1962 Plymouth Belvedere, Big Block Stick Shift! Obsolete Automotive Car Show Review. Classic MoPar

[@MisterMikeTexas]

I can imagine the ad slogan for big block Plymouths: "Go Commando! With Plymouth!" 😊

[@georgewilkinson1068]

21:35 : You nailed it regarding driving a stick shift. When done properly, you feel like you're one with the machine ( and for that matter with the road . And that's a euphoric feeling.

[@piercehawke8021]

The number '9' in the VIN signified a police package. Quite a few PDs ran that year and make as their main unit. LAPD was famous for their loyalty to Plymouth

[@waterbourne9282]

That wagon has such a nice start and engine note- muted but very confident and competent.

[@edwardallan197]

Exactly. Confidence inspiring.

[@Random324-42]

What an oddball car

[@paulbroxon4626]

Like the video. I have two 62 plymouths, one is a Savoy 4DS two tone luminous brown with a white top. The car is a survivor like yours, bought it back in 1996 for 600 dollars with 54 thousand original miles. Someone did the same thing with the front set belts on this car too! Since the car has a factory rubber floor couldn't make it right. Other than that the car has 186 thousand miles on it now, condition wise it's the equivalent of a five year old car, pulls my vintage campers well, 61 Hi Lo, 62 Helite one wheel & my 67 Scotsman with ease. Engine & transmission has never been rebuilt. These are very well built cars. And the other is a Plymouth Fury Suburban wagon, still under going restoration. Found your video by accident when I was looking for parts for my 1977 Chrysler Town & Country hearse, have plenty of part for the 62s but it's a pain finding parts for this car. Glad I found it you nailed the history of the 62 Plymouth perfectly. I also have concept photos of how Exeter wanted the 62 to look like, but what I read he didn't want nothing to do with the down sizing, he claimed if we build them like that no one will buy them. He was right, I heard thay had a hard time selling these cars. I had a friend who worked for Chrysler, he said a lot of them where sold as taxi cabs & police cars, but the drag racers love them.

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

I’d love to have a wagon version! I need a ‘62 decklid. Mines pretty rusted out on the inside! But these cars are becoming quite scarce!

[@paulbroxon4626]

@@ObsoleteAutomotive Had a parts car last year, I needed the front dog house for the wagon. Sold the back end for 50 dollars just to get it out of my yard. I usually have good luck finding parts for that year. I will keep you in mind if l find one. I have help a few people with parts. Thanks for the response, most people I run into who put their 62 on KZbin usually don't respond. A man in Minnesota thought different when I sent him parts for his 58 Plymouth, "For Free."

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

@@paulbroxon4626 I try to respond to as many folks as I can! Thanks

[@TruckinBiker74]

My buddies mother had one with the 413 toque flight bush buttons ,we would go out and race Chevy 409s . A real sleeper

[@jamespn]

We had 2 64 dodge 330s, one an automatic 4 door post and the other a 2 door post with 3 speed manual, both had 2 red tail lights on each side, the automatic car had square back up lights near the right and left of the rear license plate. 64 Polaras had 3 tail lights 2 red on each side with a center white back up light in between.

[@rickrice3221]

Glad you saved it, a car in that condition with those options deserves to live - surprising someone cared enough to do a sensitive recovering of the seats, and someone else (a supposition, here) thought it a parts car.

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

I couldn’t see this car being used for parts! Luckily the seller had the thought of trying to sell it to someone who’d appreciate it as it is instead of cutting it up!

[@andrewmbloch]

@@ObsoleteAutomotive I had NO intentions to cut this car up. I bought it from a flipper in Oregon who had bought it from the estate of a Vancouver dentist. It was his wife's car from 1962 to 1969 so I was told.

[@johnmccann3964]

What an awesome car! I really love that styling. The 361 was a very underappreciated engine. I owned 2 cars with those engines and I loved them. Glad you were able to save it. I really enjoyed your video.

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

The fact that this car still survives is amazing. I had to have it! Just to save it from being gone forever!

