1972 Plymouth Satellite Regent - eastern Canada

This car is in my neck of the woods... I do not know the owner nor have I seen the car... but for you Mopar fans

http://saintjohn.kijiji.ca/c-cars-v...llite-regent-station-wagon-W0QQAdIdZ487784221

 

If only the "Brady Bunch" had of went all out and got the "Regent" instead of the "Custom". lol.

Top of the line model, but no A/C and no power brakes. Interesting. Well I take that back, I just now noticed that it is a Canadian car, no A/C is not that odd with that said.

 

Very similar to my car in so many ways, including the condition it was in when I bought it in 1996 for $50.00 site unseen.

 

Interesting car. Needs a LOT of work, but he seems reasonable on price. His suggested trade of a set of white wall tires gives a price guide. My guess is he would take somewhere between $500 and $800 for this one. That may be a bit high for the condition but there just aren't that many of these out there.

 

That's where Fannie came from Digby!

 

mopar for your money

The 318 in my 77 Aspenwagon was no slouch, but this is a bigger car. Looked a bit on the worn out side of life. 46,000 kilometers? Isn't that like 30,000 miles? Should that not then read 146,000 or 246,000? Or do cars age faster in Eastern Canada?

 

Even if the mileage were low, the frame and the rest of the underside would probably be rotten... but who knows. Like it was mentioned, the price seems reasonable, even if just for really hard to get parts from the interior, etc

 

The floor pans are quite possibly pretty punky. The sub-frames on these Chryslers seem to be pretty durable, though. The 318 in this is likely to be quite effective at moving the old girl down the road, too. Being a 72, the compression is higher than the later ones, so the horsepower and torque are higher than the late 70s and early 80s versions of the engine. For one there is no Lean Burn System on it. It should, if my memory serves, though, have electronic ignition. 72 was the first year Chrysler made it standard on the V-8 engines, if I remember correctly.