Vehicle Description
1971 Plymouth Satellite 2-Door Coupe VIN Decoder: R - Make:
Plymouth H - Price Class: High 23 - Body: Two Door Hardtop L -
Engine: 383 V8 1 - Model Year: 1971 G - Assembly Plant: St. Louis,
MO 140180 - Production Sequence Garage Kept Motors is excited to
offer this very clean 1971 Plymouth Satellite. This is a very solid
car, that looks sharp and features a nice 383 V8. When this car was
new some would describe this as an insurance beater. It looked a
lot like of a Road Runner or even a GTX, but carried less risk as
it was not a high powered muscle car. It was just a simple grocery
getter and thus cost less to insure, and honestly cost quite a bit
less to purchase new. The reality is these cars were great drivers
and had some real performance potential if you wanted to tune on
the big V8, maybe add some dual exhaust, and some aftermarket
wheels and tires. This car is very affordably priced, looks sharp,
and with air conditioning and big V8 will make a fun car to drive.
This car was repainted the factory True Metallic Blue (code GB5)
and features a factory white vinyl top. The older re-paint is
evenly applied with no mottling of the metallic paint and the
finish shines with a nice luster but there are a few minor flaws in
this hobbyist level applied paint job. The vinyl top may be
original and is showing some dry rot on the edges. Bumper chrome
presents as originals, showing signs of light patina and some
dents. The driver's side has the original chrome remote control
sport mirror. The addition of the Magnum 500 wheels, an option on
late 60's Mopars, wrapped in raised white letter Cooper Cobra
Radials adds a subtle sporty look to this clean Plymouth. Inside
the car is presents as original with white vinyl seats. There is
some light wear and minor color fade to the seat upholstery and the
original headliner is still present and looks nice but has some
color fade as well. The door and side panels have been cosmetically
restored and the carpet is new and well installed. This car
features factory air conditioning and the factory AM radio is still
present in the dash with the dash pad free of any cracks, vinyl
splitting or related sun damage. Under the hood is lightly detailed
and presents well. The 383 V8 has been upgraded with an Edelbrock
Performer 4bbl carburetor with electric choke. The engine has been
dressed up with a set of Mopar Performance cast aluminum valve
covers and a chrome Edelbrock open element air cleaner. Power is
transferred through a TorqueFlite 727 Heavy Duty 3 speed automatic
transmission. Underneath the unibody is unrestored and the
floorboards and subframes have been lightly undercoated with no
signs of any rust through. The factory power brakes with front
discs and rear drums have been serviced with new brake calipers and
rotors and the steering was treated to a new idler arm. This is a
great car as it sits and will be sure to draw lots of smiles and
thumbs up wherever you cruise in it. There are plenty of
inexpensive and small Saturday Morning projects on this car that
could be easily tackled that would be both rewarding and help
further bolster the value on this great driver. Please call if
interested or e-mail with specific questions. Thank you for
looking.
