The Sport Fury was the range-topping vehicle for Plymouth in 1959, and was available only as a convertible or as a 2-door hardtop. This hardtop version is advertised for sale here on eBay. Located in Salisbury, North Carolina, it comes with a clear title. Bidding has seen the price rise to $9,200. Are you prepared to take this Plymouth on?
The seller commenced this full rotisserie project with a raft of good intentions. The car is completely dismantled and mounted-up as you see it in these photos. When it comes to body restoration work most of the hard work has been completed. The seller has cut out the rust in the floors and rockers, and new floors and rockers have been welded in. It is now up to the new owner to complete the restoration of the shell.
This is the frame as it sits at present. Given the amount of work that has gone into the body-shell, I think that I would be inclined to completely strip the frame and give it a birthday at the local soda blasters. My personal opinion is that it is better to do it now and do the utmost to prevent future corrosion than to be faced with another round of “body off” restoration down the track.
The seller states that the Sport Fury came with a few nice options including the swivel seat. The seller doesn’t indicate what interior components come with the car or their condition, but he does state that there are numerous valuable spare parts that come with the car. What doesn’t come with the car though is a transmission. The 361ci Golden Commando engine is present but will require a rebuild.
This is a big project, but it appears that some of the really hard work has been done. The beauty of a project like this is that you can clearly see exactly what you are getting. The other attraction of a project like this is the sheer scope of choices that it presents you with. You may choose to do a complete and faithful factory restoration, or you may choose to go with something a bit more aggressive or wilder. Regardless of which option you choose, rest assured that you are facing many, many hours of work. However the sense of satisfaction at the end of it all would make it worth the effort.
Lots of work already done, but way more left to do. Is that a similar model seen under the car cover?
What’s tough about buying a basket case like this is figuring out what goes where, especially when it comes to bolts. If there not labeled your in for a lot of trial and error. These fury’s are gorgeous cars when restored this one is not for an amiture. Sadly when a car is in this state and the project stalls its at great risk of never being reassembled.
Gee, I wonder if this my old car. I owned
one back in the early ’70’s that I bought
from a friend of the family. I got it cheap
because our friend became frustrated
when he couldn’t find a set of exhaust pipe tips for it! His loss was my gain
though as the rest of the car was in
really good shape with nearly zero rust
anywhere on it. Everything worked on it,
and the 361 V-8 purred like a kitten. Mine
too had the swivel seats AND factory A/C. Don’t ask me why I sold it, I just
don’t know. All I know is that seeing this
car brings back all that regret. Shouldn’t
have taken that check for $2K in the first
place. We live and learn don’t we.
Swivel seats were standard on the 59 Sport Fury.
This was my first car in 1965.Had it for less than a year.My girl friend wrecked it and I went into the military. Never saw it again.Oh well
I agree. When projects are abandoned at this stage its likely to be the end of them
Someone buy this car and finish it! I would love to see the finished master piece! I love this car just look at those fins!
My 59 was in like shape on the floor boards…most likely due to the advanced design on the roof….guess the buyers are speaking with money and not with
Had a customer with one that we tweaked to perfection. Only brought 28K @ BJ in scottsdale 2015 or maybe 2016. No BS, if you want to look it up. he lost about a 100K on it
Hard yo reason why such a massive effort was even given to get it this far? ’59 Furys are not at the top of the classic car market by any means. There is zero inspiration to take the reigns on this old beast. Leaves you wondering…
Chris, you may want to peruse the ads for what fully restored or excellent original `59 Sport Furys are going for. These ARE highly desired, and DO command a big buck; esp. if the 361 V8 has the dual-quad option! A buyer can only hope this guy catalogued the parts in some sort of systematic fashion for re-assembly, or you’re lost before you start. I suppose a period-correct 727 torqueflite automatic can be found if you dig. (Why is it missing to begin with?) Mind you, it isn’t the ultra-rare `57 or `58 Fury, but these do have a loyal following.
The welding on the floors look terrible. The floors look like they are from a donor car which is fine but have fun grinding those big globs of weld. Would like to see what they look like from the other side. Completed the car would look great but not a big market value on this winged warrior. Hopefully all the parts are bagged and tagged correctly. Don’t see a lot of value here if it’s pails of parts and poor quality work. Show pics of the metal work under that primer or is it globs of welds on lap joints covered in bondo. Anyone can carve a car.
looks like it has been tacked together with a stick (arc) welder, very poor and would not pass inspection in the UK if noticed, probably the same skill level under the bondo, will break through as soon as it gets damp, shame as it did not look too bad before “restoration” started…….
Bought one from a friend in 1964. Lost second gear in 1966 trying to get out of snowbank and traded for a new 1966 Chrysler Newport because girlfriend said the engine made too much noise.. Married the girl. Now 81 years old and regret it. It was a great car and chick magnet.