In the 1960s, the Plymouth Fury III competed head-to-head with the Chevy Impala and Ford Galaxie 500. But, as was the usual case, Plymouth came in third in the sales race for 1966. The seller’s station wagon had been off the road for maybe 30 years until it was resurrected last year and generally runs well but could stand some cosmetic TLC. Located in Graham, Texas, this Mopar is well described by the seller and is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $13,000. Once again, T.J. comes through in the tips department!
Chevrolet, Ford, and Plymouth all had new designs for 1965, so each of them was little changed going into 1966. The Fury had a different grille in 1966 but was otherwise hard to distinguish from the ’65. There were two lesser series of the Fury, the I and II which were akin to the Chevy Biscayne and Bel Air, and the Ford Custom and Custom 300. Plymouth turned out nearly 18,500 Fury III station wagons that year, with less than half being the 2-seat, 6-passenger version like this one.
With a 383 cubic inch V8 (2-barrel carb) and a 727 automatic transmission, this Plymouth runs well according to the seller. A fair amount of work has been done in the last 12 months and the seller will provide a list upon contact (rather than showing the work in the listing). The Fury has 94,000 miles and there’s no reason to believe that it’s turned over. The machine has factory A/C (doesn’t work) and a power rear window. To see a walkaround video of the Plymouth, click here.
Some mechanical work remains. For example, the power steering gearbox leaks fluid and minor things like the clock and high-beam indicator light don’t function. There is a bit of rust in a couple of places on the sheet metal, but we’re told that factory undercoating has protected the undercarriage. The front bench seat will need recovering, too. The seller has the car’s build sheet (to verify equipment) and even the original owner’s CertiCard. This vehicle is for sale due to the seller finding another vehicle that has greater appeal and space is at a premium.
Yep…..saw this and not bad but the price is a little high. Sold my 1967 Polara wagon at Pate Swap meet years back for $2500…..running driving and stopping and legal…had loaded it down with stuff and didn’t even have a sign on it. It was a 383/4bl, A/C, P/S PDB, factory AM/FM and factory cruise….dang still miss it.
Yeah, I had a loaded-to-the-gills 1968 Monaco wagon. Was my daily driver from 1982-2004. Still kicking myself for selling it. It had everything except power locks, ran fantastically well for 302,000 miles, but had rusted so badly that I decided to let it go. Boy, was I stupid!
Love to have it. I’ve always been a big wagon fan. I own today’s version of a wagon in the Dodge Magnum. Bummer mine only has the little V6. 2.6 I believe. Much rather have a Hemi but I really like the sound of the older Mopar big block. Throw a cam in it and a 4 barrel and a nice exhaust system. A sweet set of Crager wheels with white letter tires and this car would be nice.
Price may not be that outrageous, how many originals are left, and aren’t hopelessly rotted? This one has a big block and factory A/C, too. I hope it finds a good home. I’d fix what was needed, and preserve and enjoy it for what it is.
Pass. Move on and keep looking. There are hundreds of better wagons to be had.
Lovely looking car. I’ve always loved station wagons. SUVs are good vehicles, but I’ve always been old school when it comes to cars and station wagons.
Great go-to-the-lake-house wagon… pulling the 16′ Lyman lapstrake on its Tee Nee trailer, with a white Johnson 35 hanging off the transom…
I love it! My wife’s Dad always had wagons because of 7 kids, She hates them. I would love to customize this mostly stock with an “old school” look!