Listing snapshot
| Spotted | August 3, 2023 |
| Asking price | $5,000 |
| Mileage | 62,000 (seller-stated original) |
| Location | Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey |
| Listed on | Craigslist, private seller |
| Drivetrain | 318 “Poly” V8, push-button automatic |
| Status | Ad expired. This page is our archive of the listing. |
We came across this 1964 Plymouth Belvedere in August 2023, listed for $5,000 by its owner in South Jersey. The ad is long gone and the car has presumably found a new home, but we keep the record here. When you’re trying to price a ’64 Belvedere, a real asking price with real photos is worth more than a guess.
What this car was
A white two-door post sedan with a turquoise interior, the mid-trim car of Plymouth’s 1964 range. The paint still had some shine and the seller reported very little rust. The car had spent years stored indoors, which shows in how complete it looks.
Under the hood was the 318 “Poly” V8, the polyspherical-head version of Chrysler’s 318 that predates the more common LA engine. It drove through a push-button automatic. 1964 was the final model year for Chrysler’s dash-mounted push-button shifter, so it’s a detail collectors look for.
Inside, the turquoise door cards and dash held up well, and the bench seats had dark ribbed inserts. The seller was upfront about the to-do list:
- The windows didn’t roll down
- The headlight switch was stuck
- The headliner needed attention
- Some light mechanical work had already been done, and it started easily and drove
Was $5,000 a fair ask?
For a running, mostly rust-free V8 Belvedere with low stated miles, $5,000 was on the cheap side in 2023. The catch is that it’s a two-door post sedan, not a hardtop, and it came with a short list of electrical and window issues. Buyers pay a big premium for hardtops and for the 383 and 426 big-block cars. A small-block post car like this is the affordable way into the era, which is what made the ask look reasonable.
A little Belvedere history
The Belvedere name started in 1951 on Plymouth’s first pillarless hardtop. By 1964 it was the middle trim of the range, above the Savoy and below the Fury. The same body carried Plymouth’s big-block race cars that year: Richard Petty won the 1964 Daytona 500 in a 426 Hemi Belvedere.
More cars from the archive
- Every Plymouth Belvedere we’ve spotted, with asking prices
- 1969 Plymouth Road Runner, another Plymouth
- 1970 Plymouth Fury, another Plymouth
- 1953 Plymouth Suburban, another Plymouth
- 1974 Plymouth Scamp, another Plymouth
- 1969 Opel GT, also from the 1960s
