1966 Plymouth Belvedere II Hardtop

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

The 1966 Plymouth Belvedere II Super Stock drag racer was a product of Chrysler’s aggressive push into NHRA factory stock competition. Equipped with the legendary 426 Hemi engine and a 727 TorqueFlite transmission, the Belvedere was a purpose-built machine designed to dominate the quarter mile. With 4.10 gears and minimal factory options to reduce weight, it was a sleeper on the street but a beast on the strip.

One of the most notable examples was raced by Judy Lilly, one of the first women to receive factory backing from Chrysler. Her Belvedere II was specially built with weight-saving measures like deleted undercoating and sound deadening, and a prototype steel hood scoop that would later appear on RO23 lightweight drag cars.

This 1966 Belvedere II is hardly the meek family car it was when it rolled out of the factory with a 318-cubic-inch V8 engine. Built in the spirit of those rare factory drag racers, its original powerplant has been swapped with a 383 cu-in V8 with Six-Barrel carburetion and three-speed automatic transmission. It has the RO23-style hood, Weld Racing wheels, trunk-mounted battery, and easy to view cowl-mounted tach and gauges, capturing the soul of those famous Super Stock drag racers of the 1960s.

Highlights

• Modified 1966 Plymouth Belvedere II Two-Door Hardtop

• Powered by a 383 cu-in V8 with Six-Barrel induction

• Three-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission with stall converter

• 8-3/4 inch “Sure Grip” differential

• RO23-style hood

• The chassis number (RH23E61221738) decodes as:

  • R – Car Line Plymouth Belvedere/Satellite

  • H – Price Class High (Satellite trim level)

  • 23 – Body Style two-door hardtop

  • E – Engine 318 cu-in V8 2-barrel carburetor

  • 6 – Model Year 1966

  • 1 – Assembly Plant, Lynch Road, Detroit, Michigan

  • 221738 – Sequential Production Number

Features

• Weld Racing wheels with BFGoodrich Radial T/A tires

• Cowl-mounted tach, water temperature, and oil pressure gauges

• Be-Cool aluminum radiator

• Road Runner “Coyote Duster” Six-Barrel air cleaner

• Road Runner “meep-meep” horn

• Trunk-mounted battery

Known Imperfections

• Very minor scratch in body side molding

• Very minor paint imperfections that can be paint corrected

• Very minor stone chip in passenger side of windshield

Included

• Set of Crager S/S wheels with BFGoodrich Radial T/A tires

• Factory jack

• Assorted spare parts

Ownership History

The consignor of this 1966 Plymouth Belvedere II has owned in since 2002.

Additional Notes

A Broad Arrow Auctions Specialist is working as an agent on behalf of the owner of this vehicle. Broad Arrow Auctions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hagerty.

Contact: Craig Zimmerman Phone: 586.707.5811 email: cszimmerman@hagerty.com