@@TrekWorks Uhhhhh, thats why you were SUPPOSED to wear a respirator.... Lol. I finally found one in a barn in 2014. She is black where Christine is red, but otherwise, she's right. The 318 poly is cool, but being a lifelong Mopar guy, I am going with a 413 thats dressed like the 383 in the movie cars, with the factory low profile dual quads. I read the book in 10th grade just a few months after it came out. I was HOOKED. The High School parking lot was full of Camaros and TransAms and Biscaynes and F150's, but I found and saved a '67 Dodge Monaco 500 with a 383 Magnum. It is still with me today. King said Christine had a '382' in the book. As a 10th grader, I was reading the factory manuals and counterbooks at the local dealerships and hanging out in the local machine shop learning everything I could from Graham Heath, an old mechanic who personally knew the Dodge family. So Christine really touched my heart as a kid in school in 1982. I still have a copy of the RV Auto Trader from 1987, where one of the movie cars was for sale, for $12,500 I was making 3.85 an hour. And I wept trying to come up with a way to find twelve five. Lol, it didn't happen. But I have her black twin now. Thanks for your time and energy in posting your work with your Christine.
That just broke my heart that it was sold. I still have dreams every now and then, of my 1959 Impala Sport Coup that I bought in 1964, 348 engine with 335 horse, Bog Warner 4-speed and 3.70 rear gears. Cars of the 50's were so drop dead beautiful, always wanted a 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk.
The donor car had a rusted out frame that was beyond repair and unsafe to drive. The parts from it got my car on the road and I also gave a lot of the left over stuff to a local guy here that was rebuilding a 4 door sedan and he got his car on the road too.
To find out that your favorite scale model builder sometimes grabs a wrench to build a real car... I'm amazed beyond words. She turned out really beautiful, you did a great job with those colors.
That was done here Locally not that long ago @Beckys Drive Inn. A guy from Sunny Glenn area has a Christine. Was his grand mothers car. Whoever repainted it did one fantastic job. I have a rare 99 new body style SS Silverado truck that ran thru a house in Loveland Texas due to a police chase. Bought it at an auction in Mesquite 3 years ago and her name is Christina kind of a pun off Christine because of how badly she was smashed. My two helpers saw the slow progress of the truck being restored and because I always worked on her after hours and weekends the truck got the pundit name Christina like she was working on herself when nobody was looking.
What's really scary of those 1958 Plymouths is the straight steering column and their weak factory drum brakes. Yes, it must be factory restored. But I would prefer a safer customized classic with reinforced cabin, floor, doors, pilars, and hardtop. Add a Mopar compatible safety steering system, disc power brakes, seat belts and air bags. You'll still have a gorgeous and safer classic to drive and enjoy for thousands of exta miles. A traveling and safety equipped classic "Christine" to go everywhere, including the classic car shows. Thanks.
You are very talented, I so respect a person that can restore a car and FINISH especially in a two car garage. Looks like you and others made good use of that four door. When you said where it came from I wasn't surprised about the frame. I own a number of collector cars and I don't think I could have sold that beautiful car. Thank you for sharing.
I've restored 3 motorcycles to perfect original condition. One of them was disqualified at a bike show for being brand new/unused in 2001. It had been left outside from 1987 to 1996 when I bought it. I can not imagine someone else owning them. I hope you got a HUGE amount for your effort!! Beautiful!!
Wow, you did an incredible job! That is one beautiful Plymouth! I have to say that donor car was so clean, but like you said that lives on in different ways. Best to you man!
You save her. And I hope the new owner. Keeps her new. Till the year 2163. Where in my sci-fi book. My person that i made. Has a 1958 Fury where his Great 6 times before he was born. Found every 1958 Fury. That was built. To keep her as new as possible. With some modern parts. Like disk brakes. Power Steering and Power Brakes. And a Hemi Engine. And he uncovers her. And his sons,nephews and grandsons. Have kept her new as possible. Old Plymouths never die. They just find new homes. To be saved
Very nice build but the 318 I don't believe was made in1958 Maybe a 292 hemi or 312 . 318 was late 67. To 1999 ish. I'm older I have seen both. But forget the larger motor. So if I'm wrong sorry, I could ask my old Mopar friend but time has ticked on by for him. RIP brother!
