Barn-Find 1968 Plymouth Satellite Convertible: Rare Mopar Drop-Top Seeks a Restorer

A 1968 Plymouth Satellite convertible has surfaced for sale out of Bloomington, Indiana, and it carries an unusual identity crisis. Sharp-eyed Mopar fans will quickly notice side scoops and door badges that were never part of this car when it left the factory — the sort of add-ons that hint at a previous owner’s Road Runner ambitions. Because the car needs a full restoration regardless, whoever buys it gets to decide whether those embellishments stay or go. One useful piece of context: Plymouth did not actually offer a convertible version of the Road Runner in 1968, waiting until the model’s second year before adding a drop-top to the lineup.

The asking price sits at $7,500, and the listing has reportedly gone three weeks on Facebook Marketplace without a taker. That hesitation is understandable given what the car needs. Convertible production was a small slice of Satellite sales in 1968, with only a little over 4,000 B-Body ragtops built that year across the range, so rarity is on this car’s side. The flip side is condition: it spent decades parked in a barn, and the seller acknowledges rust. The quarter-panel scoops date to roughly 1970, and Road Runner badges were added to both doors, all of which a purist would want to undo to bring the car back to stock specification.

According to the seller, the Satellite was still running and driving around 2000 when a relative took possession. It was retired to the barn roughly a year later, needing a new top, fresh tires and a carburetor adjustment. After so many years of sitting, reviving it will take considerably more than that short list. A 440 is said to be under the hood and is confirmed to still turn over by hand, mated to a column-shifted automatic transmission — though there is no word on whether the gearbox is still serviceable.

The interior will need substantial work before it could be called driver-quality, and a bumper sticker on the dash is likely to be the first thing a new owner removes. There is also reason to be cautious about the floors and trunk, though the frame rails underneath are described as remaining fairly solid. Beyond mechanical revival, the buyer faces cosmetic decisions: whether to keep the quarter-panel trim and Road Runner emblems in place, or strip them for a faithful Satellite restoration.

It all adds up to a project that will demand time, labor and serious money. The real question for anyone tempted is whether a rare but rough B-Body convertible is worth the investment — or whether the barn was the better home for it.