Worth $9k? 1964 Plymouth Sport Fury
The Sport Fury was to the Plymouth Fury as the Super Sport was to the Chevy Impala. The nameplate was on the menu from 1959 and again from 1962 to 1971. If you wanted a sportier, better-equipped full-size Plymouth, this car was the way to go. The 1964 example seen here is a project that has laid dormant for years and had rust, dents, and mechanical issues to be sorted out. Through a dealer in York, Pennsylvania, this Mopar is available here on craigslist for $8,900. Another tip scored by barn finder Gunter Kramer!
Chrysler made a strategic error in 1962. They downsized their full-size products based on assumptions that GM was doing the same thing with Chevrolet. The guess proved wrong, and they ended up with automobiles smaller than their competition and at a sales disadvantage for a couple of years. They righted the ship by 1964, the year the seller’s Sport Fury was built. Finished in red with a black bucket seat interior, this Plymouth was probably quite the looker in its day. If we could only turn back the hands of time.
The seller postulates that this Plymouth is powered by a non-running 426 V8 (Wedge or Hemi?) but is he/she being optimistic? The car has a manual transmission (3 or 4-speed?), but given the position of the shifter, could something be amiss there, too? The paint on the front clip doesn’t match the rest of the rusty car, so could the Sport Fury have been in a fender bender way back when? The rear window is missing, yet the interior looks okay. But do I see a big hole in the rear floorboard?
Production numbers of the Sport Fury hardtop were nearly 24,000 units in 1964, with a convertible also available but built in much smaller numbers. The odometer reading is 67,000 miles, but that doesn’t seem to matter given the amount of work that awaits anyone willing to restore this car. But if you did take on the project you’d have a car that’s seen rarely compared to the Impala SS or Ford Galaxie 500/Xl of the same era.
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Comments
It looks pretty far gone. Definitely not a hemi. No thanks.
If I remember correctly, the engine size should be on the hood ornament.
Could be a 361, a 383 or a 426 Wedge, they were all available in 1964. The engine size is stamped on a small squarish pad near the distributor. The 361 and the 383 are in the “B’ engine family, the 426 as well as the 413s and the 440 are in the “RB’ engine family.
Not a wedge valve covers to small got to be 383 as I had on 526 wedge has way bigger heads
Wonder how long this was planted nose down in the ground, like a Cadillac Ranch reject.
Get the butter, Martha; it’s toast.
Crunchy for sure. Looks like a 383.
Seems as though someone bumped the zero key one too many times.
It gets to be the first “you’ve got to be kidding” award of April.
Ruff….but dang a factory tach and floor shifter along with the 4sp consol…still not worth the ask….
I wonder if they use salt in PA? I hail from the rusty belt, northern fringe, and I can honestly say, I’ve never seen an air cleaner rust. Then, they put on another front clip, and THAT is rusted. Such a shame, THIS is what’s left of when Chrysler was in its heyday. Someone in late 1963, spec’d this car out to the 9s, and probably would have got the hemi, had it been available. I believe there was a shortage of hemis then, anyone? Gone was the radical styling, and it was more conventional styling with one addition,,,the hottest performance the likes we never saw. Clearly, there was an enterprising individual in upper management that convinced the big wigs, goofy styling was out, and performance/luxury is the next big thing, and it was. Some mighty big names hooked up with Chrysler back then, and remains a performance leader to this day. And why no Pro Stock Dodges today? Mmm-hmm, something fishy there.
This from a restoration point of view, is what I’d consider the bottom of the barrel, and said many times, you have $9gs PLUS at least another 5 figures to make it right, if something major isn’t lost on the transport back,,I’d like to meet the person that actually goes for this. Aside from some unobtainable trim, I don’t see much value here.
Hemi wasn’t a street engine until 1966. You could get one for racing, but maybe not at as early as this. A 426 wedge with 2 4bbls was available to race, but not at all streetable. Actually, the engine here, might actually be a 365 hp 426 wedge. A 318 Poly was the only true choice for a nice well balance car. You could get a 225, but a little lacking in a midsize car. they were great for a valiant or dart, though.
And here I thought they were going to pay someone $8900 to drag it away.
Such a waste.
Like Nancy Reagan once said. “Just Say No.” to this rust bucket.
Is there $8,700 cash hidden in the car somewhere?
Another case of the misplaced decimal point…
I’m not sure it’s even worth $9 based on the condition it’s in
But wait! : “ Plus tax title and applicable fees” – what a deal! Maybe they’ll even put a temporary tag on it so you can drive it home today!
This is a parts car at best.
The hood ornament had a horizontal bar with the engine size on it. If it had a 426 the background of the numbers was red but it’s not clear enough to see it in the pics. I had a 64 Sport Fury convertible with a 426 and the pic of the dash looking through the steering wheel brings back memories. If you look at the speedometer and imagine the needle sticking straight down past the 120 mark I have seen that, foolishly. This car was nicely equipped but sadly about all I see now is a parts car. The price seems too high to me but parts for this car, especially trim parts, are not reproduced, so someone who is restoring one might see enough to make them buy it. GLWTS
My thought on the $8900. price tag, Ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!
Interesting, my thought was ho ho ho heeee!!!
Too much !!!
This looks like a nice $900 parts car for someone restoring a plain 1964 Plymouth into a high spec Sport Fury with a manual console shift.
I had a 64 back In 78 361 4 sp I put a 383 intake on it with a 600 holly 2 cherry bombs took it out got on it and through a rod car was super clean and I gave it away
“Worth $9k?”
NO!
The seller wants $9000? Fit for the crusher. No thanks.
Drive past this guys lot almost every day. Always has something new and it never sits there long. He had the green mustang that was on here a few weeks back.
I’d like to hear what excuse was used by previous owners to let this happen to a car, so sad
Hi Daral, no excuse needed, this was their daily driver, in all weather. In the 60s, this was someones pride and joy. As the years passed, it progressively got worse, and changed hands, each subsequent owner caring less, until they became $100 beaters, and then motor pulled for a Dodge Dart project, and the car was scrapped to make way for new Toyotas. The fact this is seen at all is what the seller is banking on.
Looks like it was buried nose down in 2 meters of soil for 20 years.
Wew! I have a 62 Dart convertible that is 100 times nicer than this and I consider it junk but I guess the stick makes the difference. Still 9 grand for a 4 speed changeover seems steep, but I’m sure some high roller with the max wedge bug will disagree in today’s climate.