Is it Christine? 1958 Plymouth Belvedere Review
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- The 1958 Plymouth Belvedere is the affordable tailfinned car of the futuristic Forward Look design movement. But by some movie also a cursed car. Is this Christine? Let's find out with the 1958 Plymouth Belvedere!
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I love seeing cars like this in Europe cause they're already quite large by modern American standards. So modern European standards? Oh boy.
Unless you're in an old town centre they're perfectly usable and keep up with modern traffic better than many European cars of the same vintage
It's about the same length as an Audi A8.... not the most common car and they don't really get any longer than that in Europe.
@@EdsAutoReviews Only limos and hearses are longer than the long wheelbase flagships (7 series, S Class, A8 etc.), and they aren't stock!
Anything short of a stretch limo is smaller than the monstrous Excursions, lifted F-350s and Dodge Rams, etc. that clog the freeways in California. I can only assume that it’s worse somewhere like Texas.
id like to be a tourist road-tripping in one of these mid to full sized 2-door convertible 🇺🇸 car's in Europe sounds like good fun but expensive to do
probably better to rent a sports car like a aston or jaguar or triumph or MG for the vacation
Hats off to you for quite the clever ending. I love the car… she’s definitely a classic. Thanks for the video and for your friend lending his Plymouth.
Thank you!
Thanks for all the great content! … research…. Editing… music… You, my friend, are absolutely nailing it, all whilst keeping your own style. Cheers!
The Willhelm scream was the cherry on top 😂🌟
his was funny 😂 good job EAR ,but iv been around a cursed/hunted 90's caddy no thanks and yes it did try killing me/others and i started out as the non super natural kinda person ( guns also i believe can be bad luck and or cursed/hunted ( but not shown in popular culture, not sure 🤔why ) as i know of 2 of them one being a civil war- 🇺🇸 that the shots fired on the first owner's neighbours killing them and torchereing in 1840-50's cursed it and now likes killing its unsuspecting young male owners usually by their wife-gone-insane or suiecied )
the movie trailer is more scary to me than EAR-RUclips that's one film im not planning on watching evan as a car guy besides i don't care for horror films doesn't usually scare me but the gore im not in to yuck no thanks
the real cristina is a mid-60's belvedere model not a 50's surprised Edward didn't mention it and was a cop car ( 3+ cop 👮suiecide/killing's in the first 10 years on the force ) firsthand and then moved on to the fire department and now a rotting shell of it's former glory in a older lady's backyard as she owns it or that's the last update i know about and the townspeople she lives with believe she's a literal witch /witchcraft as she hasn't died from the car yet
definitely a pretty 50's car 👍im not buying one thought as im busy with my own car's
My parents had '57 Plymouth Belvedere when I was a very young child. Looks 95% like a 58. It was a very cool car as you can see. By far the coolest car my parents owned. Lower, wider longer. Such a cool car.
Exner was thrown out of Chrysler in the early 60s. Within 5 years the forward look was an embarrassment. He would'nt quit.
did your parents had problems with the gear buttons then?
@@rogersmith7396 Well, Exner had turned it into an embarrassment. Some say he did it on purpose to get fired. Who's to say?
@@bobjohnson1587 Forward look made him a star. He may have legitimately thought it was great. But looks changed often to juice sales so it was out dated a few years later. I always thought the 67 Charger was hideous then the 69 was stunning. Same for the Barracuda. Go with good looking not silly. And part of it was Chrysler mistakenly thought downsizing was going to rule the industry when GM and Ford actually went bigger. They screwed up. Its interesting how companies actually competed and worried about sales. Not like now. They worry about stock price.
@@kirdot2011(This is the reply to the pushbutton transmission) Not really. When us kids played with it, my Mom said she had a screwdriver in the glovebox. The real issue was lots of rust. My Mom said she really missed the buttons when they bought a '65 Dodge with the traditional shifter.
