Steve: I THOUGHT this Fury looked familiar. I owned it! I was watching this video last night. I jotted down the VIN you showed and just looked in my records. YES! I bought her on March 9th 1995 from the original owner's son for $1200.00 . She was in really good shape and I owned her till the summer of 1997. She was bought new at Palmer Plymouth in Warwick RI. The same dealership my Dad bought our brand new 1968 Fury II . I always wanted a Fury so I bought it but always liked the '68 rear look more and was not really happy with the color so I sold it to a kid in Mass. Wow, always wondered what happened to her, now I know.......
My friend had as his first car a 68 Fury III with a 318. The trunk lock was missing so the only way to open it was with a screwdriver. We did a lot of crazy things in that car. He's been gone now for 6 years and I miss him like crazy. So many hilarious memories and moments with that old Plymouth.
My best friend growing up past about 3 years ago I know what you mean about missing. I'm a truck driver and I go to the town where he lived quite often
My first car was a hand me down '68 Fury III. The bench seat covering was wearing thin so I replaced it with a pair of bucket seats from a wrecked Vega, thought they looked cool. The M in the VIN was for trim level. L for low, M for medium and H for high.
@@johnpowers2555 So was mine. i still have a '68 Fury brochure I gave to my father years later as a reminder. Great car. Transmission gave up the ghost at 137,000 miles and it was sold off. Saw it on my way to work sitting beside a house quite some time later then one day it was gone, only a memory now.
Love those Plymouth's. In 1968, when I was 8 year's old, my dad bought a new '68 Fury ll sedan. What a fantastic car and I have been a Mopar fanatic from that point on. The fact that my older brother's owned a couple of '60's Barracuda's and a new '72 Duster 340 helped too. Would be great if this '67 could find a new home with a full restoration. The model kit box is cool too. I have an original '67 Johan Fury hardtop factory sealed, a '68 Fury hardtop never built complete mint, and a mint original '68 unbuilt cop version. Also have a built '67 Fury convertible, '68 hardtop, and police version. Mopar all the way!
My cousin was a PA State Trooper, and had one of these for his squad car. I think it had a 383 cid in it. He took my Dad and I for a ride in it (back when he was allowed to), and he had that things balls out wide open! Never forgot that..
I remember the television commercials, "The Plymouth Win You Over Beat Goes On," to the tune of Sonny and Cher's "The Beat Goes On." Thanks for the earworm.
My dad had a black vinyl roof on dark blue with dark blue nylon seats in a 67 VIP 4 door with a 318. What a wonderful car that was till someone in a 75 Camaro ran a red left turn light at 35+ MPH into the car a week before Christmas of 76 on Wellwood Ave. In N. Lindenhurst, NY. Totaled the Fury and to boot my dad had just come off strike of 3 months at Sperry Gyroscope.
Beautiful. My first car was a 1967 Fury III four door I bought in 1972 for $750. It had the 318 and air conditioning which was unique in Northern Wisconsin. I had gotten engaged and enlisted in the Army so the car was very practical. I crossed the Country in it several times. Alas the Arab oil embargo came the next year. Keeping the 26 gallon gas tank full on Army Private pay was difficult. I traded it for a Pinto. I would love to have a 67 Sport Fury convertible but few survived the Cash for Clunkers era.
Cash For Clunkers came way later on around 2009 and wouldn't have covered a car as old as that Fury. My '84 Delta 88 wasn't even eligible (not that I would have ever considered trading it in). Perhaps you meant the second gas shortage of 1979. That did "bench" a lot of big V8s, muscle cars and the like, but many folks were smart enough by then to put them away for better times.
@@mexicanspec More than likely. I couldn't tell as the timeline spun around a bit there. He alluded to the 1973 gas crisis and then went a few decades ahead.
my grandfather drove a new 1968 Fury III 2 door Fast Top in Ember Gold with a white vinyl roof - Mom had a Sport Suburban 2 seat wagon Hawaiian Blue (mid year introduced color) both cars were 383 2 barrel powered with fender mounted turn signal indicators and Commando V8 front fender badging
Hi Steve, a great video on this 67 FuryIII. That Jo-Han model kit is epic with all the optional features included and a convertible to boot! That reminds me of a fellow I met he had a 67 Sport Fury red convertible 383 console AT. I know it was a 383 because of the hood ornament, not to mention that red white and blue fender badge. I never forget this guy and his wife. Eugene and Flossy. Eugene had that slick backed black Elvis hair cut, pork chop side burns, etc, and Flossy had that blonde bee hive hairdo. So much hairspray it would sound like a tin can if you plucked it with your finger. So Eugene used to be a house painter and told me 2-3 years after purchasing the Fury, he fell off a ladder and broke his back. This paralyzed his legs, and he was gonna be in a chair the rest of his life. This didn't bring his spirits down whatsoever ever. Eugene was a Vietnam combat soldier and was thankful he got to come home to Flossy. He married Flossy when he returned home and bought the convertible for his new wife. Well, Flossy never had a driver's license, so that left Eugene as the driver. After the accident, he had someone retro fit the hand throttle, etc. Steve it was a sight to see when the weather was good that red Sport Fury convertible with the top down Eugene driving, chain smoking his Pall Mall cigarettes. Flossy with one of those plastic hair covering things and the wheelchair sticking up out of the backseat. Whenever you're feeling down, think of ol Eugene and Flossy. "Live as if everyday is a holiday, and every night is Saturday night."~ Eugene W. Have a blessed day, everyone. Namaste 🙏🏼
@Chris Scearce I rarely comment on comments, but I enjoyed reading this one! Thanks for taking the time to write it, Mr. S. I also knew a guy with a Pompadour hairstyle. (Probably was at least one guy like that in every town back then.)
@DarkFlamage Hi, thanks for commenting and reminding me what that hairstyle was called. I drew a blank when I was writing. I just had that image of a very happy couple and Eugene's smile, whenever you saw them out and about. I forgot to mention how he kept his cigarettes rolled up in his T-shirt sleeve, which also revealed his Marine tattoo. I met them in the early 80s on their way to a wrestling match. I stopped to ask about the Plymouth and soon become friends. The Plymouth wasn't for sale, of course. Thanks again, Namaste 🙏🏼
Hello Steve! My oldest daughter bought one used for $600 on the back row of our Chevy dealership. We still have it and it’s a 1973 FuryIII four door hardtop with crank windows! Found the fender skirts in the trunk. The engine is a 360 and still runs great. My grandson had claimed the car to fix up and drive.
