They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I’m sure that we will have plenty of readers who will see the beauty in this 1970 Plymouth Fury II. It has received a significant amount of refurbishment work and won’t take much effort to lift its presentation to show quality. After completing the hard yards, the owner has decided to part with this stunning classic. It is located near Athens, Ohio, and has been listed for sale here on eBay. A single bid of $14,000 has gotten the ball rolling in what is a No Reserve auction.
The owner of this Plymouth has tackled the project as a total package. After stripping the car to a bare shell, he mounted it on a rotisserie. As well as ensuring that the body was completely rust-free, he has had torque boxes welded into the subframe and the torsion bar mounts reinforced. With that work completed and the panels massaged to an arrow-straight state, he treated the entire car to a coat of Black Velvet paint. The result of this hard work is stunning, and the owner says that the car now needs little more than a wax to have the exterior presenting as show-quality. He supplies some underside shots, and this area is as impressive as the rest of the body. Every piece of exterior trim shines beautifully and is impossible to fault. The same is true of the glass, while the Fury II rolls on a set of Rallye-style custom wheels.
Decoding the VIN for this Plymouth reveals that it rolled off the production line in Newark, Delaware, with a 383ci V8 under the hood. That motor is a distant memory because what takes its place is a built 440ci monster. Bolted to this is an A-727 automatic transmission, while the car also features power steering and power brakes. The specifications of this V8 aren’t clear, but it seems that it has received an updated camshaft, intake, and carburetor. The standard 440 for this model year pumped out 350hp, so it’s a reasonably safe bet that this one will top that figure. It also means that it should have no trouble blitzing the standard motor’s 15.4-second ¼-mile ET. However, the owner indicates that he has built the Fury II to be a comfortable highway cruiser, which suggests that he was less concerned by how fast it could find its way down the nearest dragstrip. He doesn’t provide any information on how well the vehicle runs or drives, but he does say that the Holley carburetor would benefit from a rebuild. Beyond that, the overall presentation of the engine bay gives us some cause to be optimistic about this car’s mechanical health.
When assessing this Fury II, I have chosen to view it more as a refurbishment than a restoration. That is because it has been the recipient of enough upgrades to justify that tag. The interior is almost an exception to that rule because apart from a brace of additional gauges mounted beside the speedometer, it remains remarkably untouched. I am surprised that there is no evidence of a tachometer, given the monster that lurks under the hood. Still, many people drive more by ear than by the tach, which could be the case here. The interior is upholstered in Black vinyl, and there’s not a lot of which to be critical. The upholstered surfaces would benefit from some cleaning, but there’s no wear or physical damage. The same is true of the carpet and headliner, while the dash, pad, and wheel are impressive. Once again, the buyer won’t have much work ahead of them to have this interior presenting perfectly.
This 1970 Plymouth Fury II is close to being a turn-key show car. The work required to bring it to that level will involve the expenditure of more time than money. This isn’t a faithful restoration, but the owner has left no stone unturned in his bid to improve on what Plymouth offered in this car when it was new. I’m amazed that it has only attracted a single bid to this point, but with sixty-six people watching the listing, that could change at any time. If the bidding stays within its current level, someone could be getting a lot for their money when the auction ends. Are you tempted to join the bidding, or would you prefer to remain an interested spectator?
Regarding full size cars, it’s hard to beat the look of these ’70 Plymouth Fury IIs.
Nice ride, paint the entire motor black. The gold is gag inducing.
One Sweet Mopar
Nothin’ wrong with a big girl if she’s shaped proportionatly . This girl is HOT .
Whole lotta Rosie!!!
Looks as though it uses the same roof as the four-door which leaves it looking better proportioned (imo) than the hardtop coupe whose shortened greenhouse made it look like it was using side glass meant for a smaller car. I definitely get the sense with the fuselage C-body that it was developed as a 4-door first and the 2-door was an afterthought, but this seems much less so than the hardtop.
Actually, the 1969-70 Fury I/II 2 door sedans used the formal 2 door hardtop roofline. Compare the rear window on the two models.
For 1971 Plymouth replaced the 2 door sedan (and its formal hardtop roofline) with a coupe using the non-formal hardtop roof. The 1971-73 Fury coupe rear quarter windows were stationary.
Both front and rear bumper/facias are from a Fury III, notable by the hide-away headlamps the Fury II never had. Not a bad swap, but not true to this model. I can let that slide. This is also a rare model, being a 2r. post. If anything, we used to see the sedans police depts. had of these, not the coupe. It looks ready to hop in & drive! It may not set new quarter mile ET’s, but given what it is, will turn plenty of heads at the next MoPar show!
Back in the day the state of Colorado used a ton of these for patrol and chase/unmarked vehicles. Most of my friends at the time learned quickly not to even to try to out run them.
