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Of course, to my un-American eyes, this Plymouth has a flavour of Citroen SM and Renault 15. It can be a bit hard to see, as all the busy extrusions on their front and rear fenders distract the eye from the underlying fuselage body shape. Let’s not forget that the cars weren’t that involved to produce, they were off the line Chargers and Road Runners and the hand assembly team just installed nose cones wings and backlight filler panels to them, and shoddily I may add. For me, it was a mental forehead slapping “D’OH” moment. ENGINES The base engine in Satellite, Satellite Custom and Satellite Sebring models was the venerable 225-cu.in. The greenhouse exhibits symptoms of microcephaly, as if a compact car was hiding inside daddy’s suit. The colors were green, black, and white, a color scheme originally created in 1938 and well out of date when it was retired in 1972. The line-up ranged from the venerable 145 hp 225 CID slant six all the way to the mighty 426 Hemi, in its farewell outing. Loyal C-P/Dodge buyers shunned racy looks saying “I dont want to get a speeding ticket” or “Insurance is too high on those Chargers”, and got Dusters, Darts, and Valients instead. After 3,000 words, I just had to call it quits. More listings are added daily. Found inside – Page 2064In 1971 , Plymouth dropped the Belvedere name and used the Satellite name to cover its B - body models , including the Road Runner and GTX . Classic Industries offers a wide selection of 1971 Plymouth Satellite parts, including 1971 Plymouth Satellite interior parts and soft trim, 1971 Plymouth Satellite exterior sheet metal, 1971 Plymouth Satellite moldings, 1971 Plymouth Satellite emblems, 1971 Plymouth Satellite weatherstrip and unique accessories, to nearly every nut and bolt needed for installation. Optima Batteries 9004-003 - Optima RedTop Starting 12-Volt Batteries. Barko; Thank you! (first posted 10/9/2014)     From the end of WWII until the minivan-Cherokee era, Chrysler rode a stylistic see-saw—as well as a financial one. Year 1971. Mechanically, though, they were quite good. Be warned, however, that a new market may appear for these sleeper cars that were previously only appreciated by hardcore Mopar fans. Nobody did it better then Mopar. Plymouth Satellite in Concord, NC. Under the hood is a 318 V8 mated to an automatic transmission. $22,500. It was a tight car, with a solid feel to the doors for opening and closing. I love it when someone asks for a photoshopped car. The Chrysler NASCAR wing specials were ‘big’ money losers. Tools. Even when I was 10 y/o, I thought their display was outdated. The featured car you photographed is one of the nicest Satellite coupes I’ve ever seen. Marcello Gandini’s brilliant 1966 Lamborghini Marzal was a bold milestone in the development and wholesale adoption of this theme. Overview: 2nd owner, 2 door hard top car! 3. For the 1972 Show, Mopar had all woodgrain displays and no more orange/yellow, to catch up. A four-speed and 383 was generally reserved for the Roadrunners. A vehicle’s position on the list isn’t a sign of future collectability, it’s more of a pulse of the current market. Some dealers even removed the wing and front nose cone and converted the cars to “regular” Road Runners to make them more saleable. But it’s an imposing mofo, and compelling in part because of its exaggerated proportions. Found insideAn account of the American carmaker includes profiles of the company's leaders from Walter P. Chrysler to Lee Iacocca My understanding is that the light came on that late because on a hot day, when you first started a hot engine, the temp could be quite high until the circulating coolant cooled things down. Here’s a link to a company that actually makes 1971 Daytonas & Superbirds:based on Chrysler tests & blueprints for the proposed 1971 wing cars that never got off the ground (pun somewhat intended 😉 ): http://www.71wingcars.com/categories.aspx?id=4, The website don’t exist but the Wayback Machine had kept a little souvenir. Has a 100% new rebuilt 440 big block, built to 500 hp. applications: 1971-1973 charger 1971-1973 roadrunner / satellite / gtx Their dramatic new 1971 coupes were the second of its fuselage design one-two punch, after the 1969 big cars. Found inside – Page 29fTwo-door model December 1971 CHANGING TIMES The Kiplinger Magazine ... 3,390 117.0 204.6 78.6 59.2 59.2 38.5 37.3 PLYMOUTH SATELLITE 3,395 117.0 204.6 78.6 ... Found inside – Page 187321 - KY - 16 1972 Chevrolet Kingswood Station Wagon / 1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring , Head - On , Intersection , Commercial IDENTIFICATION : Intersection ... It was the some problem the early “pontoon” cars had back in the immediate post-war era. 1971 Plymouth Satellite Interior Parts & Accessories. True; there are always a number of influences in most new designs. Obviously, GM’s decision to break up these cars into distinct coupe and sedan/wagon bodies, with different wheelbases even, was pretty radical, somewhat analogous to the 1953 Studebakers, except in reverse—the coupes were shorter than the sedans (duh! All original sheet met. I do remember the seating position being really low, so the beltline felt really high. I actually quite like the 69-71 C-body big dogs but consider the 72-73 restyle a disaster (look at the coupes. 