In 1963, Plymouth was beginning to recover from the “Plucked Chicken” experiment of 1962 when the full-size cars were downsized to the new B-body platform. New sheet metal surrounded the 1963 Fury, and it appeared larger than before, which helped Plymouth double sales of the Fury over the ill-fated 1962s. The seller has the Sport Fury version from that comeback year, and it was running a year ago. Along with a few other vintage vehicles, this Mopar is available in Thompson Falls, Montana, and here on craigslist for $6,500.
The Sport Fury returned in 1962, supposedly to compete against the Chevy Impala and Ford Galaxie 500XL. Offered as a 2-door hardtop and convertible, the Sport Fury came with V8 power and a bucket seat interior. In the case of the seller’s car, a numbers-matching 318 cubic inch V8 is along for the ride with a push-button automatic transmission. We gather neither functions at the moment due to being left outside for the past 12 months. 11,483 and 3,836 Sport Furys were produced in 1963, split between coupes and drop-tops, respectively.
We’re told the body on this Sport Fury is straight, and the car only has minor rust after 63 years. The odometer reads 69,000 miles, but we don’t know if it’s on its first or second time around. We assume the original color was red, which would have looked sharp with a black interior. The seller describes the latter as being “there and could be saved.” So, this may be an all-original car that’s simply been forgotten by time.
If you want to turn this Plymouth into a muscle car, a spare 440 V8 comes with it (running?). Worst case is that you could sell that engine if it’s good and you don’t need or want it. These Sport Furys don’t turn up as nearly as often as an Impala SS of the same year, which outsold the Sport Fury by about 10 to 1. Thanks for the Mopar tip, “Curvette”!
Plymouth began a nice recovery in 63, Dodge dealers weren’t quite so lucky
Agree…..but think I’ll pass on a seller that posts many a car on CL by passing the $5 per car add….he’s a cheap….
Didn’t help in the long run, unfortunately.
I think in Canada the Dodges got this dasboard. I actually like this one better, though I am neutral on which grill I like better. I remember going to a dealer on the big day in the fall of 62 to see the all new 63 cars. I thought the Chryslers looked great, even the 62s. Of course, they also were killing it on the drag strips, and that was very important back then. I was too young to appreciate a well balanced car.
Looks like Chevy rally wheels on it.
It’s straight, complete and I don’t see any rust. Lots of dust under that hood. The 318A is a good motor and there are performance parts available if you want to go that route. No need to fool with a 440 transplant. It has power steering and a Jiffy Jet windshield washer system, plus the original AM radio with the CONELRAD station indicators.
Conelrad is the conjunction of Control of Electromagnetic Radiation. Conelrad ended August 5 1963 and was replaced by the Emergency Broadcast System. Conelrad was a system to deny enemy bombers the use of commercial broadcasting frequencies as navigational aides. It was made obsolete by the development of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles. Conelrad frequencies were 640AM and 1240AM which allowed civilians to receive emergency broadcasts after all other stations would shut down.
This Fury would have been one of the last cars so equipped.
I would give this one serious consideration if I were in a buying frame of mind and an up close inspection revealed nothing malignant. But I have one active project and at least one that I need to sell. No new acquisitions until I simplify and reduce my workload.
A 63 Sport Fury is definitely on my list of cars to own before I die.
The 63 Plymouth is okay, you could even make a max wedge tribute I prefer the e grill treatment on my 63 Dodge to that of the Plymouth.
Too many Max Wedge and altered wheelbase tributes have dried up a lot of otherwise viable 62, 63, 64 B bodies and pushed prices of the remainder, even rough ones, to absurd levels.
Well I wouldn’t alter the wheelbase and you could always stick that 318 back in it.
I like the body style on this one, drop a 413 with a 4spd in this and do some body work and paint it gloss black with some old style craters or chrome reverse wheels and you’d have a sharp car.