I haven't posted to this group in a while, but this week marks three years since I took possession of my 68 Fury III Fast Top, which I bought from Gateway Classics out of St. Louis. I love, love, love this car. I've had to do some work, but she is a wonderful purchase.
I have to agree on this one. For some reason the C-bodies just seem to look beautiful with the Magnum 500's. I got mine from Summit Racing (probably via Wheel Vintiques) and put them with some 215 70R15 tires. It still has enough sidewall for a comfortable ride.
I guess it's a matter of preference. I can see liking the dropped front end but to me it looks like the car is tired and sagging under its own weight. With the nose up it gives the look of alertness, ready to go, and having no trouble supporting that heavy drivetrain.
Correct, those are just the a/c vents. I wish I had the jet booster and ejection seat option though :) As for the fender skirts, I've been on the fence about it for a while. When I saw how sexy it looked after adding the Magnum 500 wheels, I justified that the car looked good with both the...
Well I finally got the disc brake conversion...in the front only. I had to have a minimum of a 15" wheel diameter for the rotors to fit, so I guess I was FORCED into buying a nice set of chrome Magnum 500's :) The brake work was done by a custom shop but he told me the rotors are 11 inch...
Yes these old compressors are quite a shaky and taxing burden on the whole driving experience. But on the freeway you barely notice it. I would like to keep the original style compressor if feasible, but a lot of folks have told me the one on this car is an undercut piece of junk. Here is the...
I recently bought a well kept 1968 Fury III fast top, and the a/c system does work. In fact, it looks like someone spent a lot of money redoing the evaporator core, heater core, and everything to do with the a/c system. It's been R134a converted, and I've heard that never works as well as the...
Here is my 68 Fury fast top; it is a reconditioned survivor. Fresh paint, roof, drivetrain, carpet, seats, but the bulk of what you see is original well kept American steel. Only this one was built in Canada and now lives in Houston, TX.
I love green cars. You just don't see green interiors anymore and it's such an indication of the optimism alive back then. My last Mopar was a 75 Dart and it was green too. I always wanted a green 68 Fury because I had a promo model of one growing up and I held onto it like an heirloom.
That's a great looking Fury. I like the little dogdish caps. It has the same look as mine but without the fender skirts. I'm not sure I'm the biggest fan of the skirts to be honest.