Dad ordered a 66 Fury III, had the 318, power steering and AM radio, two door hardtop. No more equipment. Came with the dog dish hubcaps. Was some sort of bland beige color. My car throughout high school and a little beyond.
My Uncle traded his 64 Valiant 100 in on a 67 Fury III 4 door sedan. (The same color as the car you showed.) He brought my grandmother, my brother and me to get the car. On the way home my Grandmother Said to my Uncle "Ron this car is so big". He had it for 3 years. Then he traded in on a 1970 Galaxie 500
Back in 1987-88 I had a 76 Plymouth Fury undercover "police package" w/the 440. Man you could bake those rear tires. It was my Winter beater for my new 1987 IROC 5.7 that was hibernating. Loved that Plymouth Fury. I thought it was faster than my 87 5.7 IROC. Probably was! Anyways a lot of fun back w/that Fury.
My aunt gave me one these. It has spent it's life at the beach and was totally rusted out. Pulled the 318 and transmission and put them in a 68 Dodge Coronet. Sold the car to a cousin and he drove it for years.
A guy I hung out with had one, bought another for the transmission, we swapped engine and trans in like 4 hours, with beer breaks, simple and dependable car.
used to love the segment on Barrett-Jackson where they blindfolded him and he would identify the make and model in seconds This man is brilliant....rock on....
My second car was a 1967 Fury III convertible. 11 inch drums were either 2 inch or 2 3/4 inch wide, mine were 2 inch. Finding drums in the junkyard in 1975 was hard, it seemed most were 2 3/4. Even when the brakes were good they didn't stop that car well. The 383 wore out back tires like crazy.
I’m also doing a complete Frame off Restoration on my 1967 Plymouth Sport Fury 2-door Fast Top with the Factory Optional 440/375 hp Super Commando V8. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Steve love the video I had a 77 Gran Fury with a 400 with the mighty lean Burn System on it LOL I also had a 66 Sport Fury and turbine bronze miss both cars wish I had the day. Love what you do enjoy all the videos✌😎👍
Gran Fury! I had a 70 Plymouth Gran Fury with Paisley top and interior. 383 2bbl.Drunk driver rear end me and me into on coming traffic. Totaled the car. I was bummed. It was in 93 I knew back then it was a rare car.
Great Memories! My 1st car was a 68 Fury III. It was just a column shift automatic LA 318 But I could fit all of my buddies in there for cruising the main drag.
Correct, 1967 model year, with the VIN for the win: P for Plymouth Fury, M for Medium Price Class (Fury III), 23 for two door hardtop, F for 318 V8 with two barrel, 7 for 1967 model year, 6 for Newark, DE assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Newark, DE plant operated from 1951 to 2008 as an assembly plant for Chrysler, but was used as far back as 1938 as a parts plant. On later year Chrysler products, the fender/trim tag also has the VIN on it and unless it's been removed or swapped out, that will tell you a bit more. However, no tag, can't brag, but easy to figure out, no doubt: PM23 for Plymouth (P) Medium Price Class/Fury III (M), two door hardtop (23), 41 for 318 V8 with two barrel, 5 for three speed automatic transmission, M1F for Green interior trim, possible FF1 for Light Green exterior paint, among other codes. Yes, that's neat to have some old school literature like that. There's a green sheet of my dad's personal stationery with some notes on what was needed to register and title our 1980 Trans Am as we bought it out of state. Somehow that paper is still there. I've also been given snowblowers over the years with the original literature and sales brochures and handwritten notes on them. I tend to keep and file that kind of stuff. I even have the original owner's manuals for my mother's 1967 GE fridge and 1967 Magic Chef wall oven as well as all of the appliances in the house. I've also got the original parts books for each of them and some are even on microfiche. When I started at the automotive parts manufacturer back in 1994, that's how most OEM parts catalogs were. By the time I left in 2005, my friend and I had converted the research library into a full multi-media electronic parts library. I believe the company has since dismantled it. I also remember (although I don't have it anymore) is a note on that same type of green personalized stationery, "See Ernie (Viespoli of Park Pontiac in Jersey City, NJ), Y84 400/4 speed, black cloth interior". That would have been a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am Black Special Edition, 400/4 speed with black hobnail interior and knowing my dad, all options. It would have been one of 1,107 400/4 speed Black SEs that year. I do have one the 1,817 Pontiac 10th Anniversary 400/4 speed Trans Ams, out of 7,500 cars. When I bought it in 1999, it was a 20-year old not really that collectable (yet) used car. To buy that car now would be four times what I paid for it. I'm very fastidious about keeping records like that. When put something in the house, I keep the receipt, write notes on it and keep the part #/box top/reference of the item in case I have to find it again several years later. I know that having a part # is key with a lot of older items as that cuts down the research and search time. Sears was excellent for that---every major item that they sold had a full exploded parts list included with it to order parts. Of course, if you can figure out the source and who made it for them, you can buy the same exact part at a lower price. That's what I do for any Kenmore or Craftsman equipment that I own or have to fix for someone.
Morning , G P , great info and stories as always ! I'm the same way about keeping all paperwork and boxes . Gal pal thinks I'm nuts as I have saved this stuff for at least 65 years . Still have my Mickey Mouse watch from my childhood .
@@daynadiggle8169 Sure thing. Nothing wrong with that. I still have the receipt for the first set of Sears Craftsman mechanic's tools that I bought in 1990, which are 95% original, except for a few sockets that got replaced. Tomorrow my cousin's husband is coming over to install a new hot water heater in the house (he's a plumber, this is what he does) and he said, "How do you know how old this tank is?" I said, "Right there on the wall, 2011. Whenever I changed a heating part, it's on the wall.". He laughed, "Bro, got your money's worth. C'mon, let's go to HD and get a new one". LOL.
