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Lads -- I can't address the specific reason or reasons that Chrysler gave up on the Inland shifter, but I can tell you that after I replaced my '65 Sport Fury (365 HP/426 CID, 4-speed) with a '67 Coronet R/T (375 HP/440 CID, 4-speed), the difference between the two was all too obvious. Although...

PH -- The car still has the fan shroud and the seven-blade fan. Joe

John -- In 1965, there were two different clutched fans: one was the Thermal Control Drive which sensed the heat from the radiator and engaged the fan if it were needed to pull more air through the radiator; the second was the Torque Control Drive which allowed normal fan operation at slow...

Lads -- As you might expect, the viscous drive fan on the 426S on my '65 Sport Fury is gone, and probably long gone. Not that I want to have a "concours" car, but the spacer between the water pump and the fan makes it obvious that the mill is missing something under the hood. I've been able to...

Lads -- It's interesting to me that someone put those Max Wedge decals on the valve covers because a previous owner of my car, also a '65 SF with the 426S and 4-speed, did the same. It's no biggie, by any means, just interesting. Joe Godec '57 Chrysler 300C, '60 Fury SonoRamic, '65 Vette...

LocuMob -- Right on! At times, this whole safety business approaches the ridiculous. I'm reminded of the Detroit wheel who responded to Ralphie Nader with, "We do currently manufacture vehicles that meet Mr. Nader's standards; they're called Patton tanks." I also subscribe to Teddy...

PH -- Thanks for saying. I had a '65 SF back in 1964-1967 and am very fortunate indeed to find its virtual twin: same engine, trans, interior, exterior, and most options or the same lack thereof (i.e., no PS or AC). I think the '65 SF is one of the best, if not the best, looking Plymouths of...

Lads -- I understand that the reason for the increased cost of the 426S with 4-speed trans ($515) versus the TorqueFlite ($483) on the '65 Sport Fury (and possibly on all other Furys as well) is because the cars were "originally assembled with automatics" and had to be "retrofitted" to...

Scout -- Welcome aboard. That really is a great car, especially with the 4-speed. As Mario Andretti so well put it, "Automatics are for those who like to be driven; manuals are for those who like to drive." We '65 SF guys are rather few and far between so keep in touch. Joe Godec '57 Chrysler...

Lads -- An interesting sales presentation! The HEMMINGS material shows the engine with the correct, if beat-up, chrome air cleaner and valve covers, while the ones sent by Dick not only delete the air cleaner completely, but also show an Edelbrock carb and a couple of after market valve covers...

Fury Fan -- Thanks for the compliment. In 2016, I was fortunate to buy "Big Red" from a lady in Wichita KS who was closing out her late father's estate. It really wasn't in too bad shape, but I had the trans rebuilt (parts were rather hard to come by here in Colorado Springs), replaced some of...

Slap -- "Commando 426" is the official name for the 426 CID/365 horse mill. Back in those days when '64 and '65 Plymouths and Dodges were new, we old fuds at that time called such an engine a "Street Wedge" or "426S" or+ "426-S." Again, that's what guys like me who actually lived in that era...

Slap -- 426S or 426-S refers to 426 CID "Street Wedge" or "Commando 426" with 365 HP which was the most powerful engine in the Fury line, as a $545 option. It made its debut in the 1964 model year and was replaced by the 440 CID mill in 1966. It was a great engine for the ordinary guy as it...

Lads -- Here's another pic for you. This one was taken in the early summer of 1966 and shows me and the girl who became my wife a couple of months later. The car is my '65 Sport Fury, a Medium Red Metallic car with matching interior and the 426S and 4-speed, no PS or A/C. I didn't have to...

Fury Fan -- You might want to check Nick's Garage web site as it goes into some detail with pictures and detailed explanations in a section called "Identifying Air Cleaners for High Performance Mopars." I made a mistake when I said both 383s came with silenced air cleaners and you are quite...

Fury Fan -- Back in the day when the '65 Fury was new, the new car brochures show that both 383s came from the factory with the silenced schnorkle air cleaner, probably because the Fury was not directed to the performance car market like the Belvedere 383. Nowadays, it seems that every Fury 383...

Lads -- Darrell Davis, a retired Chrysler Corp. executive and author of several books on the Chrysler Corporation cars built from 1960 to 1965 with high performance engines (race hemis, max wedges, ram-inducted, etc.) told me there never were any engines specifically labeled or badged as "Super...

Dan -- I need the front ones, both driver's and passenger's sides, for the dark red that went with the Medium Red Metallic exterior. I replaced the old belts which had the sleeves, but I think I would have to slice them apart then glue the, together to fit them on the new belts (which are the...

Lads -- I was able to get some new seat belts for my '65 Sport Fury, but they didn't come with the sleeve that they retract into. The belts themselves are very good but when they retract they get almost out of reach behind the seat. Anyone have an idea where I can get the complete assembly...

Lads -- Back in the fall of 1964, my '60 Fury was showing the effects of being ridden hard and then put away wet, and I really wanted to replace it with a '65 fuel-injected Corvette. However, I couldn't come with the bucks at that time and instead I got a '65 Sport 426-S/4-speed (the twin of...