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Member ID: saw4364

Location: Wilhoit, AZ

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1974 Plymouth Satellite

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  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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Stephanie’s Plymouth Satellite

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This is my 1974 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Sundance Editionsaw4364's 1974 Plymouth Satellite

saw4364's 1974 Plymouth Satellite

saw4364's 1974 Plymouth Satellitesaw4364's 1974 Plymouth Satellite

saw4364's 1974 Plymouth Satellite

I bought her off ebay from a guy in California about a month ago. I paid 2500 bucks for her, pretty good i think considering what shape she's in. I don't know if she would be considered a "Survivor" since the only things that have been done to her is a new vinyl top (the guy put it on before i bought her, and it's supposed to be white) and i put air adjust shocks and a new Radiator in her. Other than that, she's all original and the paint is the original  JL6 Aztec Gold Metallic that she came in. I've been told the production numbers on her were from 100 to 350, and i couldn't tell ya how many are left, i can only be sure of 5, including mine, thanks to the help of 79baron here on cardomain.  I'm sure there are more out there to find, and can't wait to see them.  The stripes on my car are in pretty good shape for being in the Southwest. The other AZ owner of a Sundance lives in Phoenix AZ and i had the pleasure of meeting him and his wife at the Mopars on the Mountain Car Show in Prescott AZ. He was amazed how bright they were. lol.  She's got little rust spots showing up in the rocker panels, but it hasn't eaten through yet, so my first mission is to get the rust out and stop it from spreading till i can get to the body work.

Engine details, she's got a 318 4 barrel with an Eldebrock 4 barrel 650 CFM, i think it's too much for the engine, since all it has for upgrade is a mild cam, the guy in Cali i bought it from had the 318 rebuilt, as he was going to make it his daily driver, till he got a call from a guy he had sold one of his cars to, and the guy wanted to sell it back to him. Thus why i got the car.

All and all, i'm happy with the car, she's a good looking Mopar, she's pretty hard to forget, since most of the Satty's running around aren't painted and striped like her. And i love the 74 cause that was my first car at the age of 17. I had to get rid of the first one since the unibody was detaching from the rest of the car!! I was hard on her, but she was so rusted that there was no salvation for her. Here's a pic of my first.

saw4364's 1974 Plymouth Satellite

Also, i have the original hubcaps that came with the Sundance Edition, they were in the trunk, along with the original jack. Score for me!! I'll be taking her to 2 of the local car shows this year, i doubt i'll win anything, there's a lot nicer cars out there than mine, i'm just looking forward to hanging out with other classic car nuts and seeing their rides. I get compliments on mine wherever i go, and all of them ask me what kind of car she is, lol, i think it's funny, and my plates get a laugh, since i went with MPRMAMA!!! :) You'll notice this in the pic of the rear of the car. Hope you like my ride, i'm pretty excited having her, one of my dreams accomplished, and this time, i plan on keeping her forever!!

Update: I called a company on Friday called SMS in oregon, a guy in prescott told me about them. They were my last hope in finding my interior fabric. He described for me the material i was looking for, and he's sending me some samples of the material and vinyl. I'll post pics of it as soon as it arrives. I'm pretty confident it's the right stuff. Next i'll be finding out how much for a new headliner. Here's pics of the interior fabric right now. saw4364's 1974 Plymouth Satellite saw4364's 1974 Plymouth Satellite

Update: Got the samples in the mail today, it wasn't the right material, but i sent pics of the interior to the guy and he thinks he's found the right stuff, so i'll be getting round 2 in a few days.

4-8-08
I recieved my new samples in the mail yesterday, and they are correct. I'm really happy, now i can restore her to original. I've included a few pics of the material....
saw4364's 1974 Plymouth Satellite

saw4364's 1974 Plymouth Satellite

As you can tell, the sun has been hard on the interior, one of the downsides to living in the southern states. The material is 89 dollars a yard, and i'm redoing both the front and back. I've put the estimate for material at a little over 500 dollars. I got the samples from SMS Auto Fabrics in Oregon. They were the only guys that had the correct stuff for this specific car. Talk to Doug, he's a great guy and worked hard to find the right stuff for me, and he got it to me fast. Their website is http://smsautofabrics.com/ and their phone number is 503-263-3535. They also have headliner material, make door panels for customers, and they have a lot of material!!! They solved my biggest headache so far! lol.

I also included some more pics of the car after i gave her a bath.

saw4364's 1974 Plymouth Satellite

saw4364's 1974 Plymouth Satellite

saw4364's 1974 Plymouth Satellite

saw4364's 1974 Plymouth Satellite

 

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Dazedaz  

Posted by: Dazedaz

07/17/2009 03:20PM

Hey I'm trying to get everyone I can together in AZ for a car show you want in? I need a list of cars to come before I set a date and time, place. email me @ ddiaz85635@live.com for the info

maxoom  

Posted by: maxoom

04/04/2009 05:08PM

Hi, I'm new to the site, but I joined (maxoom),I'm still getting pictures up and learnig how, there is one so far, mines a 74 Sattelite Sebring Sundance.Aztec Gold Mettalic, Aztec Cloth/Plad? seats.Only one in Chico,Ca that I know of, where I live. One year only Very, Very Rare Car.

74sundance  

Posted by: 74sundance

03/23/2009 04:31PM

Hey I thought you might want to see this... http://jalopnik.com/cars/down-on-the-street/1974-plymouth-satellite-sebring-sundance-edition-272181.php

BnBRacing  

Posted by: BnBRacing

02/08/2009 04:35PM

SWEET I HAVE A 74 MATCHING #'S B5 BLUE 360 ONE ( PICS COMING SOON ) CHECK OUT MY OTHER RIDES ( POLL & RATE )

bluebossride  

Posted by: bluebossride

01/13/2009 01:18PM

Awesome score, love the Sun Dance editions.

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Member ID: saw4364

Location: Wilhoit, AZ