Vehicle Description
1959 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible
After the war and due to all the building of aircraft to fight it,
Detroit and the entire country became obsessed with the jet age.
The public wanted something sleek and modern and the fin or wing
was the answer. This was incorporated into the design of everything
from butterfly roof mid century modern houses, to outrageous hats
for women and of course the tail fin on automobiles, which at the
time was perceived as aerodynamic, and in reality had nothing to do
with aerodynamics.
For consignment, a fabulous finned fifties Sport Fury convertible 2
door fully restored example car. It has the 361ci Golden Commando
395 mill, pushbutton automatic transmission, dual exhaust, swivel
bucket seats, a power convertible top and of course would not be
complete without the dual antennas. All in very nice condition,
Flame Red with a black convertible top, and of course wretched
excessive use of chrome. I love it!
Exterior
With this piece of Detroit iron I need to start on the back where a
spare tire bump up embossed steel center is within the trunk lid
that gently rolls rearward to the rear roll pan. Horizontal oval
tail lights float just above a shiny chrome bumper in excellent
condition sporting some vertical protector bars, and just below
dual exhaust. This is all framed of course by these 6 story high
vertical tail fins with chromed edging that basically take on the
entire rear quarters all the way to just past the inception of the
roofline. On the fins is a contrasting trim spear in white with
chromed edging framing the top and bottom. On the back edge of the
fins is a large circular jet age badge and "Fury" in grandmother's
handwriting in gold within the white ever widening spear. Dual
antennas rise to the sky on either edge just behind the back edge
of the convertible top. Speaking of which, we see a black canvas
textured vinyl convertible which is like new with a clear plastic
rear window, and is powered up and down. Door gaps are pretty good
with just a slight mis-alignment with the spear and nice chromed
handles and locks. Flame Red adorns these doors, as it does with
the rest of the car. It is expertly applied and definitely in the
deep end of the pool. Round chromed rear view mirrors adorn the
tops of the front quarters just forward of the wrap around chromed
edged front glass. These quarters eventually make their way to the
canted forward, chromed edged dual visors which protect dual
headlights in either side of the egg crate chromed grille. A center
badge is within the egg crate excess, and a cursive Plymouth badge
is placed neatly on the drivers edge of the long and ultra wide,
red painted hood. Below is a large chromed bumper wrapping around
the front quarters and sporting a black trim edge, an early sign of
the bumper protector perhaps? Wide whitewalls frame dog dish moon
cap-esque wheel covers of course in chrome. These tires spec out as
14 inch 8.00 bias plies, which are correct for the era.
Interior
A swing of the doors and we are going to bleed 50's styling
starting with the doors. The panels start at the chromed sills with
textured stitched in a tan, white and red striped pattern tweed for
the uppers, and red vinyl curving and streaking through that is
housing some small belts inset into the red. Just below is a white
vinyl panel with the armrest and it is pristine and not dirty even
one iota! For the seats we see an interplay of textured stitched in
a tan, white, and red striped pattern tweed for the inserts and red
vinyl for the bolsters. An inset "belt" is in the center of the
backs of the front swivel buckets, and some nifty piping delineates
the edges of the broadcloth and vinyl. In the center of the buckets
is a wide red vinyl covered fold down armrest which has a built in
seat that can carry an extra passenger if needed in the center.
Otherwise it serves nicely as an armrest. In back is a
corresponding bench in excellent right off the showroom floor
condition. All these chairs float in a sea of perfect black
carpeting with Fury badged white stitched floor mats. Looking at
the dash and steering wheel, things are in tune with the rest of
the car's design and uses a futuristic V shaped speedo insert panel
with more protruding up beyond the dash top fins. Canting on either
side is the push button transmission panel, and on the drivers
right climate control push buttons. A lineup of various knobs and
pulls are in the dash center as is a factory AM radio, lighter,
hidden ash receptacle, and a rounded edge square clock. The rear
view mirror resides on the center off the dash top. We need a shout
out to the steering wheel which uses a wonderful combination of
black plastic mixed with clear plastic and a central bar running
horizontally through it with some textured chrome. The horn ring
goes full circle, and has some knob like adornments on each edge
just before the center. More excess which serves no purpose other
than 50's eye candy. The trunk is completely restored and present
in gray felting and some gray vinyl for the wheel well coverings.
It has a wide whitewall 8 x 14 bias ply spare and a jack residing
within it as well making the embossed spare protrusion on the trunk
lid innocuous.
Drivetrain
A flip of the under inside insulated hood and we are greeted with a
red painted block, gold valve covering and air cleaner covering
361ci Golden Commando V8. It is topped with a single 4-barrel
carburetor, and has a Torqueflite 3-speed automatic on back. Way
back a 3.31 rear axle puts power to the tires. All perfectly
restored and very clean under this large hood.
Undercarriage
Fully restored with some black matte painted undercoating and
silver exhaust system and fuel tank and certainly no rust.
Independent torsion bars provide the front suspension, and leaf
springs are on the back. Power drum brakes are on all 4 corners.
Nearly as impressive as the top side.
Drive-Ability
For a car as unique and attractive to this writer as this, I took
the liberty of bringing in my wife to work for the test drive. She
donned her pill hat, cat eye sunglasses and poofy skirt, and I had
an actual blues brothers thin tie suit on. We drove to town to make
a splash, and we certainly did! On the way I experienced nice
smooth acceleration, smooth push button shifting, and climate
controls all worked. Thanks to the power braking and steering, I
did not even break a sweat, although the top was down!
Unfortunately the radio did not nor did the clock so we lost track
of time in this spaceship head turner.
Just a fabulous example of a 1959 version of the Plymouth Fury.
I've said it all now all you need to do is park it into your car
port!
M296104580
M-1959
2-Plymouth V8
9-Sport Fury
6-Detroit, MI Assy Plant
140580-Sequential Unit Number
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
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