[@danielulz1640]

I watched, and enjoyed, your road trip videos with this car but did not realize that it was Golden Commando big block equipped!

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

Oh yea! The big block was nice on the journey! Plenty of power when needed.

[@danielulz1640]

@@ObsoleteAutomotive no doubt!

[@dangarrison3503]

I love these early Exner Plymouths (62/63) ive owned 5 63 Plymouths. I currently have a 63 Sport Fury street/strip car.

[@dennysanders2748]

My dad's first super stock race car was a Plymouth Savoy 413/410 that he raced for Al Roberts Plymouth in 1962. After that he ran a 426/415 Savoy and a 426/425 Belvedere for the dealership before buying his red Savoy 426/425 late in the 1963 model year. He raced it with quite a bit of success at local, divisional, and national events until he sold the car in 1969 to take care of my mom's long recovery from two near fatal strokes that she suffered early that year. I bought it back 48 years later, and still have it now. Even the aluminum front end is flawless. I also have my '64 Dodge 426/415/4 speed that I've been racing in NHRA stock eliminator since the mid seventies. My dad helped me a lot in the first two years that I was racing it before he died at age 50.

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

@@dennysanders2748 wow. That’s really cool to have those cars.

[@danam0228]

Cool intro and pretty cool car. Thanks!

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

Thanks for watching!

[@hahasman2669]

My first car out of high school was a 62 Fury.l loved that car and wish I could have it back.

[@tripp-n-drive]

YOU'RE GONNA TEAR THAT GEAR SHIFTER PLUM OFF WITH YOUR GUSTO!!!!! jokes aside I love that car , after getting to experience it for 3500 miles it felt like home and I'd do it again! Awesome to see what you're doing with this content, sharing some great information and showcasing these cars. Really digging the fun intro scenes.

[@johnkendrick7304]

That car looks like it drives extremely well. Absolutely sweet

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

It’s a pleasure to drive!

[@johncornell3665]

Pretty sweet car. Thanks Austin!

[@johncaballero8013]

Really neat and unusual car. I have not seen one of these in years! Nice find.

[@BillofRights1951]

Back in 1969 I bought a 1962 fire engine red Plymouth Valiant signet 2 dr coupe...their top of the line for the Valiant. It had 82,000 miles on it and had been lovingly pampered by its original owner. t was like new in and out. It was whacky looking but I loved it. It had the 225 Slant Six with three on the tree, and he had added a very high end aftermarket AC that was ice cold. I loved that car...not a squeak or rattle, everything worked perfectly, and the engine was super peppy...acted more like a small V8, and very quiet on the highway. I had it for two years of college and would have had it for four years, but I was rear ended at a signal, and the damage really mangled the left rear quarter panel beyond repair. Those were fun days when I had it. I remember the owner wanted $475 for it when I bought it, and my dad said don't pay over $400...I paid $450...(my dad was buying it for me)....he didn't speak to me for a week afterward. Ah, the good old days.

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

@@BillofRights1951 Dang! Shame it got wrecked! It probably woulda went on for a long time!

[@kipbrown1549]

I like that car alot !!

[@haroldrogers6083]

Austin back in the late 70s i had a 64 Dodge Polara that had a 440 with a push button torqflight . Man that sucker would haul the mail !!

[@briandjordjevic9969]

Mopar or no car!!! I love it ❤️

[@zorik74]

A frijoles western. Greetings from Chihuahua, México.

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

An interestingly styled car,to say the least.....

[@QuesarRider]

Good stuff boss hog

[@davidszakacs6888]

That Golden Commando Power emblem brings back memories of my first car, a 1963 Valiant, into which I had installed a 273 V8/4-speed from a Barracuda. I ordered two of those emblems and installed them on the front fenders. The 273 really improved performance over the six but I should have also taken the rear end from the Barracuda because I ended up demolishing two rear ends!