@@googleusergp maybe you should consider an outlet for your apparently heavily and meticulously maintained content. May I suggest channel name? Young Sheldon in search of Steve mags. Just a thought.
I've got my eye on that XJ sitting next to the Fury. Steve do a Crawl on the Jeep Cherokee XJ 84-01. Hello from Butler Pennsylvania the Birth place of the Jeep and the old Bantam car Company.
I do love the Plymouth Fury's, especially 67 (also with the engine in 67 for usa they had 318 LA, but in Canada they still had the poly for 67 that's what my 3 has) i have a III like the one shown here and a I Wagon and a sport fast top. Wish i knew of how many were built in different variations
I first car was 1969 Fury 1, 2 door, 383 ci 4bbl High Performance, dual exhaust, p.s. , p.b. and ac with disk brakes on the front and drum rear and a "certified" 140 mph speedometer. Yes it was a retired Ohio State Patrol car, which was issued to a Captain. I wish I still had it, but traded it in on a brand new 1976 Sport Fury 440 c.i. 4 bbl dual exhaust and co cat. converters. Almost a clone to my first one but also had a sunroof.
Good morning Steve! 6 am here in Washington state ! Love to see some early morning Fury . Too bad my 65 Fury II didn't come with a 383 commando ! Well , can't complain, I did get it for 70 dollars!
Holy smokes Steve! There is a Dodge Mirada in front of that Fury. It os a a cabriolet version if 1980, or a CMX version if 81-83. It would be great if you research it for a possible future episode. I have an 80 that I bought new in 80 with the cabriolet roof, which was the top trim level that year. I have been waiting for for the chance for you to find one of these.
Dad’s first new car was a 67 Fury , bare bones. Turquoise in and out. 318. I had been sitting on the deal lot for months apparently. He bought it in 68. Massive purchase for our family back then. Another great video Steve. Keep the Mopars coming!
I grew up in Bloomfield ct,which is the town next to w.hartford...its really cool to hear Mike Joy talk about my /our old stomping grounds when he hosts Barrett-Jackson.
I bought a white 68 Fury II 2dr hardtop with 318 auto on the tree, power steering with aftermarket air and around 80k miles with minimal rust for $75 back in the early 1990s here in Manitoba. Could seat 8 illegally. Lol!
I was just in Florida last winter! I found an original 68 fury 3,at a church for sale! It ran and was beat up.the price was 2000 or offer, and i could not find a reasonable shipper,so i passed up purchasing it
Oh Steve in the 1967 Plymouth shop manual it shows the Hemi as an option for the Fury lineup along with the 440 , 383, 318, and 273 V8s and also the 225 slant six in 2 options one for taxi/ police the other a bit lower hp for standard use
My patents had a 1967 Fury III..with 318. Only reason they got rid if UT because the transmission went bad. That car was never worked on other thst tune ip.and oil changes. Nothing needed to be replaced 130 thousand miles when the transmission starting going out..
In the late 80's I bought a 67' Sport Fury 3 383 4bbl 4DR HT same color $350.00 drove it a while & sold it to my inlaws for $450.00 cool car but heavy...Steve Thanks for the Mamarries
Whenever I see a Fury I think "Cop Car", you know, like Polara fleet type cars. However, not with this one. The 318 was anemic at best. Just jumping up 20 cubes or so to the 340 which I know wasn't available then, got you 90 more ponies under the hood. The fact is that the 318 didn't have enough power to haul around the huge metal brick that was the C body at the time. My favorite engine from Chrysler back then (that didn't blow the ceiling off the budget) was the 383 or possibly the 440 given that they had the same heads as each other. I'm probably biased though since my older brother had an awesome 383 equipped 1968 Dodge Charger in gold. I idolized him and his car. Nice trip down memory lane, Thanks Steve. As always I bow down to your superior vehicular knowledge. Keep up the great work my friend. 👍 I hope the junkyard mutt is behaving himself and you might want to consider taking a brush or comb to your "Just woke up bed hair", no offense bud 😉
One of the Fury's l owned was a 67 Sport Fury fastback but it only had a 318 the first year of the 318 LA engine. Also in 68 the Fury lll came in the fastback version because I owned one of those also and it was a 383 two barrel.
@@googleusergp I thought someone would gig me on the first year of the LA engine which I know is 64 in the Barracuda and I had a 65 four door Belvedere that had a 273.
@@garymckee8857 Even some of the VIN codes in those years get a little wonky. Mr. Magnante has made an error or two (as we all do as humans) and some of the reference literature is even faulty depending on the source.
@@googleusergp l owned a few 64's and two 65's with the 318 poly engines and they were easy to work on and lasted with very little except l am a stickler on oil changes so sometimes l over do it on those.
Great video Steve. Cool ad from Mike Joy and JoHan playing games with engine choice is too funny. I always dug those old Fury's. Thanks for showing Paul
Ok I gotta ask sup with Lockjaw’s wrist band , is that a requirement for visiting dogs at the yard ? Or to identify a crew member of the junkyard crawl team ? 🤪🤣 ✌️🤙
steve.. I watch all your vids and enjoy them all. I also have spent way too much time reading mags, pawing through junk yards, and most of all in my youth I would spend quite a lot of time looking at dealers' lots to find special stuff that I couldn't afford. In '67 I was with my dad looking at cars in pappillion, ne. at the crysler/plymouth dealer who apparently was a hotrodder. he showed us around and came to a NEW '67 fury that had a real live 426 hemi in it. I questioned the dealer after seeing the sticker saying 426 hemi and he proudly popped the hood so we could see it. he then happily fired it up. I saw this with my own eyes and never saw another. wish I could have bought a boatload of them..
No Fury car ever got a Hemi, but there was plenty of room to shoehorn one in in the engine bay of those land yachts, so what you saw was a very expensive custom job that I am sure didn't bankrupt the dealership owner.
@@formula112967 you are dead wrong. I saw it, had the hemi listed in the window sticker that I looked at closely. was a brand new car sitting on the lot. talked to the dealer that had it himself. I don't know how it got in there but maybe chrysler had a copo program too. must have.. lucky me.