I'm frightened!!! Christine tried to trap you in the car then it tried to run over you then you got hauled away in the trunk!!!! I'm glad that you survived & I thank the for sharing another fun video!!! 👍👍🙂
You think he survived? I didn’t see him get out of that trunk and Christine looked awfully satisfied.
@@fearsomebeard4290 Ah, but did Christine then upload Ed's video???
Currently typing this from the car's trunk. I have no idea when I'll see daylight again....
@@EdsAutoReviews at least you’re still alive. Where can we send help?
How do you kmow he survived, we will only be sure when a next video comes out
Fun Video! Watching you struggle with the front door reminds me of my dad's 1967 Plymouth Fury that had extremely stiff buttons on the rear passenger doors that I couldn't push in to open the door. My five year old brother had no difficulty pushing in those buttons embarrassing and humiliating me, a thirteen year old at the time. The car had many electrical gremlins and a misaligned exhaust that melted the rear carpeting. At least it had air conditioning that worked well.
My gramps had a 1975 Gremlin and it was used in My Friend Dahmer. The scene where his buddy tries to open the door but it was stuck was not an act the door would get stuck sometimes.
Yeah I realised that it's American Build QualityTM, so you have to give it the good ole slam and it's all good.
My father bought a new 67 Fury in spring 1967. I was 12 at the time and have no memory of difficult buttons, misaligned exhaust, or any other electrical gremlins. I took my driver's road test in that car, and drove it as a new driver. It leaked some oil, and the vinyl seats ripped at the seams after a few years.
Reminds me of my '79 Fairmont. Ford found a way to jam the whole exhaust system along the drive shaft so the floor was low, giving the car more legroom than it would otherwise have had, but the carpeting and the foam in the back seat got scorched and occasionally smelled like an overheated clothes dryer. Every car needs a personality.
@@pcno2832 I rented a Fairmont once. The Fairmont, Ford’s answer to the new “K” cars put out by Chrysler, was abysmal with a surprisingly harsh ride, rust, and a poor fit and finish. But it had great looking taillights.
It really is awesome whenever I see a '57-'58 Plymouth Belvedere, Fury, or Savoy on the road and in operable condition, these are one of the harder to restore classics due to a lack of good parts for this particular Plymouth, a majority of these were snatched up right after the debut of the "Christine" movie on the silver screen so film fans could build their own replica of her.
I just love how that starts, you turn it on and it gives a puff of exhaust and starts with eas. I’m sure it drives like a cloud, especially on those smooth Dutch highways. I would love to drive that.
I agree!!
That was oil burning. 2qt per oil change?
@@gmoops8986 Probably just valve guide seals. Oil soaks past the guides when you shut it off, then burns if off upon re-start.
Otherwise the exhaust looks clean once they are driving it.
It shouldn't smoke like that on startup.
@Michael Benardo its a plymouth, if it doesnt smoke when it starts it doesnt have any oil in it
The 1957 Plymouth had the single head light and turn signal for dual head lights was not legal in all states til 1958 and the 1958 Plymouth were changed out the head lights for turn signals. Also, the Plymouth's had the push button transmission and no park so you had to use the emergency brake. Thanks for sharing - a beautiful car. Always like watching Christine but, like you said the Fury was only the beige color.
Fun fact:there were limited numbers of the plymouth fury that were red but otherwise they were beige.
@@killerm10_14 The Belveldere came in red but, not the Fury. I have a sales brochure. Nevertheless, it was clearly the marquee model in the ’58 Plymouth lineup. Around two dozen Furys - along with some converted Belvederes and Savoys - were reportedly destroyed to make Christine. King fans should note that the 1958 Fury was not produced in red, as Buckskin Beige was the only color available that year.
@@tonytrotta9322 welp okay if you say so, but it's still a good car
@@tonytrotta9322 I like to think the person who ordered Christine made a custom order to have her painted red, whether that was actually possible I am not too sure though. You can see at the start of the film every other car on the production line appears to resemble the correct Buckskin Beige colour, though they lack the gold fury side trim so likely just a repainted Belveldere.
