First muscle car=Savoy!!!! Whooda thunk it!!!

[Mark Savoy]

New member…my dad and I recently purchased a 1962 Plymouth Savoy. Pics below, we are excited to find out its history. I have been trying to decode the fender tag and can’t quite get all of it, so I thought I’d ask you guys out there. All help is greatly appreciated. We know that the color, motor, and some other things are not original, but we kind of like it that way. We want to drive this car and have fun in it so a “tribute” / non-historical or rare car is good for us! My Dad had a 1965 Fury back when he was young and then had kids….enough said….now he has a really cool street car from that same era again and is happier than a pig in…well you know. More to come as we become acquainted with the old girl and have some adventures!!! There’s already one to tell about later….

 

[icetech]

New member…my dad and I recently purchased a 1962 Plymouth Savoy. Pics below, we are excited to find out its history. I have been trying to decode the fender tag and can’t quite get all of it, so I thought I’d ask you guys out there. All help is greatly appreciated. We know that the color, motor, and some other things are not original, but we kind of like it that way. We want to drive this car and have fun in it so a “tribute” / non-historical or rare car is good for us! My Dad had a 1965 Fury back when he was young and then had kids….enough said….now he has a really cool street car from that same era again and is happier than a pig in…well you know. More to come as we become acquainted with the old girl and have some adventures!!! There’s already one to tell about later….

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Welcome to the family of '62s! That's a beauty

 

[68sprtsat383]

Welcome beautiful car

 

[65Bel]

Oh yeah! That will get it done. Congratulations and . . .

 

[Mark Savoy]

Thanks for the quick responses and compliments!!! Hopefully someone can help with that fender tag sometime soon. I am finding out that these early 60’s mopars have quite the following

 

[Don Frelier]

Welcome from NY.

I see it came with NY stickers.

 

[Sixpactogo]

A lot of people credit the 64 GTO for being the first muscle car but they apparently don't remember Ernie Derr and Raymo Stott ruling the dirt tracks with their stock 62 413's akin to this one, when the GTO was still in the design stages.
Us old timers remember them well. Congrats on your new acquisition.

 

[SgtSuperbird]

Wow! Welcome from northeast of the Motor City.

 

[khryslerkid]

Welcome Mark! Love me a '62

I see your pictures are from Carlisle. Were you showing it there or is it where it was purchased?

We'll need the first four numbers in your vin to help with the tag decoding. (Found on the driver's side door pillar)

 

[ckessel]

Welcome from the left coast.

 

[Budnicks]

Nice Plymouth

welcome to FBBO

 

[Mopar Hunter]

 

[polywideblock]

G'day from Australia

 

[davek]

Welcome from S Carolina,SWEET

 

[Dave6T4]

Welcome to FBBO from Ontario, Mark. That is a great looking '62 Savoy! Those '62 B-bodies are an acquired taste. My first Dodge was a '62 Dart ex-police cruiser I bought in 1967 for $500. A buddy of mine bought a really well done '62 Dart Max Wedge clone a couple of years ago, to replace a '67 Belvedere II he sold. He has told me, if I had not gone with him to look at it, he likely would not have bought it. He was not taken with the looks of it, but it has now grown on him, and he enjoys it.

 

[Johnny Rocket]

I saw this car at Carlisle it was a real standout, good luck with it and have fun.

 

[Mark Savoy]

Welcome Mark! Love me a '62

I see your pictures are from Carlisle. Were you showing it there or is it where it was purchased?

We'll need the first four numbers in your vin to help with the tag decoding. (Found on the driver's side door pillar)

The car was at Carlisle!!! That’s where we bought it….just the beginning of the story I guess!?? My dad and I spent the whole weekend there lookin at everything we could

 

[Mark Savoy]

The car was at Carlisle!!! That’s where we bought it….just the beginning of the story I guess!?? My dad and I spent the whole weekend there lookin at everything we could

First four of vin are: 3121

 

[Mark Savoy]

The car was at Carlisle!!! That’s where we bought it….just the beginning of the story I guess!?? My dad and I spent the whole weekend there lookin at everything we could

First four of vin are 3121

 

[khryslerkid]

First four of vin are: 3121

Working on it in your other thread...

Another fender tag decode!!!