For many, many years, a Fury station wagon wouldn’t rate a second look from the average passerby, but old family haulers have enjoyed a spike in popularity over the last couple decades. A solid Fury wagon such as the one pictured above will now garner more thumbs up and happy smiles than almost anything on the road.
This kind of car is the meat and potatoes of the barn-find world. It’s a Wyoming car, so the flaws start from the top down, which is what a buyer must prefer in an old car. The sunburned paint on the roof, quarter panels, and doors adds a lot of character; you could always clearcoat it or just leave it inside, but it would be a shame to change it too much. Additionally, dog dish hubcaps and body-colored wheels look just right on a wagon. The steelies-and-caps look also allows for larger wheels and tires while still maintaining a factory appearance.
The advertisement for this particular wagon is a bit short on details, but it does mention that it has had a lot of recent work done, including new brakes, rear springs, tires, upholstery, and carpet. It also had a valve job on the old Poly 318. With 127,000 miles, there’s bound to be a lot of life in this old engine; Mopar 318s are notoriously durable, even if they don’t have the cachet of a big block. With 230 horsepower and 340 ft./lbs. of torque, there’s plenty of moxie to haul around your friends and family, or just to go cruising by yourself if you prefer. Another bonus of a 1964 Plymouth is that it’s the last year of the push-button Torqueflite, which is another feature that makes Mopars of this era stand out.
As the owner of a junkyard-refugee 1965 Dart wagon, I know how wild people get over an old longroof; I can’t go anywhere without someone wanting to talk to me about it. This solid Wyoming survivor will attract all the attention you want, in addition to simply being a practical car to own. It’s currently for sale on Craigslist for $14,500 – thanks to Tony Primo for finding it!
Lovely looking car. If only more pictures were taken and posted than this. Four pics is nowhere near enough to show the car. 1964 is my favourite year for the Plymouth Belvedere and Fury. Given its nice condition, I’d pay the asking price for the car.
Click on the Craigslist reply button. I’m sure that the seller could send you more pictures.
Really? Craigslist has a reply button? I’ve never seen one and I’ve visited Craigslist whenever there was an ad.
Top left corner, you will find the reply button.
Ahhh! Okay.
This was a cleaned up Exner design. It was all wrong from the beginning. Chrysler spies thought that Impala was being discontinued for smaller cars. They were incredibly wrong.
That gaffe you talk about occurred in 1961, and this is actually an Elwood Engel style job, his handsome designs came online in 1963.
This was during the transitional period from Exner to Engel. Still had a little Exner, but squaring up to Engel’s liking.
Aaron, is the Fury wagon the same as the Dart wagon? My parents had a 65 like yours that I barely remember being in, but this Fury reminds me of it.
Push button transmission and the same door handles – those are the 2 things I remember most. I was only 5 or 6 when we had it.
This Fury is up one size, about 20 inches longer than my Dart. The Valiant would have been the Plymouth equivalent of the Dart.
They changed the names around in ’65 – this bodystyle became the Belvedere/Satellite on the Plymouth side and the Coronet on the Dodge side. The Fury became a little bigger, a true “full-size” model.
To answer your question for Aaron, the Dart much smaller, a compact in 1964. Totally different wagons too.
Thanks for the replies.
That’s what I had pictured in my mind: The Fury was always a much bigger car, but by the mid-60s, I wasn’t sure if everything had evened out or not.
Still have the full hubcaps from mine. I was backing up one frosty morning and bumped into our brand new Volvo 145. Plymouth came out clean but the Volvo had a dent for the rest of its life. Our
Plymouth was affectionately called Supercar as it was the first car I had to go over 100,000 miles.
Alabee, you should read the novel “Shibumi” by Trevanian. The main character own’s a vintage Volvo, and when he takes on a dangerous job….he always makes sure to create a new dent on his car for luck
I was thinking while reading the article , that wagons actually look better with full hubcaps, not the poverty ones . For the most part, wagons were pretty expensive and the cheapo caps do nothing for its looks IMHO
I really like the shape and style of this
era of Mopar. That knife edge look
really fits these cars and sets them apart from anything else you would see on the roads back then. Me, I had a ’63 Belvedere wagon I bought from a neighbor in ’78. It was white over red with the old Power Spare 318 in
it along with a 727 Torqueflite tranny.
