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  • 1957 Plymouth [4 dr] Belvedere
      • Jen Nichols
      Posted May 20, 2009 4:36 PM

      In 1971 I bought my first car. A 1957 4 door Plymouth Belvedere. I suppose it had been red. It was faded salmon pink. Yet the inside was sweet and particularly roomy for the drive-in. It had a dashboard mounted push button gear [shift]. I agreed to pay $35 a week for 6 weeks. I figured it was a bargain.

      Two weeks into ownership the carb would backfire and catch on fire. I would hear the explosion and ala chinese fire drill fling open the hood and stuff a towel into the carb.

      Four weeks into ownership it began smoking and burning lots of oil. Yet it ran and I wasn't walking! I made my final payment and wouldn't you know...2 days later the engine seized up.

      I loved that car :)

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