1963 Plymouth Modified Sedan

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While attending the first Classic Car Show of 2014 at Belmont Race Track on Long Island in... more

by John Telfer

Title

1963 Plymouth Modified Sedan

Artist

John Telfer

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Photograph

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While attending the first Classic Car Show of 2014 at Belmont Race Track on Long Island in April 2014, as I was getting ready to leave the show I came across this car that was sitting right at the exit gate. You could not help but notice this car as it was intimidating with its raised engine block and removed engine hood and the racing nets inside the drivers seat . The beautiful black paint job made this 1963 Plymouth Modified Sedan look like it had just rolled off the assembly line yesterday. The clean grill and power washed engine were amazing to look at, and when the owner came over to start it up you knew right away this Plymouth could move. This particular year Plymouth had its body built very light and they came equipped with powerful engines making for the majority of these cars from 1963 to be naturally turned into dragsters or racing cars.
For more information on this pure classic 1963 Plymouth Modified Sedan please feel free to read the following information;
Starting with the 1962 model year, all full-size Plymouths were "downsized", with more compact outside dimensions. American car buyers at the time were in the thought mode of "Bigger is Better", and sales of these models suffered. However, the big block V8-engined (426) Belvederes proved to be a terror on the track, and became a desirable drag race car due to its lightweight body.

The 1963 and 1964 models used the same unibody platform as the '62s, but were restyled to look longer and wider.

The 1964 Belvedere (and corresponding Fury hardtop coupes) featured a new "slant-back" roofline that proved to be popular, and sales improved significantly over '62 and '63.

The 1964 Belvedere is also notable for being the car used to introduce the 426 Chrysler Hemi engine, which used a canted large-valve arrangement. This was such a significant high-RPM breathing improvement that Hemi-equipped Plymouth Belvederes won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd at NASCAR's 1964 Daytona race. One of the winning drivers was the famous Richard Petty.
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May 24th, 2014