The emergency brake on the Chrysler automatics without Park clamped on the driveshaft, so it sort of worked more like the Park pawl on other automatics. This one has 1 and 2 buttons so it's a 3 speed plus torque converter Torqueflite, introduced the year before.
Dude, it's such a treat to watch your videos, thank you for all the uploads.
I LOVE seeing you in the videos ( or wherever we get to see you)!!
My Dad owned a 1958 Fury, the real Christine exactly the same as the movie right down to the color. The 58 Belevedere is a real nice ride too.
The Fury in 1957-58 was only the beige color.
If it was red, then it was a Belvedere, not a Fury.
@@danielulz1640 Maybe it was resprayed at some point?
@@tonytrotta9322 You are absolutely right. The owner before my father had it repainted. I was wondering if anyone would pick up on that. You know your mopars. Dads was the 318 C.i. motor which was standard. I understand that a 350 ci motor (Golden Commando) was an option. It was the forerunner of the 361. Both engines had the dual quads. Dad's went to the boneyard because of a cracked block. I understand that was fairly common on the 318 polys. That was in 1967. Wish I had it today.
@@enzoperruccio The previous owner had it repainted . As memory serves me it was, or close to the Belevedere red.
OMG a blast from the past. I still remember as a little kid when this came out - it was instant love 🏁
I can understand that!
11:45 I appreciate the effort of the driver sitting as low as possible but still looking at the road.
Great review Ed.👏
No shitter ever came between me and that classic film. 🎥👍
Love it, and loved seeing you experience such an iconic automobile.
Much appreciated.
Salutations from Canada.
If anyone grabbed me like Moochie grabbed Dennis (when Buddy was being an asshole with Arnie's lunch)....He would never use that hand again...
@@misters2837 Isn’t that what you’re supposed to do with shit…scrape it up with a little shovel.
The ending made me laugh. It was only lacking a belch.
I inherited my grandparents' '58 Ford. It was quickly designed to make it look as low and long as the previous year's Plymouth, with 14" tires, etc.
By the way, the late '50s Plymouth was notorious for rust. I hope your friend will have good luck with his.
Like the one buried in a time capsule for 50 years?
The 57 was the worst. The 58 was a solid improvement.
Since meeting you on Adam's channel, "Rare and Classic Cars," a short while back I've become a fan of your approach to car reviews and humor. Cheers 🇨🇦
Just seeing this car made my heart race and sent shivers down my spine at the same time! I never loved and feared another car like i do "Christine".
Please keep making great stuff Ed!
My parents had one of these in the mid-sixties. It's what I learned to drive in. It was a reddish-purple color...original paint. It sounds hideous, but it actually looked great. We called it the Batmobile after the one in the TV series. That was an awesome car. I would LOVE to have one again! Nice video! Thank you!
Ed, you should really have a look at the reconstruction of a 1960 Plymouth Fury on Cold War Motors channel, it's astounding!
That's Tristine, Christine's lesser known sister
The music is perfect for the video, and I've now got a big grin on my face!
Back in Ancient times(late 1960’s) a friend had an ex Commonwealth Edison Ill. Fleet car. The six cylinder was worn out. He obtained a 270 cu.in. Dodge Hemi V-8. He put it in the Plymouth with a three speed manual trans with a floor shift. With the six cylinder differential gears and the Hemi torque it was astonishing quick. Topped out about 85 or so but for young teens, a lot of fun.
the wilhelm scream seals the deal to make this video another banger
That ending was great, nice work. Christine's like don't you tell me I'm not Christine LOL
I really enjoyed this. The car chasing Ed at the end with his arm hanging out the trunk really made me chuckle
good to see you Ed! is this your new format?
To me the 4 door will always be the right one. In.part because I read.thw book first, ut also because my 58 was one as well. A 5 year restomod project, keeping it looking stock outwardly, with updates under the hood and body.
