Plymouth...
Ahead for Keeps!
"You're ahead for keeps in your new Plymouth" read the ads in 1958.
The Belvedere was advertised as "Plymouth's premier line of great automobiles."
Pictured below are the five body styles that the 1958 Belvedere was offered in. Various options the buyer could choose from included the engine size (V8 or 6 cylinder) and exterior trim package (Sportone side trim filled with either a contrasting paint color or silver anodized aluminum, chrome bumper wing guards, stainless steel wheel covers) among many other things.
*The cars pictured below show special equipment such as trim, 2-tone paint, bumper wings and white wall tires. All these options were available to these specific models at moderate extra cost.
General Dimensions: wheelbase: 118" , Over-all length: 204.6" , Over-all width: 78.2"
(4 door post)
V8 or 6 cylinder
Total Production: 49,124
Shipping weight: V8 - 3465lbs., 6-cyl - 3325 lbs.
Base price when new: n/a
Right: V8 Belvedere in Iceburg White with Sportone
Owner: Jeff
V8 only
Total Production: 9,941
Shipping weight: n/a
Base price when new: n/a
Left: V8 Belvedere in Jet Black with Sportone
Owner: Rick Chaplin of Dellslow, West Virginia