Nice job. Central Texan myself. Love helping to save old cars or make cool practical vehicles out of repurposed parts in true hot rod tradition if I can. Wish you luck in your future projects. 😊👍
Christine is my all time favorite movie, love that car. You did a beautiful job restoring her, just be careful she doesn't get jealous with the wife around.
you even found the golden commando duel quads, that's doing it right, not sure about the little kids at Halloween but I bet it scared the crap out of there parents.
One word for this -- "OBSESSION." By the way, this car isn't the only Christine in the State of Texas. There's another Christine at the Forth Worth Aviation Museum but she's an F-14D Tomcat! No kidding! They named a Super Tomcat after the Stephen King monster during the last deployment of that particular plane in 2005-2006. theaviationgeekclub.com/story-christine-longest-serving-f-14-tomcat-u-s-navy/
Car turned out beautiful, btw. Classic design. They just made so many cars that "looked" right in the late 1950s through the early 1970s. And I like the paintjob, too! I've always preferred red for an auto color... :)
Someday, I want to do a project car. I'm very much into old Japanese cars, especially the ones that were never sold in the states. I'd need a garage first...and time...and money and...
I fixed up a car without a garage. I don't recommend it, but I'm just saying because it can be done. Really all you need is a couple trees, a rope, a pulley and a tarp. You throw one length of rope between the trees with the pulley in the middle and tie another length of the rope to the middle of the tarp. A spray can cap makes a great tie point. Then when you want to work on the car you haul the tarp up with the rope in the pulley. Takes 5 minutes to get it setup good. I've setup tents too. The rope and pulley is a better deal when weather hits.
Wow, she is a real beauty,you did a fantastic restoration and I wouldn't expect anything less. I was wondering if you would ever show us your craftsmanship. Thank you Boyd for sharing this awesome work of art. Cheers.
You Southerners think you're great, with your fancy rust-free cars:) Seriously, I'm surprised you found a PA parts-car that wasn't completely rotted out, even twenty years ago. Nice job!
Unfortunately the donor car from PA had rust on the frame which was unsafe and too severe to repair. A local guy here was restoring a 4 door and a lot of the usable parts left over went to him. In the end, two cars were back on the road.
Ha, my first car was a '71 Chevelle. I had it fixed up really nice and drove it through high school and several yeas after until I got married. I absolutely loved that car and it was practically indestructible.
Mantis Models Let me tell you a little something about love. It has a voracious appetite. ... You feed it right, and it can be a beautiful thing, and that's what we have.
@@thepumpkingking8339 it's not 'turd',,, Will says it as 'toid', "You know Pepper,,,, You JUST can't polish a toid" (It was here, that I believe he signed his own death warrant with her),,, and Pepper says: "No, but the boy DOES have good hands".
Very impressive work, especially paint and body in a home garage. I’m curious why you needed the donor four door, if the engine from that needed rebuilding why not rebuild the original one? Aren’t the interiors very different from a two to four door, why not upholster the original coupe seats? Hoping you didn’t junk the sedan purely to takes its dashboard...
The engine in the two door car had a cracked block so I needed a new engine. The sedan had a severely rusted frame that was too far gone to fix and be safe which is why I felt ok about parting it out. The seats in the coupe were reupholstered and that's what I used. You can't use the sedan bench seat in a two door because it doesn't flip forward to let people get in the back seat. The good parts left over went to a local guy who was rebuilding a 4 door car so nothing usable went to waste.
Impressive work and dedication. A lot of blood, sweat and tears between photos no doubt! When we get back to normal it will make a great parade car. Love to see it in summertime Nova Scotia.