[@joemazzola7387]

The fury had 6 taillights 3 each side with the middle ones the reverse light The base model had only one light per side

[@mikedearinger9390]

I had a 1964 Fury with 318 v8 that would fly . The 62 has been one of my favorite Plymouths. Matchbox made a diecast car of it over three years ago. Great vlog!

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

I have a couple of those Matchbox 62 Plymouths.

[@RichardMichel-m3g]

Austin, I love that car. When I was a kid we had a 62 Fury 4dr sedan. 318 and push button auto. One of my favorite cars of all time. Keep it up!!!

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

I’ve wanted a ‘62 for a long while but they are just so hard to find these days!

[@stephenolson532]

2 door with fire escapes very rare & beautiful 🤤👁👁

[@1FeistyKitty]

62 is a great year IMO --- I love the unique styling --- i like this car in 4 doors --- i like the color, the interior and the dash --- i think the car has a lot of subtle beauty but is a bold design at the same time --- i'm not sure on 62s but on 63s some people convert the 4 door car into 2 door cars to make super stock clones --- i have more and more become a fan of 62-64 mopars ---- this is a great era

[@holgerwittmann8419]

What a beautiful car! I like the inside footage of the dash while you are driving it.

[@brettjones5041]

love the content mate, the way you explain stuff.and a Mopar fan

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

Thanks. Glad you find the content enjoyable. Plenty more MoPar videos coming in the future!

[@jrranch9712]

My aunt has a white '61, red interior Belvedere with push button shift.

[@olikat8]

If that car came out of North Seattle, I know this car...

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

It came out of Seattle and I imagine the only one like it.

[@olikat8]

Then I do know the car some. Jeff Curtis, who use to restore & do NOS parts for DeSotos, Chryslers "Forward Look" rigs and was friends with Michael Schumacher (the engine swap guy) would know the car very well @@ObsoleteAutomotive

[@chryco63]

I still have the FB post for this car saved in my Saved folder. "Fly in and drive home." Nice grab!!

[@JonnyHolms]

Small world 🌎..

[@olikat8]

@jethro1260 really coincidence 🤔. It would be funny one day if Austin runs into me in my V8, OD stick, Valiant sedan here in NC...only '76 like it & wearing vintage, permanent Washington tags

[@muckle8]

Gee mister : how fast will it go? You could hear that v8 wasn’t bothered at all by the weight of that car - great review

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

The car has some get up! I didn’t even go full throttle. The smaller size and weight coupled to a big block with straight drive is a quick combination.

[@muckle8]

You could definitely hear the “potential”. - bit of shame it isn’t 4 on the floor because it would be a missile! - but as you said you prefer the easy reach of the 3 on the tree - new sub here !

[@ManiaMusicChannel]

The taillights indicated the trim, the high end Plymouths had 3 lights, the cheapest the Savoy had 1 light. I also like this design even though it was very polarizing (more the Dodges though)

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

I just found it interesting that the car has 4 red lenses. It seems thar pretty much all Belvederes have reverse lenses installed on the inboard lights. So if a car was ordered with reverse lights they’d potentially use a different wiring harness to hook them up. I’d be curious if the wiring is there for reverse lights and is as simple as using a different plug and adding a switch. Or if some Belvederes maybe have dummy reverse lenses if you didn’t order the reverse lights.

[@ManiaMusicChannel]

@@ObsoleteAutomotive that would be nice, you can try and check it out. If I remember correctly, I saw a review about a Plymouth Fury Max Wedge and only had 4 red lenses (2 on each side) and no reverse lights since it wasn't required at the time based on what the guy said (Knowledgeable guy too, Lou Costabile). The high end Plymouths had the 6 lenses (3 on each side) and one was a reverse light, kind of resemble the Impalas of the time

[@danielulz1640]

The reverse lights were optional on Belvedere and Savoy, for 62, standard on Fury. The Savoy had only one light per side, but the upscale Belvedere got two with the inboard ones being parking/taillights only unless reverse lights were ordered. ​@@ObsoleteAutomotive

[@eugenepiurkowski5439]

Dad had a 63 Fury with a "Commando 361." I am pretty sure it was not considered a "big block." That term was reserved for the 413s. Thanks for sharing the video. The 62s were a bit stranger looking and most of the strange-ness was taken out with the 63s. Learned to drive on the Fury. It was a pretty fast car, for a four door sedan. :)

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

Any of the “B” or “RB” engines from the 350 to the 440 cubic inch varieties were known as “big blocks” They are essentially all the same physical block but different bores and strokes.