Well, mostly stock. Had to do the red over white paint. Couldn't resist. Got it at 14, from.one of the marines in dad's unit, who needed bail posted after getting a DWI, then towed it from NC to NY, when dad retired. Dropped off at my uncle's place, who restored classics as a hobby, and worked on the driveline and body there. 383 auto and a Dana 60 went in, updated the suspension with Poly bushings and new components, and got it road legal, for my senior year.
Then, it landed on the side burner for about a year, after Inwas involved in a serious accident. Friend decided she was going to be my cheerleading section, through PT, went on with me 3 days a week, and came by on off days to keep pushing me to do the exercises, and keep going. That's when she saw the car.
Became a weekend project while I was in college, and that is when the body and paint was.finished up. Deal was, senior prom, hers, we were taking my car, and she was getting at least one dance with me.
Had the car back together 2 weeks before, and did the cut and buff the week before. Also timed out perfectly to her remission. As I had her backing me up, and keeping me going, I'd been doing the same for her for the 14 months leading up to that day.
She even took in paint samples, to match her dress, and my tie and cummerbund to the car.
30 years later, she and her family have it now. And yes, it gets driven. Wedding gift to them from me and my first wife. Second, and current, wife and I drove it from.the church to our reception, with her daughter, back in 2006.
We still work on, and restore, old vehicles. Wife has her dad's Fairmont, all original 200 I6 car, I have my restomodded, before I bought it, 80 Mercury Zephyr, she has my 91 K2500 with a Cummins 12 valve and 6 speed swap, and I still.havr my 73 F250, mild lift, built 460, with a recently swapped in built A4OD and NP 205 t case.
Last one was a manual until last year. Lost a leg in July, no more manuals. State says.auto.only.
Love the "Wilhelm scream" at the end!
You hit the hearts of Americans here for sure. Boomers that remember the cars new, and liked or were aware of the book and movie. And then a generation or two later (like me) who LOVED this movie and sought it out to watch every Halloween….because it’s cars AND horror.
As clever as the ending was I most loved the outtake you kept in right before you drove the car. Fun stuff!!
Your videos are the best, man! This is my favorite video of yours.
Fantastic video, really cool car, and an absolutely hilarious ending! Don't ever change, Ed!
My favourite car of all time. Right next to the lincoln continentals of the 1960s. They are quite rare too as Chrysler couldn’t keep up with demand and quality issues meant most did not survive the decade. Truly special
Earlier in the decade Walter Briggs died and his heirs sold his auto body company to Chrysler. The former Briggs works lost all of it's contracts with other manufacturers. Chrysler began cost cutting and the quality of the bodies declined. The engineering studies led to the proposal to weld the body stampings at the assembly plant, they took it further with the Uni-body of 1960. In the late '50s Chrysler struggled with manufacturing it's bodies, the result is many Dodge and Plymouths did not have a long life. The Chrysler and DeSoto bodies were better built than Dodge and Plymouths.
Can you say rust.
Solid car. It is actually the vehicle described in the original book (even though there was no 4-door Fury until 1960) so it's got an even better connection.
I loved the late 50"s Plymouths...but, I ended up with the 1961Fury model...finless. However, your comment on the push buttons for the transmission falling into the dash was one of my unwanted "options". I kept a phillips screwdriver under the seat just so I could get out of reverse... it was always the Reverse button (on mine) that failed. My first time was parked head on up to a building at night. Great Video! I love your work.
Now YOU! You are are oustanding. You live in the Netherlands and you drive this thing around! I applaud you!
When I was 10 my brother and I were crossing the road in the city of Scranton PA. You may have guessed it it was a Plymouth Fury Belvidere. My brother was thrown out of his shoes and landed on the sidewalk, I unfortunately got the scenic tour of the underside if the evil car. It was a cream color. This was back in 1970 and it was a hit and run. It was in front of a Holiday Inn and an employee took a bread delivery truck to try to chase him down. Christine was even evil before she got her Red paint and moved to Derry Maine! My brother was fine but I had some brain damage. I enjoyed the review, keep up the good work.
