The new Fuselage Look wasn’t for everyone, some said it was too plain, some said it was too bold, too modern, not stylish enough, too simple. I’m a big fan as we had a ’69 Fury III sedan when I was a kid and it was a great car. As fine as our tan over yellow Fury III was, it was nothing compared to this black over black 1970 Plymouth Sport Fury four-door hardtop with a 383 V8. This one is listed here on eBay in Holland, Michigan and there is an unmet opening bid price of $3,999.
The fifth-generation Plymouth Fury was made from 1969 through 1973, although the Sport Fury went away after the 1971 model year. The 1969 Fury line included five models: it was the last year for a unique luxury model, the VIP, and there was the Fury I, Fury II, Fury III, and also the Sport Fury. I love the crisp styling, with hidden wipers and other sleek design touches. One nice thing about this Sport Fury is that the hidden/retractable headlights are said to be working as they should be.
One not-so-nice thing is there’s a fair amount of rust on this car. The seller has shown most of it as far as I can tell, but there aren’t any underside photos and I’d hazard a guess that there is at least heavy surface rust underneath. A lot of the bottom bits of the doors, fenders, and quarter panels need help so prepare to dig out the welder for this one. The vinyl top will most likely need to be removed to check under it, there’s some peeling by the concave rear window.
The trunk looks good until you lift the trunk mat and then all H breaks loose. They say the floor and trunk pan are in “very poor condition”, so keep that welder handy. The seats have an interesting stitched look, which obviously isn’t factory spec. There’s a fair amount of work to do inside as well, the dash is toast, the seats need work, it could use new carpet, and other bits and pieces. I expected to see power windows on a higher trim level such as this Sport Fury, but none of our cars had power windows and it was more unusual than not to have them in this era.
This is Plymouth’s 383-cu.in. OHV V8 with a four-barrel carb, according to the VIN. This one would have had 330 horsepower and a whopping 425 lb-ft of torque when new. If my dad could spin the tires of our Fury III with a 318, this car should fry them to a crisp. It’s backed by a three-speed TorqueFlite and the seller says to bring a trailer as it needs some tinkering in order to make a long road trip. The amount of rust is too much for me here, but maybe one of you would be up for bringing this Sport Fury back to life?
Back in about 74 my Mom had the same car but a 2 door, I swear the quarter panels looked about 7 feet long!
Had the dual exhaust that sounded great, beautiful dark green metallic.
Thanks, for another great memory!
I have seen many a good looking cars looks ruined by the Horrible Chrome Saw blade wheels..
Ha! I’ll never not see that now. I’m not a chrome wheel guy, in general, so they can go away for sure as far as I’m concerned.
I can picture Howard’s YJ with a set and generic white letter A/Ts
The factory “Rally” (or whatever they were called) weels
would look perfect on this.
I was a big fan of Plymouths in the “Rapid Transit System” era.
Speaking of Rapid Transit System, this ad from back in the day shows a Sport Fury GT was available with either a 440/4 or 440/6.
I have yet to see one.
Yes, Road Wheels, Argent, rectangle cooling vents around outer disc, chrome trim rings and center cover. 15 inch.
Even worse if the next younger new owner puts on huge modern wheels & tires, destroying the ride on rough roads.
This has MAJOR rust issues. If this car were white, they’d be more obvious, but there is going to be some major work to cut out all the cancer .
Bucket list car for me. Just love the design of all the 70 Plymouths! I think I saw one for sale with a manual transmission once upon a time.
Anyone know – Is that even a factory option, or was I just wishing for it?
The only manual available was 3 in tree and only on 318, and probably slant six . Not on big blocks.
Had two in are family growing up.
70/318 73/400. The 400 had no guts ran out of steam quickly. The 318 would jump of the line and go. Don’t know what rear gears were that may have been the difference. Both nice riding cars.
Tin Roof, Rusted!
