Plymouth introduced the Sport Fury in 1959 as the more upscale version of their lineup of automobiles. It was at the top of the pyramid with the Fury, Belvedere, and Savoy downstream in that order. The cars received a styling refresh from the similar 1957-58 “Forward Look” automobiles that created a stir with their “space age” looks compared to the boxy products that came before them. The seller has owned this beautiful ’59 Sport Fury since 1985 and is only selling it due to advancing age (he also has a ‘Cuda droptop!).
The Sport Fury comprised a relatively small portion of the Plymouth portfolio, less than 24,000 units out of 458,000 cars in total (just 5%). Only two body styles were offered, the hardtop coupe and a convertible, of which the seller’s Mopar is one of about 6,000 assembled. As the story goes, this sweet ride was purchased new in Oklahoma. The original owner moved to Arizona and then sold it to a fellow in Denver. That’s where the seller found it by accident. After flying into Denver, the seller drove it home to Maryville, Tennessee and it’s been there now for 39 years.
We’re told that the Plymouth has had one repaint, but there is no mention of the interior being redone (dig those swivel front seats!). Nor of the mechanical status of the car at 93,000 miles. There’s a V8 under the hood, which is how all Sport Fury’s were equipped. But we don’t know which one. The 318 cubic inch engine was standard with a 361 optional. The transmission is an automatic, which means it should have the push-button controls that Chrysler was fond of in those days.
This looks like a solid Mopar that may need nothing more than a new home. It’s got to be tough parting with something that’s been a part of your life for nearly 40 years. This Plymouth looks to have been babied, so hopefully the next owner will give it a similar treatment. This nice droptop is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $50,000. Hopefully, we’ll get to get more of his ‘Cuda convertible when that one goes up for sale! BTW, thanks to T.J. for this nifty tip!
What a gorgeous car. ….I love it ….. Love the color …
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What a ride. Just can’t get with that McDonald’s color scheme though.
The valve covers look wide enough to be a 318 poly.
Wow! What an amazing Fury. TBH I usually find these to be hard on the eyes with all the trim, the big medallion and those huge front bumpers. However, this is stunning in the yellow-white-red combination. Beauty.
361 had distributor in the front
I wonder how much it would cost to correct that interior?
Why, it’s perfect as is and very distinct.
Richard Carpenter needs this one in his collection in California!
I need this car in my connection in Arizona! Bringing my collection up to a grand total of THREE.
Wow.. what a cool car! If I had the money I’d buy this in a heartbeat.
I HATED Chrysler’s ridiculous “Forward Look” when these cars came out, especially beginning with the ’57s. Why, then, does this one look so appealing to me now? LOVED those swivel seats!! — especially at my age, so much easier to get into and out of! If I had $50,000 to play with, this one would strongly tempt me. And, except for any issues to get it reliably road-worthy, and fixing the original clock to run and keep time (without converting it to quartz), I wouldn’t touch a thing! I love the whole package — colours and all! I’m just not sure, at my age, I need a convertible, neither a vehicle with all the subtlety of a glaring neon sign! (smile) Besides, my older sister and younger brother would be convinced that I had become mental-health-certifiable! (come to think of it, they’ve already recognised that for years, and my brother probably would urge me to go ahead and GET this car — he likes to encourage and incite elder-delinquency!)
Love it. An uncle had a black coupe. My father hated it. Even though he had a 57 Coupe de Ville, he was jealous.
Dang…looks like he had a 1963/64 convert as well….that Cuda will bring in some money……but this 1959 Sport is a class act – good luck to the new owner !