Ed Prichard bought this derelict Savoy in 2017 from someone in Georgia, and dragged it home to Madisonville, TN where he commenced work on it in earnest. It was powered by... a four cylinder Perkins diesel! How did Plymouths come to be diesel powered? That is in itself a bit of a mystery, which you ...
Interesting, to think that Schmidt had to be cautious about what he said, and to not contradict Exner, who was not only Schmidt's boss, but also an impediment to take over Chrysler styling as its VP Styling. The timing is also interesting, because it was about that time when Chrysler contracted wit...
[Excerpted from Popular Mechanics, January, 1959.] cover.jpg Taking part in the Popular Mechanics interview were Virgil M. Exner, Chrysler Vice-President and Director of Styling, and William M. Schmidt, Executive Stylist. Arthur R. Railton, PM's Automotive Editor, asked the questions. 1a.jpg 1b.jpg ...
We missed some stuff on the first pass! Here's some more... 60649866_3299103653448474_6531032527061123072_n.jpg 91294673_4310791125613050_4518233616035086336_n.jpg Simon2.mp4 Simon1.mp4 109834826_10157968823624094_7986189025365523556_n.jpg 365939966_9866742823395656_2731494938161619294_n.jpg 3660318...
. 386074707_24803867022545493_4579110550701249428_n.jpg Simon's Belvy turns an impressive 12 seconds in the quarter mile! [/size] I have had this car for many years - 36, in fact. It was a wreck when i bought it. I wanted a car just like that because I had seen a similar one while at a 50s Rockabill...
Thanks for pointing that out, Bernie. I missed that there were no sill moldings - and, until I scrutinized the pix, that they are actually of two hardtops, a Fury and a Sport Fury!
