This 1958 Plymouth Savoy was treated to a meticulous frame-off

　　restoration with the goal of rebuilding it into a re-creation of

　　the 1958 Fury movie car "Christine". In addition to the correct

　　movie-car appearance, upgrades include the addition of a DeSoto

　　345ci HEMI engine with a factory 1957 Adventurer dual-carb intake

　　manifold (one of 1950 made). The overall appearance under the hood

　　has the same visual appeal as the movie car with the twin golden

　　oval air filters in addition to the movie-correct chrome valve

　　covers, chrome power brake reservoir and Quaker State decal. The

　　engine was rebuilt to exceed the original DeSoto 345 specifications

　　with custom headers and a mild performance camshaft. The headers

　　hook up to a mandrel-bent dual exhaust system tailored to closely

　　replicate the sound of the movie car, along with the correct chrome

　　pencil-tip ends out back. The rebuilt original 3-speed iron

　　TorqueFlite automatic transmission feeds the power into the stock

　　8.75-inch rear end sporting 3.55 gears and Sure-Grip differential.

　　Movie-correct silver powder-coated wheels are wrapped in Coker

　　whitewall bias-ply tires. The frame-off restoration adheres to many

　　factory specs, such as painting the floor pans in the factory gray

　　color with appropriate texture spray on the bottom. LizardSkin

　　sound-deadener and Dynamat are applied to the top side of the floor

　　pans. The suspension has safety upgrades with a front sway bar,

　　front disc brake conversion and KYB shocks on all four corners. H3

　　halogen headlights were added mainly as a safety measure but also

　　for the same visual appeal of the bright headlights for which the

　　movie car is well known. Factory options include power steering,

　　power brakes, Jiffy-Jet windshield washer with a 2-speed wiper

　　motor and a dual windswept antenna along with the OEM bumper wings.

　　The interior is a very close rendition of the movie car in colors

　　and patterns, right down to the correct padded sun visors. The

　　factory AM radio is functional, along with a modern 4-speaker

　　stereo system hidden behind the removable cover plate on the

　　under-dash tissue dispenser. The exterior is finished in

　　basecoat/clearcoat with movie-car-correct paint code 75 GM Spectre

　　Red with an Ivory White roof after the body was completely stripped

　　to bare metal, properly test-fitted for panel alignment, and the

　　body worked to a high level of fit and finish. ** PREVIEW