444 Plymouth Belvedere (3rd Gen) (1957) 775 UYK (Christine Replica)
Plymouth Belvedere (3rd Gen) (1957-59) Engine 318 cu in (5200cc) V8
Registration Number 775 UYK (First registered in the UK 2015, 0n an age related number first allocated for London C)
PLYMOUTH SET
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The Belvedere name was first used for a new hardtop body style in the Plymouth Cranbrook line for the 1951 model year. In 1954. the Belvedere replaced the Cranbrook as the top trim and became a full model line with sedans, station wagons and convertible body styles. The Belvedere continued as Plymouth's full-sized car until 1965, when it became an intermediate, and was replaced after the 1970 model year by the Satellite, a name originally used for the top-trim level Belvederes.
The 3rd generation Belvedere was designed by chief Chrysler stylist Virgil Exner with his Forward look, and announced in 1957 with the slogan suddenly it is 1960. Standard on all body styles except the convertible was the "Powerflow 6" L-head engine. The convertible was only V8 powered and V8s were available in other Belvederes with an optional "Fury" 301 cu in (4.9 L) version as well as a "High-Performance PowerPAC" at extra cost A manual transmission was standard with the push-button two-speed PowerFlite optional and the push-button three-speed TorqueFlite automatic also optional on V8 cars.
The Belvedere would once again return as a top level trim for 1958 for the last time. Styling was a continuation from the 1957 models. A big block "B" engine of 350 in3 V8 with dual four-barrel carburetors dubbed "Golden Commando" was optional on all models. For 1959, the Fury became the top range with a full array of sedans and coupes, and the Belvedere became the middle range. The Savoy became the least expensive model, and the Plaza was discontinued.
The convertible was only available in the Belvedere model between 1956 and 1958.
The 1957-58 Belvedere two-door hardtop gained notoriety from the Stephen King (1983) movie Christine. . In the opening of the movie, it is indicated that Christine is a 1957 Fury, though the standard color of the 1957 Fury was not red. 1957 Fury had standard Sandstone White with gold anodized aluminum trim. For the movie Christine is painted "toreador red" with an "iceberg white" top.
In the opening scene, which the titles set as "Detroit, 1957", Christine appears near the end of the assembly line as a lone bright red car in a long line of Buckskin Beige Furys being built for the new model year (1958). (In the novel it is revealed that her first owner, Roland Lebay had ordered her with custom paint, as the standard 1958 Fury came only in beige.) For the movie Christine is painted "toreador red" with an "iceberg white" top. As the car nears the end of the production line the radio suddenly bursts into life, playing Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood and the Destroyers, an assembly worker gets into to switch it off and the mayhem begins
Diolch yn fawr am 71,423,962 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mwynhewch ac arhoswch yn ddiogel
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Shot 21.04.2019 at the annual Weston Park, Easter car show Ref 138-444
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444 Plymouth Belvedere (3rd Gen) (1957) 775 UYK (Christine Replica)
Plymouth Belvedere (3rd Gen) (1957-59) Engine 318 cu in (5200cc) V8
Registration Number 775 UYK (First registered in the UK 2015, 0n an age related number first allocated for London C)
PLYMOUTH SET
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623690509863...
The Belvedere name was first used for a new hardtop body style in the Plymouth Cranbrook line for the 1951 model year. In 1954. the Belvedere replaced the Cranbrook as the top trim and became a full model line with sedans, station wagons and convertible body styles. The Belvedere continued as Plymouth's full-sized car until 1965, when it became an intermediate, and was replaced after the 1970 model year by the Satellite, a name originally used for the top-trim level Belvederes.
The 3rd generation Belvedere was designed by chief Chrysler stylist Virgil Exner with his Forward look, and announced in 1957 with the slogan suddenly it is 1960. Standard on all body styles except the convertible was the "Powerflow 6" L-head engine. The convertible was only V8 powered and V8s were available in other Belvederes with an optional "Fury" 301 cu in (4.9 L) version as well as a "High-Performance PowerPAC" at extra cost A manual transmission was standard with the push-button two-speed PowerFlite optional and the push-button three-speed TorqueFlite automatic also optional on V8 cars.
The Belvedere would once again return as a top level trim for 1958 for the last time. Styling was a continuation from the 1957 models. A big block "B" engine of 350 in3 V8 with dual four-barrel carburetors dubbed "Golden Commando" was optional on all models. For 1959, the Fury became the top range with a full array of sedans and coupes, and the Belvedere became the middle range. The Savoy became the least expensive model, and the Plaza was discontinued.
The convertible was only available in the Belvedere model between 1956 and 1958.
The 1957-58 Belvedere two-door hardtop gained notoriety from the Stephen King (1983) movie Christine. . In the opening of the movie, it is indicated that Christine is a 1957 Fury, though the standard color of the 1957 Fury was not red. 1957 Fury had standard Sandstone White with gold anodized aluminum trim. For the movie Christine is painted "toreador red" with an "iceberg white" top.
In the opening scene, which the titles set as "Detroit, 1957", Christine appears near the end of the assembly line as a lone bright red car in a long line of Buckskin Beige Furys being built for the new model year (1958). (In the novel it is revealed that her first owner, Roland Lebay had ordered her with custom paint, as the standard 1958 Fury came only in beige.) For the movie Christine is painted "toreador red" with an "iceberg white" top. As the car nears the end of the production line the radio suddenly bursts into life, playing Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood and the Destroyers, an assembly worker gets into to switch it off and the mayhem begins
Diolch yn fawr am 71,423,962 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mwynhewch ac arhoswch yn ddiogel
Thank you 71,423,962 amazing views, enjoy and stay safe
Shot 21.04.2019 at the annual Weston Park, Easter car show Ref 138-444
.