AN stopped by to respond to our article, “1966-67 Plymouth Satellite was most anonymous-looking car of its era.”
I completely disagree with the premise of the article, “1966-67 Plymouth Satellite most anomyous-looking car of its era.” I generally prefer aerodynamic cars, but I really like the 1966-67 Satellites, particularly the 1966 and to me, the body lines really stand out.
The first thing I noticed when the 1966 came out was the unique angular shape of the roof’s rear pillar. Then the “sculptured” body side panels; with a really good paint job, the car looks two-tone when it actually isn’t.
I like the interior too, buckets seats with center console. Having owned & worked on several custom vehicles, I see the 1966-67 Satellite as a great car to customize, inside and out — like a painter with a blank canvas. Paint, pinstriping, redo the dash with a nice piece of wood, the console too, full analog gouges, custom stereo, et al.
And of course the legendary 426 Hemi will fit and you can still get one (Keith Black) if you can afford it! I don’t care about numbers-matching cars restored to original and parked in a car collection just to look at, I only like cars you can actually drive!
— AN
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I would never call the 66-67 Plymouth anonymous. They were pretty cars and no more anonymous than a Malibu or Fairlane 500 of the same years. At least during the decades before the 90s American cars had their own design and appeal which can hardly be said of the cookie cutter designs of today of many makes. The GTX was particularly pretty and fast.
I had a satellite and omg what a beautiful and fun car. Wish I still had it. Only problem was I had to put a screwdriver in the engine area so she would start. Remove screwdriver. Close hood and off we go lol