Plymouth Belvedere 1965 - 1966
Elwood Engel was able to give Chrysler new designs for 1965, as well as a new model to take over as the top Belvedere; the Fury. For the now demoted Belvederes it was mainly the front which was changed, and aft of the windscreen remained with some tucks and tweaks. Belvederes kept the 116-inch wheelbase, but lengths dropped 3-inches in 1965 and three more in 1966. The cheaper Belvedere I was sold as 2-door and 4-door sedans and station wagon, the better trimmed Belvedere II also had a 9-passenger estate, a convertible and a 2-door hardtop.
ac Plymouth Belvedere II 1965 2-door hardtop head
ac Plymouth Belvedere II 1965 2-door hardtop head
Plymouth Belvedere II 1965 2-door hardtop. Available with 3,682cc slant-six, the Belvedere models could also be ordered with 318, 383 and 426 V8 engines
Plymouth Belvedere II 1965 2-door hardtop front
Plymouth Belvedere II 1965 2-door hardtop front
Plymouth Belvedere II 1965 2-door hardtop, shorter overall, but on the same 116-inch wheelbase as the 1964 car. Engine choice went from slant-6 up to Chrysler's potent 7-litre (426) 425 bhp V8 under a new plainer front.
Plymouth Belvedere II 1965 2-door hardtop rear
Plymouth Belvedere II 1965 2-door hardtop rear
Plymouth Belvedere II 1965 2-door hardtop. The 1965 Belvederes continued from 1964 on the 116-inch wheelbase and aft of the windscreen was much as before. But new design guru Elwood Engel ensured they got simpler plainer lines and squarer fronts and trunks.
Plymouth Belvedere II 1965 2-door hardtop side
Plymouth Belvedere II 1965 2-door hardtop side
Plymouth Belvedere II 1965 2-door hardtop. Keeping the 116-inch wheelbase, and the cabin, the 1965 Belvederes lost 3-inches in length and gained long plain lines.
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