Solid Driver: 1969 Plymouth Fury Suburban Wagon
There’s nothing I like as much as a nice Dodge, except for maybe a nice Plymouth! This 1969 Fury Suburban is everything I want in a driver quality classic, except for the Chevrolet wheels. This appears to be a solid, honest, clean driver quality wagon! Furthermore, it is being sold with no reserve set to end an hour and 20 minutes from now as I write this. Bidding has already reached $5,500, which seems very reasonable for this car. It will be interesting to see what it sells for! Find it here on eBay in Ohio. Thanks to Matt W. for sending this one in!
The interior is clean and in good condition both front and rear. The seller describes it as driver quality, which would appear to be a fair assessment if not underselling it a little bit. The seller also notes that the headliner is sagging a little in one section requiring minor repair. Though the car is not the most desirable color, the similar interior color actually ties it together nicely.
The engine is the original Chrysler 318 V8, which is an engine the frequently gets a bad reputation for being “too small,” but never for reliability. I love 318s because parts are abundant and they can often be had for cheap or even free. While in a car this large it will be only adequate, with some minor upgrades it could make sufficient power to be enjoyable. This is a factory A/C car, and while the blower motor works the seller states that the compressor will need to be charged. I charged my 1969 Dodge Coronet, and it began blowing cold air, so don’t assume it won’t work in this car!
Everything this Fury lacks in the front end it makes up for in the rear, both in looks and capacity. The tailgate has a two-way tailgate with power glass that the seller states is functional. This is the perfect car for someone looking for a unique daily or fun cruiser! With some proper wheel covers or perhaps Mopar rally wheels, this car would be looking its best and ready to cruise.
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Comments
I have always liked the 1969 front end. It looked the cleanest of these wagons.
Oh if only I had the eight is enough family or maybe adopted 29 kids I would ever want a big grocery getter in lieu of a muscle car 😉
This car can be both with an engine exchange.
Love the lower left key location. Must hsve been a buy it now.
We had the Chrysler version of this & I too found the left hand ignition fascinating. GM began column ignition in ’69, Mopar needed an extra year to catch up.
Just a note: Those are not Chevrolet wheels. They are Mopar 15×7 steel police wheels with trim rings and dog dish hub caps.
No, they aren’t. I have a set of Mopar police wheels in my garage right now, and they have 6 holes whereas the GM ones have 5 like these. Plus, these have Chevy Bowtie on center caps if you look closely! These are definitely Chevrolet wheels.
Sold.
I love these wagons and i think the buyer stole it..i had a 318 in a 71 challenger and with a carb and intake swap alone it will surprise a lot of people.never had a bit of trouble with that motor gotta love the 318.
I had a 318 in a 71 Satellite and it would spin it’s tire.
@ Andrew: FYI: Those are NOT Chevy wheels. They are 80’s cop spec. Wheels from Chevy will not interchange w/ Mopars, although some of Fords will. You have been informed! :-)
I hate to disagree, but Mopar cop wheels have 6 holes not 5. I am aware of the bolt pattern discrepancy (Mopar big bolt pattern is 5×4.5 vs GM 5×4.75) but these are not Mopar wheels. I have Mopar cop wheels in my garage, and these are not they!
Classic: I’ll swap our 10 children, 12 grandchildren and 4 great-grands for your muscle car. Two of the grands are month old twins so those newbies could balance out your need for 29. Buy the wagon, put the muscle car in the back, c’mon down and I’ll tell you where everybody is. Muscle car has to be a driver.Let’s do this quick before Her Highness discovers how peaceful it is.
Okay I always thought chevy rims didn’t fit on any Mopar bolt pattern but some ford ones did? How did they do that unless those are universal rims maybe
You’re correct on the GM rims not fitting any MOPAR, whereas some of the Ford’s would. And in later years, some of the MOPAR rims could fit later 80’s to 90’s Toyota’s with 5.25 to 5.5 bolt patterns.
No idea how he got them to fit, but they are definitely GM wheels!
