Plymouth

"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4) 05/28/2020 at 20:00 • Filed to: None

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Fun fact: There are 70 Plymouth models listed on Autotrader right now - only 21 are not Prowlers. Here are some of the highlights:

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This 1998 Neon in Intense Blue with 24,000 miles.

This 1983 Scamp listed for auction.

And this 2000 Prowler with custom paint job.

jimz > Boxer_4 05/28/2020 at 20:20

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that second Neon has to have been repainted.  Intense Blue was one of the flakiest paint colors on that car.

ranwhenparked > jimz 05/28/2020 at 20:28

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Its got 24,000 miles though, someone may have bought it, drove it for like 6 months, then stuck it in garage and forgot about it for over 20 years. 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > jimz 05/28/2020 at 20:29

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It's a nice blue tho

Urambo Tauro > Boxer_4 05/28/2020 at 20:33

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Fun fact: every time I read the name   Plymouth , my brain hears it as “ ply-mouth” instead of “ plimith”.

jminer > Boxer_4 05/28/2020 at 20:36

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I have always liked the first gen neons. The completely silly face on them - they’re awesome! They were also pretty decent first cars with above average Dodge reliability.

On another note I’ve owned two plymouth vehicles.  A 94 Voyager as my first car with a maroon outside and red as hell interior, it was awesome.  I later owned a 96 Grand Voyager, outside of it having a 2nd door on the drivers side the first was much better.

jimz > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/28/2020 at 20:43

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I was wrong. it was Lapis Blue which was known for delamination:

dogisbadob > Boxer_4 05/28/2020 at 20:48

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cool colors

Also, too bad they don’t sell this middle-eastern Dodge Neon (rebadged Fiat Tipo). Mexico gets it too

Boxer_4 > jminer 05/28/2020 at 20:53

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The first gen Neons have certainly grown on me over the years.

My grandfather used to pretty much only own Plymouths, from at least the ‘60s up through the early ‘00s. The last ones were an Acclaim and a Sundance - I have a bit of a fondness for both.  He moved to a Ford Taurus in ‘00 and a Fusion in ‘15.      

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Boxer_4 05/28/2020 at 20:56

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I REALLY want that second blue Neon...love the first-gens and that blue was always my favori te color !

jminer > Boxer_4 05/28/2020 at 20:57

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I had many friends that had one and they took the abuse of a teenage/early 20's driver very well!  The fit and finish wasn’t great but they were good on gas (for the time) and pretty reliable (again for the time)

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Boxer_4 05/28/2020 at 20:57

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Someone please SRT-4 swap that 2 door low mileage 2 door. Thanks!

Captain of the Enterprise > Boxer_4 05/28/2020 at 21:04

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Those are some clean neons 

Taylor Martin > Boxer_4 05/28/2020 at 21:05

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I’m in love with the Scamp, and any coupe utility vehicle like the Subaru Baja or El Camino. The bed of a truck with the body of a sedan just makes sense to me.

Boxer_4 > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 05/28/2020 at 21:08

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With that low mileage, I don’t think I could. It may be one of the lowest mileage survivor Neons around ( I never thought I’d say those words in a sentence... )

Boxer_4 > Taylor Martin 05/28/2020 at 21:09

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I’d love a Baja, Brat, or maybe a Falcon or Commodore Ute import...

Boxer_4 > Captain of the Enterprise 05/28/2020 at 21:10

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There’s something about minty old economy cars that fascinates me.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > jminer 05/28/2020 at 21:12

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To the windows!

To the Walls!

This this what I think everytime I see a clean neon 

sony1492 > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 05/28/2020 at 21:13

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This is the dream spec

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > sony1492 05/28/2020 at 21:18

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I always liked the Espresso cars :D

Captain of the Enterprise > Boxer_4 05/28/2020 at 21:21

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Same here

ranwhenparked > jimz 05/28/2020 at 21:33

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Wow, every panel looks like a Ford hood. 

CompactLuxuryFan > sony1492 05/28/2020 at 21:36

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I was gonna make a standalone comment about my mom’s ‘98 neon having the same wheel covers as the first one in the post but I’m making this reply instead because what’s more interesting is that is originally came with the covers in your pic (in regular silver instead of white).

What happened, you might ask. Turns out those covers in your pic relied on the wheel nuts to stay in place. First time taking that car to grandma’s, coming down a mountain pass, the brakes put off enough heat to melt the bits where the stud goes through and the nut held them, causing one of the covers to fly off in a corner like in an oldie car chase scene! The other front cover was also melting and about to suffer the same fate.

That Neon was not only my family’s first ever automatic, but also a pretty powerful and heavy car by our standards (dad drove a Festiva at the time). The 3-speed didn’t have a good way of using it to engine brake and my dad had been driving somewhat spiritedly while using the brakes a little too much apparently. After that my mom went to the dealer and they replaced them with the other design because those relied more (solely?) on the pressure of popping them on to hold them in place. We also went down mountain passes a lot slower after that 

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Boxer_4 05/28/2020 at 22:00

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Holy crap I need that Scamp

Taylor Martin > Boxer_4 05/28/2020 at 23:04

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Yep, those Aussies know how to make a ute mate.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Boxer_4 05/29/2020 at 08:30

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GIB the first Neon