This big droptop Mopar has been parked for about 10 years and currently doesn’t run, but it still has a lot going for it. Being a dry desert car its entire life means it should be solid. And it was optioned with air conditioning, a must in the Southwest. According to Frank C, it was still on the road in 2006 and was even driven from Las Vegas to Phoenix, so hopefully, with a little work, it could prove to be a decent driver! Be sure to take a closer look at this beast via the link below.
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Mileage: 74,000
Title Status: Clean
VIN: PH27C8D292572
Seller’s Description: Nevada and Arizona dry rust free complete car. It has factory air conditioning and a 383. It’s been sitting under a metal covered open barn for the past 10 years.
Body Condition: The body has very old paint, but it’s not original. It is straight with only one quarter showing signs of Bondo, but not where it was a rust repair. It appears to have been accident damage repair.
Mechanical Condition: I do not know the condition of the engine internals. It has not been run since 2006, but it was driven from Las Vegas to Phoenix in 2006. I believe it could be brought back to life with a lot of cleaning, a tuneup and typical reconditioning.
Auction Listing: Here on eBay
So, would you put the top down and cruise town in this Plymouth as is? Or would you want to give it a complete restoration before hitting the streets in it?
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Even the tires are dry.
Aside from a good cleaning… the body and interior are in good shape, I would fix the mechanicals and drive it and restore it as you go… It’s a good old cruising droptop from the southwest…
Perfect example of how not to sell a car. If you don’t want to take the time to get it running that might be understandable. For the love of God if you do nothing else pump up the tires and knock off the dust. If you really want to make some money get the thing running if the engine isn’t toast. It won’t break the bank. If you don’t have time to clean it hire a mobile detailing service. This car will clean up nicely. I would be willing to be with a little initiative the selling price could be doubled.
What selling price? Not listed. Another peeve of mine when a Reader lists a car on Barn Finds. You know we all want to know ahead of time…before going to eBay to see.
Yea little cars, if the guy really wants to sell, put up a buy it now price, everyone needs to know as they can decide if they can afford it. I see that since the last time the guy listed it he put some new tires on it.He really hurt his chances by trying to sell with flat rotten tires, even a cheap set would help his chances. Nice 68. Good luck to the new owner.
Cheers
GPC
I guess it ran when parked
and it runs now
I could get it running. They run in the salvage yards all day long. Know your computers today though, it’s a whole different world nowdays. I’m an old MOPAR builder. Still addicted to Mopar s.
Gotta love those dual snorkel on the air cleaner housing. Really a nice factory touch. I must admit that I have scoured a few junkyards to find matches for some cars that I have owned over the years and modified to duals. They just look so cool,and with a good ear your can hear the increased air intake when you hit the pedal. Cars like these are so very nice but sadly seem overlooked by the new generation of enthusiasts.
It’s the 330/383 too. Would be a fantastic cruiser with a drop top AND air! Clean and dry Arizona metal. This is a good car.
If i had the room I’d buy it, but not before I had my hands and my eyes on it. The color reminds me of kitchen appliances of a certain era. They guy who sold this color retired to an island he bought in the Carribean. Every other car was painted this color from them. The car itself is terrific. I’ve had two, no disappointments.
It’s easy to live with.
I’m usually a GM guy when it comes to classics, but I’ve always liked these stacked headlights Fury’s. And this one would appear to be very solid. I’d spend a weekend changing all the fluids, belts and hoses, give it a thorough at-home detailing, slap on new tires and hit the streets around town! GLWTS
mileage is suspect, cars back then hoad odometers that only went to 99,999 miles. PROBABLY has 170 k miles unless it can be documented.
If you check the listing it has new tires!
This is a Sport Fury, not a Fury III.
So I’m all in favor of buying cars and selling them to insure they will be owned by someone who wants it. But if you don’t do the minimum to recommission it because you’re either lazy or busy, what have you accomplished? Maybe a quick buck but why bother?
Raymond took the words outta my mouth.
Must be another flipper. Did we not see this before ?
This car could be running with a few hours work or a few hundred at a shop.
Instead we have no set price on the auction.
He will get about half or less than he wants and he deserves even less than that.
The car is a Sport Fury. Bucket seats and console were exclusive to that series.
there is a link in his description which has probably 100s of pictures
@Ken. 24 to be precise. Wish it could be mine, I love Yank tanks, especially convertibles. The last one I owned back in the late fifties, was a 1948 Hudson Commodore Straight 8.
Thank you @Ken. I have 240 pictures and 1 video. I took pictures of everything I thought people would want to see. If I missed something please tell me I will take a pic and add it to the Google Album
Sometimes overlooked when I was young as a “too big” or a family car,but now I would love to have this drop-top big block Mopar to blast down the interstate! Maybe even paint it one of the cool crazy colors that Plymouth was famous for!
Woody – I think that the green colour is enough to stand out from all of the gray, white and black cars of today.
This dusty old drop top sure gave folks a lot to whine about! To be fair, the seller did take lots of pictures. Perhaps he had the tires replaced after the pictures were taken. Not everyone has a garage or the ability to work on cars. The car appears to be on a storage lot where there would be no access to water or air. The seller is perhaps an apartment or condo dweller and does not even have a place to park it. A flipper might have put a load of lipstick on this old sow. This guy took lots of pictures instead and is trying to be honest within his abilities. I’ll be in Phoenix a couple of days this week so perhaps I should have a look.
Please come take a look. We put new tires on it and started it up. I would not expect to take it for a test drive bit We can put it up in the air and let you poke around.