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Kenny J.
Posted 2004-05-28 10:42 AM (#6663)
Subject: 1954 Plymouth Belmont



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Here are some pix from a brochure I snagged on eBay last year. I am guessing this was some sort of concept or show car from Chrysler. I do not know if one was ever built and displayed. Would you say it shows some of the lines incorporated into the '55 & up Forward Look cars?

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62chrysler
Posted 2004-05-28 10:44 AM (#6664 - in reply to #6663)
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Posted 2004-05-28 2:42 PM (#6676 - in reply to #6663)
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You're talking about this guys ?



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60 Finatic
Posted 2004-05-28 4:43 PM (#6681 - in reply to #6663)
Subject: RE: 1954 Plymouth Belmont



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I saw it last year at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. just stunning.
I have a few pics also.

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Posted 2004-05-28 6:36 PM (#6690 - in reply to #6663)
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the BELMONT is a beautiful car------couldn't dig up much info though------what i did get is that it has a six cyl. and it was offered by BARRETT JACKSON in 2001 with a reserve and wasn't sold at high bid of 200,000------another beauty is the 54 dodge FIRE ARROW ------all i could find on it was a front photo with no specs.------does anyone have photos of the fire arrow and if possible-specs------later
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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2004-05-28 6:53 PM (#6691 - in reply to #6664)
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" ... Would you say it shows some of the lines incorporated into the '55 & up Forward Look cars? "

Yeah, .... smooth over that grille, and you have the back end of a 60 Dart !

Looks a lot like signature Nash or Hudson coachwork of the period. They built a couple funky 2-seaters about that time too. Exner got a little more "spicy" with the other show cars he designed in this period. You all seen the new 300 ? The front end / grille looks REAL close to one of his concept cars of this series! Lord Virgil lives! All hail Lord Exner!
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realgone58
Posted 2004-05-28 10:50 PM (#6699 - in reply to #6691)
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Exner is out there somewhere..................he's watching. Got to keep those Daimler boys straight!!
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Posted 2004-05-29 12:18 AM (#6701 - in reply to #6699)
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I looked through my Amelia Island pics; these were from the 2002 show.

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Pete
Posted 2004-05-31 12:21 AM (#6776 - in reply to #6663)
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Too bad there wasn't a hemi put in one of these. Would have given the corvette and the t-bird a run for their money. Sharp looking automobile.
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Posted 2004-05-31 9:49 PM (#6812 - in reply to #6701)
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This has to be one of the most unique, american made, early 50's cars Ive ever seen. Does anyone know how many there are, or is this a concept one-off? I dont mean to be blasphemous, but it looks more Harly Earl than Exner. Or at least Earl front end with Exner hind quarters. and how about that shifter location!!!...must be an automatic. The brochure pics show a different shifter location with a clutch pedal. You can defineately see the 55-56 shape to the bumpers. ...........I want one.

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Posted 2004-05-31 11:40 PM (#6820 - in reply to #6663)
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lets see if i did this right------a little lighter and cropped------no clutch pedal!!!!!!!

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60 Finatic
Posted 2004-06-02 11:33 PM (#6908 - in reply to #6776)
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Pete - 2004-05-31 12:21 AM

Too bad there wasn't a hemi put in one of these. Would have given the corvette and the t-bird a run for their money. Sharp looking automobile.


Not certain, but I seem to remember the car was a 6 cylinder... I learned that year to take a separate picture of the car's plaque so I would know what it said; I tried blowing up the one in the photo but the angle is such that it is almost impossible to read... the link is from that show, announcing the car's sale...

http://www.rmauctions.com/press/release.cfm?pressid=16
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60 dart
Posted 2004-06-11 5:45 PM (#7316 - in reply to #6663)
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1954 DODGE FIRE ARROW------if i did them right------i think this one was built with a HEMI but i'm not a 100% sure------not a lot of info out there------the red one is a model------later

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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2004-06-12 12:59 AM (#7329 - in reply to #6663)
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One of these early Exner show cars that looks similar to the Fire Arrow bears a remarkable resemblence to the new 300 in the front. Have you seen one yet? It really is a close facsimile thereof. Of course, Exner designed them FOR Chrysler, so they can use the design all they want! Funny that it shows up some 50 years after the fact !!!
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realgone58
Posted 2004-06-12 2:35 AM (#7335 - in reply to #7329)
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The local Chrysler dealer has a couple. I think they look neat. Should give Caddy and Lincoln a good run for thier money. The Chrysler is a much better car, better looking and much, much more inexpensive.
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Posted 2004-06-12 4:46 AM (#7336 - in reply to #6663)
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According to the "std catalog" (which has a special chapter about "dream cars") the Belmont was constructed of fiberglass by Chrysler engeneers (...) The car has a '54 Dodge chassis and engine coupled with Hy-Drive trans. The color was a light metallic blue ...
It wasn't built by Ghia, the '54 Ghia Plymouth "dream car" was the Explorer which was a 2 pass. sport coupe.
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Kelly
Posted 2004-06-12 5:44 AM (#7339 - in reply to #6663)
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All the Facel-Vegas had hemi power, and I haven't seen anybody mention the XNR concept living in Saudi Arabia...Wow! What a car!

Hey Chuck and Jersey Bob! Check that out! This is from Kenny J's pix above. Hmmmmmm

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60 dart
Posted 2004-06-12 2:15 PM (#7348 - in reply to #6663)
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KELLY------the great photos that KENNY supplied were the art side of the concept------the drive way car is the real deal------there was only one built and was an inline six-cylinder with automatic trans.-----------------what is the car in SAUDI???------------later
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Posted 2004-06-14 8:27 AM (#7395 - in reply to #6663)
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It's a pity all these beauty remained just show cars not for production. All the cars mentioned were build in Italy by the famous Body shop GHIA in Turin, which Exner collaborated with in the 50s.
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Posted 2020-06-18 8:11 PM (#599833 - in reply to #6663)
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Posted 2020-07-16 6:58 PM (#600987 - in reply to #599833)
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The front & rear bumpers of the Belmont look like they came off the rear of a 53/54 Dodge or possibly Plymouth. Looked awfully familiar (my 53 Coronet convertible).


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56D500boy
Posted 2020-07-16 7:41 PM (#600991 - in reply to #600987)
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The front & rear bumpers of the Belmont look like they came off the rear of a 53/54 Dodge or possibly Plymouth.


Very much. Except that they modified them with a new center section and simpler bumperettes.

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56D500boy
Posted 2023-05-21 1:15 PM (#629699 - in reply to #600991)
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While reading through the May-June issue of the Hagerty magazine (great magazine - almost worth the fees for the magazine alone), I came upon an article about an Austin Healey 3000 that made my brain go "Wait a minute", I know that front end.

What I remembered was the 1954 Plymouth Belmont:



1962 Austin Healey 3000 (I think Healey did a better job of it):

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CaprockClassics
Posted 2023-05-21 8:16 PM (#629714 - in reply to #6663)
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Now that I see that, I can't unsee it. Pretty obvious where Austin got the inspiration. Good catch!

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Posted 2023-05-22 3:57 PM (#629741 - in reply to #6663)
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Viper Guy
Posted 2023-05-22 5:53 PM (#629746 - in reply to #6663)
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When dad was a DeSoto-Plymouth dealer back then, I remember seeing a Belmont in person and it didn’t make a positive impression on me.

The one that did was the DeSoto Adventurer. Now that was the best concept car of any the Chrysler models of that era in my opinion.
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