Nice Belvedere, but Christine was a Fury. Plymouth had different levels to the car. And the Fury wasn't offered as a 4 door until 1959. You had the Plaza which was the bare bones basic model, the Savoy was the next step up, the Belvedere the next step up and the Fury which was at the top of the heap. The Plaza, Savoy and Belvedere was all assembled on the same assembly line. The Fury had it's own separate assembly line. As it's trim, bumpers, script, were all different. The Fury's had the best of everything from Plymouth so it's a common misconception people have about her, she was a 1958 Plymouth Fury and not a Belvedere.
@@TrekWorks Yeah, but that's what she was. At least as far as the movie was concerned. There was references made in the book about her being a 4 door, but again they didn't make them until 59'. If I was ever able to afford my own Fury, I have to say I'd be tempted to make a Christine Clone of my own. She's been my dream car since I was 10.
@@taintedtannis pretty clearly, Boyd has illustrated his dedication to 'the dream' by doing his 'Christine', and if you read the book, no doubt you wrinkled your nose at how Carpenter let Arnie buy her from Roland's BROTHER, and none of the buildup, of how she came to be Roland's 'soulmate',,, I was SO HAPPY when the goons at the bar lifted her rear wheels off the ground so Roland couldn't get away from the beating they were gonna put on him,,,, they goons told the police and the doctors that they remembered her FRONT TIRES throwing gravel on their shins as she cut their fingers off with her sharp edged rear bumper as she pulled away with her rear tires OFF THE GROUND..... Yeah, I read the book several times over the years and I have watched the movie enough times that I can recite along perfectly. You, Boyd, me, and Tons of others have all fallen for Christine, some of us, a little, and some,,, ALLOT. I wrote Mr. King a letter, in 1982, pointing out that Christine COULDN'T have had a 382 cubic inch engine because Plymouth never made a 382 available to the public. And the CORRECT 383 wasn't available in Plymouth in '58. I never heard back from him, but he knows we're out here. People who read his books and somehow we assume the story into our lives and parts of it live on, in us, and then WE, influence our friends and family with the silliness. It's great to be living in times when we can fellowship from Indiana to San Antonio to Australia in minutes. Its also scary. But good on you, for knowing that there's Plazas, Savoys, Belvederes, Furys and (hopefully) Golden Furys out here in the world. We love them all. 4 doors and wagons too!
She is BEAUTIFUL! I too would have a hard time parting with her. I have family in San Anton’ and I wish I would have an opportunity to see her in person. Darn.
Yo, bro, believe it or not, some of us would rather just have the peace and quiet to check out your find, without the music. I know, crazy huh? I feel bad for ya as well, that "donor" car looks decent as is...but dual quads on a 318? But hey, she looks great! Fantastic job!
Just turn off the sound? The donor car had a rotted frame that was unsafe and beyond repair. The dual quad setup was available on the 318 from the factory in '57 and '58. Came standard on the '57 Fury. In '58 they came out with the optional 350 Golden Commando for the Fury.
@@TrekWorks It's good to see someone else who actually knows the lineage of the powertrains she could have had. I am 54. I gathered the blue plastic backed dealership counter parts books and shop manuals when local dealerships tossed them out for years. My Dad was a bit of a freak about Mopar stuff and I magnified the trait well beyond his illness with it. I have collected all the powertrains and have a totally never happened, 413 dual quad four speed in my '58 Belvedere (chromed and pinstriped, per the moviecar). Its to each his own on doing the car in your posession. I've had people start pontificating about the engine package in my '58 and they don't know the difference between wcfb's and afb's, let alone that my setup came out of a Windsor with the dealer installed cleaner air package.
@@patrickwayne3701 Ever see an old movie called the California Kid? The Sheriff in the movie drove a painted over '57 Fury. I read in a magazine that the stunt guys were amazed that the old Fury ate the lunch of the hero hot rod '34 Ford coupe when they ran em for real. I loved that car way before Christine ever came out.
@@TrekWorks Yasssss!,, my GAWD. Me and my little Brothers loved that flick too. We were latchkey kids. I'm the oldest. Me and my youngest brother are the gearheads. The one in the middle lets us keep his dumb arse mobile when his battery just 'klicks" Lol
The previous owner sent along a good windshield in the trunk of the car along with a brand new NOS set of complete sport tone trim. Those items are pure gold these days.
