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Post by pmossberg on Sept 5, 2009 19:29:56 GMT -5
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Post by revilo on Sept 5, 2009 20:14:59 GMT -5
Tom will be your friend for life because you brought those pics over with you.
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Post by olblue on Sept 6, 2009 9:03:51 GMT -5
Nice pics pmossberg, on facebook i have a pic of that car at a road coarse with its right front tire clearly off the ground.
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Post by songsmith1950 on Sept 6, 2009 10:31:57 GMT -5
Yep, for life and beyond!
Man those were the good old days for sure. The 65 was so much like the 64 except the headlights and tail lights were different. Top and the sides the same.
Nice convertible too Paul! Beautiful car.
A very fitting first pic thread indeed!
And nice because Rick will now feel a little challenged and that is a good thing.
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Post by pmossberg on Sept 7, 2009 20:33:36 GMT -5
Very good Tom.
1964 Fury became the 1965 Belvedere and Satellite, continuing the 116" wheelbase.
Front end (grill, lights, some sheet metal) was new. Most of rear end was new (trim, lights). Interiors (dash, console, etc) were also new.
Fury nameplate was moved to the new "full size" 119 inch platform and was the 1965 Indy 500 pace car.
Pretty funny (to me), my "mid-size" 1965 Plymouth sits in my garage next to my Volvo S80 (a full size car by today's standards). The mid-size 65 is bigger.
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Post by ricklou on Sept 7, 2009 20:48:42 GMT -5
These are great shots moss. I am not well versed in the details as you are but know that the old Plymouths of this type are very rare, heck pretty much anything from that period. The quarter panels and hood do look different from the 64, is that correct ?
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Post by pmossberg on Sept 7, 2009 21:09:24 GMT -5
I'm not sure of the sedan/coupe production numbers. But there were only 1,860 Plymouth Satelltie Convertibles made. And I have one.  Almost no sheet metal interchanges between the 64 Fury and the 65 Belvedere/Satellite. The "character lines" that run from front to rear of each year are different. So front fenders, doors and rear quarters do not interchange. The 64 fury has a stainless trim piece along the leading edge of the hood that the 65 does not have. The rear facias are also different. The trunk lids may interchange, I am not 100% certain. I'm pretty sure the roofs are the same! Because of all the above, I searched a long time to find a convertible that was original or already restored. Replacement sheet metal is near impossible to find. Related but different - The 65 Dodge Coronet shared the chassis/drive train. There were 3,165 Coronet 500 convertibles produced. I had one of those too. My first car. Factory AIR in a convertible! Bought it for $250 in 1976, sold it the same year for the same amount and thought I was a genius because I didn't lose any money! Ha! |
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Post by donmoos on Sept 10, 2009 9:31:29 GMT -5
Ricklou,
I love the pics you post. Was just wondering if you have any crowd shots at some of the old tracks........It would be interesting for me to see what the stands where like and the people in it. Not sure anyone else would be interested though.
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Post by chilipepper on Sept 10, 2009 10:45:11 GMT -5
Donmoos: too bad you missed another group of "photos" that all the guys really liked.......scroll down and it's probably still here.
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Post by donmoos on Sept 10, 2009 11:07:08 GMT -5
Donmoos: too bad you missed another group of "photos" that all the guys really liked.......scroll down and it's probably still here. Hey Chili, Glad to be back with you.......and I did see the pic........awesome gi**** um, I mean awesome car. |
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