While surfing the internet for a new project car, reader Steve P came across a 1968 Plymouth Satellite. The seller had it listed as a 1960 and didn’t provide much information, but Steve thought it was worth contacting the seller about it. After a short conversation, the seller told him if he came and extracted the car he could buy it for just $100! The car was located in Missouri and Steve lives in Wyoming, but for $100 it was well worth the drive.
From Steve P – This car was parked 41 years ago when the original owner died and his daughter got the land, who then rented it to her brother in law. Apparently, nobody in the family is into cars, so they just left it out there. Now they are selling the property next spring so they are trying to clean the place up.
I asked for pictures of how far back it was and discovered how deep into the woods it really was. Once we made the trip over we planned out a path to take after we had cleared some of the brush.
The garage was framed but never finished and inside that sits a ’66 or ’67 GTO on jack stands. Unfortunately, they won’t sell it but hopefully, they decide to let it go sooner than later.
The Satellite was only 9 years old when parked, so at that time it wasn’t worth anything and even now not worth a ton of money as it is just a 318 car with a 3-speed. Growing up my dad’s prized ride was a 1969 Road Runner, so to me, it’s worth restoring this one and making a clone car out of it.
The only thing that I won’t be changing is the patina look. It’s got a lot of work to be restored to a usable condition, but my father and I have some skills at this kinda thing so I figure for $100 I can’t lose.
While this Satellite is definitely a big project, there’s no doubt that it was worth the $100! Steve has it home now and has already started the process of cleaning it up. A good power washing cleaned the engine bay up surprisingly well. The 318 is probably beyond saving, but Steve is going to be installing a 440 in either way. We want to thank Steve for sharing his find with us and hope he has fun fixing it up!
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