1965 Plymouth Satellite '426-S Street Wedge'

[tommy d]

Anyone have a pic of a convertable hemi race car? Don't remember seeing a 65?

[Paul Ceasrine]

Tommy D,

Mopar did not produce a 65' Race Hemi in a convertible.

The 426-S (Street Wedge) was available in the Satellite (convertible) or the Belvedere II (convertible).

[Paul Ceasrine]

I do remember they were a bit heavier than the 64' Belvedere and Coronet Models.

Both the 1965 Plymouth Satellite and Dodge Coronet 500
with the 426/365 HP 'Street Wedge' were around #3570 lbs.
{Shipping Weight}.

They came in with a Weight Factor of 9.79 Wt/Hp.

NHRA Stock Class........NHRA Super/Stock Class
1965 ........ B/S
1966 ........ C/S
1967 .........B/S ................ SS/E
1968 ........ D/S ................ SS/F
1969 ........ E/S ................ SS/I
1970 ........ F/S ................ SS/H
1971 ........ F/S ................ SS/H
1972 ........ A/S ................ SS/H
1973 ........ D/S ................ SS/H

[Hemi Moose]

This one looks like a '65 or '66 Fury station wagon...440 powered.

[Hemi Moose]

[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