It’s always nice to find a ’60’s vintage Mopar product, such as this 1967 Plymouth Belvedere, that’s not a muscle car version or one that has been hacked into a wanna-be muscle car mash-up. The seller considers this Melbourne, Florida resident to be a survivor, so let’s look it over and see if we agree. This two-door hardtop is available, here on eBay for a current bid of $5,000 with one bid tendered so far.

Technically, a Belvedere II, this mid-size Plymouth occupied a rung between the Satellite and the Belvedere I. Other Belvedere II body styles included a four-door sedan, a convertible, and a station wagon. I have always appreciated this ’66-’67 body style, also used by Dodge for the Coronet series, though I’d have to say it’s my second favorite as I subjectively prefer the succeeding ’68-’70 version. Regardless, Ford, Chevrolet, Plymouth, Dodge, and even American Motors all had clean, crisp styling in these bygone years.

We’re told that this Plymouth suffered the ignominy of a Macco paint job somewhere in its past but has since been resprayed in its original shade of D code, Light Blue. The listing images are small and not very revealing so details are fleeting but the body appears to be straight and free of rust. The seller emphasizes that this is NOT a northern car, so it either knows “Dixie” by heart or he’s trying to tell us that it’s not infected with rust. Regardless of where a 55-year-old car calls home, a visual inspection is always a sound suggestion. The only thing externally noted that is out of place is a missing front left Magnum 500 wheel but it’s included and currently occupying the trunk.

V8 power in the form of a 230 gross HP 318 CI engine makes the engine room scene and we’re told that it “runs good” and the numbers match. The engine looks original and unmodified while the mileage recording shows only 60K miles but there is no claim to authenticity. As is usually the case, this Belvedere makes use of Mopar’s excellent TorqueFlite three-speed automatic transmission. I think that I have encountered only one similar car, in all my years of searching and reviewing, that was equipped with a three-speed manual gearbox! Oh, I almost forgot, the brakes don’t work – something about blown-out wheel cylinders.

The bench seating upholstery looks great! Almost too great, I thought that maybe it was a redo but the listing doesn’t state as much. The carpet looks like it has seen better days and the door and upholstery panels are revealing some discoloration but all-in-all, it bears a reasonable presentation.

So, a survivor? That term gets bandied about quite a bit and by our definition, this Belvedere would miss the mark due to its repaint – but it’s a subjective call and the car has been refinished in its original hue so I take no exception to the use of that description. I do like its originality, I just hope the next owner appreciates it too and leaves well enough alone. That’s my take, what’s yours?