[@dangarrison3503]

​@@eugenepiurkowski5439the big blocks were ( B) 361 ,383,400 (RB = raised block) were 413,426, 440. All were Big Blocks.

[@eugenepiurkowski5439]

Interesting, some people agree with your opinion and others do not.@@dangarrison3503

[@eugenepiurkowski5439]

Interesting thought. In our neck of the woods, the 350, 361 and 383 B blocks were not considered big blocks. The RB 383, however, was considered a big block. Thanks for the reply@@dangarrison3503

[@MrModelworx]

I absolutely love the 62 Mopars always loved the underdog! The Plymouth is definitely better looking over the 62 Dodge though. Another great video thanks Austin.

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

Thanks for watching!

[@arthurmccarron4379]

Beautiful colour. It looks like. Green tint. You. As re. Lucky

[@edwardallan197]

Yes. With manual gears? You are the car. With an auto you are just in the car.

[@waggitnshaggit6592]

Very cool! Was there ever a bad Plymouth ?

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

In these years? I want to say no!

[@waggitnshaggit6592]

@@ObsoleteAutomotive Agreed, love that concave grill and strakes running along the sides of your 1962.

[@taskmaster58]

The first thing I thought when you said big block and heat shield & power brakes, Trailer Towing Package, which used to be a thing back in the day. Didn't necessarily come with a trailer hitch (but could).

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

The previous owner supposedly pulled a trailer with this car. Though most trailer towing packages specified automatic transmissions. But back then you could truly order about anything you wanted.

[@mossi408]

It is really funny, how you got to explain the gearstick in H-messure. All my cars I ever owned had these awkward gearmessurement even stil today. I only had very few automatique ones. But it seem complete normal over here in Europe. You would fail the driving test, if you couldn't drive a manual.

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

Very few people know how to drive a manual transmission. Especially a manual on the column. People think it’s some crazy shift pattern when it’s just like on the floor just on its side.

[@1966-Charger]

1966 was the last year for the 361 in cars. Also, 1962, Exner was out and Engel was in. Engel responsible for Chrysler's golden era. 1964 through 1974. In 1970 Chrysler was the 6th largest manufacturer in the world.

[@steves9905]

an acquaintance, years ago, bought a 62 Dodge Dart sedan, coincidentally also in WA state, originally owned by an old lady, but had a 413 in it. I don't remember but sure it must have been an auto. Must have been a redundant fleet car that wasn't needed. The old lady said she needed something powerful to drive across the state.

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

There’s been a few cases where a fleet order yielded too many cars and the excess was just sold at the dealership. A lot of times they’d throw on full wheel covers and two tone paint to try and make them more like regular familiar cars to sell.

[@jonmoore8995]

The 62s roof were same between 2 door and 4 door. A 4 door can be converted to a 2 door if you get doors from a 2 door donor.doors.

[@davebaker9128]

A "Stick Shift" is traditionally a floor shifter, a column shifter is only that, a column shifter

[@barryburkholder4000]

My dad bought a 1971 bare bones dodge dart that had that same non-synchronized first gear. If you were not at a complete standstill, the gears would grind. I hated that car. Costal Texas with no AC was a nightmare. He had it until 1984 and traded it on a brand new voyager mini van.

[@jeffreyrigged]

my 72 centurion is as long as my crew cab 17 ram and gets about 11 mpg right now lol.