Talk about a fifty footer! I was like what rust until I zoomed in and then yikes.
iW@W! I believe it is on Craigslist for $4K. That front end in the ad looks like it is off of a 2 door GT. S23. Would make a great pickup!
As I remember, a “Sport Fury” came as a two door and bucket seats with a floor console shifter……..don’t see any of that here.
Plymouth did offer the Sport Fury as a four door hardtop in 1970, so this rustbucket may well be legit. I couldn’t remember, after fifty-five years, whether they did or not, but some internet research turned up not only pictures of other ’70 Sport Fury four door hardtops, but a picture of the Sport Fury pages of the 1970 Fury catalog, and there’s sure enough a picture of both a two door and a four door hardtop therein.
That said, this particular Sport Fury needs to spend some time in intensive care at an automotive oncology facility.
Dad had a 71 Fury III with 383 2bbl
Rode nice and plenty of scoot
Green metallic and vinyl top. Took a beating from my brother who turned 16 then.
It either doesn’t have enough roof or it has too many doors, but the nose is nice
Not claiming to be an authority on Plymouth Fury models but if I am not mistaken my gramps bought a 1971 Gran Fury 4-Door, which he ordered with bucket seats in dark brown with a matching Paisley vinyl roof, it came with a 360-2bbl and 3-speed torque-flight transmission (I know because I removed it at least once for a rebuild and reinstall). The car went from Gramps, to my older brother, then my older sister, and then I bought it from her for $750.00. My good friend had a 64′ Belvedere with a 318-4bbl and we used to race all over town with our Plymouths like our hair was on fire! Good times!
Two things in 1970 I thought the 383 was increased to 400 cu in my dad had a 79 sport suburban wagon that had a 400 he had wanted a 383 but it had been increase
Second I did not realize sport fury’s came in 4 doors always thought they were just 2 door coupes and vip ,& fury 3 were top line 4 door sedans I also thought the sport fury package had bucket and either middle fold down budy seat or console ???
The 383 was still available for 70 & 71
overpriced parts car for a two door.
My grandfather owned a Plymouth dealership in the 60’s & 70’s. He sold a new 70 Fury III to my mother which was passed to my father and then to me as my first car in 78. It had the 383 2bbl with 290 HP but was still plenty quick for those days. I could load a mower, edger, and all the fixins in the trunk and still close it.
One of the best front end styled cars ever. But I would not want to take any car to the guy who did that seat cover replacement. At least it isn’t a $30,000 68 Charger with more rust than this Fury.
back in that day, my FIL owned a cab company and used to go to the police auctions for slightly beat on ex-police cruisers. Between 70-73 a lot of the cars were modified with 440s with either single or dual quads for their highway patrols and 383s for regular patrol and unmarked cars. Drivetrains varied along with beefed-up suspensions. From what I understand the PD did a lot of their own work on these cars. This was happening in Suffolk County, Long Island where we had 2 major arteries to deal with and a lot of competition sold by the car companies, hence,muscle cars. It was an interesting time back then when carmakers had to compete with their own products and we still built cars to compete with the PD…I’d love to live back in those days all over again…..and I’m sure the cops back then feel the same way….lots of competition, legal and illegal.( the cops were just as bad ).
I grew up hanging out at my grandfather’s Plymouth dealership in the 60’s and early 70’s. I helped a mechanic put a six pack set-up on a highway patrol car at the dealership one day. Mechanic told the deputy that he would regret the choice but didn’t care. It could be a bit finicky. Heard he came back a month or two later for the 4 bbl setup and a stouter cam.
My first car in 1978 was a 383 powered 1970 Fury III that was passed from my mom to my dad to me. They bought it new from her dad that owned a Plymouth dealership in the 50-70’s. I could load a mower, edger, trash can and the rest of my teenage yard service in the trunk and still close it. It had plenty of power as well compared to some of my friends late 70’s cars. Lots of great rides in that car as a kid and later as a driver.
Item sold on Fri, Jan 10 at 1:19 PM.