In 1956 you could option a Plymouth Savoy with the Highway Hi-Fi — an honest-to-goodness in-dash record player.
Lead trim: Savoy (1955–1956)
Plymouth Savoy1955–1956
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FactIn 1956 you could option a Plymouth Savoy with the Highway Hi-Fi — an honest-to-goodness in-dash record player.
For 1955 through 1956 the Plymouth Savoy was positioned between the base Plaza and the high-end Belvedere on a 115.0 in wheelbase (203.8 in long): available in 1955 with new power steering; for 1956 the line added a hardtop coupe and the Custom Suburban station wagon, seat belts were added for safety and the Highway Hi-Fi record player was optional. Engines on the infobox were the 225 cu in (3.7 L) six and 270, 301, 318, 383, 361 and 395 cu in V8s with 2-speed automatic, 3-speed manual and 3-speed automatic transmissions; the page gives no years or ratings for them. Chrysler produced a promotional video showing the 1955–56 Plymouth models being built at Lynch Road Assembly.
Collectors Spotted in the Plymouth Savoy Lineage
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savoy (1955–1956) | 1955–1956 | — | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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Photographs
Plymouth's race-only 413 Max Wedge was never meant to be common — Chrysler built just 289 of them before handing the job to the bigger 426 for the following two years.
Buried in the humble Savoy's options sheet for 1962 was the 413 Max Wedge - a race-only 410+ horsepower V8 that Plymouth built just 289 times.
Plymouth's own historians don't defend the 1961 Savoy's face: period writing says it was "hit with the ugly stick," blaming odd chromed "eyelashes" stuck above the headlights.
When Plymouth dropped the Plaza in 1959, the Savoy inherited its spot as the cheapest full-size Plymouth — and sales didn't suffer; taxi fleets and police departments snapped it up instead.
In 1956 you could option a Plymouth Savoy with the Highway Hi-Fi — an honest-to-goodness in-dash record player.
Plymouth changed the Savoy's engine mid-model-year in 1954 — on February 26th, displacement jumped and power rose from 100 to 110 hp, without so much as a new badge.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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