1961 Plymouth Belvedere 2 Door Hardtop 61 Factory Lavender Daily Driver No Res on 2040-cars
Ocala, Florida, United States
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. I have a CD documenting the rebuild to go with it. Mechanically, you won't have to do much of anything to this car, except maybe a cleaning and detailing. Brakes have been gone through, (rebuilt all wheel cyls, lines are fantastic, drums turned, but it could benefit from a fresh rear passenger side brake drum, that one is pretty warped and causes pedal pulse. 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. A couple of months ago, I put brand new radial skinny white walls on it. I could benefit visually from a set of port-a wall wide whites. 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. I have a replacement valve to go with the car. Underneath this car, including the sub frame, all floors and trunk floor you will find absolutely NO rot at all. Not even scale. I cannot stress this enough. 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 $6,800 for it, or I would consider 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, message me and send me your phone number if you like. Please don't let it scare you, it's really not as bad as it looks. Located in Ocala, Florida, 34470 No overseas buyers.......sorry, but I'd like to see this car stay in the states. It is up to you to arrange your own shipping. I cannot store the car, so it must be paid for in full within three days of the auction's end, and must be picked up within one week. Cash or bank transfer only. No games and no tire kicking once you get here. If you want to cut it up, or put Chevy power in it, or modernize it, don't even bother bidding, I won't sell it to you. Like I said, I hate to let it go, but it deserves a proper restoration.
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