Abandoned for 50 YEARS! 1955 Plymouth Plaza Air Force Military Station Wagon! Will It Run?!?
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- Опубліковано 19 тра 2024
- A friend of mine picked up this 1955 Plymouth Plaza Suburban station wagon locally last winter and I was able to make a deal to purchase it from him to attempt to get it running for the first time since 1972. It started life as a vehicle for the Air Force in Grand Forks, ND and was traded in to a dealer in Cooperstown, ND. From there it went to life on a farm pulling a hay wagon until the clutch burned out in the early 1970s where it rested until December 2023. Let's see if we can get this thing to breath fire once again! If you'd like to add this vehicle to your fleet it can be yours in the as shown condition (No title) for the low, low price of only $2,500 USD! As always, thanks for watching!
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Ok, ppetere just watch as chevy guy tryyss tooo woork on mopar an provees shivy guys are morons...😮😮
Never claimed to be a "Chevy" guy. But at least a moron like me can spell. And we got it to run. That's the point of the video and why you came here. So thanks for watching!
@@MortskeRepair I'm so sorry that you have to deal with that! I love your channel and Duffy luffy. I look forward to each and every episode.❤💯
😑
i gather english isn't your first language...neither is sarcasm...
Just when I thought I couldn't spell..
One good thing about the "Older" engines and engine compartments, is you don't have to spend half a day removing crap just to see the engine.
Absolutely!
No shit 😡
Duff soooo Majestic lying in the sun with his new doo and working on his tan!!!!😅😅😅
You dang right!
There's definately a ton of Glamour Shot moments, for him in this video.
On a more serious note , I had two Plymouths , A 54 no name flat six that was indestructible , the things I did to that car , I'm ashamed of . A 66 savoy , green and white flat six that was like brand new , I paid $25. oo for it and drove it into the ground . Both cars owed me nothing and lasted longer than they should . Oh the days of wine and roses ( NOT ) . That station wagon will make somebody a believer in the days when things cost a whole lot less and were built to last forever . Thanks for the memories , I'm going to be eighty next year , Ive seen a few things , more to come in future episodes , Stuart in Canada ..
Thanks for sharing!
Yeah l know how you feel l love the old school cars if you just rake care and rinse them off in the winter keep that salt off and change out the oil and keep her grease up your good
You could see Mojo smiling when it fired up. That's proof that it never gets old. Resurrecting. These old relics😊
Dang right!
ALL the old wagons absolutely need to be saved. They look so, so good!
Agreed!
The wagon was usually the utility farm vehicle not very many vans and i say that because most farmers either had to use the family farm truck or car for almost everything alot of them couldn't afford to buy a new vehicle only used to haul the family around and only to drive to work.... And to be honest it the mid 70's station wagons and the newer ones i don't care for..
My family growing up my dad and momma had 2 suburbans a 75 Chevy c10 Silverado, and a 86 GMC c25 Sierra Classic, and the 72 1210 ih travelall... Up until i was older and then it was the 87 Ford f350 crew cab long bed dually 6.9 litre 420 cubic inch idi international diesel, centurion conversion, and the current version my momma has a 96 Ford f250 super cab long bed 460bbf hd truck originally a 7.3 truck...
I like that you pressure washed the car first. It makes it a whole lot easier to see what you're doing and what you're pointing at. And All that.👍
noted!
Relentless effort and modesty are truly commendable. Well done.
Eloquent words of praise from an AI bot. Well done, bot. Well done.
@@upscaleshack LMAO literally wtf haha
How does SPAM work anyway?
@@MortskeRepair Sizzle, Pork, And Mmmmmm. Tasty stuff. Grilled SPAM on rye! 👍😋
Mr. Mortske you made my day! Greetings from Italy
Thanks for watching in Italy!
That plug in the head Is supposed to be there. My assumption is that it is for setting the engine at TDC. It’s what I used it for, anyway on my 49
You are correct
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for putting in the effort after losing the footage. I appreciate it so much.
Our pleasure!
Nice job mortske usually the only Plymouth I like is a 1937 Plymouth truck but I'm definitely a fan of this 1955 Plymouth plaza
I like this old Plymouth wagon, looking forward to seeing it back on the road.
Another fantastic Monday with Mortske. Duff is definitely looking handsome with his hair cut.
I love these old L head 6"s You can still buy every part for these engines . Even HP parts such as cams, heads, double and triple carb intakes. split headers to make them a true duel exhaust etc. They are fun and simple to build."You should give this one a try" .
Great little engines!
This would make a terrific addition to any military vehicle collection. Yes, it needs work. But it's all there, you know what it needs and you saved it from further decay and the crusher. Thanks for sharing. Yes, it is worth the effort. Press on!!
