Vehicle Description
1959 Plymouth Sport Fury 2 Door Hardtop
The "Forward Look" body for Plymouth in 1959 had been restyled in a
rather flamboyant fashion, and the front end of the car was bold
and featured a latticework grille that was full width, quad
headlights and a large bumper with a lower valance panel that had
the look of a scooped jet intake. On the rear, the "stabilizing"
fins were modified from the previous years with a new longer,
sweeping size and thinner shape, slightly canted outward. The tail
lights were moved down and used built in back up lights, cleaning
up the rear and providing a look of width and lowness."
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For consignment, a 1959 Plymouth Sport Fury hardtop showing 74,009
miles, but the true miles are unknown. Retaining its epic lines and
over the top fins, this one presents as a diamond in the rough and
while just one year from the Christine movie car, this one still
harkens back to that now iconic car. And while Christine had a mind
of her own, her cousin here will need some outside intervention to
bring her up to par.
Exterior
The design is eye catching, and this one wears a tattered dress of
Flame Red replete with a patina that you could clearcoat and call
it a day! A white insert between bold polished trim travels the
length of the car, also in rough shape but straight, with plenty of
real estate above this center trim feature. The front edge points
sharply forward, creating a sculpted brow over what Plymouth called
floating headlights, then the straight shoulder line runs all the
way to the back window where it is met by a rising fin that takes
off like Evel Knievel at the Snake River Canyon, then turns 90
degrees downward, like Evel, in a bladed vertical rear edge. The
rear fascia is a conglomeration of curved panels, protruding oval
tail light housing, and an enveloping massive rear bumper, while
the huge curved rear window creates an interior greenhouse. Surface
rust, scratches, scuffs, filler, bubbling, and some true rust of
the lower chrome trim and rear quarters are all part of this
project Sport Fury.
Interior
One door panel is in place, a mix of red and white vinyl bands with
lots of age, but the driver's side is missing and its chrome header
is rusted. We meet the red vinyl bucket seats with white piping and
center armrest are in decent condition, slightly discolored but
fully intact and the rear bench is very nice, flanked by rusted
chrome headers on the sidewalls. The acrylic steering wheel with
brown center grips has yellowed with age and the full horn ring is
in place with decorative bullet accents. The space age dash is a
wild design, based in black framing, the speedometer panel is
reminiscent of Robot from Lost In Space and flanked by two rows of
long push buttons that control the transmission on the left and the
climate controls on the right, backed by a textured metal panel,
all with substantial patina. To the right, a padded dash cover is
above the AM radio, a clock, and the glove box, all in consistent
condition. Red loop carpet covers the floor and heavily faded in
most areas and underneath we note a newer floor pan added to the
passenger side. A button backed white headliner is tired, but
incredibly fancy and deserved a comeback! The trunk is barren and
shows some dampness intrusion.
Drivetrain
Despite the tattered hood insulator, the 350ci V8 under the hood is
amazingly clean and is topped by an Edelbrock 4-barrel under the
air cleaner canister. Behind it, a Powerflite 2-speed automatic
routes power to 3.31 gears in back. Drum brakes are employed on all
four wheels.
Undercarriage
The underside is covered with surface rust and flaking, invasive
rust in some places. There's a build up of grime on the rear
differential, frame, and other areas. That said, the gas tank
appears to be newer as do the rear shocks. Dual exhaust encounters
FlowMaster mufflers and eventually find their way to the rear to
exit under the car. Suspension consists of torsion bars in front
and leaf springs in the back.
Drive-Ability
Long and low was the direction of design as the 50's transitioned
to the 60's and this 1959 exemplifies that, but it's still a
massive automobile. There's lots of metal surrounding us as we roll
the Sport Fury onto the tarmac, enjoying the clear view of its F15
like tail. There's decent power but we note the front suspension
will need attention. In addition, the radio and clock are not
working. All other functional items operate as they should and we
fly this one back to the carrier. While Classic Auto Mall
represents that these functions were working at the time of our
test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at
the time of your purchase.
Here's 17 feet of pure rocket styling. Six and half feet wide,
dramatic is an understatement. It was in many ways regarded as
ground breaking and unique and is unquestionably one of the iconic
classics of the late 50's. This one needs a willing partnerand as
David Wilcox sings in Rusty Old American Dream: "I rolled off the
line in Detroit back in 1958, spent three days in the showroom,
that's all I had to wait, I've been good to all who owned me, so
have no fear, come on, boy, put your money down, and get me outta
here".
M293104117
M-1959
2-Plymouth V8
9-Sport Fury
3-Evansville, IN Assy Plant
104117-Sequential Unit Number
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