YES FINALLY!
One of my all time favourite cars!!!!
God I love Virgil exner cars.
One of the best looking cars EVER.
Hahaha that ending!
That ending was awesome! Another great episode
HI GUYS ,, WOW I AM SO GLAD TO SEE THIS VIDEO !!! I AM GOING TO TELL MY FRIEND TO WATCH THIS VIDEO .. WHEN THE MOVIE CHRISTINE WAS OVER THERE WERE A LOT OF THESE CARS THAT WERE GOING TO BE CRUSHED ,, MY FRIEND BOUGHT TWO OF THE 1957 PLYMOUTHS AND PUT THEM TOGETHER AS ONE , ONE PARTS CAR THE OTHER THE CHRISTINE CAME TO LIFE ..HA!!! IT DID NOT HAVE PUSH BUTTON TRANS BUT ON THE WHEEL .. HE PAINTED IT RED AND WHITE AND REDID THE INSIDE AND HE DOES HAVE THE PAPERS SAYING THIS CAR WAS ON THE MOVIE SET AND THE DONER CAR .. WE TAKE IT TO CAR SHOWS AND KIDS AND ADULTS LOVE IT ,, I DO AND I DRIVE IT TO .. SOME TIMES I BRING MY MEAN OLD 1958 DODGE CUSTOM ROYALE SWEPT WINGS IT HAS PUSH BUTTON TRANS,.. BIG CAR!! FAST,,, I CALL IT CHRISTINE AND IT GOES FASTER ... CAN YOU DO A VIDEO ON THE 1958 DODGE ... PEACE ,, THANKS!!!
Love the Wilhelm scream at the end. I always listen to action movies extra carefully to hear if they will use it. It’s such a iconic scream.
Thanks for beautiful review! One of the best looking cars of the era.
Silly European here, who after looking at contemporary Challengers bought one (just GT AWD) and the car immediately got a nickname "Christine" - I think she has a kind of a mixture of Christine's and Kowalski's legacy that speaks to me.
Finding one of these cars that hasn't had some kind of botched rust repair over the years is a rare thing these days. As such, 58 Plymouths with very little or no rust are pulling close to 6 figures in the US now. Mainly due to how hard it is to find one for sale.
The wilhelm scream is the most used and most famous movie scream ever. Great video. Love the car. There is no music like the sound of an old american car
Wether it was in a movie or not, it's a beautiful old car!!!
Thank you for this, I host the Christine movies by minutes podcast, and the difference between the Belvedere and the Fury always confused me. I like this documentary style of video, it was fun, hope to see you do more.
AC was pretty rare on 1950s cars. We opened the vents and rolled down the windows.
It appears this car has 1957 wheel covers ( not the first I have seen) . The push button transmission control was all mechanical, used from 1956 thru 1964. It actually had a reputation as trouble free and durable.
When I was a kid, those wheel covers were something everyone wanted for their cars. Ours got stolen a number of times. Ours was a 57.
AC was only available on luxury cars . The 1957-58 Caddy Eldorado Brougham for example .
Not long married when the film Christine was in the theaters we traveled to West Edmonton Mall to shop and see the film. Away all day we came out to my new GMC pickup to go to our hotel. Being better than 40 degrees below zero the engine would hardly turn over let alone start.
As a joke I caressed the dash and steering wheel whispering that I loved her and that no one would come between us and asked her lovingly to start for me. My wife thought my attempt at humour was wholly unfunny. But, we both looked at each other wide eyed when that GMC Gypsy Sport started right up when I turned the key again.
I was very very nice to that vehicle after that. When I later traded for another GMC I told the salesman to find a good home for her because if he didn't she might not like it...
Poor Ed. We shall miss him…..
