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henricthornsund
Posted 2013-08-01 5:26 PM (#388897)
Subject: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: Sweden		Thought I would take some time making a thread about me and my own car since I find it fun and interesting to read about and look at pics of all nice members rides on here. Some of you might already be familiar with my car through earlier threads on here, but here is my story.
I bought the car about six months ago and I am very happy with it. I got the build record with the car. It shows that it was canyon gold with a white top, had sport tone trim, power pack, solex tinted glass, power steering, padded dash and a torqueflite transmission. She is sold new by John Drew motors in Sacramento, CA. The car first resided in San Francisco, i am not sure for how long but after that it moved to Oregon, where it stayed until I bought it.
As to this day, I have completed her with bumper wings, BFG Silvertown bias tires and new wheel bearings in the front. I am planning to restore the car doing a little bit per winter as i want do drive the car all of the summer, which I really enjoy! I drive it nearly everyday I will turn the car all to factory specifications except for the bumper wings, those are must-haves for me



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d500neil
Posted 2013-08-01 5:41 PM (#388904 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: bishop, ca		Congratulations, Henric!

You have a great, fun, project, there!

And, all Winter to work on it.

You should go find some correct mirrors and a fender antenna assembly.

Are the floors good? Probably, due to its West Coast service life, huh?



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henricthornsund
Posted 2013-08-01 5:52 PM (#388906 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: Sweden		Thank you, Neil. As you can see on the last pics, i ditched the 60s mirrors. I will get oem mirrors and antenna for the car. The floor has been repaired, amateur-wise, and will need to be redone to factory specs. But it works for now. The quarters also had some repair of what i can see, but what really made me happy seeing the car when it arrived from the harbour was that the rockers are good and not replaced. Same goes for the doors, , fenders, bonnet and trunk lid. I stated that after doing som detective work on the inner edges, where there are minor scratches that show the oem canyon gold paint. I think the car managed this well from staying in Oregon, but the floors probably rusted due to a leaking top.

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d500neil
Posted 2013-08-01 6:04 PM (#388911 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: RE: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: bishop, ca		Thought I had some eye-candy for you, but don't have a gold-colored 58 PLY vert in the ad
collection.

Anyway, here's a couple 57 ads to drool over...

Note that the top's boot's color is keyed to the interior motif (rather than to the top, or to the body color).

Your car probably came with a white boot, which will look good along with the white top.





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henricthornsund
Posted 2013-08-01 6:25 PM (#388914 - in reply to #388911)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: Sweden		Thanks for uploading the ads, Neil. Those are always amusing to read and admire I like the statement "years ahead of the other two". I think i have searched all of the net for a golden 58 vert, but I have not found a single picture of one. If someone here has a pic, please share it. Would be a nice inspiration. The boot Will be white
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big m
Posted 2013-08-01 7:17 PM (#388926 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: Williams California		Nice ride, Henric!!

I remember seeing that one for sale in Coos Bay, Oregon. Glad it went to a good home!!

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soiouz
Posted 2013-08-01 7:55 PM (#388939 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: RE: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: Montreal, Canada		Nice car!

This one in Sweden was originally gold too, I think;





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christine-lover
Posted 2013-08-01 8:13 PM (#388950 - in reply to #388939)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: Sept. 1958		That car is awesome Henric!! Bumper wings and wide whitewall tires make such a difference. Good luck with her, more photos when you go to shows.
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christine-lover
Posted 2013-08-01 8:14 PM (#388951 - in reply to #388939)
Subject: RE: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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soiouz - 2013-08-01 7:55 PM

Nice car!

This one in Sweden was originally gold too, I think;



I believe that car was Metallic Coral originally.
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old mopar guy
Posted 2013-08-01 9:05 PM (#388958 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: new york		All the Best With your new toy! Looks great! I was under my 58 Convertible today as well , Removing rear bumper getting ready for a fresh paint job! Enjoy her as I know your summers are short.
HAPPY MOTORING! Victor.
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henricthornsund
Posted 2013-08-02 2:42 AM (#388993 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: Sweden		Thank you for all the nice comments
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Myke
Posted 2013-08-02 3:20 AM (#388998 - in reply to #388911)
Subject: RE: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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d500neil - 2013-08-01 6:04 PM

Thought I had some eye-candy for you, but don't have a gold-colored 58 PLY vert in the ad
collection.

Anyway, here's a couple 57 ads to drool over...

Note that the top's boot's color is keyed to the interior motif (rather than to the top, or to the body color).

Your car probably came with a white boot, which will look good along with the white top.





Maybe this is Close Enough Neil??



