly.
If Fred the GTX could ever have a stable mate, it'd be one of these fine rides though.
A fella can dream...
- Ed on the Ridge
like the trim down the sides. would like to buy that for my 57 Chrysler..
@Gasser4x4 It'll be a pretty easy resto, actually. Good 1/4's, good roof, good trim. Everything else is pretty straightforward. I don't think I paid too much; just the effort to go get it, mostly. Thanks for watching.
That's a damn nice find! My 57 Fury parts car still had a radio but the body and the frame was too far gone. This Mayfair is rough but there's much more left to work with! At least it won't break apart while loading! :-)
These Canadian Dodges with the American Dodge front sheet metal and American Plymouth from the cowl on back are what I affectionally refer to as a Plodge.
Hey, thanks! I will definitely be doing lots of video as I rebuild this one...
Tu as une belle Citroën CX aussi 😉👍👍
Cars were so amazing back then. The Mayfair looks just like the Fury and Belvedere by Plymouth. The auto makers had a lot of marketing scams back then too. I could only imagine when she was new and the history, awesome.
Who could be so negligent to cars THIS rare?
'rare' is bad. It means no parts are available to repair it
I think your last comment sums it up. "More money down the drain"!
But seriously, on the other hand, a lot of nice parts if you have a good one to work on.
But it's a good drain.
love thoes convertables
I would like to see more of the car.
Sheesh. good luck!
You sir, have vision. And patience.
@fortyfiveplayer Thanks! Makes it worth the effort when people like'em!
Never knew they made these I guess they were built for Canada
Beauty
I like this year Car . the rear fins look amazing . any chance of a walk around of it today (4 years later )? . Thanks & Cheers ! . Ray in Pa.
+RayinPa U.S.A. Hi! It doesn't look much different today. On better tires and with some glass thrown in over the holes. Buying parts and parts cars needed for rebuild... Might tidy it up and move it indoors soon. Building more storage...
@atari26003 Well, thanks for checking them out! Lots more to come!
“See what it says…’Power Cushion’”. More “cushion for the pushin’”? 😂😂😂
@SaveOldCars Thanks, boss! I knew you would like this one! It was for sale a couple of hours away from here. I paid less than the trim is worth. Lots more of this beauty to come...maybe turn it into a Belvedere?
It has the fins and sidetrim of a 58 Plymouth. These cars were built with style!!!
Brave man.
Canadian, but Mayfair was an old Packard brand for it's 2 door hardtop.
It has the Rare and Optional Floor Delete Panels.
Looks like a U.S Dodge, but is really a Plymouth.
Wow, she's a cast iron T/Flite trans. Most of them were 2 spd. The 4 dr Plodges were all we got in New Zealand, and mostly flathead 6 manuals.
Where do you find these gems in the "rough"? Imagine these vehicles way back in their prime. Sweet
dude sweet
Don't need a title to register cars this old where I live. Just a bill of sale, which I have. I'll definitely be doing something with this one!
"Dodge is a damn fine car. Ran over my wife with a dodge."
I got it, don't know if anyone else did though...
Nice one. I was wondering if anyone would pick up on that. ;) Lets see if anyone else knows what it is.....
"We own this here mine, we bought it off an old prospector.... who looked like John Byner"... Classic episode!
"Is this gold?"
"No, pumpkin."
Perhaps my favourite sitcom of all time. I don't know if it plays at all anymore on TV. The SJW's and feminists would complain bitterly about the objectification of women in it etc. However, I have most of the DVD's. Nice to find a fellow lover of the program. I am purposely not mentioning it's name, cos I want to see if anyone else picks up on our little chat session here. ;)
This episode, the one where he fixes the leaky roof, Dr. Shoe, and the garden and the rabbit are probably my favorites. I can watch them over and over.
Glad Canada never got on a psychotic recycle-ing binge like the U.S.A. did back in the 1980's. We thought and still think that we alone are going to save planet earth, so all the nice old cars got recycled down here and have been gone for 30+ years. Keep up your great artistic work,, restoring these old cars ie real cars.
Found a 74 gmc jimmy convertable a couple of years ago. Now i gotta find a place to work on it.
Any chance you know a line on any parts for these I've had one now 4 years and man parts are so hard to find I got lucky and got one most of the way there a guy spent alot of time on it got sick died kids got the place never went in the barn only cleaned it out when they went to sell the house was up on stands in a barn for over 30 years along with a 49 murc a GTO and a few other treasures
hope it ant too rusty would like to see more of this project
+Grahame Lamblamb I will definitely do an update soon; I've been collecting parts... Cheers!