Thanks Steve! I grew up with a 1967 Fury III 4-door HT! Of course I was 10 at the time but I loved that car! I LOVE the Dodge Mirada in the background of this video, perhaps you can do a segment on them. Thank you Sir!
Yes - back in high school a group of us “car guy” buddies would hang out at the local Amoco station where a couple of the guys worked part time. Every Sunday evening around 7:00 a guy would pull in for a fresh tank of gas in a Mirada very similar to that one. I’m going to guess he was probably in his late-20’s or early-30’s, the Mirada was a pretty light blue color, and he always had an attractive blonde girl sitting next to him in the passenger seat. To my high school buddies and I, we pretty much thought this guy was “living the life”! Dude had a good job making decent money, owned a cool new car to drive around in, and always had a pretty girl riding shotgun! At that point in our lives - dirt poor and with our motley assortment of “Bondo Buggies” parked behind the station in various states of disrepair - being able to have a life like this guy had seemed as if it was light years away……🤔
My first car when I was 15 in 1981 was a 2dr 1973 Plymouth Fury III candy red with black vinyl top & interior & sporting the 360 4bbl & the previous owner had put a mild cam, headers with true duals & glass packs on it plus I of course turned the breather cap upside down because you WANT to hear that 4bbl open up at full throttle! Unfortunately a year later a drunk driver ran a light & Tboned my passenger door sending Pearl {original owner named it after his wife passed} to the graveyard forever! Luckily I still have a couple of pics of her all shiny & red with those BFG white letters tires settin it off! My step dad had a '72 brown/tan 318 2bbl Fury II when he married my mom in 1976 as his father was a MOPAR salesman from 1946-1979 until he passed! ✌💖☮
My first car was a '73 Sport Fury III 2door originally a 360 but installed a 440 and 727 transmission I got in 1980 when I was 17 and my beautiful Fury got nailed twice in front of the house by drunk drivers and the second hit sent her to the junkyard in '81 it broke my heart I miss that car too this day 😢 💔!!!
@@brianaustin208 I feel your loss my brother! I only had one 440 that was in a '72 Dodge pickup! Had a lot of old classic MOPARS in the '80s but most were 360, 383 or 400
My buddy had a 67 fury 3 with a 383 in it in 1974 Nice cruising machine but it was almost a foot longer than my 64 cutlass which was 17 feet long, but his car seemed a lot larger than mine
Mike Joy is great people, always enjoyed listening to him commentate NASCAR. But I was extremely surprised to hear him talk about his youth on the Dale jr. Podcast when he said he used to call races at the old Riverside Park Speedway in Agawam Mass. Being from Connecticut I spent my youth going to that Park and spent most of the time at the track rather than the rides. Even entered a couple of endurance and demolition derby races in the 90s. I thought it was cool that someone I grew up listening to on TV actually visited and even called races at our local tracks like Riverside and Stafford. Stafford Springs is still an active and extremely fun track to visit but unfortunately the track at Riverside Park was torn out and replaced with the superhero section of the park once Six Flags bought it and took over. Unfortunately it is all too common for that to happen, we've lost a lot of local historic Motorsports Park's throughout my lifetime
My 67 Plymouth Belvedere II four door had the VIN on the dash. Maybe C bodies didn't but B bodies did. Slant six with some extra work done, burn the back tire shifting into second, so, kinda cute, miss that car.
Steve: I THOUGHT this Fury looked familiar. I owned it! I was watching this video last night. I jotted down the VIN you showed and just looked in my records. YES! I bought her on March 9th 1995 from the original owner's son for $1200.00 . She was in really good shape and I owned her till the summer of 1997. She was bought new at Palmer Plymouth in Warwick RI.
The same dealership my Dad bought our brand new 1968 Fury II . I always wanted a Fury so I bought it but always liked the '68 rear look more and was not really happy with the color so I sold it to a kid in Mass. Wow, always wondered what happened to her, now I know.......
kinda sad that it was running and then had the motor and rear taken out....
You need to post a pic up of what it looked like then!
My mother had a 1969 Plymouth Fury III, was a nice car, very comfy and roomy.
7 minutes and 11 seconds off true automotive knowledge. Thanks Steve
I had a 68 Sport Fury. With a 318. One of the best Cars I ever had.
My friend had as his first car a 68 Fury III with a 318. The trunk lock was missing so the only way to open it was with a screwdriver. We did a lot of crazy things in that car. He's been gone now for 6 years and I miss him like crazy. So many hilarious memories and moments with that old Plymouth.
My best friend growing up past about 3 years ago I know what you mean about missing. I'm a truck driver and I go to the town where he lived quite often
My first car was a hand me down '68 Fury III. The bench seat covering was wearing thin so I replaced it with a pair of bucket seats from a wrecked Vega, thought they looked cool. The M in the VIN was for trim level. L for low, M for medium and H for high.
currently restoring the same setup mines a 2 door hardtop
@@johnpowers2555 So was mine. i still have a '68 Fury brochure I gave to my father years later as a reminder. Great car. Transmission gave up the ghost at 137,000 miles and it was sold off. Saw it on my way to work sitting beside a house quite some time later then one day it was gone, only a memory now.
Love those Plymouth's. In 1968, when I was 8 year's old, my dad bought a new '68 Fury ll sedan. What a fantastic car and I have been a Mopar fanatic from that point on. The fact that my older brother's owned a couple of '60's Barracuda's and a new '72 Duster 340 helped too. Would be great if this '67 could find a new home with a full restoration. The model kit box is cool too. I have an original '67 Johan Fury hardtop factory sealed, a '68 Fury hardtop never built complete mint, and a mint original '68 unbuilt cop version. Also have a built '67 Fury convertible, '68 hardtop, and police version. Mopar all the way!
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My cousin was a PA State Trooper, and had one of these for his squad car. I think it had a 383 cid in it. He took my Dad and I for a ride in it (back when he was allowed to), and he had that things balls out wide open! Never forgot that..
Loving the Beehive hairdo!
I remember the television commercials, "The Plymouth Win You Over Beat Goes On," to the tune of Sonny and Cher's "The Beat Goes On." Thanks for the earworm.