1971 plymouth satellite sebring plus roadrunner, 1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring 318 Auto Patina (Roadrunner, GTX), 1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus / Road Runner Clone **Never Rusted**, 1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring in the original orange and white, 318, auto, 1972 Plymouth Roadrunner Clone .. Satellite Sebring Plus , Black Car 1971. I think its drop dead sexy from any angle and to me, right behind the 68-69 Charger, is the best looking Mopar of the musclecar years. 1 listings starting at $84,900. I never could understand why the 71s are such a polarizing design among Mopar people. 1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring 440 Hemi. Agreed on the color. My parents had one Chevrolet – a 1965 Bel Air wagon with the V-8 (I believe a 327) and Powerglide. Chrysler was, as usual, a day late and a dollar short. The cars featured in this book include: 1970 Corvette Stingray 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle 1969 Z28 Chevy Camaro 1971 Plymouth Hemi Cuda 1969 Dodge Charger 1969 Mustang 1970 Plymouth GTX 1971 Plymouth Satellite 1967 Mustang "Eleanor" American ... 1971 Plymouth Satellite For Sale . He was impressed enough with their durability to decide our next family car should be a Chrysler product (see my avatar pic). The 1968 Pontiac GTO/LeMans is most often cited as the inspiration for the ’71 Chrysler B-Body coupes, and it’s certainly hard to deny its influence. As for R&D, the notion at the time was win on Sunday, sell on Monday, and considering how successful those cars were I think they met that goal, the wins were meant to bolster the whole company’s image, not just of the winged cars. (We’ve seen before that a trim level and badge can carry much weight in a market segment.) 3 listings starting at $28,500. But they didn’t hold that against GM, because you were supposed to get a new car by that point anyway. The loop bumper was one of the more unique design affectations of the late sixties, and Chrysler was its chief protagonist. There has ALWAYS been a strong market segment that wants performance cars, every so-called ‘reason’ for squelching it has been something that fit a political or economic agenda. Sign up for the latest automotive news and videos—in short, everything for people who love cars. Chrysler, indeed, was planning just such a car before NASCAR clamped-down and killed the whole thing. Found insideBefore he disappeared, John Szyc drove a 1971 white Plymouth Satellite. When Adams and Kautz returned to Des Plaines, someone noticed that another person ... Well, the Duster 340 was significantly cheaper, and fast as all get-out. As a kid, I had a model of a 1971 GTX that actually included a NASCAR nose cone and rear wing. $60. It was defined by the rounded body sides that continued unbroken into the C-pillar without the typical “shoulder”, a feature that had pretty much always defined the lower from the upper body half. 1971 Plymouth Satellite sebring Additional Info: owned for 35 years,completely redone,interior qtr panel,body work,B-5 blue,paint,bumpers,lighting,trunk,mini tubs,rear springs,weld wheels,mickey thompson rear tires.flow master 44 series mufflers,long tube headers,475 lift comp,roller timming chain,cal custom valve covers, cam dual point dist,904 trans/with shift kit.8.25 rear with 3.55 gears . It was the same with other Chevrolets owned by friends and family members. The XNR 500’s body, like the Valiant itself, were the true pioneers of the “fuselage” design theme, and Exner used that term in referring to it. 1 listings starting at $69,995. But just where exactly did that slab-sided, shoulder-less continuous C-Pillar/rear quarter originate, other than in vestigial form on Exner’s fuselages v1.0 ? The green house was clearly a separate entity that sat on top of the lower half of the car. They didn’t monitor the instruments closely. Very interesting to see the Alfa Romeo that clearly inspired some of the styling decisions. And the Satellite sedan soon took on the image of fleet, cop, and thrifty grandpa-mobiles. $27,500. The 1971 full-size Chevrolet has always struck me as a junior edition of the 1969-70 Cadillac DeVille. I’ve long wanted to find one of these ’71s, and I had to travel to a designated historical site to do so. 1971 Plymouth Satellite V8 Miami, Roberts County, TX . Original 3D model was made by Everhard and Arkviz, I tweaked it a little bit and made the LODS for it and few other parts.The 426 engine 3d model is from Forza Horizon 4. Like pretty much all Chryslers of the 60s and 70s, regardless of whether you liked the styling or not, the best was likely under the hood anyway. Found inside – Page 67... 