Howdy!
I'm Ron Hilbert and I drove a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere
convertible the year I graduated from Tennyson High School in Hayward
California (1962) until 1966 when I got married and sold the
Plymouth.
My original car was black and white with a white top, 3
speed transmission with overdrive. I swapped out the motor after spinning a
main bearing to a 1960 318, I think? It had a full race Iskenderian cam and
solid lifters.
I did 103 mph in 13.90 seconds in the quarter mile at
Fremont Drag strip. Had tons of fun going to Santa Cruz almost every weekend
with surfboards hanging out the back seat with the top down. I used to cruse
East 14th in San Leandro on a regular basis with my buddies of which 5 became
California Highway Patrol officers, or Alameda County deputy
sheriffs.
I recently went to my 45th High School Reunion and a guy
that I used to double date with said "I had the best times of my life in the
back seat of that 57 Plymouth of yours." Then went on to tell me names of the
girls that he dated in my Plymouth of which not one I could
remember?
Well the search has been on for almost 10 years and I just
bought a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere Convertible on eBay June 1st, 2010. It is
yellow and white with a PowerFlight automatic transmission.
It was owned by an elderly gentleman in Salem Indian which
he had purchased in 1982 with 67,000 miles on the odometer. It now has 77,100
miles on it. It is in desperate need of maintenance and I am moving forward
with work to get it to Hot August Nights in Reno next week.
Here is my web site where I have been posting the progress
of the work and lots of photos. Before it arrived from Indian there was a lot
of anxiety on what I really had?
http://www.ronhilbert.com/plymouth-index.htm
My high school buddies have been more excited I think than
I have. They can't wait to see it at HAN.
I plan on taking HD video at Hot August Nights that I will
post on YouTube.
If you want to email me use me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I am back and forth between Sutter California and Roseburg
Oregon where we are building our retirement home.
We already have built a 1800 sq. ft. detached garage and
shop to house our 57 Plymouth, my wife's 65 Mustang convertible, and a 71
Chevy pickup.
http://www.ronhilbert.com/chevy-truck-01.htm
Thanks for your time??
Kind
Regards,
Ronald
D. Hilbert
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