[Fleet 500]

Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine

Nice one Fleet.
Good seeing a "classic" go to someone who will want to retain it as it was.

BUT I see your "enthusiasm" has rose tinted rose coloured glasses

Inside wheels on turns with heavy vehicles will easily spin as the weight trasnfers to the outer on soft suspension. But that's not what the cars for -- the seats attest to that.

Yes, always a good idea to preserve another '60s (or '50s) car.

My enthusiasm is well-founded. I've been in other cars with soft suspension which could not break the rear end loose. My family had a '68 Pontiac Tempest (350-2 bbl engine) for a while. One of my brothers drove it for about 6 months. He would go around a corner at lower and lower speeds to see when he could get the tire to spin. He went lower and lower and never could get it to do that! By the feel of the suspension in my car, even it was rock hard, it would still easily break the tires loose.

It is true that this car is supposed to be a luxury Plymouth, but being the gearhead I am, I will probably do some modifications to it. Definitely a shift kit within a few weeks. It shifts fine, but I like a nice, firm shift.

Since this car has the 8 and 3/4" differential, there is a wide choice of aftermarket gears (ring and pinion). It has a 3.23 axle ratio, someday I may put in 3.55s. Nothing lower than that, though. 3.91s would keep the revs really high on the freeway.

So are you intending a paint refurnb ?

Not planning to do that at this time. It actually looks good when it's clean and you don't stand too close to the car! It has the usual chips but surprisingly few considering its age. Must have been garage kept most of its life.

Looking forward to more detailed reports on condition. ( but please try to limit the amount of "subjectivity" so we don't have nonsense like the Merc solenoid comment

Yeah, after I've driven it more I will post comments.
The Merc (and other cars like BMW) comment is well-founded. I know from other people who own those cars that parts like starters, alternators, etc cost 3 times more than for my car.

However, those parts are also probably pretty expensive for modern American cars, too. I do know that if my car needs an alternator, not only can I install it myself (ridiculously easy to access) but it would cost well under $50.00.