WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? 1957 vs 1958 PLYMOUTH

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[@Guitcad1]

In 1993 I had the pleasure of talking with a gentleman in Gatesville, TX who owned both a '57 and '58 Fury and I got to see them in their all their Buckskin Beige glory. The '57 was in need of a lot of restoration but the '58 was damn near cherry. The only major issue was the rocker panels were rusted out. I spent a good hour or so listening to him tell me all about the cars. I learned a few things I hadn't known about dual carbs, like how you had to be pushing down a good ways already before that second carburetor even engaged. If I'd had any way to swing it at the time I'd have signed my life away to be able to buy that car from him.

[@datsmoracer2104]

Bumper wings were offered for all cars. But they were standard option on the Fury. Hood emblem letters are the same size on the 57 hood as the 58 rear. So they can be used in the conversion.

[@StreetFreaksGarage]

I don't believe a Plaza ever had wings. Yup letters are interchangeable hood/trunk however I believe mounting studs are different. I'll check my collection and confirm.

[@GeekAndSon]

Cool video

[@StreetFreaksGarage]

@@GeekAndSon Thank You! 😎👍

[@Link4878]

I have a 58 2dr ht and i love the front but actually prefer the 57 backlights so thinking about to convert.

[@user-zu8vh9sy7t]

Me too,

[@hardie4462]

Very informative video! I have wanted a 57/58 Plymouth since I was 12 and saw the Christine movie. I am now 39 and I bought a 58 Plymouth Savoy 4 door sedan. My husband and I restore mainly Pontiac GTOs for a living, and he is doing the metalwork, bodywork, and priming on my car named Lil Red. I bought my car about 7 years ago on EBay. I aaved it from being a parts car. I had to have it in sotrage for that long, but we have been working hard on it since last spring when it got delivered to our house. My husband got the flat head six motor running and the 3 on the tree works! Something about these cars that they find you! Mine sure did!

[@StreetFreaksGarage]

Thank you so much we appreciate that. Very cool congrats on your purchase! Oh yeah LOVE the GTO's! Would love to see "Lil Red". Really cool you got her running and driving. LOL yes they do find you hahaha. Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@robertdawkins]

Tim, what an awesome video... thanks for making this! Now that I own one of each of the '57 and '58 cars, your video clears up a lot of the confusion as well as answers a lot of questions that I had, especially about swapping parts. I was particularly surprised to find out that the front and rear windshields are different between the years, and since I'm going to need a front one for my 58 project, now I'm a lot wiser going into that effort! 😊

[@StreetFreaksGarage]

You're welcome! Thanks for the kind words. The windshields are the same from 57 to 58 the difference is Hardtop vs Sedan. Two door and four door hardtop are the same, then four door sedan and two door sedan are the same. Thanks for watching please share. 🙂👍

[@704406bbl]

Great in-depth video sir. I own a roller 57 Savoy 2 door post. I know it’s not the glorious Christine car and that’s fine but I think I like the tail lights on a 57 better as well as the front lower valence with the vertical bars. Another cool thing about this car is it has a clutch pedal. And a 3 on the tree. Which would make it easier to install a 4 speed and a V8. The 2 door hard tops are the most beautiful cars hands down. I’m mostly into Roadrunners but this showed up on marketplace. Not sure I’ll build it. Time will tell You video was excellent.

[@Z-Twinturbo]

Thanks for the intersting info & details. What would be your take on a Belevered having a 150mph cluster? Means it's been swapped anytime in its lifetime?

[@asn413]

most informative :D thats a lot of stuff i never heard. the 2dht fins vs the 4dsed.

[@StreetFreaksGarage]

Thank you... it took a while to compile the differences but we hope they will help people. Thanks for watching 👍

[@Vickyvee97]

Very informative video, thank you. I've always loved the 1958 Plymouth Fury, my neighbor ( a few years before the Christine movie) had a cream colored Belvidere that her husband bought brand new in late 58 and kept it in the garage since he passed away. On Sunday I didn't have a ride to church choir practice and she offered to give me a ride in it (yes she only drove it to church and get groceries), I fell in love with that car and when the movie came out it cemented my love for the car even more.