My parents had a yellow and white 56 Belvedere with the push button transmission and loved it.
I’ve always loved the movie car from Christine. Even a four door example, though not exact, still invokes feelings of excitement when seeing a clean well maintained one. Congrats on getting to play with it.
In the Stephen King novel, it's a 4 door sedan, but King apparently didn't realise 4 door sedans weren't made for Fury in 1958. So they changed it to a 2 door (the only option available) for the movie.
Technically, the 4 door Belvedere is the most correct.
8:05 I love how the red steering wheel glows in the sun.
You are destined for superstardom. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Cute! Very clever! I had a ‘61 Plymouth Belvedere. When you pushed The drive button it would lurch forward 6 cylinder - we called it the “pig”
VERY well done!
I love your narration and your smooth method of sharing information while presenting the car's features.
I saw one of these at a big Car Show in the U.S. in June this year.
According to the book version of 'Christine', that Belvedere, it IS correct.
A historical note:
As a child in the late 1960's I was riding my bicycle down the alley behind our house.
I stropped to look for cars crossing as usual.
The last house on my left had a garage next to the alley, and there was a car running in it.
The old guy and his wife backed the car out - it WAS a 1958 Belvedere 2 door coupe in Red and white!
In 1967, it was not scary.
In 1983 however...
Loved the video, thanks Ed. My grandfather bought a new 1959 Plymouth Fury 4-door from Miller Motors in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on 16 March 1959.
The dealership took a Polaroid photo of the owner picking up his new car and I still have it, the salesman was Rusty MacDonald.
I really had to smile when the music started. Great choice.
oh my God. this is a masterpiece every single bit of it! I mean I am out here browsing for my jaw under the table while watching this. I heavenly one word for you: more! I want more!
I’ve watched Christine many times. Ed I love your channel! Thanks for all the great videos!
Provavelmente este é o video mais bem detalhado, mostrando uma réplica da Christine, parabéns pelo video, muito bem feito.
The 1958 Plymouth Belvedere is my number 1 dream car. I only seen the movie Christine once and I feel in love with that car. Loved the video
Good one Ed, always love your shows!
I owned a 1958 DeSoto Diplomat, which was just a Plymouth Belvedere with a DeSoto front bumper till 2008. Awesome car and a great daily driver... even 50 years after leaving the production line.
Wat een ontzettend mooie auto is dat toch!!! En wat een mooi exemplaar heeft je vriend Dennis te pakken, heel veel plezier ermee en blijf je filmpjes maken kijk er iedere keer weer naar uit! Grt ramon
The best time of the week.. When Ed posts a new video 💪🏻
Brother Ed, I so enjoy your vids. Always accurate with clever humor to boot! I’m always looking forward to hear the “ta ta tada taaaaa!”
All your friend needs is a repop California CQB 241 plate and the car cosplay is complete 😆! Awesome video and amazing review! You forgot to ask your friend if the cars bench seat had crushed him yet..that one..is not fun. Loved the humor and again the video overall! Keep em coming!
I do! Been looking at them. But I’ll just put it on the rear shelf. Would be too much of a hassle to put it on every meeting.
And the bench is crushing me every time I drive. The seat doesn’t go far back enough so I’m cramped up whilst driving. And I’m not even that tall
@@dennis885600 oh my!! I totally forgot about the different license plates lol! Sorry about that. That makes sense to do so..I would also think using a magnetic tape material on the back of the CQB Places so they can be placed over your plates at a show. I absolutely agree at how much of a pain that it. Damn! Maybe people were shorter in the 50s lol!!
@@chrispaulson2934 that's actually a great idea! I'll keep that in mind
@@dennis885600 your welcome 😁! Also works great for period correct bumper stickers to. Try to find out when Chistine shows are. I can't recall off the top of my head, but theres a website maybe Christine movie car or something to check out? Most of the actors come out n sign autographs. Like Graffiti Nights over here in celebration of the movie American Graffiti or General Lee cars fir Dukesfest. Theres one for Christine. And it might be worth while to get in touch with the actress who played Leigh Cabot or the Actor that played Arnold Cunningham.