I’m you did a beautiful job it looks great I remember my dad had one of these years ago and he sold it for like 600 dollars before this car was in a movie awesome job beautiful you need a set of Christine plates although I imagine someone or all have them but you kept at it and have a beautiful car I imagine the body work was crazy hard she’s so long and it looks strait as a arrow
These cars are easy to restore. All you have to do is stand in front of it and say “show me “
It's funny, after working on the car almost a year, later on I couldn't remember doing a lot of the work. Weird! ;)
TrekWorks
Lol
More like “show me the money”!
@@TrekWorks Uhhhhh, thats why you were SUPPOSED to wear a respirator.... Lol.
I finally found one in a barn in 2014. She is black where Christine is red, but otherwise, she's right. The 318 poly is cool, but being a lifelong Mopar guy, I am going with a 413 thats dressed like the 383 in the movie cars, with the factory low profile dual quads.
I read the book in 10th grade just a few months after it came out. I was HOOKED. The High School parking lot was full of Camaros and TransAms and Biscaynes and F150's, but I found and saved a '67 Dodge Monaco 500 with a 383 Magnum. It is still with me today.
King said Christine had a '382' in the book. As a 10th grader, I was reading the factory manuals and counterbooks at the local dealerships and hanging out in the local machine shop learning everything I could from Graham Heath, an old mechanic who personally knew the Dodge family.
So Christine really touched my heart as a kid in school in 1982. I still have a copy of the RV Auto Trader from 1987, where one of the movie cars was for sale, for $12,500
I was making 3.85 an hour. And I wept trying to come up with a way to find twelve five. Lol, it didn't happen.
But I have her black twin now.
Thanks for your time and energy in posting your work with your Christine.
@@TrekWorks Budweiser has some funny side affects.
There's no way on Gods earth I'd have sold that car! Gorgeous!
im sure he made a good profit on it
Neither could I
That just broke my heart that it was sold. I still have dreams every now and then, of my 1959 Impala Sport Coup that I bought in 1964, 348 engine with 335 horse, Bog Warner 4-speed and 3.70 rear gears. Cars of the 50's were so drop dead beautiful, always wanted a 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk.
That's for damn sure!!
absolutely gorgeous I wish they still made cars like that
I still liked the gold air filter covers better, that’s how the “Golden Commando” looked back then.
Yep but Arnie or maybe Christine herself changed them to chrome plated ;)
so you took apart the donor car, which was fine, and fixed up the one that needed fixing...
The donor car had a rusted out frame that was beyond repair and unsafe to drive. The parts from it got my car on the road and I also gave a lot of the left over stuff to a local guy here that was rebuilding a 4 door sedan and he got his car on the road too.
@@TrekWorks AHHHH!, "Beyond Repair",,,, those words are a mere challenge.
@@TrekWorks You should have used the frame from the first car and completed the second car. Just sayin'. I love the movie and the cars. Take care.
To find out that your favorite scale model builder sometimes grabs a wrench to build a real car... I'm amazed beyond words.
She turned out really beautiful, you did a great job with those colors.
That's what I was thinking.
There were so many amazing and beautiful cars made in the 50s!
The donor was in much better shape. I would’ve restored her.
Stunning job. I would have had to find a drive-in showing Christine movie and slowly roll in with head lights off. Trippy that would be . lol
That was done here Locally not that long ago @Beckys Drive Inn. A guy from Sunny Glenn area has a Christine. Was his grand mothers car. Whoever repainted it did one fantastic job. I have a rare 99 new body style SS Silverado truck that ran thru a house in Loveland Texas due to a police chase. Bought it at an auction in Mesquite 3 years ago and her name is Christina kind of a pun off Christine because of how badly she was smashed. My two helpers saw the slow progress of the truck being restored and because I always worked on her after hours and weekends the truck got the pundit name Christina like she was working on herself when nobody was looking.
