ACM 311957 Plymouth Savoy“We had planned to buy two cars
while we were out there and ship them
home, one to keep and one to sell to
help defray the costs – we were out
there for six weeks. We drove from
Chicago down to Kingman, Arizona,
and rented a house there for the last
fortnight. We didn't want to do the last
stretch and sit in California traffic with
the kids; we might do that bit once the
kids have left home!
“Tracy is a big fan of Christine, and
always wanted a Plymouth, though
hand on heart, I wanted to buy a '32
Ford... I was flicking through the local
ads paper in Kingman and saw this
Plymouth for sale, so I called from the
payphone. It was a long-distance call –
I didn't understand how, when weChrome
smoothies (top)
are simple, stylish
rolling stock, but
will require de-
salting over
winter! Those fins
and rear lights
(above) certainly
have a whiff of the
contemporary '57
Chevy about
them. Massive
eyebrows over the
front lights (left)
add to the sinister
appearance. The
following year
saw proper twin
headlamps in
place of the inner
parking lights.“ I'm glad we didn't
as the '57 has no air
conditioning and it
was bloody hot!”
many; some good, some bad, but now,
when you see a '57 or '58 Plymouth,
chances are you'll think 'Christine'.
Christine may have been
possessed, but this particular
Plymouth is in the possession of
Ozzie and Tracy Summerhill, in the
Cotswolds. And they bought it
almost by accident. “Last year, the
family flew out to the States and we
drove Route 66,” says Ozzie. I have
two '57 Chevys, and we had planned
to ship our '57 station wagon out
there to do the trip in, but we couldn't
sort out the insurance. As it
happened, I'm glad we didn't as the
'57 has no air conditioning and it was
bloody hot! So we did the trip in a
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