Hidden headlights were used on Sport Fury and Gran Coupe. The Gran Coupe used this 2 door post body in 1970. I had a 70 Gran Coupe. It was a great cruiser.
70 did offer hide a aways. I’m looking at a 70 Plymouth brochure.
Oh yes- a very nice car. It really needs a 140mph speedometer from a police package, same too for the beefed up sway bars-they really make a difference. Not a fan of these rims or engine compartment. It is bad ass
The car Thunderbolt and Lightfoot should have used, instead of the ’71 with the crazy raccoon.
Trunk full of rabbits…
https://youtu.be/BM_wCfzEcMA?t=20
@ Terry: Correction, It was a ’73, not ’71. :-)
With the 70 model ya get the bulge good.
Get your mind out of the gutter.
One of the baddest and fastest full size cars ever built! The four door Florida Highway Patrol version struck fear into my heart as a teenager riding a trail bike on the highway!
The car that FHP and several other state agencies used that would beat this was the 68 Polara. It held the record for MOPAR Police Interceptors until 2006 with the Charger but the Polara hit nearly 160 top end not by the manufacturers, but independent publications. It sounded like it was sucking the hood down through the carb but Chrysler had the answer and answered it well. Research it for yourself and tell me where I’m wrong lol. Great ride either way. Go fast.
Drove a few of these in the 71 Model year that were Fury III with a 383 and the 727 Torque Flight as a rookie police officer. Even with the 383, they were exceptional at top speed which was needed to catch the bad guys occasionally. Chased a 69 Camaro in one of these one time and he didn’t get away!
Gold engine paint a factory color called Universal these days. Great looking car.
Way cool! Nice find Adam.
JO
It would look nice riding on a big set of Detroit Steelies.
I’ve been around a long time and I don’t ever remember seeing a two-door post body style like this before. This car is super cool!
I think it would look good with trim trim rings on those rally rims
A rotisserie restoration but they run straight pipes under the rear bumper…. At least put Mopar exhaust tips on it.
What a great car. I’d love to have this but I’m sure it will be bid up way above my budget. With almost six days left in the auction; I’m betting it will double its current bid before the ending.
What a big beautiful Mopar. Wouldn’t change a thing except adding AC. He may have ran out of room with this big block. He made some smart choices on everything else. I would guess it sells for between $25-$30k. Any worth every penny.
Beautiful car. I think I would have looked for some black faced aux gauges and I’d drive it if I owned it. But I don’t know where I’d park it. I like the photo where two cars are parked nose to butt behind the Fury, and they aren’t much longer than the Plymouth.
Amazing how far automotive design/technology/engineering/whatever have come in a half century.
First glance I was rinded of THE CAR movie, then the one used on the Clint Eastwood flick THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT. This one is far nicer of course…
This bad boy has 4 wheel drums? Gonna need front discs.
The Fuselage styling marked the end of my interest in cars. The other mf’rs had their own iterations of big, bloated bodies, and right about 1969 is when beached whale styling met the ever-tightening smog controls that made gas guzzling power monsters into just gas guzzling beached whales. Everyone else can have my place in line for this post-68 stuff. There are too many awesome pre-69 cars out there needing love to take up space in my shop with a blob like this. All yours …. You’re welcome.
What a great Plymouth!
This big mutha needs front discs though. Must stop like a locomotive.
More appropriately, like a boxcar.
COOL & DIFFERENT…. Not sure why we don’t see more of these. What makes this car unique to me is remembering the sound they made when the Thermoquad (spread bore) open up (71 and up). We use to say, “someone is getting a ticket”. Not sure what is meant by, all the hard parts are there. I see a lot of era items not correct, but a nice driver. The hood is top on my list here.
Terry, we used to turn the breather lids upside down just so we could hear that sound you described. The police garage Superintendent used to send unhappy messages up through the chain of command when he would hear us chasing one of the bad guys. When we would key the mic to tell the other assisting units of our location, the superintendent could hear the sound of that four-barrel sucking air through the open breather during the car chase over the radio. He was not amused.
I had one assigned to me for a year, 2 door with post, 440 engine. As a young police officer, I loved that car. Mine was white, had a left side spotlight, and a single roof mounted beacon. First cars we received with radial tires as I recall, and it handled very well for such a huge car. I would love to have this car if I were a few years younger.
Took a leap and bought it for $15600. Will probably do upgraded brakes, replace white with black gauges, put in a modern stereo in glove box, maybe quad exhaust tips would look good. Wonder if black on black reflective stripe kit would look good? Hopefully, speed cable won’t be a big deal..
Congrats Paul, you did fine on price I thought it would sell for more. You’ll have a lot of fun with this big girl.