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Family Sleeper: 1973 Plymouth Fury Custom Suburban

Finding a nice family wagon with a bit of go under the right foot can be a battle, but this 1973 Plymouth Custom Suburban wagon definitely fulfills those criteria very nicely. With no rust, nine seats, and a big block lurking under the hood, this is a car that should get the family wherever it needs to go in comfort and effortless style. There are a few people who obviously have seen the attraction of the Plymouth because there have already been 31 bids submitted. However, this hasn’t equated to a massive price, because the bidding is sitting at $2,550 in a No Reserve auction. Located in Haskell, New Jersey, you will find the wagon listed for sale here on eBay.

The first thing that I’ll say is that although the majority of the car is finished in its original color, the gold paint on the lower half of the body is a later addition. I really don’t mind the look, and it makes the vehicle look quite a bit longer than it already is. The car has spent the vast majority of its life in Virginia, and the owner says that there really is no active rust on the vehicle. There has previously been some in the spare wheel well and under the battery, but this has been professionally repaired and rust-proofed, so should pose no further issues. I would be checking areas like around the A-Pillar on the driver’s side, because it does look like there might be something appearing there. The car also features a 2-way tailgate with a power rear window, and these are said to work perfectly.

The interior of the Fury looks a bit tired in places, but it’s far from horrendous. There is a crack in the dash pad, but it really isn’t that bad. You could choose to ignore it, throw a cover over it, or replace the pad. The front seat needs a new cover, and the armrests also look pretty sad. The headliner could use replacing, while the carpet could use a bit of tweaking, as it is an odd fit in a few spots. The rear seat looks quite reasonable, as does the third-row, so it’s a car ready to haul nine people. The wagon is also fitted with a AM/FM radio, cruise control, a trailer brake controller, and factory air conditioning. The A/C may need a bit of work, as the compressor keeps kicking in and out.

Under the hood is where things get serious. The engine isn’t numbers-matching, but when the car rolled off the line, it was fitted with a 440ci V8 and a 727 transmission. The current engine is still a 440, although it is date-coded for 1976. The owner says that the car is in great mechanical health, and that it runs and drives really well, and that it also sounds fantastic. Recent work includes fitting a new Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor, new front brakes, including pads, rotors and wheel bearings, the gas tank has been removed, cleaned, sealed and rust-proofed, along with a full service and tune-up. This means that this old girl is ready to go wherever you want to.

Finding an honest and solid wagon of this age is becoming increasingly difficult. As I’ve said before about vehicles like this, the majority of them serve their time as a family taxi, and then find their way to the scrap-yard. This one has avoided that fate, and it would take very little work to make it really shine as something special. As a long distance family cruiser, it really is probably about as good as it gets, because it would effortlessly devour the miles in relative comfort. It really doesn’t matter whether or not you have a family to transport around, this Fury Custom Suburban is a car that could turn heads wherever you go.

Comments

  1. Avatar local_sheriff

    At first glance the design doesn’t seem like the world’s most inspiring, almost like an overweight 70 Malibu! However, I love longroofs and I’m sure some die-hard Mopar family will take upon this as their road trip hauler. This one ,again, proves my theory on survival rates of ‘beige’ cars…!

    As a Mopar wagon I fear model specific bits may be hard to come by. I hope I’m wrong as this sure is worth a second lease of life

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  2. Avatar 71FXSuperGlide

    You could buy this and the Fury in the other listing and have the two biggest cars in the neighborhood!

    Single exhaust for that big ol’ 440, interesting.

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  3. Avatar Dovi65

    Not fond of the color combination, but that’s a minor detail that’s relatively easy [tho not so much cheap] fix. I love these big ol’ bruisers, having owned several big wagons in my years.
    I too was thinking how cool it would be to buy this wagon along with the 74 Fury III coupe listed. The neighbors would be in awe!

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  4. Avatar Will Fox

    I learned to drive in a `73 Gran Fury 4dr. HT in this color–“butterscotch”, or as my Mom used to call it, “Baby poop”. She was right. It’s an insipid shade for sure. Ours was loaded–Pwr. everything and a 360 4bbl. It set sail many times in my youth with a carload of my buds!

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  5. Avatar Steve

    Mom hsd one. We drove it to Wyoming for a long Summer vacation. Awesome vehicle. No joke fit nine no problem.She had a 383 2bl. Lots of memories from that car.

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  6. Avatar Jonathan

    Bidding up to $5,600.

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  7. Avatar Jeffrey Bryan

    My uncle and aunt had a 1972 Plymouth Fury station wagon that held us all together as cousins I lived near my grandparents my two aunts that lived near each other from other states on the last day of school would drive their children drop them off at the farm here I south carolina stay a month come back at the end of the month and we would go back in the Plymouth Fury station wagon. They kept that car over 15 years when they sold it was like losing a part of the family we cousins had fun in that station wagon
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  8. Avatar George

    They were well built at least. We had a ’76 that my brother rolled 3 times. He walked away without a scratch. However, it’s good that they replaced the carb, as ours had the 400 and would stall coming down the hill on a daily basis.

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