Those door panels looked like they are in perfect shape!
I'm betting Barrett Jackson wouldn't let you on camera with that hair style😁.
Must be snowin' in Massachusetts today...........
He on his own show and can do what he wants. Now go comb your own hair!
@@jamesmisener3006 I agree completely. Just don't want him to get cancelled again, lol. Oh, and I wish I had that much hair left to comb!
He probably could too
it's funny... all those cars.. and apparently NO MIRRORS anywhere.. lol
My dad had a black vinyl roof on dark blue with dark blue nylon seats in a 67 VIP 4 door with a 318. What a wonderful car that was till someone in a 75 Camaro ran a red left turn light at 35+ MPH into the car a week before Christmas of 76 on Wellwood Ave. In N. Lindenhurst, NY.
Totaled the Fury and to boot my dad had just come off strike of 3 months at Sperry Gyroscope.
FYI, Canadian built Fury's got the 318 Poly. The wedge 'Teen was offered to Canucks in 68.
Beautiful. My first car was a 1967 Fury III four door I bought in 1972 for $750. It had the 318 and air conditioning which was unique in Northern Wisconsin. I had gotten engaged and enlisted in the Army so the car was very practical. I crossed the Country in it several times. Alas the Arab oil embargo came the next year. Keeping the 26 gallon gas tank full on Army Private pay was difficult. I traded it for a Pinto. I would love to have a 67 Sport Fury convertible but few survived the Cash for Clunkers era.
Cash For Clunkers came way later on around 2009 and wouldn't have covered a car as old as that Fury. My '84 Delta 88 wasn't even eligible (not that I would have ever considered trading it in). Perhaps you meant the second gas shortage of 1979. That did "bench" a lot of big V8s, muscle cars and the like, but many folks were smart enough by then to put them away for better times.
@@googleusergp No he meant the oil embargo of 1973.
@@mexicanspec More than likely. I couldn't tell as the timeline spun around a bit there. He alluded to the 1973 gas crisis and then went a few decades ahead.
@@googleusergp He said the oil embargo came the next year and he bought it is 19672. I guess he did a lot in that first year he had the car.
my grandfather drove a new 1968 Fury III 2 door Fast Top in Ember Gold with a white vinyl roof - Mom had a Sport Suburban 2 seat wagon Hawaiian Blue (mid year introduced color) both cars were 383 2 barrel powered with fender mounted turn signal indicators and Commando V8 front fender badging
Thanks Steve keep up the hard work and great content.
Car-thritis.....love it. Great job Steve.
Hi Steve, a great video on this 67 FuryIII. That Jo-Han model kit is epic with all the optional features included and a convertible to boot! That reminds me of a fellow I met he had a 67 Sport Fury red convertible 383 console AT. I know it was a 383 because of the hood ornament, not to mention that red white and blue fender badge. I never forget this guy and his wife. Eugene and Flossy. Eugene had that slick backed black Elvis hair cut, pork chop side burns, etc, and Flossy had that blonde bee hive hairdo. So much hairspray it would sound like a tin can if you plucked it with your finger. So Eugene used to be a house painter and told me 2-3 years after purchasing the Fury, he fell off a ladder and broke his back. This paralyzed his legs, and he was gonna be in a chair the rest of his life. This didn't bring his spirits down whatsoever ever. Eugene was a Vietnam combat soldier and was thankful he got to come home to Flossy. He married Flossy when he returned home and bought the convertible for his new wife. Well, Flossy never had a driver's license, so that left Eugene as the driver. After the accident, he had someone retro fit the hand throttle, etc. Steve it was a sight to see when the weather was good that red Sport Fury convertible with the top down Eugene driving, chain smoking his Pall Mall cigarettes. Flossy with one of those plastic hair covering things and the wheelchair sticking up out of the backseat. Whenever you're feeling down, think of ol Eugene and Flossy. "Live as if everyday is a holiday, and every night is Saturday night."~ Eugene W. Have a blessed day, everyone. Namaste 🙏🏼
@Chris Scearce I rarely comment on comments, but I enjoyed reading this one! Thanks for taking the time to write it, Mr. S.
I also knew a guy with a Pompadour hairstyle. (Probably was at least one guy like that in every town back then.)
@DarkFlamage Hi, thanks for commenting and reminding me what that hairstyle was called. I drew a blank when I was writing. I just had that image of a very happy couple and Eugene's smile, whenever you saw them out and about. I forgot to mention how he kept his cigarettes rolled up in his T-shirt sleeve, which also revealed his Marine tattoo. I met them in the early 80s on their way to a wrestling match. I stopped to ask about the Plymouth and soon become friends. The Plymouth wasn't for sale, of course. Thanks again, Namaste 🙏🏼
@@DarkFlamage Yes, their sure was.... Good memories.
Good morning to you Steve, thanks for your time this morning.
Hello Steve! My oldest daughter bought one used for $600 on the back row of our Chevy dealership. We still have it and it’s a 1973 FuryIII four door hardtop with crank windows! Found the fender skirts in the trunk. The engine is a 360 and still runs great. My grandson had claimed the car to fix up and drive.
Dad ordered a 66 Fury III, had the 318, power steering and AM radio, two door hardtop. No more equipment. Came with the dog dish hubcaps. Was some sort of bland beige color. My car throughout high school and a little beyond.
Love these Fury videos/?66 Fury III,Poly 2 Dr/ 3on the floor. Can’t help being a C body Mopar guy. Love Em
Dam the door panels are pristine on that thing !!
Just bought my first Mopar, a 1986 Plymouth Gran Fury Salon 318.
I love watching Steve and Mike working together at the auctions. Some crazy money getting spent this week.
Awesome channel, I often hit the like button, before I watch the video.
Really love these year Furys.
