Like New With 37k Miles: 1975 Plymouth Fury
The seller claims that this 1975 Plymouth Fury is in virtually mint condition, and the photos supplied with the ad certainly seem to bare this claim out. You will find this Fury listed for sale here on Craigslist. Located in Horicon, Wisconsin, it is offered with a clean title. The seller has set a price of $14,000 for this car.
The seller provides a nice array of shots of the underside of this Fury which certainly indicate that it is free of rust. The paint and external trim also look to be in amazing condition for a 43-year-old car. The seller claims a mileage of 37,000 miles, but I would want to see some documentary evidence to back this claim. One thing that isn’t original are those American Racing wheels and new tires. Having said that, they don’t look too bad on this car. The seller is including the original wheels, tires and hub caps for the new owner, although he does describe the tires as marginal.
The interior shots are a bit frustrating, as they tend to provide specific details but no overview of the interior. Having said that, they do indicate an interior that seems to be in good condition and this shot of the rear seat shows as being virtually perfect. The cloth upholstery has held up extremely well over the decades.
Under the hood is a 318ci V8 with an automatic transmission. This has been fitted with a new set of headers, pipes and mufflers, and according to the seller it now has a nice rumble. The seller also states that the car wears newer air shocks on the back, and that the car runs and drives like new.
This 1975 Fury is not cheap, but if everything checks out then it is in really nice condition for its age. It is an attractive looking car that is also completely solid. If you were to buy this car would you leave it as is, or would you fit the original wheels and keep it standard?
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I don’t want to sound like another version of the people who see a green, orange or yellow classic and wish it was black, red or white, but boy, do I wish people had saved more cars with interior colors besides red.
It is very rare to see a 2 door version of this car,even back in the
70’s there weren’t too many it seemed..?Boy..this is really nice but
I don’t know about it being 14g..? maybe 10g?Price is subjective
to the amount of “love”one has for the vehicle..for buyers and sellers..LOL
really nice car..,glad it has survived/been cared for for all these years.
The new owner will have a great time capsule to enjoy for sure.
I love the wheels and tires also..!!
This is actually a fairly refreshing unrestored car to see available. I’m not a particular fan of mid-70s American cars, and I can’t say this one’s stunning, but it is well-kept and moderately handsome.
That said, it’s not a terribly desirable model, with an unexceptional engine and a slushbox. I can’t see anyone paying 14 grand for it, unless they had a particular sentimental attachment to one in the past. It’d be a great $8000 driver, though.
Had a Cinnamon Brown colored two door that I bought at a municipal auction in 1980. It was an unmarked police vehicle with the interceptor package and a 360 torque monster under the hood. Put the SS Cragers and raised white letter 60’s under it from my recently toasted 68 Camaro and just a slight boost up on the rear end via a set of Gabriel Highjackers. Got a speeding ticket two days later, the officer said “I hate to see one of our cars being put to this use” Fun car, fast as all get out and it kept up with many of the rust bucket go-fast cars of the era. Paid $500 for mine, this one seems way out of the ballpark price wise. Then again, it’s a sign of the times.
I remember seeing these prominently displayed outside of Bahls Implement and Chrysler Plymouth in Hastings, Minnesota when they were new. I had a soft spot for them. I had a 1970 that could leave it in the dust as a street racer, but to me this just seemed more “grown up”. If I had the funds to trade in, I might have at the time. Of course, no one knew what the old RRs would bring 40 years in the future, but wouldn’t matter to me, I paid to have my 1970 crushed in the fall of 1981 due to a little rust in the rear quarters, a second bad tranny, 130K on the motror, and college tuition being due.
They were a lot more fun with the 400 under the hood…
Neat, clean car with options, probably the only one left, but the price is very ambitious. There’s no demand for these. I’d be surprised if it sells for $5000. Just because it’s rare, doesn’t mean it’s worth it’s weight in gold.
How could GM make such a blunder & waste millions of $s developing the heavier colon-aide cars, “anticipating” rollover standards that did not materialize.
This Fury in ’75!!! appears to still be a true hardtop & IMO a lot more attractive than personal GM cars then.
However, oddly, i do not see any window cranks in the back seat. Those rear side windows seem to have room to roll down. & if they don’t open at all(Chrysler cost savings?) maybe that’s why sales were so poor? I would not buy it for that reason alone! Not when i’m spending more money than just a few years prior!
They made a few where the rear windows went down, Body style is RM23. With Dodge, they were only on Coronet Brougham. Harder to tell on 1975 Fury without seeing pictures or VIN.
Some people’s theory on selling a car is “Start off asking double”.
I owned one in 1979, with a slant-six. Paid $2,000. I would love this, and I would do respectful upgrades to brakes, suspension and engine management to make it reliable and fun in today’s traffic. But I won’t be spending 14k on this.