There were 15,807 Plymouth Sport Satellite two-door hardtops produced in 1969. The model was similar to the more noteworthy GTX but did not offer quite the performance — which means it may be a bargain today, especially if as I suspect it may be the rare “Mod Top” edition. This particular Sport Satellite is located in Lenexa, Kansas and is listed for sale here on craigslist. The asking price for the B-body is $5,000 and the seller has some GTX parts on offer as well if you wish to turn it into a clone. Thanks to Barn Finds reader Local Sheriff for submitting this great find!
The trunk floor has already been replaced and the seller states that the car has perfect floors and a perfect frame, although they also tell us that some metalwork remains to be done. Perhaps that means it’s the perfect car for you? Aside from the small ding in the rear bumper visible on the left, what we can see of the car from these limited quality pictures looks pretty decent. As usual, there is no substitute for an in-person inspection.
Thankfully, the often-missing fender tag is present and the seller kindly included a clear picture of it. By utilizing Passion4Mopars.com and MyMopar.com I was able to determine the following information on how this Satellite left the St. Louis factory:
- RH23: Plymouth Belvedere, Satellite
- High Spec
- 2 Door Hardtop
- F9G: 318 230HP 1-2BBL 8 CYL
- 1969 Model Year
- Produced in St. Louis, MO, USA
- 161035: Sequence number
- 109569: Order Number
- D31: A904 3-Speed Auto Trans.
- Q5: Bright Turquoise Poly Exterior Color
- Q5: Trim – Unknown, Cloth/Vinyl Bucket Seats, Blue and Green Floral (Mod Top 1969 Satellite Only)
- A4: Build Date: October 4
- M21: Roof drip rail moldings
- M33: Body Side Moldings
- R11: Radio Solid State AM (2 Watts)
- V7X: Accent Stripes, Black
The most interesting part of this to me is the Q5 interior trim code, which may mean this was a Mod Top car originally (opinions differ on this, so bear with me). The Mod Top was an effort by Plymouth to market cars directly to women. Take a look at the picture below courtesy of Hot Rod magazine to see what the Mod Top option would have looked like!
Wow! Now as you can see from the next picture, someone has replaced or re-covered the original seats. I can understand why someone would have done that at the time, but I would hope that if one can confirm that this car was equipped with this rare (1,637 Plymouths produced in 1969) option that one would restore the car to stock — if for no other reason than to get stares at car shows! By the way, this wasn’t the first Mopar effort to aim a particular model at female customers; we’ve covered the 1950’s Dodge La Femme previously on Barn Finds.
Here’s what the interior looks like at the moment. Yuck!
The car now sports a 383 V-8 set up for a four-barrel carburetor, however, the seller also has a “built” 383 if you want to pay extra. What do you think about this potentially unusually optioned B-body? If it really is a Mod Top car, would you take it back to stock, or forget that the flowery vinyl ever existed?
The interior code for this car is “H2S”. That is a pewter/black interior. The Mod Top code would have been F2Q.
The Q5 denotes exterior color and roof color (no vinyl top code). This was not a Mod Top car.
Absolutely correct! Q5 was turquoise paint code, a nice, underappreciated color. Sadly, Barn Finds is becoming the CNN of automotive information….
Somebody else’s project they got tired of and never finished. Pass…..
Looker over good but its seems better than most Mopes we see here lately. Blank slate. Good luck stay safe!!
cheers
GPC
No mention on body plate for a mod top.
Q5 mentioned twice is top and body as same color.
H2S, high series, bench, vinyl. S, Pewter and Black interior, no mod material.
A4 is upper door frame color, Silver.
B06, build date, Nov 6, 1968.
M21, roof drip rail trim.
M33, body side molding.
R11, am radio.
V7X, body side stripes, longitudinal. Length of car. Black.
Again, no mention of mod top.
Hope this helps.
I don’t see see the mod code for the interior F2Q or the V1Q code for the top
Mod top for a Satellite would have a V1Q code on the body tag. The matching interior would have a separate F2Q code.
Love the mod top. Buyers back then had so many more options to pick from than we do today.
I’ve only seen one Mod Top car , it was back in the early 1980s at our local racetrack in CT.. While going through the parking lot I came across a very filthy,rusty , beat up Satellite , the same color as this car . At the time I never heard or seen that option and figured someone glued some vinyl lawn chair covering on it ! It was really rough and I doubt it survived the 1980s
The Dodge dealer I worked for in the early 1970s had a Mod Top lounging around on the lot. In other words, no one wanted it! I think the image of that upholstery and vinyl top will remain seared into my mind for all time.
That pic from Hot Rod looks very subdued. In real life, the colors were something that could have only come out of the late ’60s and early ’70s!
Mod Top was available on either W1 White or B5 Blue…