My Uncle traded his 64 Valiant 100 in on a 67 Fury III 4 door sedan. (The same color as the car you showed.) He brought my grandmother, my brother and me to get the car. On the way home my Grandmother Said to my Uncle "Ron this car is so big". He had it for 3 years. Then he traded in on a 1970 Galaxie 500
Back in 1987-88 I had a 76 Plymouth Fury undercover "police package" w/the 440. Man you could bake those rear tires. It was my Winter beater for my new 1987 IROC 5.7 that was hibernating. Loved that Plymouth Fury. I thought it was faster than my 87 5.7 IROC. Probably was! Anyways a lot of fun back w/that Fury.
I need those armrests
My aunt gave me one these. It has spent it's life at the beach and was totally rusted out. Pulled the 318 and transmission and put them in a 68 Dodge Coronet. Sold the car to a cousin and he drove it for years.
👍🏻I had 2 383 2 barrel 1968 Dodge Phoenix pillares here in NSW Australia . I still say we had a nicer dash .
Wow, a useable car 45 years on the road. I love that.
They really don’t make any cars like that anymore
Usable???
@@gs1100ed Thank god.....😊
A guy I hung out with had one, bought another for the transmission, we swapped engine and trans in like 4 hours, with beer breaks, simple and dependable car.
Aluminum steering box was a nice touch to drop some weight
used to love the segment on Barrett-Jackson where they blindfolded him and he would identify the make and model in seconds This man is brilliant....rock on....
Man that’s a beautiful car! May I dare say it! I still think it’s still restorable! Great video Steve!👌😎👍
My grandma had a '67 fury III. It was white with a 318.
I had a 71 Plymouth fury w a 318 ci v8
My first car!
My second car was a 1967 Fury III convertible. 11 inch drums were either 2 inch or 2 3/4 inch wide, mine were 2 inch. Finding drums in the junkyard in 1975 was hard, it seemed most were 2 3/4. Even when the brakes were good they didn't stop that car well. The 383 wore out back tires like crazy.
I had a 4 Dr hardtop with a 318 4v in 1992 it still hits the streets of Las Vegas on occasion love that lean long body.
I’m also doing a complete Frame off Restoration on my 1967 Plymouth Sport Fury 2-door Fast Top with the Factory Optional 440/375 hp Super Commando V8. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Steve love the video I had a 77 Gran Fury with a 400 with the mighty lean Burn System on it LOL I also had a 66 Sport Fury and turbine bronze miss both cars wish I had the day. Love what you do enjoy all the videos✌😎👍
Gran Fury!
I had a 70 Plymouth Gran Fury with Paisley top and interior. 383 2bbl.Drunk driver rear end me and me into on coming traffic. Totaled the car. I was bummed. It was in 93 I knew back then it was a rare car.
Great Memories! My 1st car was a 68 Fury III. It was just a column shift automatic LA 318 But I could fit all of my buddies in there for cruising the main drag.
I seen about 10 years ago at a local car show a 69 with a slant 6 with three on the tree
Fury was an awesome car!
Hey Steve. Love the channel content man! Miss Junkyard Gold, but this is just as good. Thanks 👍
Correct, 1967 model year, with the VIN for the win: P for Plymouth Fury, M for Medium Price Class (Fury III), 23 for two door hardtop, F for 318 V8 with two barrel, 7 for 1967 model year, 6 for Newark, DE assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Newark, DE plant operated from 1951 to 2008 as an assembly plant for Chrysler, but was used as far back as 1938 as a parts plant. On later year Chrysler products, the fender/trim tag also has the VIN on it and unless it's been removed or swapped out, that will tell you a bit more.
However, no tag, can't brag, but easy to figure out, no doubt: PM23 for Plymouth (P) Medium Price Class/Fury III (M), two door hardtop (23), 41 for 318 V8 with two barrel, 5 for three speed automatic transmission, M1F for Green interior trim, possible FF1 for Light Green exterior paint, among other codes.
Yes, that's neat to have some old school literature like that. There's a green sheet of my dad's personal stationery with some notes on what was needed to register and title our 1980 Trans Am as we bought it out of state. Somehow that paper is still there. I've also been given snowblowers over the years with the original literature and sales brochures and handwritten notes on them. I tend to keep and file that kind of stuff. I even have the original owner's manuals for my mother's 1967 GE fridge and 1967 Magic Chef wall oven as well as all of the appliances in the house. I've also got the original parts books for each of them and some are even on microfiche. When I started at the automotive parts manufacturer back in 1994, that's how most OEM parts catalogs were. By the time I left in 2005, my friend and I had converted the research library into a full multi-media electronic parts library. I believe the company has since dismantled it.
I also remember (although I don't have it anymore) is a note on that same type of green personalized stationery, "See Ernie (Viespoli of Park Pontiac in Jersey City, NJ), Y84 400/4 speed, black cloth interior". That would have been a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am Black Special Edition, 400/4 speed with black hobnail interior and knowing my dad, all options. It would have been one of 1,107 400/4 speed Black SEs that year. I do have one the 1,817 Pontiac 10th Anniversary 400/4 speed Trans Ams, out of 7,500 cars. When I bought it in 1999, it was a 20-year old not really that collectable (yet) used car. To buy that car now would be four times what I paid for it.
I'm very fastidious about keeping records like that. When put something in the house, I keep the receipt, write notes on it and keep the part #/box top/reference of the item in case I have to find it again several years later. I know that having a part # is key with a lot of older items as that cuts down the research and search time. Sears was excellent for that---every major item that they sold had a full exploded parts list included with it to order parts. Of course, if you can figure out the source and who made it for them, you can buy the same exact part at a lower price. That's what I do for any Kenmore or Craftsman equipment that I own or have to fix for someone.
Ah, VINdication from the bowels of the Google machine.
Morning , G P , great info and stories as always ! I'm the same way about keeping all paperwork and boxes . Gal pal thinks I'm nuts as I have saved this stuff for at least 65 years . Still have my Mickey Mouse watch from my childhood .
@@daynadiggle8169 Sure thing. Nothing wrong with that. I still have the receipt for the first set of Sears Craftsman mechanic's tools that I bought in 1990, which are 95% original, except for a few sockets that got replaced. Tomorrow my cousin's husband is coming over to install a new hot water heater in the house (he's a plumber, this is what he does) and he said, "How do you know how old this tank is?" I said, "Right there on the wall, 2011. Whenever I changed a heating part, it's on the wall.". He laughed, "Bro, got your money's worth. C'mon, let's go to HD and get a new one". LOL.