1964–1969 Plymouth Barracuda 1971–1976 Plymouth Scamp 1970–1976 Plymouth ... 1963–1964 Dodge 440 1965–1974 Plymouth Satellite 1965–1976 Dodge Coronet ... Surviving Mopars are much less rust prone. Most people are genuinely aware of prohibitive insurance rates and government regulations playing the big roles. It just ended up being a Plymouth instead of a Dodge, thanks to Richard Petty. Monday - Saturday, 9:00am - 5:00pm. Adam Clarke. They were rusters and were nowhere near as solid feeling as the 1966-70 B body. Yeh, GM’s “Colonnade” cars were built to such high quality levels….NOT!! Forty years later, you still see the occasional colonnade car pottering along, leaving a trail of smoke. Or is my Exneruberance running away again? And they a bit similar, to boot. They may both have over-reached in their styling and under-performed in sales, but they never disappointed in the enthusiasm they engender in their fans. But one has to admire their pluck, as well as the weapon of choice. The numbers tell a sad tale: these ’71 coupes fell on their loop-bumper faces, with sales down from the stale 1970 models. Chrysler succeeded in its goal, of surpassing GM in terms of design leadership. And with a bit of imagination, its front end with those expressive recessed headlights in that concave grille rather predicts the Satellite’s too. Make Plymouth. By 1972-73, the mid size market went to GM and Ford’s plush mid size coupes, while Mopar dealers were begging for buyers, promoting the ‘Charger Topper’ for example. I was a new driver in 71, so it was a while before she let me drive her baby. Much to my pleasant surprise I came across a 504 in the same color pretty quickly. The big Eastern fall meet of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) at Hershey, Pa., is this weekend. Obviously, people don’t buy cars based solely on box volume or space efficiency or we’d all be driving first-generation Scion xBs, but the B-bodies are imposingly large and much of that size is wasted on front overhang and extreme tumblehome. Found inside – Page 1481( Film : 1971 Plymouth Satellite two door . Estimated repair cost , $ 289.10 . Close - up on radiator leakage . ) Dr. Haddon . And last , the Plymouth ... I’m obviously in the minority, but I thought the ’68 A-body intermediates were generally dreadful even in two-door hardtop form. GM’s 1973 Colonnade sedans (top) were dynamic, airy and bold, if not everyone’s cup of tea. My oldest sister’s purchase of a 71 Charger (318/Torqueflite) made it possible for me to buy her 66 Impala convertible as my first car. Ever.). Both that interior and exterior colors are quite uncommon. So they were all sold at a loss, which became even worse when they wouldn’t even sell at those prices.  The 1969 full sized cars pioneered the loop grille and were the next expression of the “fuselage” look that Exner first used on the 1960 Valiant, as well as some earlier concept car. Enough of the downer stuff. 1971 Plymouth Satellite, Road Runner, GTX Brochure. The rendering is an example of his work for that car, I was using it to show a better rear end. Don’t expect Satellites to reach the same levels of collectability as their flashier, 440-powered platform mates—trim levels and engine options still matter. The rear seats in these coupes weren’t exactly inviting and accommodation either. The low-priced division would go on to save the Chrysler Corporation during the great depression offering an alternative to upscale Chrysler and Dodge models. Buy a 1971 Plymouth Satellite Ball Joint at discount prices. I’m guessing that warning lights (A.K.A. While there are aftermarket pistol grips available now, the console automatic had the “slapstick” ‘T’ shifter. I don’t recall it feeling cheaply built, but it was new at the time. Instead, the GM coupes were curvaceous and dynamic from every angle, something that was of course easier to accomplish on a relatively short 112″ wheelbase compared the very long, big Chryslers. Great comments from the members! Found inside – Page 1481( Film : 1971 Plymouth Satellite two door . Estimated repair cost , $ 289.10 . Close - up on radiator leakage . ) Dr. Haddon . And last , the Plymouth ... I passed on that NON “Plus” Sebring because it was let down by it’s taxi cab dashboard. $37,500. I don’t recall the interiors being “cheap looking” when compared to a Ford or Chevy of the same era? Model Satellite. Source: http://www.amcarguide.com/concept/1970-chrysler-cordoba-de-oro-concept/, I love it where you said of the big fuselage cars “The greenhouse exhibits symptoms of microcephaly”. 