1963 Plymouth Sport Fury

Works in Progress

Curtis writes:   I first fell in love with the mid to late '60s Mopar muscle cars in the early '70s. I got my driver's license in 1970 and dreamed of a '69 Roadrunner, but the closest I ever got was ride-a-longs on cruse night down Van Nuys Boulevard in my friend's '64 Fury. He belonged to a Mopar club and we would gather, race and tell tall tales. My friend's desire was to have a push button transmission put in his 318 powered beast. Since that time I have always had a soft spot for anything powered by a big block Mopar with a push button transmission.

I found this Sport Fury at a car swap meet and bought it. The Plymouth ran poorly and needed a lot of work.

The original motor was a 361 Commando; however, that had long since been replaced with a modified 383. The problem with any poorly documented modifications is that much gets lost in translation. I have replaced the distributor, intake manifold and carburetor and this helped a lot.

Since the Sport Fury was the top of the line Plymouth back in the day, the Mopar has the entire power package: steering, brakes and windows, which all work.

I am concentrating on gathering original (or as close as I can get) interior components and will go back to a more reasonable rim and tire size. The body has very little rust and almost all of the trim pieces.

Good find Curtis!

A '63 Sport Fury is a very stunning car. Good luck with the restoration!

As you know, gobs of torque is just a push button away!  

Gary H.