Road Runner Nest

I'd like to get a closer look at this car... not that another Mopar is in the budget right now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0291657812

That's one BEAUTIFUL SSP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is super sweet!! Love that they restored it back to a SSP! TX9 & white interior is awesome when its nice! Yep, would be nice to get a real look at this car. Rare SSP, It makes me think of a couple rare SSP's, Kay Stevens 71 SSP & a 71 SSP from CA that is FE5 with factory rubber bumpers. I have a photo of the car, it looks just like mine minus the bumpers. Pic attached. Guy was asking $15,500 at the time of this photo.

I guess this car was bought new by a used car dealer and used sparingly then put away. Wonder if it was special ordered?
This car was ebayed by the seller a little while back. don't know what happened. Must have no-saled.

It truley is sweet!

It's been on Ebay a few times in the past year, but it's been a while.

On earlier auctions, I think the reserve was low 20's.

I'm a sucker for black w/ white interior. If that car had a four speed, it would be the ultimate SSP.

I was thinking it had a 20K or so bid to open the auction, or a high reserve.
One thing that makes this car so unique despite the mileage and such is the documents that are with it. Really is cool to look at the pics. I like the way that the cassette player cost more than the automatic transmission!
I'd like to have a Satellite, or a Sebring, or Plus model at some point. Gotta keep my RR though!

Really nice car. I'd like to have it if I didn't have one yet.

As of this writing, it looks as if 72 SSP #1 wil be a no sale... again.

Noticed this other one now. Judging from the starting bid, the seller hasn't been watching the market.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Tru ... 240%3A1318

maybe 8,000 - not 80..........looks like someone else is suffering from Barrett-Jackson Syndrome, where they think their car (or, in some cases pile of rust) is worth a mint, just because some idiot wants to show off how much money he has

wow....80K for a Satellite. You'd think for that price, they could at least give more of a description of the car!

Hi,

I posted here a while ago. I finally bit the bullet and as of Jan 2009 my car has gone in for long awaited work. Basically refurbishing what is a solid car (floors / rails), but I have to do it in stages. I need the car to be mechanically 100% for a possible trans continent trip in 2010, but it will remain as per factory. I cannot do the work myself as I am permanently assigned overseas, so it will be $$, however it needs to be completed.

The engine is a factory 400 4-BBL w/ Slap-Stik and will be stripped / rebuilt to RR spec. - not over the top, but no slouch, either. Tranny work / brakes / fuel lines & tank / suspension rebuild / detail. Paint refresh / minor rust work and interior to follow after mechanical is complete. I had a twin system put on in 2004 which apparently was complete @#$% and also need to be replaced.

I plan to keep it in exact SSP livery, as there are fewer and fewer good examples around. Shame, really as they are a nice looking (and IMHO somewhat underrated) car.

Cheers,

Ian B.

Ian,
That Satellite looks great as is!
Stay safe overseas and I hope your car is ready for you when you get back!

Great looking car Ian....love the color combination!

These are all beautiful cars, but to be honest wiht you guys... im not much of a fan of these 72 satellites. i dont no why but i cant stand that strip of gray, it gives away the beauty of the look i find.

but in the end it is a satellite, because what catches my eye is the look of brutal muscle car. and thats the Roadrunner! aswell as the gtx, but with those silver or chromed plates attached at the bottom on each side, for me it ruins it hahaha. and also bench seats, i find it looses its beauty.

sorry to be soo negative, but hey guys.. i would do anytign to get all of them in my garage, so its all good

Hi Anthony,

I don't disagree with what you are saying. I guess the idea was to make the Herlitz-redesigned B-body a 'B-body for all', especially if not everyone wanted a RR. Making the car look different (w / different trim levels and color schemes) would have been the first challenge. How do you make the car different enough to appeal to a whole range of buyers who don't want a RR? End result - the Satellite / Satellite Sebring / Satellite Sebring Plus and Roadrunners. All those different options / trim levels add up to quite a mouthful.

Most people seem either like the '71-72 B-bodies or hate them. I always thought they were the coolest, most original (read bad-ass) looking design of the 70s. When I first started looking for a '71-72, I was after a Roadrunner - preferably Black-on-black / 400 / 4-speed (wait - just like this one below). The 71-72 B-bodies look great in so many colors (especially darker ones) it is hard to pick a favorite).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCLjMs5B-Mg

BTW - if Bullitt had been made in 1972, this is the car I think the bad guys would have used to get away from McQueen. Of course, then he would have been driving a '72 Mustang, so he would not have gotten anywhere near them

In the end, I couldn't find the car I wanted in time (I had to drive from TN to LA), but this SSP came up in the right condition and the right price. It is not a color scheme I would have ordered myself as some of the lighter colors sure can make the cars look on the heavy side, but the lower grey does have the effect of slimming the car down. Over time I have grown to like the color scheme because that is how it has always been and I see very few cars like this now.

It is all a choice. I could redo the car in the color / trim I wanted, but I don't have the $ to go for a full color change / resto and I don't want to do to do an outside respray only (I like the carpet to match the drapes, if you know what I mean). The color scheme on my car is what is on the build sheet / fender tag, so I will keep it that way. In fact, some time during the past, the car was resprayed, but in a brighter white than the Ermine White, so that will be redone.

Every year more and more Satellites / SSPs are cloned into RRs, which although not a bad thing (unless you are trying to pass the car off as a real RR), means there are less and less original trim Satellites around (all these cars are just shy of 40 years old). Even now, if I pull in for gas, people ask me what it is. If I say it is a Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus, I get blank stares. If I say it is 'similar to' a luxury Plymouth Roadrunner, I might get a reaction 50% of the time.

I used to look for the really hot cars at shows (still do), but as time goes by, I am also happy to see a nice survivor or restored / restified plain-jane. The '71-72 B-body Satellites (and '73-74) have to be one of the last affordable muscle Mopars left. If it was up to me I would have one of each.

Ian B.