Belvedere

1958 Plymouth Belvedere

Introduced on March 31, 1951, the 1951 Plymouth Belvedere arrived as a two-door pillarless hardtop. It was Plymouth's first vehicle of such design and was built in response to Chevrolet's Bel Air. The 1951 Belvedere was not a separate model - rather, it was the top-trim Cranbrook and being built on that car's 118.5 in wheelbase gave the two-door Belvedere favorable proportions. The Belvedere came in several body styles through the years and 1970 was the last year for the Belvedere name plate.

History:

Model Successor

The Satellite was the top of the line Belvedere in 1970 (the GTX was the top of the line performance model) but when the Belvedere name was dropped for 71, the Satellite name continued.