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Location: Ocala, Florida | After seeing two of them in worse shape on ebay, I've decided to see what happens with mine. I am offering here for sale or trade until after Christmas, then it goes on evilbay if no one bites. First off, I hate to sell this car, but I have come to the conclusion that I will never be able to give it the restoration it deserves. Mechanically it's great, and underneath is perfect, but it needs a bunch of outer body repair and complete interior restoration. It's factory SS1 Lavender Metallic, with charcoal/silver/white interior. Original 318, torqueflite, power steering, power brakes, radio, heater, and clock. It is driven daily and is one of the best running poly engines I've ever had. I also had the transmission fully rebuilt and painted last year. Mechanically, you won't have to do anything to this car, except maybe a cleaning and detailing. Brakes have been gone through, but it could benefit from a couple of fresh drums. Power booster has been drawing too much vacuum lately, so I've disconnected it until it can be rebuilt. It has a very nicely done dual exhaust system with glasspacks and fresh exhaust manifold gaskets. It sounds awesome and runs very clean. Since I took these pics, I've also put new tires on it, radial white walls. I've also removed the custom door panels out of it. Interior needs upholstery, door panels, and dash is faded. Heater core is bypassed for now because the heater control valve leaked. Underneath this car, including the sub frame, all floors and trunk floor you will find absolutely NO rot at all. Not even scale. Front fenders are rotted, trunklid is rotted. Rockers are very solid. Inners are all solid. Quarters have outer holes. You can see it all in the pics. You can however, get in this car and drive it home with no problems, have plenty of power, and get 20 MPG at the same time. I want $6,500 for it, or I will trade for any forward look Mopar, (4 door hardtop, or station wagon) that is in daily driver condition. Has to be a driver, as I need this for my transportation. I'm simply wanting to replace it with another forward that needs less cosmetic work. No six cyl cars, no standard trannys. Must be V-8, auto with at least power steering. Preferably 60 Dodge, 60-61 Plymouth, but I will entertain any forward look car obviously. If you'd like to speak further about it, email me at realgone58@gmail.com and send me your phone number if you like. Here is a link to some pics, please don't let it scare you, it's really not as bad as it looks. Located in Ocala, Florida, 34470
https://picasaweb.google.com/113970275234479884863/61Plymouth?authus...
Edited by realgone58 2013-12-16 3:56 PM
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Location: atlanta | PM SENT |
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Location: NE Ohio | Nice '61 |
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Location: Ocala, Florida | Thanks Dif-rnt. And Fenix, got your PM, I'll call you. |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | Its a nice car but it needs some work. |
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Location: So. Cal | That's an odd place to get a rust hole in the top of your trunk lid like that. How did that happen? |
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Location: Georgia | It's a fine car, Alan. Looks like a lot of fun. Good luck with the sale.
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Location: Williams California | Powerflite - 2013-12-18 5:26 PM
That's an odd place to get a rust hole in the top of your trunk lid like that. How did that happen?
I've actually seen that many times over on the '60-'62 cars. Seems the sound deadening putty between the outer skin and inner bracing was either corrosive, or absorbed moisture from the atmosphere.
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Location: Ocala, Florida | Yes, all around the putty under the bracing. At least the hood didn't do it too. I guess if I had the answer to why it rusted exactly the way it did, I'd be a millionaire.
Edited by realgone58 2013-12-20 5:17 PM
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Location: tailFinland | I visited couble times in early and late 80's in Florida looking for 50's cars. I do not wonder at all if Florida cars are rusted in very odd places. I saw real rust buckets. Worst were 70's Camaros, one could be only 10 to 15 years old but still huge rust holes (size of football) in the c-pillar, rust holes even in roof was very common, still the rockers could be intact. But rust attacted every single spot weld.
Cars witch were lived close to shoreline were the worst. Humidity with hot climite and salty morning fogs are not very friendly enviroment for some metals and structure of an old automobile.
It is totally different in desert area cars. You just cant compare. |
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Location: Ocala, Florida | Yes, from the coastline and 3 miles inland, the salt from the water mixes with the air and settles in the mornings. It's not really as bad as most people think however. Inland cars are pretty nice. |
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Location: Parts Unknown | We call that "coastal rust". Just like said above, the salty sea air settles as dew, etc. and rusts the top
of the car. Window channels and roof rails, anywhere dew and dust will settle ! 
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Location: Ocala, Florida | I bit the bullet and stuck in on the 'Bay. I want to try to get that '60 Dodge 4 door hardtop that's in the "craigslist" section. Who knows when it'll show up on the 'Bay. I listed it six hours ago and it's still not showing up. It took the hours off the auction though. Pay their fees for a 7 day auction and you don't even get a full 7 days. Imagine that. |
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Post a link if possible |
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Location: So. Cal | I found it:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plymouth-Other-Belvedere-1961-plymouth-belv... |
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Location: Ocala, Florida | Still available to forward look members for $6,500 or forward trade. |
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Location: NY & VT | One of the best FL colors ever! |
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Location: Ocala, Florida | It's a great color. Looks way better when it's not faded to death! |
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Location: Ocala, Florida | I I think this is what I seen in Sumter really looks like a good driver..... |
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'61 Plymouth Belvedere 2 door hardtop-Sale or Trade
