In 1962, the Chrysler B-body platform was intended to pass for a full-size car. But its dimensions were smaller than those of the competition at Chevrolet and Ford. When the company finally brought a full-size car to market again in 1965, the B-body took on the official role of a mid-size automobile. The Belvedere had those honors in I, II, and Satellite trim. The seller has a beautiful 1966 Belvedere II that may have been recently restored, so it should need little. Located in Northfield, New Jersey, this Mopar with muscle car overtones is available here on eBay for $25,000 OBO. Thumbs up to “Curvette” for the tip!
Plymouth didn’t have an official intermediate muscle car in 1966. Sure, you could get a big-block engine in one of the Belvederes, but the GTX was a year away, and the Road Runner was two years off. While the black paint and styled wheels on this Plymouth make a bold statement, it was built with a 318 cubic inch V8. So, if you’re expecting to leave a patch of rubber from the rear tires, you’ll probably be disappointed.
More than 36,600 Belvedere II 2-door hardtops were produced in 1966. The trim level was higher than the Belvedere I, which mostly appealed to fleet purchasers. We’re told the car has 98,000 miles, but its condition has the seller guessing it has recently been restored (he/she didn’t get that information from the party he/she bought it from?). The vehicle runs and drives “awesome,” and a TorqueFlite automatic transmission is paired up with the 318.
The original owner selected factory air conditioning, and we assume it functions as it should. The seller has found no rust on the vehicle, and the blue interior looks as tidy as the black paint. However, one of the photos shows what may be a bend in the rear bumper on the passenger side that other pics do not depict. We’re told the car is for sale because the seller doesn’t have a garage where the car can live in when not running around. Hopefully, the buyer won’t try to turn this into a muscle machine by yanking the small block in favor of something like a 440.
As my dad said to me on occasional when I was a very young and mischievous boy,
“Leave it ALONE!!”
Don’t change ANYTHING with this beauty.