I dont think boyd will try to snag the plymouth... his cars only start out
as rust free originals anyway- this one's a little too much for the gameshow
restorer..
as for the springs, it was already mentioned that there would be a balance
of hydrostatic pressure inside and out of the car while submerged, and if you
have a 57-9 mopar with its original drop-offs in the trunk, there were 2 types
of well plugs used depending on the plant, there was a pie-cut steel rimmed
rubber stopper and the typical polystyrene plug installed from inside, just as
the mfg plugs in the floor were [with the cpdd logo] so if a substantial
amt of water did maintain within the trunk, either plug would have allowed
egress of water, as for the floors- the water would make its way to about 1"
above the bottom edge of the door before seeping behind the panels and exiting
through the drain holes between the weatherseal and the outer doorskin...
i have a suspicion that the springs inevitably broke due to [lack] of
motion... tempered and spring steels suffer a similar condition to hydrogen
embrittlement [what occurs from chrome- plating things like springs, or i-beam
axles on rods] the outer oxidation process can cause a fracture at the
point of highest stress, ie at the perch or mid-arc where the binders
are.... that's all i can think of without movement, and the snubbers would
have taken a few good drops before allowing the springs to break with
mishandling.
as for condition... its just a part of history now... lessons learned..
history made.. it should be cleaned and preserved... just to look as
nice as it can, sans headliner, spring pieces, etc...
as for all of the non-listers that took an interest in the event... i think
there will now be an ebay demand for "miss belvedere's" instead of
"christines" i have the "color twin" 57 belv to that car.... with
the exception to being a higher-optioned belv with wing tips and pwr
steering/brakes... wasn't planning on stock colors when done... but maybe now i
will... but its not getting sold when done anyway... its one the 10 2drht's that
will some day be part of "my estate" which hopefully wont be for at least
another 40 yrs....
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