Our pleasure!
Yes it would be a good addition to an Airbase museum. The crap cars the military bought that were so cheap nobody would want to steal them.
@@sittinandthinkin I'd be happy to daily this thing tbph. I'm in no position to buy it nor fix it up, but if I was, I would, and it would become my everyday car. It'd be boss for toting my RC airplanes around and it has my preferred classic car driveline besides. I wouldnt change much of anything! Throw aircon and an fm radio at it, maybe some front disc brakes, and let it riiiiiiide
Good morning from Cape Cod 🦈 man do you want through hell to get that running, but you prevailed and didn't break off a valve 😉 I noticed the starter didn't give you any issues. It was good of you to bring us a reenactment after you lost footage. 👍Duff is looking handsome with his spring haircut 💈 thanks for putting in the extra effort Mortske ✌️🇺🇲
What’s up with all the 30’s and 40’s rides ??? Can we see those ??? You da man for gettin that started son.. duff lookin sharper then razor on a gasket !!! 💯💯💯
Was missing the Mortske Mondays.....BUT there's been a lot of content lately!
Great vid, love the wagon!!!! 🤜🤛 🙂
What a gem 💎 love these old wagons you did great job of getting it running . Duff nice hair cut 👍
Duff Looks Good Hes a Stud!
Thank you duff looks great he needed the spa day
Haven't seen one those Ply wagons in 50 + years. Great job getting it running. When those MOPAR flatheads would come in they'd be pretty far gone and we'd pop in a replacement from the rebuilder and send back a core.
Big kudos to you for your extra effort in getting this old wagon's engine running... heck, I'm giving you extra credit for cleaning out 50 years of turds and seat stuffing! The only thing missing was a clip of Puddin dancing with his pressure washer! Tell Mojo that his number one fan (in Alabama, at least) sends his regards, and pat Duff for me!
Appreciate the feedback!
Glad the second channel is back. Only thing better would be a third channel. :D The Plaza is an odd duck, can't say I love it, can't say I hate it. You the man MOJO!!
Always looking forward to the vids always learn something new 🤝
We appreciate your efforts Mort! They will never be in vain! SALUTING YOU....AND MOJO....AND CHIN! 🫡🫡🫡 AND DUFF, even though he doesn't have thumbs. Good job!!!
Much appreciated!
Amazing job getting the valves unstuck without any damage. Since we all like to criticize you should have drained the water out of the add-on filter. Lol. A really cool car that I hope somebody finishes up. Would like to see it at Des Moines good guys in a few years.
Your hard work is greatly appreciated and very entertaining. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Mortske. Great show. Great deal on the old Plymouth. I see so much around that shop it's crazy. What could be next? Also thanks for the teaching that you do. Mortske minutes are great. Keep on keeping on.
Our pleasure!
Kool that you got it running and No busted valves !
Agreed!
Another great episode! I really like the off-brand and less popular cars. BTW, the plug and hole in the head is for measuring the piston height to find TCD with a piece of wire. I had an industrial 230 in an old Yale forklift. The hole was useful for double checking the timing chain (finding the industrial version was difficult and I needed to double check that it was correct).
Thanks for the info!
Once again great content and team effort!! Thanks guys! I always learn something new!!
Glad to hear it!
What is so cool they still make replacement floor pans for this wagon and it would be an awesome 12 valve swap
I was just thinking i wonder how efficient a 4bt Cummins diesel and the 5spd from a Nissan box truck would be in the wagon??lol
Hey.! My Mortske, my uncle is had 55 like that the first car I ever drov, and the second thing is I served in Air Force, and we had a
Plymouth plaza! 10 years ago I probably would’ve went after that car and completely restored it but, I am over that! I’ll watch you because you do this stuff I used do ! Keep put up with your long episodes and enjoy them! Also in the Air Force I had a 1961 Impala SS ( yes a SS), candy apple red on wjhite! Been to Oakes many times, my wife had relatives there!
Thanks for sharing!
Persistence paid off, on successfully unsticking those valves, excellent video!
I just pulled the intake/exhaust manifold on my '49 Plymouth, so I feel your pain! On the positive side, it's a lot more entertaining watching someone else do it😅!!! Thanks for your hard work!
I bet it is!
Mortske Monday ohhh yeah
HEY! Gooooood Mortske morning to everybody!!
Talk about an oldie! Course I was 5 years old when it was new. So what’s that make me. Older than that Plymouth that’s what! Hey, great job gettin her running again, pretty smooth too! Maybe the Duff and the rest of us will get a ride in the next one. Not to worry I wouldn’t want to sit on those old rusty springs either! Thanks for a great video!
I dig an old car like this......I hope someone can put it back on the road someday.....Duff looks great with a haircut.....wishing you both are well....
