just picked up christine car..

[Norm reynolds]

More infor on 57 plymouths the plaza and the savoy models v8s all were 272s the belvederes came with 301s the fury came with the 350 witch later became the 361 the 350and the 361 look the same as the 383 the 272 and the 301 looked the same as the 318 also 57 was the frist year for the 3 speed torquflite they also came with a 2 speed powerflite
mine was a belvedere and had the 301 with the torquflite
it was given to me because it had a rod knock
I picked up a 413 out of a 1960 imperial
I used motor mounts from a 1959 Dodge that came with a 361
the frame from the 57 plymouth and the 59 dodge were the same so the mount worked great I got dule exhast from a 59 dodge 383 every thing bloted right up with out no problems
the beast was fast in the day but the stock factory brakes could just not handle 100 mph+ stops
Still had a lot of fun with it as this was my first car and it did put a lot of muscel cars back in 68 to shame man the looks I got when I blew off a 383 road runners was pricless
Today the only thing I would change would be the brakes then you would have a good runner
love to build one today the same way that 413 was a good motor and a great match for a clean 57 plymouth and will fit right in with out much of a hassle

[Norm reynolds]

here is a 57 plymouth 301

[Norm reynolds]

This 57 was at atlatic city back in 05 this one had the 440 in it [image][/image]

[Charley Lillard]

I had a older fella call me 2 nights ago. He is trying to figure out value of a 57 Plymouth 4 door 6 cyl car wth 22K miles that has not been started in 40 years. It was given to him by a relative that bought it new and parked it in the garage. He says the engine can be rotated by hand so he knows it is not seized up. I will look at it this weekend. Any guesses on value ?

[Bill Pritchard]

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....57 Plymouth 4 door 6 cyl car wth 22K miles that has not been started in 40 years. ...Any guesses on value ?

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$5K tops if it doesn't need a lotta work, Charley.

[Norm reynolds]

Bill is right in the ball park 5 grand it would have to be clean and with out any rust These cars were known to rust look realy good on the top of the fender above the head lights It must be a plaza or a savoy as it has a flat head six belveders all came with v8s amd more chrome trim on the sides a 2 door belevder is worth more money the flat head also came with a 2 speed power flite still is a neat car so the question is leave it stock OR build a sleeper me I would pay about 3-3500 for a plaza or a savoy
the picture of the one I saw at alantic city back in 05 was a a plane jane savoy I did not look fast BUT with that 440 in it it was a sleeper and a fun car

[Dog427435]

I spent quite some time drooling over that one also, but it was a '58. Not much difference though.
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