@@chrispaulson2934 I think that could be a bit difficult as I’m in Europe… :(
Idk what is it about 50's cars that no other gen have. Amazing factory stance!
Kitsch. Totally unsophisticated consumers. Like the strip in Vegas. Flashy.
I don't know I like the dash mounted mirror, if you get into an accident it might impale your head but I think it looks so cool. It gives the windshield a cleaner look and somehow, because of placement, makes the interior a little more wide. but there's a lot of small details on that car that make it look bigger. Like how the grill wraps around or how it is a little smaller than the Ford or Chevy grill which gives it a really nice sleek look but not sacrificing that longer, lower, wider visual.
What an amazing car. Style and character of a bygone era. Loved the Christine bit at the end haha
As a HUGE King fan and a quasi Belvedere expert, you did a phenomenal job! Hats off! Next time though, don't stand in front of her. Everybody knows she's always hungry! Lol
I love your commentary and reviews on American made cars. I grew up driving cars of the early 60s, one thing you need to understand is no American would drive with the windows closed on a hot day. It’s about having the windows open and the wind blowing through so just so you know.✌🏻🍺
Aaaaaarghhh, it's alive...ALIVE!!!. Soz, wrong movie
So i love everything about this video! Good to put the voice more to the face and seeing actual YOU! The content amazing as usual. And i loved the humor at the end 😊
Beautiful to look at, deadly in a crash. Injuries that were commonplace in wrecks from that time are rare now. Cardiac contusions from the steering column, ejections, blowout fractures (the top of your femur being thrust out the back of your hip from striking the dash. I've seen one, early in my 37 year career, and that was from a very high speed crash into the back of an 18 wheeler.) Heads impaled on rearview mirror posts. Those bloody films they showed us in driver education class were real.
Ed, you make interesting videos about interesting car history! I keep coming back!
7:20 I remember that in the 1980ies, the buses in Budapest, Hungary (made by Ikarus) had a push button transmission too. The same buses in other places used a shift stick manual.
Hats off to you for getting accurate facts. Christine from the book is actually a four door not a two door.
In 1957, Plymouths and Canadian Dodges tailights were ontop, with the backup lights, on the bottom, in 1958, it was the other way around.
This, the Savoy, and the Fury are my favorite classic cars since I rediscovered John Carpenter's *Christine* as an adult.
Jeremy Clarkson: “Seems Ed’s been killed… oh well moving on…”
As with all your videos it doesn't disappoint with an added touch of humor. Another job well done.
Great video with a hilarious ending complete with Wilhelm scream. Gorgeous classic car in a classic video!
Concerning the heat, if the car does not have a valve on the heater inlet hose, put one on it and the interior temps will go down dramatically. If it has a factory valve, be sure that it is actually closing.
Classic Aire. Get some AC.
It was more the fact that it was quite hot outside and the car had been out in the sun. All that glass and visability gives a big downside: quite a lot of heat in the interior.
@@dennis885600 And the car might not have tinted glass. Still, if you don't have an operational valve on the heater hose, you will have hot air leaking through the air diverter flaps and into the car.
HI GUYS I SHOWED MY FRIEND THIS VIDEO WE LIKED IT BUT HE SAID ,,SOME THING IS MISSING WHY DIDNT YOU SHOW THE ENGINE ??? ITS THE HEART OF THE BEAST... GREAT CAR GREAT VIDEO .. WHERE ARE YOU FROM ED????
That was fun! When Ed had trouble with the door, I thought "OH. NO! It is Christine!"
In 1966 I bought the same coloured 58 Plymouth Belvedere but it was a convertible. I believe it had a bigger motor and the windshield was more rounded to lighten the wind when driving. I loved that car and sometimes dream of having it back again.
