Introduced in 1951, the Belvedere name was first used for the new two-door hardtop version of the full-sized Plymouth Cranbrook. The name would continue to be used along with the Cranbrook name until 1954 when it replaced the Cranbrook as the top trim level and became its own model line. For the 1962 model year, Plymouth downsized the Belvedere and built it on their unibody B-Body platform.

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