@@michaelatkins9780 LOL. Not quite the bowels. A good amount of it is in my head.
@@googleusergp maybe you should consider an outlet for your apparently heavily and meticulously maintained content. May I suggest channel name? Young Sheldon in search of Steve mags. Just a thought.
I've got my eye on that XJ sitting next to the Fury. Steve do a Crawl on the Jeep Cherokee XJ 84-01. Hello from Butler Pennsylvania the Birth place of the Jeep and the old Bantam car Company.
look careful there's 2 there my local yard, lucky me
I do love the Plymouth Fury's, especially 67 (also with the engine in 67 for usa they had 318 LA, but in Canada they still had the poly for 67 that's what my 3 has) i have a III like the one shown here and a I Wagon and a sport fast top. Wish i knew of how many were built in different variations
I first car was 1969 Fury 1, 2 door, 383 ci 4bbl High Performance, dual exhaust, p.s. , p.b. and ac with disk brakes on the front and drum rear and a "certified" 140 mph speedometer. Yes it was a retired Ohio State Patrol car, which was issued to a Captain. I wish I still had it, but traded it in on a brand new 1976 Sport Fury 440 c.i. 4 bbl dual exhaust and co cat. converters. Almost a clone to my first one but also had a sunroof.
Good morning Steve! 6 am here in Washington state ! Love to see some early morning Fury . Too bad my 65 Fury II didn't come with a 383 commando ! Well , can't complain, I did get it for 70 dollars!
Great C body style!
Holy smokes Steve! There is a Dodge Mirada in front of that Fury. It os a a cabriolet version if 1980, or a CMX version if 81-83. It would be great if you research it for a possible future episode. I have an 80 that I bought new in 80 with the cabriolet roof, which was the top trim level that year. I have been waiting for for the chance for you to find one of these.
Dad’s first new car was a 67 Fury , bare bones. Turquoise in and out. 318. I had been sitting on the deal lot for months apparently. He bought it in 68. Massive purchase for our family back then. Another great video Steve. Keep the Mopars coming!
I grew up in Bloomfield ct,which is the town next to w.hartford...its really cool to hear Mike Joy talk about my /our old stomping grounds when he hosts Barrett-Jackson.
I bought a white 68 Fury II 2dr hardtop with 318 auto on the tree, power steering with aftermarket air and around 80k miles with minimal rust for $75 back in the early 1990s here in Manitoba. Could seat 8 illegally. Lol!
I was just in Florida last winter! I found an original 68 fury 3,at a church for sale! It ran and was beat up.the price was 2000 or offer, and i could not find a reasonable shipper,so i passed up purchasing it
Great video, that was cool with the Mike Joy Chrysler Brochure, there were alot of those cars made
I had a ‘73 Fury III in high school in late 70s…360 automatic. You could haul a lot of friends and beer in one
Oh Steve in the 1967 Plymouth shop manual it shows the Hemi as an option for the Fury lineup along with the 440 , 383, 318, and 273 V8s and also the 225 slant six in 2 options one for taxi/ police the other a bit lower hp for standard use
Please do an episode on the white 1981 Cordoba behind you Steve, thanks for everything.
Actually a Mirada. I think it's a 1980, due to no bumper guards on the rear bumper and no pentagram emblem covering the truck lock.
Great show man!!!
I see a Dodge Mirada in the background, a friend raced a Mirada bodied limited sportsman car.
Steve, my grand father had a VIP has company car as he worked for chysler in 1960"s
They did a good job with the body style. Good looking car.
As always full breakdown of every vehicle presented you really are a very knowledgeable guy thanks Steve
Prolly one the best...
C body to me is and always will one of the best platforms around.
I wish theses two doors come to Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks for your great work
Merry Christmas Steve. Hope to see you soon
I had a 1968 Plymouth VIP nice car.
i could really use that plastic instrument gauge cluster cover right now 😁
Years ago I bought a VIP 383 4BBL all rotted out pulled motor & trans. Put it in my Cuda still have the motor & car
What year Cuda?
My patents had a 1967 Fury III..with 318. Only reason they got rid if UT because the transmission went bad. That car was never worked on other thst tune ip.and oil changes. Nothing needed to be replaced 130 thousand miles when
the transmission starting going out..
In the late 80's I bought a 67' Sport Fury 3 383 4bbl 4DR HT same color $350.00 drove it a while & sold it to my inlaws for $450.00 cool car but heavy...Steve Thanks for the Mamarries
My grandfather had a fury. Long ass car.
Good stuff Steve thank you very much
Whenever I see a Fury I think "Cop Car", you know, like Polara fleet type cars.
However, not with this one. The 318 was anemic at best. Just jumping up 20 cubes or so to the 340 which I know wasn't available then, got you 90 more ponies under the hood. The fact is that the 318 didn't have enough power to haul around the huge metal brick that was the C body at the time.
My favorite engine from Chrysler back then (that didn't blow the ceiling off the budget) was the 383 or possibly the 440 given that they had the same heads as each other.
I'm probably biased though since my older brother had an awesome 383 equipped 1968 Dodge Charger in gold. I idolized him and his car.
Nice trip down memory lane, Thanks Steve. As always I bow down to your superior vehicular knowledge. Keep up the great work my friend. 👍
I hope the junkyard mutt is behaving himself and you might want to consider taking a brush or comb to your "Just woke up bed hair", no offense bud 😉
Friend of mine aunt had a fury 1 with a leaning tower of power in it. Rust termites ate the quarter panels off it
You are living the dream. Thanks for the information. That Fury 3 has good glass what.
Very kool car
One of the Fury's l owned was a 67 Sport Fury fastback but it only had a 318 the first year of the 318 LA engine.
Also in 68 the Fury lll came in the fastback version because I owned one of those also and it was a 383 two barrel.
I want to say that Benny of CRS featured a few Fury models, one being a "Fast Top" style.
@@googleusergp I thought someone would gig me on the first year of the LA engine which I know is 64 in the Barracuda and I had a 65 four door Belvedere that had a 273.
