Salvaged from an estate sale, this Fury Convertible is a rare bird that needs a lot of work. Sadly this big bad Mopar was stored outside 30 years under a tarp. It is clear to see that outdoor living did this convertible no favors. In need of floors and some other sheet metal work this mostly complete project is bid up to $1,225 with the reserve not met. Take a look at it here on ebay out of Archer, Florida.
Surprisingly the engine bay isn’t too shabby on this Plymouth as there is no rot, but there is a fair amount of surface rust. The 395 cubic inch “Golden Commando” is in unknown condition, but I fear is may be locked up due to the moist salty air in Florida. Appearing complete, the engine bay gives a sense of hope for this Plymouth.
Here is where its starts to get messy. The floors need some serious work as it would seem the convertible top long failed on this Fury allowing plentiful amounts of water into the cabin. All of the interior upholstery is trashed, and the front seat is missing. The dash isn’t terrible but would need work for a restored car. Also the steering wheel is cracked and missing some pieces. The convertible top frame is still with the car but little else remains from the top.
Although the under body is rough the exterior doesn’t seem too bad. The seller mentions that the under body, frame rails, and rockers are all areas of concern, and will require a parts car to save this rare convertible. There is various surface rust on the exterior of this car, especially near the body trim. All of the trim seems to be with the car, as well as the original hub caps. Needless to say this Plymouth will be an ambitious project but it seems like a worthy project due to its obscurity. Is this fury worth restoring or is it a parts car?
Wow/
That could be a beautiful car but look how they treat stuff. Lots of stuff just piled on the hood of the newer Mazda miata.
How’s this for “out of the box” thinking. Drop the convertible body onto a salvage Ram pickup chassis with a hemi…. Ba da bing resto mod. Gas Monkey could do it in an afternoon.
Disgusting
Back in the box for you!!
This is a very special car…….just bid it over 4,000 and someone was there first…..they know it is special too.
Here it is
Fully “restoring it” would be prohibitive, but with good sheet metal skills, it could be brought back to a beautiful driver and resto-rod,(good functional frame repair and some period engine bay goodies with an over-drive automatic) while preserving the spirit of the car. Please, nothing over 16″ rims though. Flame throwers, Blue-dots, a wolf-whistle and fuzzy dice would be nostalgic though.
Only 130 miles away, If another project was in the budget, I would be REALLY tempted. Who am I kidding, It would be in the garage in 5 days, except there are already 2 projects in there. I much prefer unmolested rust than Bondo under fresh paint. What you see is what you get. I’ve worked with worse and I have one now that’s worse than this one.
There’s one in augusta,ga it’s like brand new the guy won’t even talk to you about it and you probably ever see it but I have and know where it is.
That is one sharp car. Love to just drive it once.
That “395” ci engine is really a 361. 395 denoted the torque rating of the engine. 1959 was the first year for that engine. It replaced the 350 as the top line Fury “Golden Commando” engine.
I like that steering wheel. My uncle had the same one on a 1960 Plymouth station wagon. As kids, we all thought it was bent.
Hats off to the individual ready to take on this restoration. As Dave states, it is a very special car, and worthy of bringing back. It will require special skills, and lots of money as parts for these early mopars can be expensive and difficult to find. How can you say no? Look at those fins! It certainly will give Mr. Earl’s 59 Caddie a run for its money!
I love these. I hope somebody adopts and loves that one too.
i just did ;) i will bring it back to life,its coming to san diego ca.
The Golden Commando v8 is a 361 cid B block engine with 395 pound feet of torque for this year.
I agree, a nice car indeed. This one’s shot, but with probably nothing left to restore, and restored ones, going for $80g’s easy, this is all you get. I think the one Dave posted is a bit fancier, but this car was top of the line. Funny, the ’61’s and ’62’s were such different looking cars. Last year for the fins. I don’t know how you’d replace some of the interior parts. Ambitious restoration and cost no object, for sure.
Same car Howard, look at the stainless skirts behind the rear tires. The one in the photo has wire wheels……probably aftermarket…….but it looks like there was even the white panel on the fender behind the grill it has been painted over at some time (maby primer?) The early Furies were the top of the line, like the Sportsman/Adventurer Desotos, the Dodge Custom Royal, and the 300 Chryslers. Later the name was assigned to more pedestrian models and lost its meaning. You are correct however, there is a restored car for sale right now, buy it now for 86,000.
Oh mi was it found in Arnies back yard , start it and she will return from anywhere even on fire running down the road.. Scrap man says you can’t polish a turd, lol 😁
I have to say “SHOW ME “.
Does that make this a “Tarp Find”?
Such a beautiful car – restoration will be uneconomical, hard work as I am not sure the hard top and convertible even share a common chassis as convertibles are often strengthened to compensate for lack of a roof. But if someone was able to restore this car it should be featured at Amelia island as it is a lot more interesting than yet another Alfa Romeo 6C
Hey didn’t I see that at ” Darnell’s Junk Yard “
You know those warnings that they put on plastic bags about keeping them away from children? They should print something like that on blue plastic tarps warning to keep them away from cars.
It would have been better to open the floor drain plugs and let it rain in than to put it in a terrarium.
