I think this is primer, isn’t it? I don’t think this is a faded Mary Kay version of the 1968 Plymouth Fury III Convertible. A beautiful and spot-on-for-the-era Avocado Green color is shown under the hood, so it must have been painted at some point or someone started a restoration and only got this far. The seller has this one posted here on craigslist in the Delta, Colorado area and they’re asking $3,700. Here is the original listing, and thanks to Zappenduster for the tip!
The seller is a former auto shop teacher who took on this car as a challenge and got it running and operating well, but they stopped at the bodywork because they aren’t an expert in that area. The fourth-generation Plymouth Fury was made for four short years, 1965 through 1968, and came in a variety of body styles and trim levels. This was the last year before the iconic fuselage body cars came out for the 1969 model year. Those are my personal favorites, maybe because we had a ’69 Fury III sedan growing up.
The photos started out great but then evolved (devolved) into small verticals, so my apologies for a few of them being pixelated or composites to fit the format here. You can see that there’s a lot of bodywork to do on this car, but it appears to be more dents than rust. That being said, there is some rust-through to work your magic on. The top also needs to be replaced and with a Hagerty evaluation of $11,200 for a #3 good-condition car, this one may never be restored, sadly.
The interior needs major work, too. The dash is as cracked as Congress and the front bench seat is showing some rips and other issues. That should be an easy fix. The back seat appears to be in perfect condition so that’s great. I’m sure any Barn Finds reader could bring this car back to life again.
There’s the perfect late-60s/early-70s Avocado Green. The engine is a 318-cu.in. OHV V8 with 240 horsepower and 340 lb-ft of torque. Backed by a three-speed TorqueFlite transmission sending power to the rear wheels, the seller says this one runs and drives “pretty well” and it would be great to see it restored back to original spec. Or, what would you have in mind for this Fury III ragtop?
Interesting we have a later model fuselage styled Fury and this to compare. I like the 73 better. The grill on this is kind of ugly. Would it be worth it to restore? To somebody else not me. It is a convertible though so it has that going for it. I would take the seats out of this and put them in the 73. That brocade gives me the heebee jeebees.
This seems like the perfect car to get everything working mechanically and just drive. Kind of reminds me of the old Cadillac convertible Buttermaker drove in Bad News Bears.
I love these old bombs. If I was rich it would be a terrific frame off resto-mod eh? They float down the road like on a cloud, Disk brakes and a RELIABLE and more thrifty motor/trans would be the thing. But… no A/C? I dunno if it is easy to get all the flaps and vents and levers and doors in. Maybe it does have a/c? Despite the better handling of a new modern suspension, I like to drive sensibly so I’d simply refurbish the existing suspension. Like it says in the post, it doesn’t seem like a money-maker, not much of a return anyway.
I know where there’s a parts car for this.