@@garymckee8857 Even some of the VIN codes in those years get a little wonky. Mr. Magnante has made an error or two (as we all do as humans) and some of the reference literature is even faulty depending on the source.
@@googleusergp l owned a few 64's and two 65's with the 318 poly engines and they were easy to work on and lasted with very little except l am a stickler on oil changes so sometimes l over do it on those.
@@garymckee8857 No different than many municipal shops. Sometimes that's the best equipment to buy at auction because has had regular maintenance.
Great video Steve. Cool ad from Mike Joy and JoHan playing games with engine choice is too funny. I always dug those old Fury's. Thanks for showing Paul
I always loved the tapered C pillar styling. I prefer it to the fastback C body style. Thank you for the video Mags!
Ok I gotta ask sup with Lockjaw’s wrist band , is that a requirement for visiting dogs at the yard ? Or to identify a crew member of the junkyard crawl team ? 🤪🤣 ✌️🤙
Back in the mid 70's (before my time lol) my dad had a 68' Fury III 4 door with the 383. He always said she'd "get up an go"
steve.. I watch all your vids and enjoy them all. I also have spent way too much time reading mags, pawing through junk yards, and most of all in my youth I would spend quite a lot of time looking at dealers' lots to find special stuff that I couldn't afford. In '67 I was with my dad looking at cars in pappillion, ne. at the crysler/plymouth dealer who apparently was a hotrodder. he showed us around and came to a NEW '67 fury that had a real live 426 hemi in it. I questioned the dealer after seeing the sticker saying 426 hemi and he proudly popped the hood so we could see it. he then happily fired it up. I saw this with my own eyes and never saw another. wish I could have bought a boatload of them..
No Fury car ever got a Hemi, but there was plenty of room to shoehorn one in in the engine bay of those land yachts, so what you saw was a very expensive custom job that I am sure didn't bankrupt the dealership owner.
@@formula112967 you are dead wrong. I saw it, had the hemi listed in the window sticker that I looked at closely. was a brand new car sitting on the lot. talked to the dealer that had it himself. I don't know how it got in there but maybe chrysler had a copo program too. must have.. lucky me.
Thanks Steve! I grew up with a 1967 Fury III 4-door HT! Of course I was 10 at the time but I loved that car! I LOVE the Dodge Mirada in the background of this video, perhaps you can do a segment on them. Thank you Sir!
Yes - back in high school a group of us “car guy” buddies would hang out at the local Amoco station where a couple of the guys worked part time. Every Sunday evening around 7:00 a guy would pull in for a fresh tank of gas in a Mirada very similar to that one.
I’m going to guess he was probably in his late-20’s or early-30’s, the Mirada was a pretty light blue color, and he always had an attractive blonde girl sitting next to him in the passenger seat. To my high school buddies and I, we pretty much thought this guy was “living the life”! Dude had a good job making decent money, owned a cool new car to drive around in, and always had a pretty girl riding shotgun!
At that point in our lives - dirt poor and with our motley assortment of “Bondo Buggies” parked behind the station in various states of disrepair - being able to have a life like this guy had seemed as if it was light years away……🤔
Where are they now? Lol.
@@googleusergp - Probably in their 70’s now and staring at each other across the table listening to their dentures click…….😂
My first car when I was 15 in 1981 was a 2dr 1973 Plymouth Fury III candy red with black vinyl top & interior & sporting the 360 4bbl & the previous owner had put a mild cam, headers with true duals & glass packs on it plus I of course turned the breather cap upside down because you WANT to hear that 4bbl open up at full throttle! Unfortunately a year later a drunk driver ran a light & Tboned my passenger door sending Pearl {original owner named it after his wife passed} to the graveyard forever! Luckily I still have a couple of pics of her all shiny & red with those BFG white letters tires settin it off! My step dad had a '72 brown/tan 318 2bbl Fury II when he married my mom in 1976 as his father was a MOPAR salesman from 1946-1979 until he passed! ✌💖☮
My first car was a '73 Sport Fury III 2door originally a 360 but installed a 440 and 727 transmission I got in 1980 when I was 17 and my beautiful Fury got nailed twice in front of the house by drunk drivers and the second hit sent her to the junkyard in '81 it broke my heart I miss that car too this day 😢 💔!!!
@@brianaustin208 I feel your loss my brother! I only had one 440 that was in a '72 Dodge pickup! Had a lot of old classic MOPARS in the '80s but most were 360, 383 or 400
I am fairly certain those hubcaps are identical to those on my 68 Plymouth Satellite 2 door hardtop that I drove as a winter beater in high school.
Great car.
My buddy had a 67 fury 3 with a 383 in it in 1974 Nice cruising machine but it was almost a foot longer than my 64 cutlass which was 17 feet long, but his car seemed a lot larger than mine
Thanx steve
You have the best behaved dog...
Mike Joy is great people, always enjoyed listening to him commentate NASCAR.
But I was extremely surprised to hear him talk about his youth on the Dale jr. Podcast when he said he used to call races at the old Riverside Park Speedway in Agawam Mass.
Being from Connecticut I spent my youth going to that Park and spent most of the time at the track rather than the rides. Even entered a couple of endurance and demolition derby races in the 90s.
I thought it was cool that someone I grew up listening to on TV actually visited and even called races at our local tracks like Riverside and Stafford.
Stafford Springs is still an active and extremely fun track to visit but unfortunately the track at Riverside Park was torn out and replaced with the superhero section of the park once Six Flags bought it and took over.
Unfortunately it is all too common for that to happen, we've lost a lot of local historic Motorsports Park's throughout my lifetime
Thank you Steve for the morning junk yard crawl. Always makes my mornings
My car in college was a 4 door Fury I, could haul a dorm room load in one trip!
Whoa Steve, your hair is wild!!!
My 67 Plymouth Belvedere II four door had the VIN on the dash. Maybe C bodies didn't but B bodies did. Slant six with some extra work done, burn the back tire shifting into second, so, kinda cute, miss that car.
Yes, 1969 was the year that the law changed for "visible VIN" numbers, but some 1968 GM cars had them on the dash as well.