Plymouth buyers waited until March 1954 for their first real automatic — the two-speed PowerFlite, arriving right in the middle of the Belvedere's debut model year.
Median 85 hp across 91 similar cars
Lead trim: Belvedere 230 flathead I6 (110 hp)
Plymouth BelvedereBELVEDERE-1954 · 1954–1954
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FactPlymouth buyers waited until March 1954 for their first real automatic — the two-speed PowerFlite, arriving right in the middle of the Belvedere's debut model year.
The Belvedere replaced the Cranbrook as the top-line offering for 1954, now a separate model rather than just a two-door hardtop (which became the "Sport Coupe"), also available as a convertible, a two-door station wagon and a four-door sedan, with full-length rocker sill moldings and small chrome tailfins on the rear fenders for the first time. The entry-level Plymouth Plaza was introduced sharing the same design at a lower price. In March 1954 Plymouth finally offered a fully automatic transmission, the Chrysler PowerFlite two-speed, and a larger standard engine, a 230.2 cu in (3.8 L) I6 also used by the Dodge Division, rated at 110 hp (82 kW). Belvedere production totaled 32,492. Wheelbase 114.0 in (2,896 mm).
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Trims & Figures
One published trim in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere 230 flathead I6 (110 hp) | 1954–1954 | 3.8 L Inline-6 | 110 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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Photographs
Richard Petty won the NASCAR Grand National title in this Belvedere generation, the last before the nameplate was dropped for Satellite.
A 1967 Belvedere played the LAPD's standard cruiser in the pilot episode of Adam-12.
This Belvedere introduced the 426 Hemi and swept the top three spots at the 1964 Daytona 500, Richard Petty among the winners.
Chrysler shrank the Belvedere for 1960 and buyers punished it for being smaller, even though a magazine test called the six-cylinder version pleasant transportation.
This 1957-58 Belvedere hardtop is the car Stephen King made the villain in Christine.
Chrysler's PR chief drove a Belvedere with a turbine jet engine bolted in across the country to prove the idea worked.
Plymouth buyers waited until March 1954 for their first real automatic — the two-speed PowerFlite, arriving right in the middle of the Belvedere's debut model year.
The 1953 restyle moved this car's gas cap under the trunk lid — and promptly caused a full tank to spill gasoline straight into the trunk until Plymouth added baffles mid-year to fix it.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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