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Flames! 1949 Dodge Wayfarer

1949 Dodge Wayfarer

We don’t know a lot about this 1949 Dodge; the seller is a person of few words listing the car here on eBay. It’s located in Hampton Bays, New York, and bidding is currently at $500 without a reserve. A mild custom, with what are probably fake side pipes, a visor, and of course the flames, the car still has it’s original 230 cubic inch flathead 6-cylinder, 103 horsepower engine (maybe the flames are a little optimistic?). Electrics have been converted to a 12-volt system with an alternator, presumably for reliability and possibly better lighting. The seller states not only that the 3-speed transmission has been rebuilt, but that the car has a new clutch and new tires. I wish there were underhood and interior pictures; I sent a note asking the seller to add them to the listing (I see they did). All in all I find this one intriguing; I like the overall shape and while the flames aren’t what I’d do, they certainly make an impression. What do you think?

Comments

  1. Avatar RayT

    Flames, side pipes, dice (fuzzy?) and “custom” air cleaner — looks as if someone hit the J.C. Whitney catalog pretty hard!

    Not exactly the Ultimate Driving Machine, but could be fun for cruising. Best of all, it wouldn’t take a lot of work to put it back in stock trim if the new owner wanted to.

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  2. Avatar JW

    IMO the seller just spent some cash on a few gobbilty goop trinkets to spice up his mundane family classic. Not a bad car just the sellers way of expressing himself using the car. I love flames but only the ghost flames.

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  3. Avatar Tirefriar

    Flames aside, black is my favorite color for the coupes from this era. I agree about the cheesy bling mods, those are destined for the local recycling.

    Recently I’ve been looking at 40’s vintage coupes, mainly Ford and Dodge products, with a not-so-distant thoughts of buying one. Prices are right, the wow factor is there and the maintenance/reliability is hard to beat. I’m in the process of scratching my motorcycle itch right now, but hopefully will be in the market same time next year…

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  4. Avatar Dolphin Member

    A case of beer and a friday night with nothing to do can lead to some strange results.

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  5. Avatar Matt

    thanks for the comments. I’m actually the previous owner of the car I got it in 2006 when I was 16 I purchased it like that and did the electronics. It ran great had 56000 when I sold it over the summer being unemployed due to a back injury I was forced to sell it I miss it and will Probably never see it again.

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    • Avatar Tim H

      Hey Matt thanks for choosing a classic over a Honda. (I like Hondas, I have had 3)
      Life most likely will come around to a place where you get to choose again.

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  6. Avatar Mark E

    Hey, the flames/pinstripes, the air cleaner, the dice knobs…I can imagine this is what a high school kid in the mid-50s would do to a car to try and make it as cool as a tri-five Chevy on a high-schooler’s budget… ^_^

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  7. Avatar Ed P

    Great car, but the flames need to go.

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  8. Avatar RockabillyJay

    Putting flames on a grandpa car still leaves it a grandpa car. Could be a nice cheap “cruise night with the family” toy, but thats about it.

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  9. Avatar DanaPointJohn

    I like flames, but not on this car, as they make it look like a desperate attempt to be cool.

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  10. Avatar charlie Member

    Relatively few (compared to the other models) were made of this sort of fast back. My sort- of -girl-friend’s father had one. It idled silently, without any vibration, but was essentially gutless.

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  11. Avatar Jim

    I would change the painted flames to real ones.

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  12. Avatar gunningbar

    JIM! Yeah!….seriously… we all seem to agree the flames must go.

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    • Avatar Jim

      That Dodge was ugly when it was new.

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  13. Avatar Jim Rowe

    — OH OH ! – HE NEEDS TO GO TO MAACO ……
    Lose the flames …. it looks like a clown car from Ringling Bros……..

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