Dang why would you sell her shes gorgeous
What's really scary of those 1958 Plymouths is the straight steering column and their weak factory drum brakes. Yes, it must be factory restored. But I would prefer a safer customized classic with reinforced cabin, floor, doors, pilars, and hardtop. Add a Mopar compatible safety steering system, disc power brakes, seat belts and air bags. You'll still have a gorgeous and safer classic to drive and enjoy for thousands of exta miles. A traveling and safety equipped classic "Christine" to go everywhere, including the classic car shows. Thanks.
You are very talented, I so respect a person that can restore a car and FINISH especially in a two car garage. Looks like you and others made good use of that four door. When you said where it came from I wasn't surprised about the frame. I own a number of collector cars and I don't think I could have sold that beautiful car. Thank you for sharing.
so this is a 1 to 1 scale kit right??? how much does the model kit cost??? =)
nice job. you lived my dream . mines coming . great video.
Thanks for sharing that! Have you watched coldwarmotors here on you tube ? They are currently finishing up a '60 fury among other things.
I am so envious of your talent & skills, She went from Rags to Riches, Beautiful old car from a diehard mopar fan, Nice Job Sir, 😁
Thanks, Mopar or no car!
Good Hands👏👏👏
Nicely Done👍
So you've graduated to 1:1 scale?
Awesome work there would love to drive something like that around England
I've restored 3 motorcycles to perfect original condition. One of them was disqualified at a bike show for being brand new/unused in 2001. It had been left outside from 1987 to 1996 when I bought it. I can not imagine someone else owning them. I hope you got a HUGE amount for your effort!! Beautiful!!
Wow, you did an incredible job! That is one beautiful Plymouth! I have to say that donor car was so clean, but like you said that lives on in different ways. Best to you man!
You save her. And I hope the new owner. Keeps her new. Till the year 2163. Where in my sci-fi book. My person that i made. Has a 1958 Fury where his Great 6 times before he was born. Found every 1958 Fury. That was built. To keep her as new as possible. With some modern parts. Like disk brakes. Power Steering and Power Brakes. And a Hemi Engine. And he uncovers her. And his sons,nephews and grandsons. Have kept her new as possible. Old Plymouths never die. They just find new homes. To be saved
Nice job . Hard work and perseverance prevails once again. Those fins , simply marvelous.
Very nice build but the 318 I don't believe was made in1958
Maybe a 292 hemi or 312 .
318 was late 67. To 1999 ish.
I'm older I have seen both. But forget the larger motor. So if I'm wrong sorry, I could ask my old Mopar friend but time has ticked on by for him. RIP brother!
The old girl sure turned out beautiful...
Are you still in SA?
I'm just outside of Victoria, and love Mopars way before they became popular...
Nice job. Central Texan myself. Love helping to save old cars or make cool practical vehicles out of repurposed parts in true hot rod tradition if I can.
Wish you luck in your future projects. 😊👍
How many six foot tall trophies do you have now? She’s beautiful. Hope the new owner will cherish and baby her. 👍🇺🇸🤙😃
She came out looking terrific Boyd! I can see you put a lot of love and care in her restoration. Well done!
You rebuilt her? But, I thought that Christine....well....never mind. :-/
Christine is my all time favorite movie, love that car. You did a beautiful job restoring her, just be careful she doesn't get jealous with the wife around.
A truly magnificent job sir especially from your tiny garage, like most on here I'm very envious.
You al know that the "real" Christine was a 4 door from Stephen King novel right? That the movie was based on?
Sold after all that work.....sigh.....I've done it many times also.....
you even found the golden commando duel quads, that's doing it right, not sure about the little kids at Halloween but I bet it scared the crap out of there parents.
Well cool, some lighting behind the grill and some music 60s music with a remote maybe.
If you have a girlfriend or wife I'd take out a substantial life insurance policy on her
Absolutely awsome and incredible. I salute you sir.
Wow that was some amazing work and she came out gorgeous Boyd!! Thanks for sharing that journey with us :)
Thanks my friend, it was a great experience. I've got a few more car stories to put together that I hope to get around to one of these days.
