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Former Chrysler VP Recreates 1954 Plymouth Showroom In His Garage

Wes Siler — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Complete with all four body styles offered on the Plymouth Belvedere in 1954, Darrell L. Davis’s 9,000 square foot garage-homage to the '54 Plymouth also includes sales brochures, display racks, banners, signs, order books, sheets of paint samples and upholstery samples. Basically, everything needed to run a successful Plymouth showroom, which was exactly what he was aiming to recreate.

Davis, who retired as senior vice president for parts and service at DaimlerChrysler in 2001, passed his driving test in his parent’s ’54 Belvedere and hasn’t looked back, becoming the world’s foremost collector of those models somewhere along the way. In additions to his Belvederes and assorted other cars, Davis owns the very last Plymouth to roll off the production line, a silver Neon, displayed with care alongside a replica of his father’s 1950s Esso filling station. [via NYTimes.com]
Photography credit: Gary Bogdon for The New York Times

Beer, Bratwurst, Baseball, and Belvederes: Tailgate Party Madness With Adrian

Murilee Martin — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:20:00 EDT

Last year, Belvedere Adrian brought two vehicles from his fleet of old Plymouths, plus his vintage Serro Scotty trailer, to a tailgate party before an Oakland Athletics game, and a good time was had by all. Last weekend, however, we figured we needed more Belvederes, so Adrian brought five of his favorite B-bodies, including the still-streetworthy Thunderhill 24 Hours of LeMons-bound '66. The Junkyard Boogaloo Boombox was there, the food was excellent, and the A's ended up crushing the Royals like cockroaches. Lesson learned: the more Belvederes, the better the party!

Jalopnik Support Crew Shout Out: Belvedere Adrian

Jonny Lieberman — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:15:00 EST

We just want to give a little shout out to one of Alameda's finest sons, Belvedere Adrian. While he doesn't get paid the suitcases stuffed with cash that Murilee and I do, we did get the Gawker Overlords to cough up $1.66 to buy him a pair of gloves at the WalMart. True story. Except for the part about the Gawker Overlords coughing up $1.66. Adrian is a key member of Jalopnik LeMons coverage. He opens his Scotty trailer to us, cooks us sausage and pasta, gives us ~~beer~~ cookies, and scouts out cool locations around the track for us to snap photos from. So, three cheers for the man with the slickest Plymouth around, Adrian! (More pics of Adrian and his Scotty after the jump)

Adrian hearts the Dirty Drifters' merchandise. And hey, who wouldn't?

Murilee hard at work in the Scotty. In the back is Jack Astro of Project Car Hell theme song fame. He's from Alameda, too.