99 moment for me about the Montreal Strobes. From day one, the feds should’ve had more license to regulate pedestrian vehicles, and not be able to touch anything that falls under an ‘enthusiast’ category. The new look for 1971 was a continuation of the fuselage style, aircraft motivated - swoopy lines and big loop bumper/grill pieces. In the late 1940s, GM made history by adding tailfins to a car, but Chrysler ultimately topped GM in that department with the Exner-designed cars built from 1957 through 1960. See more ideas about plymouth satellite, plymouth, mopar. My aunt bought a 1960 Valiant. No doubt my late father is spinning in his grave at my making that statement. Which was also totally archaic, even at the time, as all other cars, Chrysler’s and those GM cars excepted, had switched to multi-link coil systems. I have owned 68-70 model year Road Runners over the years with a smattering of other Mopars for good measure. But it was a tough machine; the engine ran and ran even after the timing chain broke (and was replaced with a new one). The stuff about Engel is interesting for his late-period flourish. This is why we got the Monte Carlo and the Great Brougham Epic. I love doing these things, and would welcome the challenge, as I am forever re-imagining cars in my head. They may not have been the most stylish cars on the block, but their basic honesty is refreshing. I also wasn’t enamored by the new GM B-bodies…I’ve always liked clean, linear styling, and to me the Collonades were much cleaner, easpecially the sedans. To say those led to Lee Lacocca bailing out the company is akin to saying GM got bailed out for making the 1967 Camaro Z28. My high school had three driver’s ed cars when I was in my junior year, all 69s. These coupes have always caught my eye–the early ones like this have such a clean, unfussy execution, even if their design is a little bit polarizing. There was the R&D involved, then the actual assembly was all by hand, for a very low volume car. 1971 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus...NO RESERVE! I must reluctantly agree with Geeber. Can be used to mount the 70 or 71 style wing. Even better as wagons. We’re currently seeing that Gen Xers comprise just more than 40 percent of quoted on these ’71–74 Satellites, with Millenials showing interest as well. However, the “fuselage” styling of the 1971 B-bodies seems to have polarized muscle car fans both in the ’70s and today. V-8 in other models initially made 230hp, but reduced . . Like many of the so-called bucket seats of the era, these weren’t really helpful in keeping one’s butt remotely in place during spirited cornering. Very good article. At the 1971 Auto Show, GM was promoting that their luxurious cars that could run on no/low lead gas, while Chrysler had Go-Go dancers and neon colors as if it was still 1968. Learn More. 4 years at ksl.com. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Paul, I would disagree HARD with the /6 assumption. When I moved to Vancouver as a kid in 1976, on a hot summer day, it was not possible to see the North Shore Mountains, a mere 5 km from downtown. And the engine-transmission combination was great; it went like heck and the handling made the Sebring feel like a lighter machine. The Plymouth Superbird was a successful race car, but it was a sales dud. Found inside – Page 24-2–71 Dodge Plymouth Chrysler Imperial Polara , Monaco , 1970 Coronet and 1971 Charger Fury , Satellite Chrysler Imperial equipped with automatic speed ... Larger bumpers and a redesigned front fascia ruined the look of the car. 1971 Plumouth Satelite. I always thought that the 1969 Plymouth Fury was a fuselage version of the 1966 full-size Chevrolet, down to the rear taillight treatment and “peaked” front fenders. Years later, a family friend bought it, and I actually got to drive it. 1971 Polyglas 1971 Dodge Scat Pack. A classic French cars specialist here had it in stock. Estimated to ship direct from manufacturer on 09/09/21, pending manufacturer availability. Manufacturer: Prothane. but in a size that there’s no way whatsoever I could ever see myself comfortable driving. <. …..And the 15 in the front. Chrysler’s big mistake was in premiering the fuselage on a compact, instead of an actual Imperial. Unlike today, very few people bragged about keeping a car for years, let alone for 150-200,000 miles. 