Along with Chrysler Corporation's other B-body coupes, sedans, and station wagons, Plymouth's Satellite was completely redesigned for 1971. The aggressive new two door B-body Roadrunner, GTX, and Satellite have always been especially cherished by Mopar and classic car enthusiasts alike and the family-moving versions gained a niche following in recent years. However, the four door sedans of this era are largely unloved — unless you're a fan of a certain Georgia cop who drove a later Dodge version in a certain early eighties television series.
I came across this '71 Satellite in a Columbia, South Carolina wrecking yard. It appears to be a Custom model, which was the mid-range trim level between the base and Custom Brougham sedans.
This Satellite is wearing what appears to be its original paint, which has been perhaps attractively ravaged by mother nature, leaving the car riddled with surface rust spots. Even though this car has its fair share of patina, I could not find a single area on the body that was rusted through, including in the floor pan. Inside, this particular Satellite features B2 Blue vinyl bench seats. The upper door frames are finished in the darker shade of B7 Blue according to the broadcast sheet, which was mostly intact and pinned behind the rear seat cushion springs. The car's exterior paint code was unfortunately on one of the absent pieces of the fragile broadcast sheet, but I believe it to be B2 or B5 Blue.
The ever-popular 318 V8 (or 5.2 liter if you're not speaking in freedom units) powered this Satellite when it was new in March 1971, according to the door tag. That year, the 318 produced 230 horsepower.
The blue midsized sedan had been languishing in the yard for almost a month by the time I was able to photograph it and it was still mostly complete, probably because this car is a four door.
Chrysler Corporation would get its money's worth out of this body style by continuing to make it through the 1978 model year under different names.
This Satellite is wearing what appears to be its original paint, which has been perhaps attractively ravaged by mother nature, leaving the car riddled with surface rust spots. Even though this car has its fair share of patina, I could not find a single area on the body that was rusted through, including in the floor pan. Inside, this particular Satellite features B2 Blue vinyl bench seats. The upper door frames are finished in the darker shade of B7 Blue according to the broadcast sheet, which was mostly intact and pinned behind the rear seat cushion springs. The car's exterior paint code was unfortunately on one of the absent pieces of the fragile broadcast sheet, but I believe it to be B2 or B5 Blue.
The ever-popular 318 V8 (or 5.2 liter if you're not speaking in freedom units) powered this Satellite when it was new in March 1971, according to the door tag. That year, the 318 produced 230 horsepower.
Chrysler Corporation would get its money's worth out of this body style by continuing to make it through the 1978 model year under different names.
To see all of the photos I took of this 1971 Satellite, visit my Flickr - FordTorino73.
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