Vehicle Description
This 1974 Plymouth Satellite Sebring is a fantastic example dressed
in a metallic brown with tan vinyl top. Interior is in a tan
leather/vinyl configuration featuring air conditioning, power
steering, power brakes and an excellent finished condition. Power
of this car is generated by a 318ci V8 engine mated to an automatic
transmission and rides on the Magnum 500 wheels. For 1971, Plymouth
redesigned its mid-size line encompassed the Satellite range of 11
models, plus the Road Runner and GTX high performance coupes. Body
styles were distinctly different between coupes, sedans and station
wagons. The coupes were fuselage style, with a handsome combined
grille and loop bumper, while the sedans and wagons had
conventional grilles and bumpers. The base Plymouth Satellite range
included a two-door coupe, four-door sedan and four-door wagon. The
Plymouth Satellite Custom offered a four-door sedan and six- and
nine-passenger station wagons. The Satellite Sebring was a two-door
hardtop, as were the Sebring Plus, the Road Runner and the GTX. The
Road Runner and GTX shared the hardtop body but not the Satellite
name. The Satellite Brougham was an upmarket sedan and there were
two Regent station wagons in six- and nine-passenger form. Coupes
rode on a 115-inch wheelbase, sedans and wagons were two inches
longer. Engines ranged from the 145 bhp 225 cid slant six to the
230 bhp 318 cid V-8, which was the standard motor. Optional engines
included the 335 bhp 383 cid V-8, which was the base engine in the
Road Runner, and the 375 bhp 440 cid V-8, which was the base engine
in the GTX. The base Satellite coupe and the Sebring hardtop were
jointly the top seller with 46,807 sold, while the Satellite Custom
sedan found 30,773 buyers. The most popular station wagon was the
base Satellite six-passenger with 7,138 buyers, while the Custom
six-passenger wagon found 5,045 buyers. Other wagons attracted
between 2,000-3,000 families for each model. A total of 16,253
enthusiasts bought the Sebring Plus and 14,218 bought a Road
Runner, but only 2,942 bought a GTX. A 440 engine option was only
$232 extra, while the Hemi cost an additional $884. Only 55
Roadrunner buyers stepped up for the Hemi, along with 30 GTX
owners, in its last year. The Satellite Brougham and GTX were
discontinued for 1972. A new 400 cubic inch engine replaced the
383, and compression ratios dropped. Power was now calculated with
the engine in the car, rather than on a dynamometer and output
dropped sharply. The Satellite Sebring hardtop and Custom sedan
were top sellers with 34,353 and 34,973 units respectively. The
Sebring Plus hardtop also found 21,399 buyers. The base Satellite
wagon and both six- and nine-passenger Custom and Regent wagons
sold 23,299 units altogether, while Road Runner sales dropped by
half, to 7,628 vehicles. For 1973, bumper regulations kicked in and
two-door Satellites were redesigned to look more like the sedans
and wagons. The loop front bumper disappeared to be replaced by a
conventional bumper and grille, and the rear fenders were smoothed
out. Strong front-to-back lower styling lines were also removed.
Models remaining included base four-door sedan and two-door coupe,
Custom four-door sedan, Satellite Sebring, Sebring Plus and Road
Runner hardtops and five station wagons �€" three six-passenger and
two nine-passenger. Base engines remained the 225 cid six, now down
to 110 bhp, and the 150 bhp 318 cid V-8. The 318 V-8 was standard
on the Road Runner, but the 260 bhp 400 and the 280 bhp 440 were
optional. The biggest seller was the Satellite Sebring coupe at
51,575 units, followed by the Satellite Custom four-door sedan with
46,748 sales and the Sebring Plus hardtop at 43,628. Roadrunner
sales rebounded to 19,056 units, while all five station wagons
totalled 22,005 sales. The year 1974 was the last for the Satellite
line, which would be restyled and renamed Fury for 1975. There were
minor styling changes, and the lineup remained