1971-74 Charger, Satellite, Road Runner. Im restoring a 71 440+6 Road Runner so of course Im biased but I have always loved them. Mopars always had a better dashboard as standard equipment, with full instrumentation, than did the competition. Dealership. $4,449 $4,500. I’ve been seeing a ’71 or ’72 Charger in fairly good shape recently parked next to a small shopping center. Factory A/C that works! This generation never sold all that well, but undoubtedly incurred higher tooling costs, given that the coupes shared little, if any, outer sheet metal with the sedans and wagons. View. Makes sense. The Satellite sedans looked like mini Furies from the side. Ford’s flabby Torino sedan (middle) typified the excesses of the Brougham era. I think the car starts to resemble an oversized Subaru 360. Another well researched, thoughtful, logical and informative article by P. N. I would have never made the connection in the fuselage styling cues of the 1960 Valiant and the 1971 Sebring if Paul had not pointed it out. ALL homologation cars are money losers, that’s why the companies usually build a bare minimum of them. Decades later it’s still those ’68–70 Mopars that demand some of the highest prices at auction, especially when they came with the legendary 426 Hemi. What I do recall about both the C-bodies and B-bodies, and all Chryslers of this era, is that quality was a real issue, even by the standards of the day. We found a green ’72 Satellite Sebring (with torn half-vinyl roof) for just 300 dollars. Fully restored 1971 Satellite SE this is a dream build masterminded by a true Mopar lifer. Great article. The front loop bumper in these ’71-’72 Satellites were the most expressive and bold of the bunch; with its undercut and stark, glaring eyeballs, it creates a rather different effect than the symmetrical gaping maw of the big Chrysler. 1971 Don Grotheer Plymouth Supercar Clinic Booklet. Found inside – Page 274Plymouth Chrysler Imperial Fury , Satellite Chrysler Imperial equipped with automatic speed control B100 , B200 , B300 71-0051 4-2-71 Dodge 1971 5 25 ... But the ’71-’74 Barracuda was a major flop too; ’71 sales were less than half of the outgoing ’70’s. 🙂. This time, Chrysler almost didn’t get back up at all. Now that was really coming full circle with Exner’s downsized 1962 Fury. View. I guess some guys at Dodge saw the light and tried to do their best to compare the 1970 Charger vs the Chevrolet Monte Carlo instead of the Chevelle SS in this vintage dealer movie film strip beside the Pontiac GTO. The 1968-70 models had been very successful, and increased Chrysler’s share of the intermediate market, if I recall correctly. I think the garish RR appearance packages actually hurt the styling of the coupes. Palatine, Illinois. However this is a N-code 383 4 bbl car in B-5 blue with TX9 Black bucket seat interior(but column shift). But that pale yellow paint job…. Growing up during that period I saw a lot of them around. Gandini’s 1967 Alfa Romeo Montreal coupe concept carried the theme a bit closer to earth (metaphorically speaking), on a front-engine chassis and a body design suitable in size and scope for mass production, although the production Montreal was hardly a big seller. I think this is the first example I’ve ever seen with the gunmetal vinyl interior. Despite my being on a homing beacon for a Nissan Leaf or Chevrolet Bolt as my next car sometime next year, the two cars that could short circuit those plans completely are the Dodge Charger or Challenger – if they were 3/4ths to 7/8ths their current size. Found inside – Page 15REQUIEM FOR A HEMI - WEIGHT The The Satellite was Plymouth's basic intermediate line in 1971. This included the Coupe , Road Runner , Custom , Sebring ... Even though, as Paul has mentioned, what was under the body (engine, transmission, chassis) was just as good/if not better than Ford or GM. I found this pristine period piece sitting curbside among the many architectural period pieces in Bolivar, WVA, which is adjacent to historic Harper’s Ferry. Every time I see it, I wish I had the cash to buy it, or my friend’s 71 RR 383, or one of the restored cars from ’71 to ’74. $0. Some dealers even resorted to putting a standard Roadrunner front end on them (which was required in Maryland since that state didn’t recognize the nose cone as a bumper). Sassy Grass Green 1971 Plymouth Satellite 440 CID V8 727 TorqueFlite For Sale. That NEVER happens anymore, and the worst we get is a slight haze, and then only after an extended warm spell. This Sassy Grass Green 1972 Plymouth Satellite 400 CID V8 4 Speed Manual is no longer in our inventory. I had never really understood what this “fuselage” business was all about, and now I do. The Montreal rip-offs are both blatantly obvious and altogether welcome. A Petty Blue with white stripes ’71 with a 440 four barrel , 3.92 gears with an added on Gear Vendors overdrive and 727 would be fantastic. The Road Runner’s standard 383 made 300 hp, while the two-barrel version had 275. A duplicate of my car: Your email address will not be published. IDK what the rest of the country experienced; but here in the Heat & Humidity pit of the Deep South (New Orleans), Mopars of this era rusted much less than General Motors cars do/did. With what appears to be an OEM 4-speed, combined with what may be a one-year-only color combo, I would guess that’s quite a rare car, perhaps even one-of-one. SM in the back…. Before we begin a look at the influences that shaped the featured Sebring, let’s briefly pause for a moment’s meditation at this 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst. 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