This 1969 Plymouth Sport Satellite was a great car – until it came into contact with a deer or a telephone pole. Only 818 of these convertibles were produced, and the numbers are even fewer with a 383 cubic inch V8 and 4-speed manual transmission combination. Fortunately, the damage seems to be limited mostly to the front clip sheet metal. So, if there is no structural damage, this could be a viable project. Located with a dealer in Granite City, Illinois, this needy drop-top is available here on eBay for $21,900 OBO. Many thanks to “Curvette” for this cool tip!
In 1969, the Sport Satellite was the swankiest mid-size Plymouth you could get – unless you opted for all-out performance with the GTX. The seller’s car was plenty potent before the accident, and the VIN decodes as a Sport Satellite with a 383. We have to assume this hardware is original, but no details are provided by the seller, so we have to guess. From the looks of things, the car may have once been partially restored, as most of the light blue paint looks great, and the interior is stout except for fading carpeting.
The odometer reads 88,000 miles, so that’s logical as the car has probably been a weekend driver in recent years. The whack in the front hasn’t prevented the Mopar from being drivable around the lot, but that’s about it. Good judgment and a salvage title would prevent anymore experimenting. The intake manifold and the area around it look a bit rusty, so did some coolant spew over there in the crunch?
Given the rarity of the car and the hopeful likelihood of no terminal issues caused by the accident, this ragtop strikes me as worth saving. Front sheet metal for these cars should be available, and a good body shop ought to be able to put Humpty Dumpty together again. What’s your take?
That Salvage Title should lower the price by a lot.
Dude, your old man is going to kill ya’,,I never gloat in these situations, even though we all know what probably happened here. Front end damage is almost 99% the fault of the driver. It’s still a nice car, not sure why it wasn’t repaired, structural damage, perhaps? The doors have gaps, this took a hard hit. Someone found out what happened to all the ’69 RoadRunners,,:)
The deer was at fault, coming from the driver’s left. It was cited for failure to yield and its insurance went way up.
But Dad!!!!!
Anyone with a third grade education can tell the entire front structure has been shifted to the right a fair distance. This is going to need EVERYTHING forward of the firewall. 21k? Hard pass. Viable project? Not for most, at least nothing reasonable to an average person. This isn’t a “money car” when it’s finished, so you’d be upside down instantly.
It explains the salvage title. It usually means “not worth fixing. Junk project, good for parts”
No structural damage? I may have a bridge to sell you…
Would it be located in Brooklyn? And lordy, look at the welds that popped at L & RT at the firewall to-inner fender areas
Better check that frame
Unibody construction, but yeah, the damage appears to have affected a bit more than the outer sheet metal.
Hit a deer? More like a buffalo. That’s a lot of hard to find sheet metal that needs to be replaced there. That and a salvage title drop the value way below their asking price even if there is no structural damage.
I imagine the owner got the insurance settlement and sold it to this dealer and they seem to think they’ll make money off of it, flip it to someone who isn’t paying attention. The car is worth saving, it should be saved, but this is in no way worth what they’re asking.
Many body parts are reproduced, pretty good quality and made in the US. Unibody and needs to be done right, but is repairable.
Wish it didn’t have a salvage title, as mentioned above that kills its value and desirability to many.
IMHO, value wise without a Salvage title I could see $15k, with the Salvage title it’s about $5k – 7k.
My take is, if it really is an easy fix, the seller would fix it.
I’ll be darn – there’s financing available thru eBay.
This is going to be a big project to fix that unibody of its bent. But I have say this is a very interesting car. It had to be a special order by someone who didn’t want a Roadrunner of GTX. Maybe for insurance reasons? When I was 17 I bought a ’71 Plymouth Duster with a 340 and a 4speed. I thought I was in for a big increase on insurance, but to my surprise it went down. Insurance guy said Duster and Valiant were the same and I got a discount for a compact car. If I had bought a Barracuda instead it may have doubled.
I think I saw this car in Tommy Boy
Reminds me of back in my late teens/ 20s about 50 years ago I really had a problem hitting those migrating poles/ trees. They were always migrating from one side of the road to the other.