I got happy, for a second... 'cause I thought this would be an accurate representation of the novel description. It's a little of both.
The movie car was supposed to be a 1958 Fury 2dr hardtop in Autumn red and white, ... but they couldn't find enough of them, so they used mostly Belvederes. The principal movie car was equipped with a "Golden Commando" 350 with push button automatic transmission.
The car from the novel is a 1958 Belvedere 4dr in ivory/red color, with the standard 318 engine and 3 speed column shift manual transmission.
The authorized 1:25 scale model produced by AMT had several options not present on the movie car. It is best described as 1958 Plymouth Fury III, with all available trim options, including a diamond pattern stamped steel insert side trim, which replaced the white area of side spears. The model's engine was a 350... but was painted silver on retail packaging, with a single carb/breather, as opposed to the appropriate Golden Commando option with dual carbs/breathers.
A great review! I remember seeing the'57 Plymouth parked in front of a Plymouth dealership when it first came out in1956! I did a double take not believing it was a Plymouth!!
“ Plymouth! The star of the forward look!”
Christine at that time caused a lot of car company’s to got bizarre!
In Canada, the Plymouth Belvedere, was called a Dodge Mayfair, a rebadged Plymouth, a Plymodge, different from U.S Dodges.
Good video. The vent windows work well to cool the car/help defrost the interior. I grew up with these cars since I had two relatives who worked as mechanics at Chrysler dealerships. I learned to drive on a Plymouth
Ed, I absolutely loved your review of the 1958 Plymouth Belvedere. Great video and your humor is so spot on. Actually, I thoroughly enjoy every car video you post. Thanks so much for your contribution to the automotive community. I look forward to your next video.
Great video, as always. Aircon? Didn't have aircon until the 21st century. How did we manage driving on vinyl seats in the heat- we just got hot and got on with life. Great philosophy!
Ed, you continually TOP yourself! Great video and humor. Steven King can have us terrified of the most innocuous of things. A dog, a car, a clown? I miss Plymouth + the "old" Chrysler Corporation. This IS truly a lovely car. You were "sweating" in that car. There was NO Chrysler air in there? Because like a Ford, you could "keep meat" in there.
Love this channel so I hate ripping on it, but Christine is a 1957/58 Plymouth Fury, which is basically a Belvedere with all the accessories, and a Fury was mainly a 2 door. Love the vid tho.
Wonderful. I grew up driving pickups and cars from the 50’s and 60’s. In many ways they’re nicer than today’s vehicles. The visibility was usually amazing in the cars…
There are options to add A/C to the car.
Beautiful car! I think your friend needs to have the valve seals replaced though. That big puff on startup is a classic sign
Yeah true. Although it's not doing this regularly, only once in a dozen startups.
@@dennis885600 My current daily needs them I know, I cleaned all the remnants out of the oil pan and pickup tube. It only smokes when it's been sitting a short time like 30min hot an is restarted. My last vehicle that did it only smoked on startup if it had been sitting more than a few hours with bad valve seals. So they seem to kinda do what they want lol
@@zachs6879 it's a bit annoying to change out as you either have to make sure that the valves don't fall in the cylinder or you'll have to take off the heads. So I'm going to just let it be for now. Got more important stuff on my maintenance list for now
What a machine! 😍 Watched the film Christine a few times back in the late 1980s.
I still prefer the 1960-62 Plymouth Valiant though. Also designed by Virgil Exner. 🙂
An older neighbor had a red Savoy, guess Mr. Ballard was on a tight budget! Mr. Lloyd, a druggist about four doors down always drove a Chrysler. I was fascinated by that pushbutton transmission. My dad drove a Chivy (shivy) as most said back then. Thanks for a great video. That Belvedere is a long way from home!
Ha…I was 10. We were emigrating to Canada in 1957. We flew. Superconnie to NY. Then to Toronto. We got into a cab. A 47 Plymouth. I was in the back seat thunderstruck by the fins! I was impressed.