Thanks, you too!
Super cool and super unique wagon ! Mortske Repair Monday gotta love it !!!
Too cool! Back in the day my big brother had a 55 Plymouth! That car had a lot of low end grunt & my bro pulled a lot of cars out of ditches & snowbanks. We’re talking upper Michigan averaging 300 plus inches of snow! Would be cool to see an early hemi from hot heads with a 4 speed & positrack rear. All I can afford to do is dream about hot rods & watch you give these old rods new life! Keep on having fun rebuilding these old hoop ties & I’ll have fun watching you build.
Thanks for sharing!
Other than floor boards,,its all there...that colour has Puddin' written all over it!
Two best things on Monday clocking out of work and watching our mortske Mondays with Duffaluffagus
The Duff Dog is looking Great!
That’s all thanks to you, Mort.
Imagine taking a Tesla out of the woods 50 years from now and trying to get it to run.
Watching you tending Detroit Iron and stream of consciousness with Duff Dog is the best thing on the internet.
Appreciate the hard work. We know the feeling of every cut, nick, ding, abrasion, workload hassles, client and vendor time, bookkeeping, spills and cleanup, putting on the boots in the morning, not knowing what day it is because it’s all work all the time when you’re solo, running an industrial shop…and still maintaining the Mortske Flick of humor. In any B-17 Group you’d be the go to engineer; top turret in the Memphis Belle. Love The Duff!
Aint no way in hell a tesla will switch on in 50 years. 🤣 they rely on a phone app to function
No thanks that would be about as much fun as trying to get my 2000 second gen dodge ram quad cab long bed 1500 4x4 318 magnum V8 running after it sat 50 years id pass on trying that or the Tesla lol..
Love the high speed filming of the repetitive parts on the rebuild. Incredible determination.
Damn Mort love them old Plymouth wagons you don't see those anymore great job brother keep up the good work
Good Morning.😊
Awesome wagon!!
King Mortske!. Valve Snapper Extraordinaire! You Rock buddy🤣🤣🤣
i like old wagons. duff dog is great helper. i miss the intro show driving in circles then starting a engine flames shooting out.😂
love the puddin ghost appearance under the lift 😆
Cool project car.
Duff looks great, groomer does nice work 👌
The jazzy music during your "high speed" segments is pretty cool.
The Air Force Plaza Plymouth, this is just one of those sweet puppy dog eyes and ears cars for me. Yo just look at it and fall in love with the darn thang. Toss some new floors on it and run the buffer over the paint and you’ve got a nice patina cruiser here. Toss in a newer 275-300 hp v6 with a 5 or 6 speed and you’ve got a cool car here. Everyone always goes v8 but the plaza stripper needs to keep it six. This car is light enough that you get plenty of scat with a smaller motor. The steering linkage is one of the more unusual one I have seen. The trunnion bushing front end doesn’t bother me as it was a common design in this period. Ball joint was the new up and coming technology of the time.
Canadian law is the reason for the Acadian Pontiac being a rebranding Chevy Nova. If the car was made in Canada and sold in Canada it had to be rebranded from the cars to be sold in the US.
Thanks for sharing!
Yeah Pontiac Beaumont acadian, and even the Ford f100 truck the mercury m100-250 cool because they are not very common and definitely different
When I was a young child my mom had a 55 Plymouth Plaza. Her car was pretty loaded with V8 automatic and an am radio it was red and white.
Duff is a faithful Pal!!!!! Right there when you're inspecting the gas door!!!!!! A Treat for Duff please!!!!!!!!!
Dang right!
people complaining about the long videos
Im the kind of person that when idling needs to hear a voice of some kind
Hearing the metallic bangs of a hammer and the hissing of a torch and the purr of an engine really helps especially when theres 1-2 hours of it its just perfection
Turn Up The Base ! Love the old Armed Forces base models. Duff looks great with his spring grooming. Have a great week Mortske ! 👊😎👍p.s. Mortske, you metioned "Easy Access Thumbscrews" I'll bet the girls you go with have those too ! 🤭👍
Same to you!
Cool wagon
You and your crew are some of the most entertaining youtubers. Your interest and talents are obvious. Keep doing what you love.
Thank you!
Thanks Mortske for the retake Speaking for most viewers We appreciate your dedication.
Another great Mort and Duff Monday. I enjoyed on video on the 55. Very cool looking car, I love the front end. Thank you, and have a great week.
Same to you!
Great job.. I am shocked that wagon has 108k considering its history. And I agree - 318 driveline would be great in that car. Great price as always 👌
Duffers looks so handsome with his new Doo! ❤
That wagon could be great again with a bit of work. I love old wagons! Thanks for sharing! 😁👍
Our pleasure!
