For Sale: 1966 Plymouth Belvedere II 4dr Sedan, 49K miles - $8,000 - Baxter, MN - Not Mine

[58L-Y8]

For Sale: 1966 Plymouth Belvedere II 4dr Sedan, 49K miles - $8,000 - Baxter, MN

1966 Plymouth Belvedere II - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle... (craigslist.org)
Seller's Description:

For Sale: 1966 Plymouth Belvedere II with 49,428 original miles. Engine - 318, Automatic transmission. Runs well and is in great condition. Interior is clean and in excellent condition.  Will consider any reasonable offer.
Contact: No phone listed. 
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I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this 1966 Plymouth Belvedere II 4dr Sedan.

[Bloo]

That's a 273, not a 318. Or if it is a 318, it isn't the original engine. Nice car.

[58L-Y8]

19 minutes ago, Bloo said:

That's a 273, not a 318. Or if it is a 318, it isn't the original engine. Nice car.

Is the 273 more economical than the 318?

[Bloo]

Not necessarily. Both are great engines.

 

The 318ci version of the "LA" engine (that one that looks like the picture) did not emerge until 1967.  The earlier "wideblock" 318 was in its last year in 1966 (1967 in Canada). It will outlast a slant 6 and get better gas mileage while doing so. It would be my choice if I was picking.

 

The "LA" 273 is not quite as good as an early type pre-67 "wideblock" 318 in my opinion, but is still a great engine. The "LA" 273 is the original Valiant/Dart V8 engine that began in 1964. They don't get much love because they have less displacement than an "LA" 318 (of 1967 and later) and look/fit exactly the same. If you are in it for the long haul though, and I always am, I would much rather have an "LA" 273 than the 1967-up "LA" 318. The 273 has solid lifters, no plastic timing chain, etc.

 

 

 

Edited June 22, 2023 by Bloo (see edit history)

[Brooklyn Beer]

Wide block 318's known as the "Semi Hemi". Have one in my 65 Fury and it is pretty peppy   https://www.streetmusclemag.com/tech-stories/engine/video-what-is-a-mopar-318-polysphere-and-how-come-nobody-likes-it/