Vehicle Description
1958 Plymouth Savoy Club Sedan� Very rare "SpringTime Edition" with
the pink top ordered new by a Omaha school teacher� One of handful
of Savoy Two-door Club Sedans made in 1958 Original female owner
drove this car for almost 25 years! 318 CID V-8 engine with
two-barrel carburetor Powerflite two-speed pushbutton automatic
transmission Coral over Iceberg White exterior with black and white
interior Front disc brake conversion and tinted windows
Documentation includes original window sticker, original owner
service certificate, a hand-written summary of the car's ownership,
miscellaneous maintenance receipts and a Chrysler Products
Interchange Manual Slotted between the base Plymouth Plaza and
top-of-the-line Fury was the mid-priced Savoy. Here at MotoeXotica
Classic Cars, we are proud to present this 1958 Savoy Two-door Club
Sedan, one of a very few "SpringTime Edition" club sedans made in
late 1958 with a factory pink top. This example rolled off of
Chrysler's Evansville, Indiana factory. This handsome Mopar was
recipient of professional paint job and all new interior while
being restored. The car's original owner, a Marquerite Long, a
schoolteacher, traded in her 1956 Savoy Club Sedan for this two
year newer 1957 Club Sedan and she took delivery of it on October
9, 1958 from Johnny Baxter Plymouth in Omaha, Nebraska. It came
equipped with the following options - Powerflite automatic
transmission, two-tone paint, accessory group two, a cabin heater,
white sidewall tires, undercoating, large wheel covers, a cigarette
lighter and a porcelanized exterior. Long owned the car until 1982,
when she sold it to a man in Council Bluffs, Iowa who owned it
until 1987. The next owner bought the car in August 1987. He
installed new rear leaf springs, new shock absorbers and dual
exhausts. He also had the transmission serviced, including band
adjustment. He replaced all of the wheel cylinders, the master
cylinder and the front brake hoses. He had a front disc brake
conversion performed. Previous owner believed the distributor cap,
rotor and points were still the originals. Finished in Iceberg
White and a pink top, the original owner states in a note that this
is a factory "SpringTime Edition" and is why it has a factory
painted pink top. That color pink was not a standard 1958 color,
but was available for 1959 and since this Savoy was a late
production 1958 it was offered with the pink top. The paint and
trim are in overall excellent order but there are blemishes at the
fuel filler door and the driver's side cowl. The car's windows,
which carry aftermarket tinting, are in similar shape. The
headliner has a blemish on the passenger side. The lights,
including the new-for-'58 quad headlights, are great shape and
haze-free and the car's bodywork is straight and solid. The thick,
late 50s bumpers look great and fit well to the body though there
is a blemish on the rear bumper's left side. The engine bay is very
tidy and the battery appears new. This Savoy rides on wide
blackwall tires, with vented steel wheels with center caps and
beauty rings. The tires are in decent condition while the wheels
look very good. Under the hood is Chrysler's venerable 318 CID V-8
engine with a two-barrel carburetor, complete with gold head and
intake manifold. Backing that engine was Chrysler's Powerflite
two-speed automatic transmission, complete with then-futuristic
pushbutton controls (R, N, D, L) but no parking range. When
parking, the driver had to engage a separate handbrake, which
activated a single drum brake mounted on the driveshaft behind the
transmission. Driver convenience features include front disc brakes
and rear drum brakes. Inside, the car's black and white interior is
in overall very good order. The bench seats are in excellent shape
while the black carpet is in great order. The contrasting white
headliner looks brilliant while the original, two-spoke steering
wheel is decent condition. The instrument panel has a full array of
gauges but the fuel gauge is inoperable. The inner door panels,
which continue the interior's black-and-white theme, are both in
great order. Completing the interior is a factory AM radio with a
supplemental aftermarket FM receiver installed to listen multiply
your listening choices. Basic equipment on these Plymouths included
directional signals, dual headlights, single-speed electric
windshield wipers, left-hand sun visor, dual horns,�five tubeless
tires, bumper jack, and wheel lug wrench. Equipment for Savoy
and�Custom Suburban included all the Plaza features plus "Air Foam"
foam rubber seat cushions, arm rests, steering wheel horn ring,
dual sun visors, and richer�upholstery combinations. For 1958,
there were few apparent changes, and they were largely to address
problems. The lower�bumper�pan was replaced by a lower grille
matching the upper section and real dual headlamps were built in,
with the�parking lamps�moving to a small spot above the twin
headlamps. While 1958 wasn't a banner year again for car
manufacturers, thanks the short-lived Eisenhower Recession,
Plymouth did manage to hang on to its third-place sales position in
the industry. The Savoy was offered a two-door�sedan, a two-door
hardtop, a four-door�sedan and a�four-door�hardtop. Documentation
includes original window sticker, original owner service
certificate, a hand-written summary of the car's ownership,
miscellaneous maintenance receipts and a Chrysler Products
Interchange Manual. Plymouth Procurers, Chrysler Collectors or
anyone who is into late 1950s Detroit Iron should come by
MotoeXotica Classic Cars soon and check this one out. Competition
to this Plymouth in 1958 included Chevrolet's Bel-Air, Ford's
Custom 500 and Pontiac's Catalina. This car is currently located at
our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the
odometer shows 21,523 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean
and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!! PLEASE CLICK
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