@@coldwarmotors what ever happened to this one? Really good looking car!
What do you do with all of your old cars?
Me to its yellow and not rusty at all I like it alot but just gotta get it runing and home haha.
Awesome, have you done much to it since you took this video??
any news fron it????
@AudioMobil Thanks, I thought it was a pretty good one, too! This car is pretty decent, other than the floor, which has disappeared. I saw the vid of your 57 parts car; what a shame it was so far gone!
Where the heck do you FIND these old beaters?? Here in the U.S of A its very difficult to find something like this in some 'ol farmers field :-(
She's a KEEPER
Loads of potential in this one, glad you saved her.
Made any progress with the restoration? Can we see another video with the snow off her please?
This one ever gonna get built, Scott? Would be cool to see a Canadian only dodge showcased on the channel. Maybe after the 60?
Heck you should have enough parts by now to build one of these '58 Plymouths! You should take a vote of your subs and see which car they would like for you guys to bring back. I'm betting it's gonna be one of these.
I do almost have enough parts, actually. One of these cars id very near the top of the list after the roadster and one (or two) Citroen... Something else just showed up, too... I think everyone will agree it's my kinda car. Cheers!
@5:36 NEVER look down at that stuff as "goo" that kind of "goo" was rust proofing compound, and in that car's day, that's what was put on those vehicles to keep your new found resto vehicle from being a total rust bucket. Consider that a blessing! Having said all that, how does the floor and trunk look?
The front clip is from a Dodge, everything from the firewall back is Plymouth.
Thats how Chrysler sold them in Canada.
I LIKE THESE VIDEOS!! whats up with a clutch pedal AND pushbuttons?
Clutched automatic possibly?
I have a 57 Plymouth Suburban & need rear brake drums. Do you sell parts?
Cheers Fred
Maybe you're right, in my country (spain) many years ago the little people who bought american cars (from the 50's or 60's) changed the big petrol engines to smaller diesel "universal" ones, like Perkins or Barreiros with another gearbox too, the buttons where left in the dash without any use and the new gearbox used a stick which was located in the floor of the car, usually of 5 speed gearbox because those weren't at all powerful engines (40-60hp) and needed all this gears to be able to move.
riejurv50 - That is quite interesting. They wanted spacious interiors and poor acceleration with economy. Weird! Thank you for that information.
Awesome!! How did you find it and how much did you pay for it? I just love that car. Looking forward to seeing more of it.
no Carfax for this one.... great to see it get saved!
Where did you find this Canadian Plodge? Any newer videos on it??
cuda426hemi Hi! I found this car a couple of hours away on a farm. The previous owner had found it while clearing some land for his neighbour and took it as part payment. I haven't done much with it yet, but I am gathering all of the parts it will need to be put back together. The '58 Mayfair coupes are apparently quite rare, maybe less than 10 left? Luckily, most of the parts can come from other models, just like when they were new, right? Thanks for checking it out! I liked "off shite" as a colour, by the way, haha...
And a nice Citroen CX, too! Worth to restore?
Looks like you have installed the glass since this video, or Sid you get another one?
yost123 Hi! I threw an old window in the hole to keep the snow out of the instruments, but I haven't done much with the car yet, other than collect the missing parts. I also bought a pretty complete parts car that might be able to donate the frame and running gear for when I restore it.
I would do a lot of regrettable things for a car like that
@jango1968 Yes, it is almost the same car as a Belvedere; other than the front end.
@Fradias11 oops, I just read the description, so it is a belvedere equivalent, but with that trim, and bein' the top of the line model, I think that is more like a fury equivalent
Another Christine-like car!
@WhoSaidTyler Yeah, it'll need some hours...but worth it. I have all the parts to make one good one, now.
oh, do you still have the can of power steering fluid?
What do you guy mean when you say it has a Pauly in it? Is that like slang for v8?
Michael Cuff poly i think it is.
It looks like a mix between a Plymouth fury on the back and a 58 dodge coronet on the front
hey I own a 1958 Dodge Mayfair 2 door hardtop keep in touch with me on updates would like to see where there cars ends up.
Yes, indeedie. I own a gen-u-ine 1958 Fury.
Funny, there is a Citroën CX parked alongside it, another rare car in the States