1966 Plymouth Satellite - Auction - Northridge, CA - This Is The Rarest Factory Hemi Of Them All. 1966 Plymouth Satellite 426 HEMI 4 Speed!! Convertible, "Galen Govier
Certified".PREVIOUS OWNERS: TV/Movie Celebrity and Director "CHARLIE SHEEN", Baseball's Hall Of Fame
"REGGIE JACKSON", Millionaire Entrepreneur "Richard Tisdale", and presently owned by "Ted Moser"
President of Picture Car Warehouse Inc. HISTORY: Knowing how rare and important this car was, Richard Tisdale
freshened it up and included it in his 50 Fastest Muscle Car Collection and slated it for his new Museum
(reference:Popular & Performance review Nov. 1986 pg. 32, and Muscle Car Review Nov. 1987 pg. 29).It was then
passed on to "Reggie Jackson" and then to "Charlie Sheen", both of which included this car in their personal
and private collection. It was then passed from "Charlie Sheen" to "Ted Moser's" collection which consists of
Muscle & Movie Cars. While in Teds collection, this car was refreshen by his company in 2012. It was also
featured in the "Movie X-Men First Class" and "The Defenders". For most of this cars life its been in private
collections and rarely driven. This is reflected on the mileage and Galen Govier's report. FACTS: This HEMI Convertible is 1 of 27 produced in 1966. It is number 1 of 8 in Vin sequence of all 1966 426
PLYMOUTH Satellite 426 Hemi Convertibles accounted for at the St. Louis, MO plant. It is 1 of only 4 Factory four speed Hemi Convertibles built in 1966 and 1 of 2 convertible HEMI 4 speeds built in St. Louis.
Registered with the Chrysler Registry. The remainning 23 HEMI Satellite convertibles built that year had automatic transmissions. Knowing this
makes this particular car the most rarest factory production muscle car car ever built. Over View: The 1966 Plymouth
Satellite was the top of the Belvedere model line. A total of 35,399 two-door hardtop coupes and 2,759
convertibles with only a mere 27HEMI Satellite convertibles were produced. The biggest change for 1966 in
which the Satellite is most noteworthy is the introduction of the Chrysler 426 CID "Street HEMI" engine. It was the
most powerful engine available on the 1966 Plymouth Satellite. The engine had two four-barrel carburetors and a
compression ratio of 10.25 - to - 1. It was rated at 425 hp but actual output was estimated to be closer to 550 hp
and could run 0-60 in 5.3 sec and the 1/4 mi in 13.8 sec. It was one of the quickest production cars ever made. The
HEMI Satellite was also equipped with heavy duty suspension and over-sized brakes.
EQUIPMENT:
426 HEMI, numbers matching
4-speed transmission date correct
Dana rear, numbers matching
Console
Black interior
Retractable seat belts
AM radio
White convertible top and plastic rear window
Dark Blue Paint
7.75 x 14 B. F. Goodrich Blue Streak tires
FOOT NOTE:
This is an original stock, numbers matching car, with the original 4 speed trans replaced with a correct 4
speed transmission.
With only 12,017 actual miles … very well documented (photos and receipts) refreshing completed August 2012
by Picture Car Warehouse Inc located in Northridge, California. Having done thousand of Restorations and
Movie Vehicle, including the restoration of the "The Motown Missile".
This is a true investment grade 1966 Plymouth Satellite Hemi 4 speed convertible and considered to be the
rarest HEMI 4 speed convertible and only 2 with 4 speed manual transmissions know to exist. Offered for Auction sale 6/20-22 at Russo and Steele's inaugural Newport Beach,
California. Auction link: http://www.russoandsteele.com/collector-car/1966-Plymouth-Hemi-Satellite/44212
Contact AL Kruger for more information 818-341-8975 Cell 818-900-4533 NOTE: Information reference
sources: Chrysler Historical Services, Chrysler Registry, Galen Govier report, Popular & Performance Car
Review Magazine, Muscle Car Review, and the Internet.
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