1968 Plymouth Fury
This was, and will soon be again my daily driver: A 1968 Plymouth Fury III. I have owned her 9 ½ years, as I bought it from a friend of mine that owned it for about 2 ½ years. So she’s been around for a while…
She came stock with a 318 c.i. 2 bbl., a “three on the tree” standard hooked up to a SureGrip 3:23 rear differential, and no P/S or P/B (4 wheel drums - of course)! I like to brag about the “one fan belt” set up. This car is happy either in the city or the highway, and for a boat it handles surprisingly well!
In late 2004, the three speed finally gave up the ghost. Horrible grinding turned out to be a spring that had fallen off the pressure plate. Since synchronized first gear is always a good thing, I decided to upgrade to a A-833 4 speed. After some research I found Passon Performance in PA. Jamie Passon is one of the most knowledgeable Mopar 4 speed persons I know. And he’s really cool! I had found a solid 4 speed for $100 and for a reasonable fee he “freshened” it up.
After I installed the 4 speed myself, I let Roland Corsi of Corsi Custom Exhaust in CT cut out the floor and mold me a base for the shifter. It looks awesome!
Shortly thereafter, I bought a house and began a 30 minute commute. I was looking forward to driving the Fury daily again, as this was half highway and half back roads. The transmission issue had kept her off the road about 1 year.
Less than a month after moving in, on a ride home with the tunes blaring, I noticed a loud knock that sounded horrible and painful (to me)! I parked her and that was the last time I drove the car in the last four years… except up the street to one Grubfeast.
Now, a new rebuilt 318 with 360 heads sits in the garage, and the Fury’s front end is just about apart. You can see detailed pictures of my disassembly on the galleries called Fury Project. I am cleaning up all the rusty metal from the nose to the firewall. I am not touching the front suspension, except cleaning it up. After I replace the steering wheel coupler, I will decide if I need a new front end or not.
Stay tuned for more updated pictures… .
A collage of the '68 under snow:
This '76 Fury Sport was a cool car, with a 318 ci. 2bbl.! The interior was a nice matching green. She needed rear springs really bad and I'm sure would of been a lot quicker with a set of duals. The only V8 (except the Impala) that I had a catalytic converter on. Unfortunately the carburetor backfired and the engine caught FIRE! I'll never forget it sitting against the curb smoking away. I did purchase my only Ford shortly after. It was a '68 Falcon 2 door with a real slow 170 ci 1bbl, a real nice burgundy exterior and a black bench interior. The heater core was shot, so NO heat, and it could of used a set of KYB gas shocks for sure!.