[@StreetFreaksGarage]

They are definitely a stunning automobile for sure. Thanks for sharing the memories those are special to have. Thanks for watching 👍

[@brianpruden6576]

I kind of like the 57 trim better.

[@patricklynch1962]

I loved these cars since I was a kid in the 60's, there was one change from '57 to '58 that Plymouth repeated in '67 to '68. The hood lettering for the '67 Fury went across the entire hood the way it did in '57. For '68, the '67 hood lettering was moved to the trunk the way it did in '58. For me, all of the Forward Look cars were beautiful cars no matter how plain or fancy.

[@barrykochverts4149]

Ah, yes! 1957 Plymouth wheel covers are da bomb! My dad had a '59 Belvedere company car with dog dishes. Like everyone else, he thought the '57 wheel covers were really sharp, so he bought a set out of a junkyard for the '59. His next fleet vehicle was a 1960 Valiant which, of course, had only 13 inch wheels, so the '57 covers went on the garage wall until the Valiant was replaced by a '63 Belvedere wagon. The covers moved onto his next company car in 1965, a Belvedere II, and when he bought that car off lease for Mom, he went back to the junkyard to get another set for his leased '67 Fury II. But '57 wheel covers were impossible to get as they were so popular. He ended up getting a set of '59s, which had the added delta shaped stampings that made them less desirable. He also bought that car off lease, and the covers on both cars left with them when they were moved on.

[@StreetFreaksGarage]

Very cool memories, thank you for sharing and thank you for watching 👍

[@user-zu8vh9sy7t]

Interesting story, thanks for sharing,

[@davidmckinney6577]

Very interesting video. That's back when they made real cars. I don't like the sixty model because of unibody construction. They have beautiful fins on the sixty model, a friend of mine had a sixty model and it had been sitting about 40 years and it looked solid till I took a bumper jack and started to lift up the rear and I noticed the tires never moved and I looked under it and it was gone the frame rails and we heard popping noises and it came crashing down and the rear stayed up due to the jack. He just junked it after that.

[@davidmckinney6577]

@@bad66chevelles I love the imperial cars I'm looking for a 66 model I love the design they are the last year for body on frame.

[@davidmckinney6577]

@@bad66chevelles I totally agree I never did like a car that has a unibody construction especially a large car because they are weak and you have all that road noise and squeaks and rattles.. to me a unibody car is weak

[@StreetFreaksGarage]

Yeah the unibody thing stopped us from buying several 1960 Plymouths. Too bad it was a pretty good looking car too. Thanks for watching 👍

[@1977jed]

I love both 57 and 58s....I regret that I sold my 57 Savoy with a V8 and sport tone trim two door sedan.... But since we got our 60 Fury two door hard top....I love it as well......Look forward to more work on the Plymouth and the 59 Buick!

[@StreetFreaksGarage]

Thank you! More progress with be coming soon on the Plymouth. Thanks for watching 👍

[@messylaura]

great video, would like to see a 57/58 subrban vid also on the front valances 57/58 were they body colour or silver, were those colours if silver only model dependent?

[@jaelinsmith5207]

Definitely I like the 57 plymouth fury

[@StreetFreaksGarage]

Us too. They were such great cars. Thanks for watching. 👍

[@jaelinsmith5207]

@StreetFreaksGarage Your Welcome, and like wise as always.

[@darrenpalmer6073]

I would love either one in my shed 4 door or two but alas being in Australia they are exactly thick on the ground here.

[@tombouchard2882]

Wow that was amazing video a lot of information great job.

[@StreetFreaksGarage]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 👍

[@davidclarke6658]

Could you order the top end Fury engines on lesser models and get the 150mph speedo or were those engines and speedo strictly for the Fury option only? Thanks

[@StreetFreaksGarage]

@@davidclarke6658 thanks for the questions. The 350 Golden Commando and the 150mph Speedometer was available in the Fury models only. Thanks again for watching. 👍

[@user-zu8vh9sy7t]

My dad bought a new 59 savoy 2 door,

[@StreetFreaksGarage]

Very cool. Thanks for watching

[@charlesnorman7647]

I'd love to know where people are finding these cars i can never find one

[@StreetFreaksGarage]

They're out there. Typically with a 50k and up price tag though. Keep looking. Thanks for watching and subscribing!