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PROFILE: 1972 Plymouth Satellite
PROFILE
Jason Randall had grown up around cars and always wanted a classic car.
“I started looking in early 2021. I was looking for a late 60s/early 70s V8 and it had to look cool, but other than that I was pretty open to what we got. “For the budget we had I had expected to get a car that needed some work. “I had made offers on a few cars but hadn’t secured anything when we came across this car on Trade Me. “When it was first listed it didn’t have the photos up and I had to google what a Plymouth Satellite looked like. “It’s quite a rare car in New Zealand so I hadn’t come across it before. There are only 10 registered Satellites in New Zealand of that body shape. “My wife Leonie and I facetimed the owner who was north of Auckland and instantly we knew this was the car we were going to buy. “Leonie and I both loved the 1970s muscle car look and when she heard the engine start up, she said ‘just buy it’. “I flew up to Helensville the next morning and drove it 825kms back down to Blenheim, without a problem.” The car has a recently recondition 440 big block engine with alloy heads, MSD ignition and a mild cam, plus a recent respray in its original colour, and new mags. The car was built in 1972 as a show room model car and it originally came with electronic windows, electric seat adjustment and air conditioning, says Jason. In his early days, Jason had a club/rally Toyota Starlet “but this is my first classic car.” “We are loving the classic car/ muscle car scene. We’ve been down to Muscle Car Madness, Kaikoura Hop and to our first ever Beach Hop in November.” “The Blenheim Hot Rod Club (Sun Valley Roadsters) which I’m a member of, has been a great source of knowledge and its members are always keen to lend a hand or offer advice.”
