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1965 Plymouth Belvedere I

December 2007 Mopar of the Month

Jimmy writes: I bought this Plymouth in 2002. Since then, I have rebuilt the engine and transmission, painted the car and installed a new interiror.

1965 Plymouth Belvedere I passenger side Moreover, all the stainless and chrome were redone; the majority of the car’s suspension parts (upper and lower control arms, tie rods, center link, strut rods, spindles, torsion bars, custom made oil pan skid plate, Dana 60 rear with u-bolts and shock plates, rear brake backing plates, and brake drums have all been powder coated), as have the gas tank, gas tank strap, gas tank filler tube and cap, drive shaft, and drive shaft loop; the bumper brackets have also been powder coated, along with hood latch, and latch release.


1965 Plymouth Belvedere I front interior driver side 1965 Plymouth Belvedere I rear seat area


1965 Plymouth Belvedere I 426 Hemi, front 1965 Plymouth Belvedere I 426 Hemi


1965 Plymouth Belvedere I trunk area 1965 Plymouth Belvedere I rear, passneger side


The Plymouth will have the correct 1965 magnesium cross ram installed sometime in 2008. I just ran out of time this year!


1965 Plymouth Belvedere I front driver side 1965 Plymouth Belvedere I rear, driver side


My thanks to Randy Stansbury at Randy’s Retrofitting and Restoration for the body mods, and the paint!

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Thanks, Jimmy!

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Gary H.


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