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“We've not had to do anything to it
other than put the plates on it and 4ill it
with fuel. If I'm not in the works van I'm
in the Plymouth or one of the Chevys –
I don't have a 'daily' car. It's truly
fantastic to drive, like a brand-new car.
Arizona doesn't really have an MoT
test so I took it to Kiwi's garage down
in Swindon and he put it up on the
ramps and we inspected the
underneath. There was no rust at all,
though it did need a couple of steering
arm bushes replacing so that's been
done. Now it drives nicer than the '57
Chevys, no doubt about it. Tracy was
diagnosed with MS back in 2012, hence
we went in search of our dream cars.
She's driven it a few times, but she's
not that comfortable with left-hand
drive and drum brakes so it's mostly
me that drives it.
“We don't have any plans for it at
the moment other than to drive it and
enjoy it. If we take the Chevys to
shows, there's always a row of other
Chevys, but rarely any other
Plymouths. I can only remember
seeing one other, a blue four-door.
When it was first imported, I got
talking to Roger Butterworth who
had a white one when he was 18, but
sadly he died before he ever got to
see this one. I'm trying to source the
chrome trim for the sides, just so I'll
have them if I ever want to refit them,
but there are no other changes
planned – no more messing, I'll just
leave it as it is. Over winter I'll have a
full underside rustproofing done. It
lives in a garage, but I'm not precious
about it and will take it out whatever
the weather.” ACM
That's Ozzie,
handing the keys
over to Tracy
(right). Well, it is
her dream car
and he already
has plenty of
toys to play with!
Thanks to The
Bell Inn,
Willersley,
Herefordshire,
for the location
(above). Could
you think of a
better ride for
cruising to the
pub at the
weekend?
“There's always a
row of other
Chevys, but rarely
any other
Plymouths”
1957 Plymouth Savoy
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