- White, 1965, Plymouth, Belvedere, Satellite (highest trim level for that model year)
- Two door, hardtop with front bucket seats and a center console and automatic shifter (seats five)
- Three-speed torqueflite (Chrysler trademark) automatic transmission
- Engine is original and rebuilt – two barreled, carbureted, single exhausted, 273 cubic inch V8
- All the numbers match. The serial number on the car body, the engine, and the transmission match. This indicates this car is intact as it was manufactured. It is the original car with no substitutions, additions, hybridizations, or change-outs
- Power steering and air conditioning
- Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”) rubber door molding, hood and trunk molding, and whiskers on the windows were used
- A different set of tire rims were used, but I have the original rims and original, polished, full size hub caps
- Daddy was second owner and he purchased it on or about 8/28/1968.
- Mileage is correct at 128,861.6 miles (See picture below, p. 5) – odometer was not reset during restoration and
- The car has not been wrecked nor has it needed body repair other than the replacement of the front floor pans.
- Garage kept after restoration with the battery cables disconnected and upon information and belief, it has not been driven in the rain.
- Maybe only 2300-2400 of these cars were manufactured
- matching numbers, restored, over 50 years old (a classic as defined by the SCDMV).
- Insured with State Farm Insurance and state license tag is current with the SCDMV
- Hand-polished the chrome trim inside and out.
- runs on regular gasoline
Car had a complete rebuild and I have photographic documentation of the restoration and was included in an article in the MOPAR Action magazine, August 2012 edition. I understand that people really interested in restoration want to know if the car has been on a “rotisserie”. The car was rotated as parts were removed for a better assessment of its condition while it is being brought back up/reassembled. The motor and transmission were rebuilt along with the carburetor, wiring harnesses, starter, fuel pump, brake system, power steering pump, and water pump. OEM parts were used. Even OEM decals were used in the engine compartment, doors, and trunk. OEM floor pans were located in Pennsylvania and installed. The rear springs were straightened on the suspension. The steering wheel was recast by an epoxy company in New Jersey and the self-winding, electric dash clock was rebuilt in Asheville. Upholstery, like the original, was used on the dash, seats, door panels, arm rests, and carpet.
At restorer’s paint shop, the paint room has negative air flow/air pressure with filtered air which is factory grade for air quality/air impurities/particulate matter. I believe the paint job has multiple layers (thicker for extra wear value) and cost $7000-plus.
Total restoration costs were around $45,000. My father was an accountant and his attention to detail was unlike any other. Along with the picture album, I have most, if not all, receipts for the restoration costs as well as 4 pages of notebook paper that lists the date, the item and the costs of the item.