My old man had the 69 Fury III with the 318 and the 2bbl. He didn’t need a carb and manifold change to get her to run like a raped dame. Just a proper tune. A day didn’t go by that he could back out of the driveway and go to work without smoking the tires. And when I say ‘smoking’ , I’m talking two good car lengths. Two good 1961 Chrysler New Yorker car lengths. When the body finally bit the dust in 85, I yanked the drivetrain, pickled it and it still sits in storage.
Let me add one more thing. With the laws changing on the use of certain A/C refrigerants, and the cost of those coolants rising year after year, and that RV2 compressor having a weight of almost 23 pounds, I’d be inclined to convert the entire system over to the lighter Sanyo units being used today.
Cool old wagon that proudly flexes its Mopar good looks. Not exactly what gear heads were looking for back when it was brand new; plenty of lighter weight sporty machines in ’69 to choose from, the 318 made perfect sense for daily commuter-family hauler duties. But not to contradict previous comments, there is nothing quite like the grunt force of a big inch engine under throttle, nothing. A 440 in this car compared to a 318 is like night and day, plus those 440’s when tweaked a bit could move a big car like this with relative ease, just ask the California Highway Patrol who could get a 440 powered Dodge Polara to run 14 second quarters with top speeds over 140.
A really great looking wagon. I’ve always been partial to these old Mopars.
There were no “Fury Suburban” station wagons in 1969. Only base, Custom, & Sport, “Suburban” station wagons. In 1971 the Plymouth Division introduced the “Fury Suburban” station wagon models that ran through the the 1978 model year.
You are mistaken, sir. My family owned a 1969 Plymouth Fury Sport Suburban wagon. Bought it brand new. I distinctly remember looking at the factory owners manual. It was printed in many places, “FURY” Sport Suburban Wagon. So,… Chrysler DID make FURY WAGONS in 1969. Thank You. M. Steltenpohl
Just so you know, there were no Fury station wagons in 1969. There were base, Custom, and Sport Suburban models. In 1971 the Plymouth Division introduced the Fury Suburban wagon models through the 1978 model year.
Lovely looking car. I’ve alway liked Mopar cars of the 1960s and the 70s.
The wheels on that car are not mopar cop rallys, they have six slots in them. They are probably a dual pattern wheel vintiques wheel that is much closer to the chevy rally than anything else.
Or, they are probably mounted with an adapter. I loaned my ’68 GTX Magnum Road Wheels to a friend to mount on his ’69 notchback ‘Cuda, a small wheel Chrysler A-body and he just went to the local parts store and bought a set of adapters to allow him to mount the wheels. They widened his track, but that looked cool and improved the car’s handling.
Specialty drilled lug holes seems like an expensive way to go.
I really liked the mid-to-late ’60s Plymouth wagons. When we had our standby ambulance service up and running years ago, one of our guys had a ’68 Plymouth wagon that we used as a backup unit. That was one fast-running car. Reese AFB in Lubbock and Canon AFB in Clovis, NM both had a ’68-’69 Plymouth wagon ambulance conversions, and they were also fast-runners. One of our volunteers had done a short stint at Canon and was assigned to an ambulance crew at the base hospital. He related the story of how he made it from Clovis to then-Methodist Hospital in Lubbock in just over 45 minutes. Not bad. That unit turned up at the state surplus property agency in Lubbock, and we intended on bidding on it but got beat out at the end. Someone came away with a nice, fast buggy!
One of the fastest running Plymouth wagons that was used as an ambulance I ever saw was a ’59 Plymouth wagon that belonged to a funeral home in Post, TX. It had overdrive and standard shift and would fly on the highway between Post and Lubbock.
UPDATE :
Ended: Jan 13, 2018 , 5:36PM
Winning bid:US $5,500.00 [ 20 bids ]
Item location:Springfield, Ohio, United States
Well congrats to whoever won this vehicle. It is truly a great find in my opinion. A beautiful example of muscle car for a family wagon.