I love that car. I always thought it was autumn red n ivory white. Maybe thats the 56 chevy 2 tone colors
its too bad it didnt have the 350-8 engine which christene had, instead of the poly 318.
One word for this -- "OBSESSION."
By the way, this car isn't the only Christine in the State of Texas.
There's another Christine at the Forth Worth Aviation Museum but she's an F-14D Tomcat!
No kidding! They named a Super Tomcat after the Stephen King monster during the last deployment of that particular plane in 2005-2006.
theaviationgeekclub.com/story-christine-longest-serving-f-14-tomcat-u-s-navy/
Car turned out beautiful, btw.
Classic design. They just made so many cars that "looked" right in the late 1950s through the early 1970s.
And I like the paintjob, too!
I've always preferred red for an auto color... :)
You did a nice job, but wouldn't it have been easier to say " ok Christine, show me "?
Did this come with factory brakes? Lol...
Someday, I want to do a project car. I'm very much into old Japanese cars, especially the ones that were never sold in the states. I'd need a garage first...and time...and money and...
I fixed up a car without a garage. I don't recommend it, but I'm just saying because it can be done. Really all you need is a couple trees, a rope, a pulley and a tarp. You throw one length of rope between the trees with the pulley in the middle and tie another length of the rope to the middle of the tarp. A spray can cap makes a great tie point. Then when you want to work on the car you haul the tarp up with the rope in the pulley. Takes 5 minutes to get it setup good. I've setup tents too. The rope and pulley is a better deal when weather hits.
When you had the interior gutted why didn't you paint it? Hello?
Wow, she is a real beauty,you did a fantastic restoration and I wouldn't expect anything less. I was wondering if you would ever show us your craftsmanship. Thank you Boyd for sharing this awesome work of art. Cheers.
Thanks Steve, it was hard work but looking back I really enjoyed every minute of it.
You Southerners think you're great, with your fancy rust-free cars:) Seriously, I'm surprised you found a PA parts-car that wasn't completely rotted out, even twenty years ago. Nice job!
Unfortunately the donor car from PA had rust on the frame which was unsafe and too severe to repair. A local guy here was restoring a 4 door and a lot of the usable parts left over went to him. In the end, two cars were back on the road.
Did a 1971 Chevelle Malibu 350 when I was a kid. It was a great adventure plus I learned much. Beautiful dude.
Ha, my first car was a '71 Chevelle. I had it fixed up really nice and drove it through high school and several yeas after until I got married. I absolutely loved that car and it was practically indestructible.
Excellent work!!! She is living again!
I hear that the radio gets stuck on Little Richard songs for some reason. .
Absolutely beautiful and my dream car to you do great work
My dad had a 57 Fury wagon. I can still recall how awful it smelled when the engine was running. Twelve mpg if that.
What a beauty👍👍👍👍
I gotta ask, what was wrong with the parts car?
Very cool video!
Did you restore this car while working a full time job?
Very nice restoration BTW.
Yes, at that time I was working a lot of 10-12 hour days. I was just really motivated and a few years younger lol!
Thanks for not butchering this gorgeous car.
"Ok...show Me".
Ha! You just beat me to it. :-)
I see your "Ok Show me" and raise you with "You cant Polish, a Turd"
Mantis Models Let me tell you a little something about love. It has a voracious appetite. ... You feed it right, and it can be a beautiful thing, and that's what we have.
Krommer1000 story of your life. Why don’t you jerk store and get a second hand jerk.
@@thepumpkingking8339 it's not 'turd',,, Will says it as 'toid', "You know Pepper,,,, You JUST can't polish a toid" (It was here, that I believe he signed his own death warrant with her),,, and Pepper says: "No, but the boy DOES have good hands".
Beautiful car and you did a great job on her .
Very nice work! I think it is ready for the Drive in movies!
They still make that shade of red? I didnt think they still made that shade. Nice build Boyd!
"You trying to help your friend right outta here Chuck"?
