1964 Plymouth Satellite 426 Hemi

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1964 plymouth satellite 426 hemi. This car is equipped with a 440 magnum built by reapers racing. In 1967 only 378 plymouth satellite models were fitted with the b series 383 cubic inch v 8 and of them just 99 were convertibles like this. Dana 60 4 10 with a spool. In the late 1960s plymouth dove into the high performance muscle car market with the barracuda fastback fitted with a 426 hemi in 1968 and a 440 big block engine in 1969.
When you want one of the ultimate muscle cars ever made its time to check out this 1966 plymouth satellite. And one of the muscle cars that benefited from this change was the 1966 plymouth satellite 426 hemi. For your consideration is this very rare 1964 fury with a 426 wedge and a 4 speed. Available only in two door hardtop and convertible models the satellite remained the top of the line model until the 1967 model year when it was moved a notch down by the gtx.
Legendary race icon richard petty saw great success with plymouth in nascar. In 1941 plymouth ranked as the second most popular automotive brand in the u s above chevrolet. Satellite 44 savoy 13 scamp 20 sedan 23 special 26 special deluxe 21 sport fury 26. The fury name was moved to plymouth s mid size models for 1975 at.
That changed in 66 when the 426 cid hemi v 8 was added to the regular production options list. The 1964 plymouth barracuda was the first year to launch the now legendary model. The plymouth satellite is a mid size automobile introduced in the 1965 model year as the top trim model in plymouth s b platform belvedere line. The legend is that there were three 426 max wedge wagons built in 1963 and 2 in 1964 these badass mythical grocery getters were capable of running a gas and turning 12 second quarters.
Chrysler offered its 426 hemi engine briefly and in very limited numbers in some 65 mopar intermediates but with 12 5 1 compression and competition grade tuning it was too high strung for the street. Fresh 448 big block hemi 4 spd trans new clutch pressure plate new 1 wire alternator new starter. Few words in automotive nomenclature carry as much meaning as the word hemi but in 1964 these engines were not for the street.