I feel sick for the person who pulled the trigger on this one…….
i just did ;) i will bring it back to life,its coming to san diego ca.
i just pulled the trigger, i am good and very exited about my new project. ;)
Don’t write this one off yet. I’ve been looking at the pictures and even though it is a bit hard to tell, it appears that the doors line up pretty well. If this is the case then it would indicate that the basic structure is sound enough to warrant restoration. However, whoever restores it would be doing it for the love of the car, because it wouldn’t make sense on a purely financial basis. But then again, isn’t that what loving cars is all about?
We could do this easy at our shop. It has a real frame so I would take the body off strip and rebuild the frame……it is the same as a 2 door hardtop…….rebuild and bring it up from there. I think it could be complete in the 50,000 range, if you paid 10,000 for it……you would not be upside down. It would be on one of our rotisseries for a few months. These are high geared road cars, it is a great color and would be stunning to own, drive and simply look at.
Dave, all but Imperial were unit body cars starting with 1960 model year.
Interesting……..my 1966 convertible has a real frame…….it was the last year for the body on frame construction for Imperial. The frame had few changes from the advent of torsion bars in the 50’s until it went unibody in 1967 and the Imperial brand was put under the name Chrysler again. The balance of the Chrysler line went to unibody in the early 60’s.
yeap
I bought a 1960 Dodge Phoenix, 2 door hard top for 25.00 and sold it for 150.00 a year later. I have never seen another one and the guy I sold it to still has it. Over 30 years ago and he is going to fix it some day.
Those are one of the ugliest cars to ever come out of MOPAR. The 2 door hardtop part helps a bit……..I have never seen a really fancy one. How is it equipped?
Dave, I remember a V-8 and it had more chrome on the inside than most cars had on the outside. It had no damage at all, inside or out. (at that time)
There’s a guy on another board I’m on that has a convert like this that was hit in the rear in 1962. Traded into the mopar dealership where it sat in a covered back corner for a long time until the dealership closed. It was bought and parts sold off of it…..saw a picture of what’s left…damn clean floors and trunk….maybe one if the guys bidding.
i will need some parts, who’s got them?
I have a complete body 1960 Plymouth 2dr hardtop in rust free condition
I am building a convertible and am looking for the super commander signs for the fenders and the super commando breather
I will sell my car hole or in parts
regards Roger
Hi Roger,
If you decide you’d like to list your Plymouth so everyone can see it, you can submit it here: https://barnfinds.com/sell/
Lol 😁 look there is a Old Asphalt Battery in this car? As they haven’t made those since the early 80’s.. This could tell you or when it was on the road!
The Unibody Finzia started in the 1960’s as American auto manufacturers got it from foreign makers.. Just like now with a good many cars today they are throw away and buy a new one, square and electric shavers boxes, lol 😁 what Marv says in Sin City movie 🎥 while he is driving a Corvair Monza dragging some dude an says I don’t know about you but I’m having a ball..
Actually this is just as bad with rust just like the 57 Time Capsule Plymouth that was unearthed in Tulsa Oklahoma couple year’s ago.. That Concrete box leaked an so the Fury Rusted up!
The 57 Plymouth that was at City Hall in Tulsa after 50 years in a Concrete Coffin, Rusty
The sight of “Miss Belvidere” makes me want to cry. How could anyone do that to a brand new car.
Well Ed that was people in Tulsa at that time, they should have known that water would leak in the concrete coffin.
I think some guy said he was going to restore Miss Belvidere, they could call up Arnie at Darnell’s junk yard an say SHOW Me
Steven, last I heard, the folks that were going to restore this car gave up. They said it is to far gone. Mostly paint and crud is holding it together.
here it is. lol
Cool. Only 20 minutes from my house. Wish I was rich.
Bet the seat is missing because someone bought the swivel seats.
The air cleaner is a low restriction and is louder on throttle. Truck lid, flite sweep, option. Two tone paint, if memory serves, PW3. Top colors were, codes: 1, black. 2, white. 3, green. 4, blue. Hopefully this is code 2, white top. Aero steering wheel, optional. Power steering. Might have had sport group with trim and front wheel filler stainless. 383 was also another engine option. Both 361 and 383 also available in Ram Induction dual guads. Son has 2 real factory Ram Induction Polara D500 Ram Induction convertibles and one is THE Pilot Car. Most beautiful Plymouths ever made. Been on the road with empty trailer searchin for more of these. Was in Utah, Arizona, Nevada
Well I have a ’60 Fury 2dr HT and I mine is in need of “some sheet metal work”. That car would be a hard to define as a builder or a parts car to some extent. Sure it has glass and trim, but to restore that thing would take a blank check to the extreme. As to these Fury’s selling for $80,000 + I am not too sure. ! built and sold at a Barret-Jackson auction really nicely built and convertible was on $40,000.00. Thing about these cars if your going to buy one to “restore” get one as complete as possible simply because replacement items are not available, unless your rich and can have stuff made, like Ron Pratt.
The bad thing about the bright work on these cars is they are water retention devices. I can safely say take it off and you can stick a finger through the sheet metal. But for a parts car for the glass alone it may be worth $1,000.00, maybe.