Ok just like me you've seen the movie too many times bud ;)
Seriously? After you did all that work restoring her and you got rid of her?! I may be wrong but that makes no fkn sense to me whatsoever.
Life circumstances happen.
Beautiful ride .excellent work
A work of art.Kudos from Georgia!
You need the License plate: CQB 241 Great car man! I wish that one day.... ohhh forget it I am 56 years old.
Age ain t nothin but a number, go for it.
@@bustyrandit Yep, I'm the same age and I'd do it again right now if a car came along.
What was wrong with the donor car? Looks nice!
Wow, had to be hard to part with that car . Very nice work sir
WOW, good job your car looks great!!!
Great job! Just beautiful
WOW!!!! Looks FANTASTIC Boyd!!!!!
Old 331 or 352 Hemi locked up?
Replace it with a built 392!
Actually it was the old 318 Polysphere.
Weren't, you worried that she would come back...
I do miss the old girl so if she did I'd be good with it :)
My dream car, I don't know why I watch these things. I must like torturing myself.
Awesome job! Christine will grant you powers now... use them well.
Very impressive work, especially paint and body in a home garage.
I’m curious why you needed the donor four door, if the engine from that needed rebuilding why not rebuild the original one? Aren’t the interiors very different from a two to four door, why not upholster the original coupe seats? Hoping you didn’t junk the sedan purely to takes its dashboard...
The engine in the two door car had a cracked block so I needed a new engine. The sedan had a severely rusted frame that was too far gone to fix and be safe which is why I felt ok about parting it out. The seats in the coupe were reupholstered and that's what I used. You can't use the sedan bench seat in a two door because it doesn't flip forward to let people get in the back seat. The good parts left over went to a local guy who was rebuilding a 4 door car so nothing usable went to waste.
TrekWorks good to hear, thanks for the reply. Again, lovely work on that restoration.
Impressive work and dedication. A lot of blood, sweat and tears between photos no doubt! When we get back to normal it will make a great parade car. Love to see it in summertime Nova Scotia.
You did a great job. There was me thinking you only made models :) Christine the best car ever.
Well, she's already red. A good start
Did a geeky kid named Arnie buy her??
Nice Belvedere, but Christine was a Fury. Plymouth had different levels to the car. And the Fury wasn't offered as a 4 door until 1959. You had the Plaza which was the bare bones basic model, the Savoy was the next step up, the Belvedere the next step up and the Fury which was at the top of the heap. The Plaza, Savoy and Belvedere was all assembled on the same assembly line. The Fury had it's own separate assembly line. As it's trim, bumpers, script, were all different. The Fury's had the best of everything from Plymouth so it's a common misconception people have about her, she was a 1958 Plymouth Fury and not a Belvedere.
Yep I was aware of all that. Ever try finding a '58 Plymouth Fury? It would be insane to convert a real Fury into a Christine clone.
@@TrekWorks Yeah, but that's what she was. At least as far as the movie was concerned. There was references made in the book about her being a 4 door, but again they didn't make them until 59'. If I was ever able to afford my own Fury, I have to say I'd be tempted to make a Christine Clone of my own. She's been my dream car since I was 10.
@@taintedtannis pretty clearly, Boyd has illustrated his dedication to 'the dream' by doing his 'Christine', and if you read the book, no doubt you wrinkled your nose at how Carpenter let Arnie buy her from Roland's BROTHER, and none of the buildup, of how she came to be Roland's 'soulmate',,, I was SO HAPPY when the goons at the bar lifted her rear wheels off the ground so Roland couldn't get away from the beating they were gonna put on him,,,, they goons told the police and the doctors that they remembered her FRONT TIRES throwing gravel on their shins as she cut their fingers off with her sharp edged rear bumper as she pulled away with her rear tires OFF THE GROUND.....
Yeah, I read the book several times over the years and I have watched the movie enough times that I can recite along perfectly.
You, Boyd, me, and Tons of others have all fallen for Christine, some of us, a little, and some,,, ALLOT.
