1965 Plymouth Satellite '426-S Street Wedge'

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[Paul Ceasrine]

1965 Plymouth Satellite

426-S 'Hardtop Coupe'
426/365 HP
Automatic, w/3.55 Sure-Grip Posi Gear

Car Craft Magazine,,,,,,,,,,,Performance Test in December 1964

15.29 @ 89 MPH

'We are disappointed with the 1/4 Mile performance of this car. It was
sluggish off the line, and the Torque-Flite automatic transmission did not respond
well to manual-shifting of the floor shifter control.'

'Though the cubic inches are there, the engine did not respond well
performance-wise. We were expecting a car with a hard-kick
powerful engine, but what we have is nothing more than a bored out 383.'

[Paul Ceasrine]

1965 Plymouth Satellite

426-S Street-Wedge
426/365 HP
470 Ft./Lbs. of Torque @ 4800 RPM's

Car Life Magazine 1965

Tested Car, Automatic Transmission, w/3.55 Sure-Grip Posi

Performance; 15.40 @ 89 MPH

1965 Plymouth Satellite
Hardtop Coupe...............................2612
426-S Engine....................................344
Automatic Transmission..................211
Sure-Grip Posi....................................39
3.55 Gear-ratio....................................45
AM Radio............................................. 45
Rear seat speaker w/reverberator.....36
Console Tachometer...........................50
Tinted Glass (Windshield)...................22
Padded Instrument Panel....................19
Deluxe Steering Wheel........................11

Car Cost as Tested........................$3431

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A young Bob Reed and his '65 Plymouth Belvedere...



...and same car and a little later on.

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And Dodges counterpart the '65 Coronet hardtop...

[jerry witzel]

Here's what the Reed Plymouth looks like today.

[Paul Ceasrine]

The overall production numbers for the 1965 426-S 'Street Wedge'.

Plymouth = 4469
Belvedere, Belvedere II and Satellite

Dodge = 2100
Coronet, Coronet Deluxe, Coronet 440 and Coronet 500

These cars were not abundant, and by 1969, very few were running at the Drag Strips.

For NHRA Stock Class, they had a hard time; only 10.3-1 compression ratio, small exhaust port heads, mild hydraulic
camshaft, mid-range pressure valve springs, poor-flowing intake manifold, and under-sized 575 CFM Carter AFB carburetor.

No match for the 1967 thru 1969 'Super Commando' 440/375 HP Mopars.

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Originally Posted by jerry witzel

Here's what the Reed Plymouth looks like today.

Jerry, just curious what type of motor is it running now...