[@barrycuda3769]

I remember in the early 1980's , there was a guy where I live in New Zealand, who owned two of that model , they would have been 318 poly's originally , or possibly slant sixes, but for whatever reason ,he repowered them with diesel tractor engines. 🤔

[@LongIslandMopars]

My dad wanted to put a 4cyl Mercedes diesel into our 66 Coronet back during the gas crisis of the 1970s. Thankfully it never happened. 😎

[@barrycuda3769]

@@LongIslandMopars Indeed, what stopped him , was it you ?

[@LongIslandMopars]

@@barrycuda3769 Haha, no, I was too young. The cost of a Mercedes diesel plus the engineering involved in retrofitting the Dodge were beyond his means. Instead, he once tried to "stretch" the gas in the tank by adding a gallon of fuel oil, which was much cheaper at the time. Needless to say, that didn't end well and he wasted a tank of gas by having to make the mixture fully rich just so it could idle. It ran so bad that he gave up on crazy schemes to try and get better gas mileage. 😎

[@barrycuda3769]

@@LongIslandMopars It sounds like you were lucky that he didn't trade it in on a Datsun or something. 🙂

[@LongIslandMopars]

@@barrycuda3769 Dad and a Japanese car? Never. American iron all the way for him. He'd wouldn't be happy with the three Acuras in my driveway, but at least he knows his Coronet stays inside the garage with my Charger. 😎

[@lkmsl]

Are you selling any of your cars ???

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

Some are for sale… yes. Anything for sale I post on my Instagram. (@obsoleteautomotive)

[@1FeistyKitty]

you really need to try to stop the rust under the back window

[@richardturk7162]

Looks like it may have been a police car at one time. No need to repeat the shift pattern really. Nice old car tho'.the oldest mopar I have had was a 64 Plymouth Fury.

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

The shifting operation is for the benefit of those who’ve never driven a 3 speed on the column. I’ve had many folks inquire on how it works and how you shift it. So I gave it some emphasis and multiple angles to help. Though it may be mundane to people who do know how to operate it. I do post chapters so people can skip to parts of the video they’d like to see. Thanks for watching.

[@gasser66]

Uh oh. I hope we are not on the cusp of another "stick shift" 💩storm lol.

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

I hope! 😂😂

[@ManiacRacing]

Such a killer old sleeper! Even a four door has 500x more personality than anything modern, Also, please don't explain the exact same thing 5 times. It's annoying.

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

Explain what 5 times?

[@ManiacRacing]

The shift pattern. 3 on the tree is not rocket science, and you explained it like 5 or 6 times.@@ObsoleteAutomotive

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

@@ManiacRacing Not everyone knows how to drive/shift a manual transmission let alone a 3 speed on the column that’s seldom seen today. I’ve taught 3spd column shift to folks and some get it easily and others really struggle with the shift pattern and operation. It’s just not something they’ve ever seen It’s for the benefit of those that don’t know how it functions. So having a short segment showing the shifts a few times from different view points can be helpful. They can watch and see it work a few times instead of rewinding. I have chapters in the videos so viewers can skip to parts they want to see. It may be mundane to you or people that know how it works but maybe not “annoying” to those that have no clue about it.

[@ManiacRacing]

Its your channel. Just my 2c. But I really don't think your audience for this car are newcomers to manual transmissions. @@ObsoleteAutomotive

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

@@ManiacRacing You’d be surprised at the amount of folks who can drive a manual transmission and don’t know how a 3 speed column shift manual operates and have trouble driving one at first. Some have never heard of or seen it. Just how it is sometimes.

[@slimwhitman1301]

Destined to be a parts car? Really? Seems a waste of such a cool car.

[@ObsoleteAutomotive]

That’s the unfortunate reality for many B body sedans. I had to save this one!

[@andrewmbloch]

No, not really. I had no intentions of parting that car out. I'm glad it went to an enthusiastic owner.

[@arthurmccarron4379]

68 or 69. Dad. Had. A chance. To buy. 62 Plymouth. Four. Door. Hard top. Brothers. And. I. Loved. That. Car. But. At. That. Time. Late. Father. Did not trust. Automatic. Transmission. Thanks

[@ernestoclaudodip9671]

Awfull car , horrible design!!!!