jct
Senior Member
Plymouth Cricket
Hen's teeth, rocking horse poop, Plymouth Crickets. Not necessarily in that order. The Cricket is the much-maligned small car entry from Chrysler Corporation, brought in from England to compete with the Ford Pinto, Chevy Vega and AMC Gremlin. Actually a way better, roomier car than any of them. Drives very nicely, even with the BW-35 automatic transmission. This was the last car engineered by Rootes, and it is a marvel. Weighs only 1900 lb., hence the sporty performance. Sold in the UK as the Hillman Avenger and extensively raced and rallied. Built for other markets for decades (ask a friend from Latin America or Brazil if they recognize it!) Styled by the boys in Detroit to fit in with the Chrysler lineup. Iconic styling note is the "hockey stick" taillights. Doomed to failure in the US due to inability to sort out quality issues back in England. Chrysler was selling the Mitsubishi-built Dodge Colt at the same time and it was easy to cut their losses by discontinuing the Cricket. Over 40,000 Crickets sold in the US, virtually none are left. Hagerty had the Cricket down as extinct until I reminded them that they were insuring mine.
I am selling this car because I have nowhere to keep it out of the weather. It is virtually rust free and almost totally complete. Needs restoration. It has a few issues, the most immediate being that I tore off the exhaust when I took it out of the barn. Will run, though hasn't been started in quite some time. It was driving until about three years ago. Call to discuss.
View 92 photos from four years ago on Picasa by following the link below:
https://get.google.com/albumarchive.../AF1QipM9rwiTHMRGtucGc0M-D1BKq3ndzKUlV3gWX9AK
Photos here from January 2017.
Comes with full twin carb setup that needs restoration too.
No titles in Connecticut on old cars; sold with bill of sale. Previously registered in my name. Price is firm; don't whine. Not negotiable. Call the phone number. No, you can't drive it home. Consult mapquest; Woodstock, Connecticut is far away from you.
Hen's teeth, rocking horse poop, Plymouth Crickets. Not necessarily in that order. The Cricket is the much-maligned small car entry from Chrysler Corporation, brought in from England to compete with the Ford Pinto, Chevy Vega and AMC Gremlin. Actually a way better, roomier car than any of them. Drives very nicely, even with the BW-35 automatic transmission. This was the last car engineered by Rootes, and it is a marvel. Weighs only 1900 lb., hence the sporty performance. Sold in the UK as the Hillman Avenger and extensively raced and rallied. Built for other markets for decades (ask a friend from Latin America or Brazil if they recognize it!) Styled by the boys in Detroit to fit in with the Chrysler lineup. Iconic styling note is the "hockey stick" taillights. Doomed to failure in the US due to inability to sort out quality issues back in England. Chrysler was selling the Mitsubishi-built Dodge Colt at the same time and it was easy to cut their losses by discontinuing the Cricket. Over 40,000 Crickets sold in the US, virtually none are left. Hagerty had the Cricket down as extinct until I reminded them that they were insuring mine.
I am selling this car because I have nowhere to keep it out of the weather. It is virtually rust free and almost totally complete. Needs restoration. It has a few issues, the most immediate being that I tore off the exhaust when I took it out of the barn. Will run, though hasn't been started in quite some time. It was driving until about three years ago. Call to discuss.
View 92 photos from four years ago on Picasa by following the link below:
https://get.google.com/albumarchive.../AF1QipM9rwiTHMRGtucGc0M-D1BKq3ndzKUlV3gWX9AK
Photos here from January 2017.
Comes with full twin carb setup that needs restoration too.
No titles in Connecticut on old cars; sold with bill of sale. Previously registered in my name. Price is firm; don't whine. Not negotiable. Call the phone number. No, you can't drive it home. Consult mapquest; Woodstock, Connecticut is far away from you.
