It won’t take Mopar gearheads long to figure out that this 1968 Plymouth Satellite convertible has trim and nameplates that don’t technically belong there. However, since it’s going to need a complete restoration anyway, the buyer can decide whether or not to make the add-ons disappear, should he or she choose to return this car to a stock Satellite instead of the Road Runner wannabe it’s become. In fact, Plymouth didn’t even offer a convertible option on its RR in 1968, holding off until the car’s second year before making the droptop available on its budget-friendly muscle car. Whatever you’ve got in mind, it’ll take time, effort, and a sackful of Benjamins to get there. This one’s in Bloomington, Indiana, and hasn’t found a taker at the $7,500 asking price in the 3 weeks it’s been posted here on Facebook Marketplace.
Even with the Satellite’s popularity in the late sixties, convertible production didn’t account for many of its sales, since Plymouth made only a little over 4,000 B-Body ragtops in 1968. Given its rarity, this one is probably worth fixing, but it also sat in a barn for decades, and the seller says it has some rust. Those faux side scoops on the quarters are circa 1970, and a Road Runner badge has also been placed on each door, so the future owner will need to change all of this if they want to restore this Satellite to stay true to its roots.
The seller also reports that this Satellite was running and driving around 2000 when a relative acquired it, but the Plymouth was put into a barn about a year later because it needed a new top, new tires, and a carburetor adjustment. After all that time sitting, the 440 reported to be under the hood will probably now require more than that to operate properly again, but it is confirmed to still turn over by hand. It’s paired with a column-shifted automatic, but there’s no word on whether or not the transmission is still functional.
Plenty of work will also be needed to return the interior to even decent-driver condition, and unless the buyer is a huge Star Trek fan, that bumper sticker on the dash will have to go. I’m a bit wary about the integrity of the floors and trunk, but fortunately, the rails underneath appear to remain fairly solid. Other important decisions include whether to keep the quarter panel trim and Road Runner emblems intact during the restoration. Is this 1968 Plymouth Satellite convertible worth the effort of repairing everything, or is returning it to the barn a better fate?
Considering less than 10,000 convertibles across all B-Body’s were made in 1968,This is a great price for a rare car.If you are a car and coffee addict and dont want to park beside yourself..this is a good choice to fix up.Of course i could just be hyping for seeing a Mopar at a reasonable price for once :D
It’s worth restoring if it’s frame torsion bar crossmember is solid I’d return it to 68 plymouth Satellite Convertible as it should be rare and worth a good bit of money in its own right
Since they did offer a drop top ’68 Satellite, I can only guess they really wanted to transplant the faux side scoops from the ’70 Roadrunner on this Satellite and make a faux ’68, ’70 Roadrunner drop top. Purists won’t buy it. It looks like a parts car at best.
They didn’t just graft those “scoops” onto it — those are 1970 quarter panels on that car. The correct 1968 -69 quarter panels would have “eyebrows” that match those on the front fenders.
Then they put on ’68 side markers!? People are crazy
At least they packed the motor in mouse chit, I’ve heard it works better then bubble wrap… I needed a motor one day broke down in the middle of nowhere, found one, had it installed, and half mile down the road overheated. Looked in the radiator and there were pieces of dead mice in there… Weeeee
We were finishing up the complete rebuild on a Porsche 914 and decided to install the exhaust system at the owner’s house since he lived just down the street. We’d sold him an exhaust system that had been hanging on our shop wall forever. Owner lived on a round culdesac and we were in the garage with the door open. Cranked it up and blew 5 mice out into the neighborhood.
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I can not imagine the stink in that car. Ozone thingie, fine rent one, but you are still going to have to get inside to physically clean out the filth. Not worth it, not at all. Why didn’t the sellers clean it out themselves before listing? Would have made for a better price.
Funny…it is a bunch of parts so not sure with the frame rail damage it would be worth the time to clone it more….it does have a nice 1969 rear bumper with the rare bumper guards.
This would be a gorgeous and rare car when done, but be prepared for an expensive restoration. I would say $60k if you can do some of the work yourself. Professional restoration $100k? Is this car worth that much in this economy?
real shame this was left to waste away. my guess is still on the trailer we have another flipper with a tale of woe. lot of rot and even more once it’s blasted. it may be a low production # but it will not be low on how much cash it needs to come back to life. good luck with this mess whoever you may be.
GREAT Superbird Convertible Clone Material.
What a MESS!
Where have all the air cleaners gone? Long-time passing? Where have all the air cleaners gone long long time ago. Gone to junk yards every one. When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? ( sung to the melody of Where have all the flowers gone) Sorry, just in a weird mood since Adam made me drool twice this morning in my cereal. I will go away now.
Lol. I walked out of a salvage yard in Oklahoma back in the mid 80s with a dozen or so hard to find air cleaners; a stage 1 Buick, a round 426 hemi, a couple of ford shaker assemblies, two round element Mopar air grabbers, a Mopar 340 shaker bubble, and two or three chevy cowl induction set-ups. All gone now, of course, except one of the chevy CIs is on my Camaro.
Where have all the air cleaners gone? Gone to swap meets every one…
That was the first thing tossed on the ground when we broke down…..when the car cranked back up….that air cleaner was left behind……
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