Plymouth Satellite 4-Door Sedan, 1971, Lahti

For sale: Plymouth Satellite 4-door sedan 1971 "PROJECT" for restoration

Mechanics:

• "numbers matching" 318 + 904 + 8 3/4 limited-slip

• "performance cam", not sure?

• Edelbrock Performer 318/360 intake manifold

• Holley 600 CFM (1850-3 1179) carburettor

• headers

• Martelius(?) dual exhausts

• shift kit in transmission

• performance has been around 10 sec 0-100 km/h by stopwatch, so a pretty good small block for a B-body

• power steering

• power brakes

• front disc brakes

• rear drum brakes

• 3-point seat belts in front - I had even forgotten

  
  

Checked:

• engine and transmission "numbers match"

• limited-slip in the rear axle

• sheet metal repair is needed at least at the rear end of the front subframe and the crossmember joint on both right and left sides (the torsion bar mounts are intact - see photos)

• otherwise a solid-bodied car = as far as I can see, nothing soft enough anywhere to cause rejection

• as-is assembly for road use after the above welding and cleaning of parts (if you feel like cleaning them)

• some part / joint / bushing etc. in the front end / front suspension / chassis / steering may need replacing

  
  

If you want a full restoration, it will need more extensive work. But builders of such cars will surely know what they are doing and buying.

Similar ones have not been seen for sale for a long time, at least not on Nettiauto or publicly.

More information:

My first American hobby car is being sold as a project because I won't manage to finish it myself.

• the car has been in my possession for the last 25 years

• I bought the car in 2001

• I drove it for just over 23,000 km over five summers

• last passed inspection in 2004

• failed inspection in 2006 due to rust in the front subframe

• last driven in December 2012 when moved to the current storage (last photos, incl. engine installed)

• stored in a carport / cold hall since 2006 ->

• in the current warm and dry garage since 12/2012 ->

• partly dismantled since 2013, when I started the project

• still generally neat and tidy in appearance

• repaired and painted by previous owners apparently in the 1990s, when, among other things, new front wings were fitted

• probably also mechanically overhauled and engine and transmission rebuilt etc. in the 1990s

• undercarriage mostly solid and intact - no through-holes - underseal, oil (mechanical leaks), rust etc.

• oil leaks from the engine, transmission and rear axle

• the shift kit in the transmission shifted well, compared to other cars I have driven and owned

• the engine also ran well; I only remember the carburettor flooding once

• the interior needs cleaning and refurbishment at the driver's seat; I wiped off the dust and it still looks good

• some parts will likely need replacing during reassembly

In any case, this is a 55-year-old "Finnish import" car, so something has certainly been done to it over the years that I don't even know about. I mainly enjoyed driving it from 2001 to 2006. Winter storage at the time was a farm machinery shed with an earthen floor. In 2011 it was moved to a cold hall with a concrete floor and in 12/2012 to its current place in a warm garage (shared garage).

VIN and equipment details (information researched online, errors reserved):

VIN: RL41G1G103172

ENGINE:

• VIN: 1G103172 (matches the car's VIN / chassis number)

• block stamping below the left valve cover edge: G M318R 33040001

  • G = year code 1971

  • M = Mound Road plant

  • 318 = engine series/type

  • R = standard "regular" petrol

  • 3304 = date code in a 10,000-day calendar (1971 3260-3624) -> Friday 14/08/1970

  • 0001 = production number for that day -> first engine of the day

    
    

• block casting marks:

  • left: 253 6030 318 . 12

  • right: casting date: 8.4.70 = 4/8/1970, shift: N = "night shift", time: just after 12

TRANSMISSION

• VIN: 1G103172

• oil pan edge stamping: PK351558061 3296 9845

  
  

REAR AXLE:

• casting mark: top row 2881489 [0] 7 and bottom row 3151 (see photos)

  
  

FENDER TAG:

END

GB7 I B41 B51 G33 M25

GB7 L2B2 GB7 819 E03137

E44 D31 RL41 G1G 103172

Interpretation:
RL41:

Plymouth Belvedere,Satellite

Low

4 Door Sedan

G1G: 318 230HP 1-2BBL 8 CYL

1971

St. Louis, MO, USA

103172: Sequence number

E44: 318 cid 2 barrel V8 230hp

D31: A904 3-Speed Auto Trans.

GB7: Dark Blue Metallic (Dodge), Evening Blue Metallic (Plymouth & Chrysler) Exterior Color

L2B2: Trim - Low, Vinyl Bench Seat, Unknown Color

GB7: Dark Blue Metallic (Dodge), Evening Blue Metallic (Plymouth & Chrysler) Int. Door Frames

819: Build Date: 19 August

E03137: Order number

GB7: Dark Blue Metallic (Dodge), Evening Blue Metallic (Plymouth & Chrysler) Top Color

I: International (export) Specifications

B41: Front Disc Brakes w/Standard 10 in RR Drum

B51: Power Brakes

G33: LH Remote Racing Mirror

M25: Wide sill moldings

END: End of Sales Codes

Periodic inspection not carried out / not approved

De-registration: ordinary removal 7/1/2008 -

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