Plymouth Belmont
Encyclopedia
The Plymouth Belmont was a 1954 concept
sports car
. It (and the 1954 DeSoto Adventurer
concept car) were the first plastic-bodied cars by the Chrysler Corporation
. The Belmont seated two and used a V8 engine
, that produced up to 150 hp. It was originally painted in a light blue metallic, it was painted red later. It was 191.5" long. Had it ever became a production model, its main competitors would have been the Chevrolet Corvette
and the Ford Thunderbird
.
Concept car
A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a car made to showcase new styling and or new technology. They are often shown at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....
sports car
Sports car
A sports car is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for high speed driving and maneuverability....
. It (and the 1954 DeSoto Adventurer
DeSoto Adventurer
The DeSoto Adventurer is an automobile produced by the Chrysler Corporation and sold under its DeSoto automotive marque from 1956 through the 1960 model year. It was initially DeSoto's special, limited-production, high-performance model, similar to the Chrysler 300. While in production, the...
concept car) were the first plastic-bodied cars by the Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
Chrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925....
. The Belmont seated two and used a V8 engine
V8 engine
A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft....
, that produced up to 150 hp. It was originally painted in a light blue metallic, it was painted red later. It was 191.5" long. Had it ever became a production model, its main competitors would have been the Chevrolet Corvette
Chevrolet Corvette
The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car by the Chevrolet division of General Motors that has been produced in six generations. The first model, a convertible, was designed by Harley Earl and introduced at the GM Motorama in 1953 as a concept show car. Myron Scott is credited for naming the car after...
and the Ford Thunderbird
Ford Thunderbird
The Thunderbird , is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States over eleven model generations from 1955 through 2005...
.