1966 Plymouth Belvedere I wagon

[thegarage]

Thanks for letting me join your group. Looking forward to seeing what's happening in the B-body family. My current, but 20 year old project is a 66 Belvedere I wagon.

 

[chtampa]

Thanks for letting me join your group. Looking forward to seeing what's happening in the B-body family. My current, but 20 year old project is a 66 Belvedere I wagon.

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TOTALLY COOL!

 

[65Bel]

Welcome from Illinois!! Fine looking Belvedere wagon you have there. Looks 100% original(?). What engine & trans?

 

[Dave6T4]

Welcome to FBBO from Ontario. Good looking wagon.

 

[Budnicks]

Cool wagon

welcome to FBBO from NorCal Sierras

 

[mikeymopar]

Greetings from northern Michigan.

Awesome! Helps that you've taken care of it for the past 20 years. I've had my eye out for a wagon reasonably priced for quite a while now but all of those have been long rusted out here in northern Michigan it seems.

 

[Nxcoupe]

Welcome from OH!

 

[YY1]

Nice.

More pics and specs please.

 

[polywideblock]

G'day from Australia

 

[HD539]

Welcome, nice wagon.

 

[68sprtsat383]

Welcome

 

[wagonman]

Howdy from New Mexico. Love the Long Roof cars ,hence My Handle.

 

[Hey-O]

Welcome from Missouri!! Very nice!!!

 

[thegarage]

Welcome from Illinois!! Fine looking Belvedere wagon you have there. Looks 100% original(?). What engine & trans?

I bought this wagon back in 1997 after finding it in the local Penny Pincher magazine for the ridiculous price of $300.00. It's a slant six, 3 on-the-tree, and was showing just 22k miles. It did not run, needed some filing of the points, after which some coxing by pouring gas in the carb, got it running and brought it home. The complete exhaust system fell off (very rusty) on the drive home. The deal was if I could get it to run I was to take it home and then make an offer. I think the guy's wife was forcing him to sell it, so I kinda took advantage of it when I offered the $300.00 I have no way of knowing how 'real' the mileage is, except that there is not a spot of rust anywhere. For the purists out there you may not like this, but I'm in the process of installing a rather expensive built 383 and a Keisler Tremec TKO600 5-speed conversion. When finished it will have a 'factory' appearing bench seat floor-shift setup.

 

[thegarage]

Nice.

More pics and specs please.

Here's a couple of interior pics. It needs a good cleaning in & out. It's been sitting in limbo since 2012, stashed away in the garage. And a couple pics of the 383 that will soon be installed with A TKO-600 5-speed.

 

[YY1]

Nice.

Mine's blue inside too.

However, that interior pattern looks suspiciously like 1969/70 and not bare bones 1966 Bel I.

Just an observation.

 

[thegarage]

Nice.

Mine's blue inside too.

However, that interior pattern looks suspiciously like 1969/70 and not bare bones 1966 Bel I.

Just an observation.

As I mentioned in a previous response, I have no background info of this car other than what you see is what I bought. I really had no intention of acquiring another car at the time, but for the price, well? That goes without saying.

 

[ckessel]

Welcome. Dig the long roof.

 

[65Bel]

I bought this wagon back in 1997 after finding it in the local Penny Pincher magazine for the ridiculous price of $300.00. It's a slant six, 3 on-the-tree, and was showing just 22k miles. It did not run, needed some filing of the points, after which some coxing by pouring gas in the carb, got it running and brought it home. The complete exhaust system fell off (very rusty) on the drive home. The deal was if I could get it to run I was to take it home and then make an offer. I think the guy's wife was forcing him to sell it, so I kinda took advantage of it when I offered the $300.00 I have no way of knowing how 'real' the mileage is, except that there is not a spot of rust anywhere. For the purists out there you may not like this, but I'm in the process of installing a rather expensive built 383 and a Keisler Tremec TKO600 5-speed conversion. When finished it will have a 'factory' appearing bench seat floor-shift setup.

Sweeet!! That interior should shine up like a new penny and with the powertrain upgrades that's going to be one very cool cruiser.

 

[Dave6T4]

Here is a '67 Coronet wagon that I built about 35 years ago. First version is pretty well stock looking with 383, automatic. Second version is a phantom R/T wagon that Chrysler could have built, but didn't. It has 440, 4-speed, buckets/buddy seat interior.