Plymouth Satellite

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Plymouth Satellite 1972
Plymouth Satellite 1972
Satellite
Production period: 1965-1974
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Sedan , coupé , convertible , station wagon
Engines:
Petrol engines : 3.7–7.2 liters
(78–250 kW)
Length: 5149 mm
from 1971:
5156-5197 mm
Width: 1941 mm
from 1971:
2009-1996 mm
Height: 1389 mm
from 1971:
1321-1359 mm
Wheelbase : 2946 mm
from 1971:
2921-2972 mm
Empty weight :
successor Plymouth Fury

The Plymouth Satellite was a mid-range car offered by the US car brand Plymouth , which was part of the Chrysler Group , until 1974.

Model history

Variant of the Belvedere

When a new, larger Fury came out on Chrysler's large C platform in 1965, the name Belvedere was passed on to the “new” medium series from Plymouth for 1965, which was only a continuation of the large models from 1962–1964. The Belvedere Satellite was the model with the best equipment, above Belvedere I and Belvedere II. It was available as a 2-door hardtop model or a convertible, both with individual seats. The front was designed simply: a single main headlight on each side and a grille that was divided into four narrow horizontally arranged rectangles, as on the Belvedere sister models.

In 1966 the Satellite was redesigned and was available on request with the new "Street Hemi" engine with four-way carburettor and a compression ratio of 10.25: 1. In this year there was also a station wagon for the first time . This model was also offered in 1967 with a few changes.

Independent series

In 1968, previous equipment lines were removed from the Belvedere model series, so the GTX and the Plymouth Satellite became independent models. 1968 was also the first year of the Plymouth Road Runner , which shared the same bodywork as the Satellite and Belvedere models. Along with the upgrading of the Satellite, there was a significant revision of the design towards a look more similar to the Dodge Charger . The satellite base model was accompanied by a better equipped Sport Satellite .

Distinguishing features between Belvedere and Satellite were e.g. B. a modified grille or a cover on the rear. The variants largely matched those of the Belvedere, two-door hardtop coupe, four-door sedan and station wagon , in conjunction with engines from 3.7 to 6.3 liters. Only in the Satellite was there an additional convertible . This body variant was offered until 1970, with the front and rear being slightly redesigned in 1970.

  • 1966 still as Belvedere Satellite

  • A 1969 convertible

  • The last model year 1974

In 1971 there was another major overhaul and the Satellite received Chrysler's current "fuselage" (fuselage) styling. This design line was characterized by smooth transitions, for example from the roof to the body. Different wheelbases, radiator grilles and other sheet metal parts were used for 2- and 4-door models. The sedans were available in basic, custom and Brougham equipment, the two-door models were called Satellite (a coupé whose rear side windows could not be opened), Satellite Sebring and Satellite Sebring Plus . The station wagons appeared in basic equipment, custom equipment or as Regent models decorated with wood. The two-door models had an unusual, bow-shaped front bumper (a contemporary styling trend from Chrysler), this body was also the basis for the related GTX and Roadrunner models .

In 1973 the two-door models were given a more conventional front, angular sheet metal and rear side windows, in 1974 the sedans and station wagons received new bumpers that had to withstand a collision speed of 8 km / h without damage. The model name Satellite ran out in mid-1974. From 1975, the vehicles were given the designation Plymouth Fury without any major changes to them . They stayed in the program in 1978.

Trivia

  • A Plymouth Satellite Regent station wagon appears in the TV series The Brady Bunch .
  • In 1971 Jack Webb bought a number of Plymouth satellites from the Los Angeles Police Department for use in the Adam-12 TV series .
  • A souped-up Plymouth Satellite Sebring from 1973 appears on the cover of the band Information Society's album Hack .
  • The B-52s mention a Plymouth satellite in their song Planet Claire , whose resident is said to have "driven a Plymouth satellite - faster than the speed of light", which convinced the singer that he "knew she was from here".
  • The film Cold Around the Heart begins with a scene in which David Caruso from a Plymouth Satellite is thrown.
  • In the movie Two Out of Control , Terence Hill and Bud Spencer drive several Plymouth satellites as police cars, two of which they destroyed in the movie.
  • In the Dirty Harry film "Enforcer", Harry crashes into the window of a liquor store with his 1974 Plymouth Satellite.
  • In the movie Reservoir Dogs , Mr Brown (Quentin Tarantino) dies while driving a Plymouth Satellite as a getaway car.
  • The American musician Hasil Adkins released the single Big Red Satellite in 1987 , in which he celebrated his car.

Web links

Commons : Plymouth Satellite  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files