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Posted 2013-08-02 3:29 AM (#389000 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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henricthornsund
Posted 2013-08-02 5:53 AM (#389014 - in reply to #389000)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: Sweden		Who is tin can?
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henricthornsund
Posted 2013-08-02 7:18 AM (#389020 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: Sweden		Victor, i have seen your car on here, its corall right? what color are you going to paint her?
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old mopar guy
Posted 2013-08-02 8:40 AM (#389029 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: new york		Yes! Its Coral & (Yellow right now) i decided to change the color as I have owned it around 30 years and as rare as it is I am tired of the color, And when we are
finished it will be like having a new car. Photos attached. Happy Motoring and have a ball with your 58 I am looking forward to driving mine when its done.



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henricthornsund
Posted 2013-08-02 9:30 AM (#389033 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: Sweden		I can see that Victor, its a good feeling to drive your car after you did something to it Very nice pics and girls! Is it sunflower yellow? Good choice, a beautiful summer color! Is there a thread about your car on here? Would like to see more of it
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FIN ME
Posted 2013-08-02 4:54 PM (#389115 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Really great 'vert you have there, henricthornsund!

Looking forward to reading about your project!


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d500neil
Posted 2013-08-02 6:21 PM (#389125 - in reply to #389115)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: bishop, ca		In the above advertisement, note that the top edge of both bumper 'wings' sits horizontally, parallel to the ground.




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henricthornsund
Posted 2013-08-03 1:55 AM (#389225 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: Sweden		I am not sure, but they seem to be painted in "copper glow".
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firedome
Posted 2013-08-04 3:34 PM (#389506 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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henricthornsund
Posted 2014-02-23 3:44 AM (#428561 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: RE: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: Sweden		Browsed the 1957 1958 1959 plymouth site on facebook today and found this pic which includes an original Canyon gold 58 ragtop, could be mine



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58wedge
Posted 2014-02-23 5:15 AM (#428564 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: RE: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible


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You got your self a really nice car there Henric,i like the bumperwings too if you gonna restore the frontend let me know and i will help you w the trix,you be amazed w the roadhandling even w orginal style tyers(diagonal)have that on mine cars
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henricthornsund
Posted 2014-02-23 7:18 AM (#428568 - in reply to #428564)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: Sweden		Thank you, Arne, i am truly happy with my car:) thanks for letting me know about the front end, I will dig into it soon, as i am restoring this car technichally in the first place. I will definitely contact you when that happens, original style tires is the only way to go
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henricthornsund
Posted 2014-03-24 4:28 PM (#432787 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: RE: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: Sweden		New pics arrived today of how the car looked like in 1984/85 The owner paid $1500 for her in 1983 enjoy!

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henricthornsund
Posted 2014-06-06 4:44 PM (#444007 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: RE: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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d500neil
Posted 2014-06-06 6:03 PM (#444019 - in reply to #444007)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Location: bishop, ca		The CHS may be mistaken, when it calls the stand-alone Option Code 432: "Padded [dash-] Panel and Visors".....as being the "Safety
Package".

"Packages", and "Accessory Groups" tend to have several or more items within their 'grouping'.

Can someone with a 58 PLY options brochure confirm whether the padded dash & visors is supposed to be considered as being a 'package'
or a 'group'?

This option code is just one of many examples of options and accessories that makes virtually impossible the interpreting of the codes
between/among the corporation's various marques (and YEARS).

This car was not Special-ordered, but, being a vert, it was shipped out the same day that it was built.

Canyon Gold Metallic, and with a white top.








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Skujabmw
Posted 2016-05-29 1:44 PM (#512737 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: RE: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible


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Hello.
Do you knowe somebody hou can help to get same plymouth belvedere steering wheel like I see in your car?
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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2016-06-10 12:28 AM (#513787 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible


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crazy58fury
Posted 2016-06-10 2:14 PM (#513831 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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matte
Posted 2016-06-10 6:21 PM (#513847 - in reply to #388897)
Subject: Re: 58 Plymouth Belvedere convertible



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Paufont
Posted 2016-06-11 11:27 AM (#513886 - in reply to #388897)
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Wow!!!

You own a true beauty!!! And it seems to be in excelent shape!!! I recently bought a '58, but its a Plaza 4 door 318 poly torqueflite, no power steering, no power brakes, no nothing...

I bought it in Nevada and also brought it to Europe (I live in Catalonia), i'd have loved a 2door hardtop or a convertible, these are of course the most desirable models but... as a 21 year old boy I am I couldn't really aford much more, buying the car itself, shipping it here, restoring it, legalizing it here... Thats a tremendous amount of money!!!

Anyway, its nice to see there are other persons in Europe who love, bring and take care of this cars here!!! Even you're so far away from Catalonia I'm happy to see there are more proud '58 owners in the continent!!

Keep showing us photos, never get tired of looking at this car!

Pau
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