Got it running and stopping dependably by the time I sold it in 1980 for $1,000. I lucked out when I
found a set of HD rear springs to
replace the ones that were very weak
and ready to break. I did the exhaust
system myself and turned that into
a nice sounding dual exhaust with
factory resonators that came out about 4 inches from the bumper so
I put on some tips to dress it out. On
the face of it, it was a good looking car except for the rust in the rear quarters that I couldn’t afford to fix.
Wound up selling it to a fellow who
followed my wife home from the market just to talk to me about buying
it. He must’ve liked what he saw
because he came back an hour later
with a cashier’s check. Oh the dumb
things you do when you’re young!
When I was a kid, the lady who delivered our newspaper had a ‘64 Plymouth wagon. I hadn’t thought about her in years. We lived in a small town and my mom knew everyone.
Been for sale before – nice wagon but the ask is too far out there…..
You’re not kidding! $14,500 for a car like this? Even an immaculate, like brand new car needn’t cost that much! I’d be more willing to pay at least $5,000 and then make sure everything on the car works like they should.
Well, I take a minor offense to multiple uses of the word “many”, it wasn’t that long ago,,,or so it seems. But it’s true, a wagon was the lowest of the low, and Plymouth seemed to dominate that scene. Oh sure, there were a lot of Fords/Chevys a smattering of Ramblers and Studebakers, but I think the most popular wagon for the masses was a Plymouth. I believe it was marketed as such. I can’t find a price new for a wagon, but the sedan was about $2700, and the wagon was typically the most expensive, aside from the convertibles, and probably well over $3grand. While popularity is increasing, I think good old greed will hold back sales. A struggling family that could actually use a car like this, will never cough up 5 figures for one. It’s just not that nice.
$8,000 +/- overpriced but if I was selling I would do the same and see if it sticks
I had a 1964, pushbutton, 318. Transmission was indestructible. Don’t remember what I had after that. Good memories.
I bought a 64 Sport Fury convertible in 1964, and while I was at the dealership I saw a light blue Fury wagon like this one. I was 23 years old and single so a wagon was not on my wish list then but it looked so good with a dark blue interior that it almost made me want it. Now I find myself wanting this one too. There’s something about an old Mopar that attracts me. A few years later I had a wife, a house, and kids, I did get a 64 Dodge Polara 330 wagon and some of my good memories are of that time. I can’t have this one now but I hope it goes to a good home.
I bought a ‘64 Ford Country Sedan, (wagon) and a ‘64 Rambler Classic wagon years ago for $100 each, which were considerably nicer than this rig. “Adjust for inflation” all you want- I have no interest in paying Fourteen and half Thousand Dollars for this. I can appreciate a certain amount of hard-earned patina- but there is a reason that vehicles come from the factory covered with paint. (Stainless steel cars being the exception to the rule). While I’m busy irritating people, the high-gloss clear-coat on rust thing is a ridiculous oxymoron. (They make satin finish clear coat.) I know that paint jobs are prohibitively expensive- but I still don’t like my vehicles rusty.
All that being said- to each his own- just don’t bother watching the mailbox. The check’s not in the mail.
I appreciate your level of peevishness and raise you “I’m tired of every paint challenged heap being praised for PATINA.”
Hey, I used to buy 9 and 10 year old wagons in the 1980s for $50 just to run them in demo derbies , but I dont see your point with the asking price. This isnt the 80s , this is a 60 year old car that has survived the ravages of time, and has avoided accidents, neglect and the past hatred of station wagons. They basically started life as a family hauler , then got beat on by as the 16 year olds first car , or became someone’s work truck , got the engines torn out for a 2 door car, or demo derbies . Given that wagons were meant to be worked, its amazing any have survived . I agree the price seems high as I would have to have it repainted , but that’s just me.
I had a bronze 1964 fury sedan with the 318 poly engine and it liked its fuel and I later had a 318 LA in a later Belvedere sedan and it got very good fuel milage
Come on guys. That price is very good. No rust! Here in the northeast we want no rust repair as it never is as good as original. Go and find one at any price. When you say 5000 you can’t buy any classic car that looks and hope runs this good.
I’d gladly buy this car. My favourite cars have always been 4 door sedans and station wagons.
By some rare fate does anyone know of a wagon with the Golden Commando engine option?