Faults:

Rear end yoke (car part) locked up, causing the U-joint to break.

Piston connecting rod broke (thank goodness it was idling at the time).

General Comments:

440 cubic inch engine has 375 horses, but gets 11 MPG.

Solid car, built to last forever.

Can repair almost anything with a screwdriver.

Will run 14.7 seconds at 109 MPH in the quarter mile.

Not many around, so it gets A LOT of attention on the road.

Faults:

The brakes were a constant source of trouble. They did a poor job of stopping the car. The brakes always chattered.

The lining were replaced at least 5 times.

The car never stopped in a straight line. I had changed the wheel cylinders at least three times and that helped for a little while. Brakes would bind up on one side (usually front) and you'd have to drive the car to heat them up so they'd release. You needed to beat the drums off the car with a drum puller, to check brakes or do any type of work.

General Comments:

The car had a torsion-bar suspension and did not have a very comfortable ride. The frontend was always off and the steering was not always comfortable, as the power steering was some what over assisted, and it gave you a poor feel for the road.

The engine performance left a lot to be desired. It was a 318 V8, but honestly it was nothing to get excited about. In fact I found it to be rather sluggish even after it was tuned up.

Faults:

Transmission because I never checked the fluid levels.

General Comments:

The 1964 plymouth belvedere is a great car, it took a very hard beating.

Faults:

Replaced brake cylinders and master cylinder at 95k, and went to silicone brake fluid.

Replaced single 4bbl with 2X4bbls at 100k.

Replaced seat covers and carpeting at 100k.

Distributor needs to be rebuilt, but the car still runs fine.

General Comments:

This is a zero to 60 in 8.75 seconds car.

With 2X4bbls it gets about 9-12 mpg.

Car was originally built in Los Angeles and has no rust, which is unheard of in the finned Mopars of the fifties!

The car has had one repaint, and everything works including the clock and tube AM radio.

The car is a two door hardtop.

Faults:

Fuel tank needs replacing.

Power steering needed to be rebuilt.

Fuel pump died.

General Comments:

Very fast with its optional Golden Commando engine (it has 2 Four Barrel Carbs) -- first year of the Chrysler Corporation Big Block Engines.

Torque-Flite transmission is amazing. Shifts are quick and smooth.

Very good looking, turns heads and drops jaws everywhere.

Handling is surprising for a late '50s American car.

Parts are very hard to come by.

The car's value has rapidly increased.

Rust ate most of these cars by the time Johnson took office, so one has to be very vigilant and take precautionary body care.

Sounds awesome -- engine and exhaust note create a threatening burble that makes young children run and hide.

Perhaps the most alluring yet overlooked car of the 1950s.