I wrote Mr. King a letter, in 1982, pointing out that Christine COULDN'T have had a 382 cubic inch engine because Plymouth never made a 382 available to the public. And the CORRECT 383 wasn't available in Plymouth in '58. I never heard back from him, but he knows we're out here. People who read his books and somehow we assume the story into our lives and parts of it live on, in us, and then WE, influence our friends and family with the silliness.
It's great to be living in times when we can fellowship from Indiana to San Antonio to Australia in minutes. Its also scary.
But good on you, for knowing that there's Plazas, Savoys, Belvederes, Furys and (hopefully) Golden Furys out here in the world. We love them all. 4 doors and wagons too!
Great work beautiful car
Beautiful job sir!
She is BEAUTIFUL! I too would have a hard time parting with her. I have family in San Anton’ and I wish I would have an opportunity to see her in person. Darn.
I guess we can call you Arnie.
Outstanding!!. 👍👍
Great job ! First Class
Yo, bro, believe it or not, some of us would rather just have the peace and quiet to check out your find, without the music. I know, crazy huh? I feel bad for ya as well, that "donor" car looks decent as is...but dual quads on a 318? But hey, she looks great! Fantastic job!
Just turn off the sound? The donor car had a rotted frame that was unsafe and beyond repair. The dual quad setup was available on the 318 from the factory in '57 and '58. Came standard on the '57 Fury. In '58 they came out with the optional 350 Golden Commando for the Fury.
@@TrekWorks It's good to see someone else who actually knows the lineage of the powertrains she could have had. I am 54. I gathered the blue plastic backed dealership counter parts books and shop manuals when local dealerships tossed them out for years.
My Dad was a bit of a freak about Mopar stuff and I magnified the trait well beyond his illness with it. I have collected all the powertrains and have a totally never happened, 413 dual quad four speed in my '58 Belvedere (chromed and pinstriped, per the moviecar). Its to each his own on doing the car in your posession.
I've had people start pontificating about the engine package in my '58 and they don't know the difference between wcfb's and afb's, let alone that my setup came out of a Windsor with the dealer installed cleaner air package.
@@patrickwayne3701 Ever see an old movie called the California Kid? The Sheriff in the movie drove a painted over '57 Fury. I read in a magazine that the stunt guys were amazed that the old Fury ate the lunch of the hero hot rod '34 Ford coupe when they ran em for real. I loved that car way before Christine ever came out.
@@TrekWorks Yasssss!,, my GAWD. Me and my little Brothers loved that flick too. We were latchkey kids. I'm the oldest. Me and my youngest brother are the gearheads. The one in the middle lets us keep his dumb arse mobile when his battery just 'klicks" Lol
amazing work
Looks greats what was total cost of rebuild
Not too bad cause I did alot of the work by myself. If I remember it was somewhere around $6-7K but that was also several years ago.
Keep the donor car nicer
Where do you find new windshield glass for this Plymouth? Are they reproduced?
The previous owner sent along a good windshield in the trunk of the car along with a brand new NOS set of complete sport tone trim. Those items are pure gold these days.
@@TrekWorks Thank you.
Clean machiiiiiine 👌
Very nice
I’m you did a beautiful job it looks great I remember my dad had one of these years ago and he sold it for like 600 dollars before this car was in a movie awesome job beautiful you need a set of Christine plates although I imagine someone or all have them but you kept at it and have a beautiful car I imagine the body work was crazy hard she’s so long and it looks strait as a arrow
Yep, I spent a lot of time block sanding those 10 ft long quarter panels lol!
why did you sell her
Fantastic job.
Beautiful build
wow YOU DID A GREAT JOB ON HER SHE LOOKED GREAT AND IM GLAD SHE NEVER SQUISHED YOU BEHIND THE WHEEL HAHAHAHAHAHA
Beautiful one of my personal dream cars is A Christine 🖤
I woulda just drove the donor.......
Looks are deceiving. The donor car had a severely rotted out frame and was unsafe to drive which is why I chose to part it out.
Awesome Boyd thanks for showing her to us.