Thanks for watching!
Da Duff dog looking handsome
The BLUE LATRINE... endorsed by a whole clan of raccoons..
😂😂
Latrine sounds like a woman's name!
It used to be shithouse
Bleu leu
Hell yeah my brother! 🔥 sick wagon
Dang, Duff even put the hood prop in for you this time. Such a good boy.
Right!
For a moment, I thought I was watching ole Puddins fab shop with that pressure washing part of your video. 😂😂😂😂
Shor would be cool to see a pic from back in the day working on the AF Base
Many pictures online of 55 plaza wagons. Some were 2 doors even. There's some beautiful customized ones too. 👊😎👍
''If you aint first...your last''
I had one of those infamous six cylinders in a Cranbrook. I pulled into the driveway after school, and the chassis rail under the driver's seat let go. So much for this 15-dollar car, Junkyards at the time were charging for towing away scrap. So, I put a cup of dry lapping compound down the oil filler, started the engine, put a brick on the gas pedal, and went in the house, changed my clothes, came out, took care of my dog, gave him his weekly bath, and played catch with him for a while. The engine ran until it ran out of gas it never did blow up.
Thanks for sharing!
Fire makes everything better.
That is one Durty Turdy Fury.....er Plaza😮
The grills of the 50s were just GOOD
great time for automobile design!
That's a pretty cool old wagon and the body's in remarkable condition after all that time the thing sounds pretty good too
I have never worked on any chrysler products other than two minivans but this wagon is like a magnet to me ... I love it
A few months before I was born my dad bought a new 55 Plymouth Savoy 4 door. It had a V8 and a 2 speed automatic. Fantastic car!
Thanks for sharing!
Lol 😂 Mort please don't ever grab a Fan again when the engine is running 😅
But if you do, make sure the camera is rolling! 🤣
I wonder if Duff was feeling the military vibe with that fresh buzz cut. That’s a pretty cool old wagon. I’ve never seen one of those.
I love old wagons they’re so cool
Great start up on the flat 6, but on the quick change housing, could you get a flat surface machined for a bearing holder then match drill the mounting holes life putting 4 bolt main caps on a 2 bolt block. To restore the quick change housing???? Hate to see it like that. Good Video Thanks, D
Wagons are cool, this would be great polished out, maybe a modern hemi?
Another oldie back and running may not be driving but running 👍🏻🇨🇦
Good one, thank you.
Cool car Morske…..
Never seen one of those before. Good job. Carry-on.
I think this is my favorite Mortske car of 2024. It would make a magnificent dog wagon. Base model with less trim and accessories is less stuff to find at a swap meet. Definitely needs a brake upgrade. I'd pull the body off the frame to do the floor and swap the powertrain. Maybe a 300 inline Ford or a 4200 Vortec. I actually like the color so I might skip fixing body damage.
How about a boneyard Hellcat drivetrain sleeper ! 🤭👍
@@Awsom47Merc That would be quite the sleeper but after all the reinforcement there wouldn't much of the original frame left. One of those 392 hemis could get it moving pretty good and still have that bare bones look to it with the right accoutrements.
@@c0c0asauce Very true. We just won't let anyone look underneath ! 🤭👍 That first gen 392 is Way heavy. I've got a first gen in my truck and it tips the scales at almost 1000 lbs ! 😳
@@Awsom47Merc Oh holy crap, I would have figured it would be fairly light. I have a 1UZFE swap in my 95 Nissan pickup and that motor only makes about 250hp but it weighs 250lbs. Actually makes a truck with manual steering easier to drive than with the iron block 4 cylinder.
@@c0c0asauce No the 1st gen hemis are crazy heavy and they don't have normal motor mounts (on sides of engine) they have a large bracket that mounts under the water pump in front of engine and a crossmember under the bellhousing.
Thanks for the video Guys!
thank you sir and sirs
Duff must be the canine equivalent of Sampson, he gets his hair cut and he has no energy! 😆
Is Duff trying to hit the model circuit with his ears blowing in the wind and all? 😍😂
Lol
Fun to watch.
Glad to hear it!
Great second effort! Really enjoyed thanks 😊
Much appreciated!
"Hook it to the crank pulley" 😂😂 Jeez... I need that rollback Sir.
Trade you for a roadster!
@@MortskeRepair What a deal. That roadster can't haul anything! 😂
The flathead whisper is back! I been waiting for a highboy video for three+ years, if you do one on your 75 I buy some merch or be a battery sponsor,the option of which one will be up to you.
Will do!
@@MortskeRepairYes, I love Ford high boys!
I grew up in the 80s and 90s.That's two best decades in america! I'm generation x. 1977-baby!