67 Fury 383 4 Speed 4 Door

[BackwoodsPerformance]

A buddy of mine recently picked up this red on red 383 4 barrel 4 speed 4 Door 67 Fury III we were wondering if anyone had a rough idea how many were made

Ignore the Coronet in the background we were stopping at a Portillos on the way home from MCACN 2023

 

[68 4spd Fury]

I have a Galen book that says 257 Fury 3's had the 383/4 Spd. Unfortunately it doesn't break it down by body types. I'd guess it's very rare as most would be in the 2 door bodies I'd say. I remember seeing one like that on eBay some years ago, I think it was in Pennsylvania at the time. Could be the same one?

 

[BackwoodsPerformance]

I have a Galen book that says 257 Fury 3's had the 383/4 Spd. Unfortunately it doesn't break it down by body types. I'd guess it's very rare as most would be in the 2 door bodies I'd say. I remember seeing one like that on eBay some years ago, I think it was in Pennsylvania at the time. Could be the same one?

The old forum post the eBay post and bring a trailer ad are all this car here I thought maybe they had been different at first

 

[CBODY67]

The MAIN thing would be to determine IF the car was produced that way of if it is a converted 3-spd manual car. Probably a lot more 3-spd manual Furys than factory 4-spd cars.

CBODY67

 

[SportFury70]

A buddy of mine recently picked up this red on red 383 4 barrel 4 speed 4 Door 67 Fury III we were wondering if anyone had a rough idea how many were made


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Do you have more pictures of the car by chance like a fender tag, and an interior and engine bay shot. To my knowledge if it’s a real 4 speed car, I believe the code on the fender tag is a single 3 on the very bottom line I think 2 spaces from the left edge if your standing over it. I also believe it would have some sort of braces going to the fender from the firewall if memory serves. I maybe wrong though, and somebody correct me if I am please. If it has these things though to me, that would be a VERY rare car because as 68 4spd Fury said most 4 speeds were 2 doors. Maybe @FURYGT or @PH27L7 would know more on this subject. Just a suggestion here too, but I would put this post in the C-body 4 speed Registry post on the board here and see what people say as well. I really like the car though, and the Coronet too.

 

[BackwoodsPerformance]

The MAIN thing would be to determine IF the car was produced that way of if it is a converted 3-spd manual car. Probably a lot more 3-spd manual Furys than factory 4-spd cars.

CBODY67

I’ll get pictures of the tag and the paperwork that came with the paperwork mistakingly calls it a 4 Speed on the column

 

[BackwoodsPerformance]

Do you have more pictures of the car by chance like a fender tag, and an interior and engine bay shot. To my knowledge if it’s a real 4 speed car, I believe the code on the fender tag is a single 3 on the very bottom line I think 2 spaces from the left edge if your standing over it. I also believe it would have some sort of braces going to the fender from the firewall if memory serves. I maybe wrong though, and somebody correct me if I am please. If it has these things though to me, that would be a VERY rare car because as 68 4spd Fury said most 4 speeds were 2 doors. Maybe @FURYGT or @PH27L7 would know more on this subject. Just a suggestion here too, but I would put this post in the C-body 4 speed Registry post on the board here and see what people say as well. I really like the car though, and the Coronet too.

Thank you for that I’ll get you all what information I can I’ve confirmed it is the same car as the old forum post so I believe the VIN/Fender tag is posted that I’ll get new pictures here soon to be safe


Thanks for the kind words on the Coronet that’s mine and my brothers 1966 Mr Norm 426 Wedge 4 Speed Coronet 440

 

[FURYGT]

The 1968 Plymouth salesman’s car and equipment guide shows that the only manual transmission available with a 383-4 was a 4 speed transmission.

I am pretty sure that this was the same for a 1967 Plymouth Fury.

Keep in mind that in the mid to late 1960s a lot of people were not sold on the reliability of automatic transmissions. In addition, when disc brakes came out in 1966, a lot of car buyers were not sold on disc brakes.

If you were one of those people and lived on a mountain, for example, with steep downhill grades, these people purchased cars with manual transmissions to help slow the car down on a decline to avoid the drum brakes from overheating and not stopping the car. The original owner of the 1967 Fury III that we are talking about may have been someone who lived on a mountain or in an area with many steep hills. Who knows, maybe the original owner of this car transported moonshine.

 

[BackwoodsPerformance]

The 1968 Plymouth salesman’s car and equipment guide shows that the only manual transmission available with a 383-4 was a 4 speed transmission.

I am pretty sure that this was the same for a 1967 Plymouth Fury.

Keep in mind that in the mid to late 1960s a lot of people were not sold on the reliability of automatic transmissions. In addition, when disc brakes came out in 1966, a lot of car buyers were not sold on disc brakes.

If you were one of those people and lived on a mountain, for example, with steep downhill grades, these people purchased cars with manual transmissions to help slow the car down on a decline to avoid the drum brakes from overheating and not stopping the car. The original owner of the 1967 Fury III that we are talking about may have been someone who lived on a mountain or in an area with many steep hills. Who knows, maybe the original owner of this car transported moonshine.

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Not sure the exact location the car came from but the story we got was the dude wanted to order a 67 GTX but needed a family car

 

[PH27L7]

Do you have more pictures of the car by chance like a fender tag, and an interior and engine bay shot. To my knowledge if it’s a real 4 speed car, I believe the code on the fender tag is a single 3 on the very bottom line I think 2 spaces from the left edge if your standing over it. I also believe it would have some sort of braces going to the fender from the firewall if memory serves. I maybe wrong though, and somebody correct me if I am please. If it has these things though to me, that would be a VERY rare car because as 68 4spd Fury said most 4 speeds were 2 doors. Maybe @FURYGT or @PH27L7 would know more on this subject. Just a suggestion here too, but I would put this post in the C-body 4 speed Registry post on the board here and see what people say as well. I really like the car though, and the Coronet too.

Although I own a '67 4-speed, I've never been able to conclusively determine exact number breakdowns by model. Supposedly there were 227 Fury III 4-speeds built per this post- 67 Fury III #s, but they would be mostly 2-doors. My guess would be single digits on the sedans. A 3 on the bottom line of the fender tag does indicate it came with a 4-speed. I can't say if all Fury 4-speeds came with the fender braces although mine came with 2. My understanding is that they were used to prevent firewall fatigue/ cracking that could occur over time with the heavier clutches, see picture below. 440 4-speeds had a decent number of differences in comparison to 383 models including rear end, suspension, & cooling, and in '67 came standard with disc brakes. I always wondered if they made any Fury 2-door sedans with 4-speeds although I've never seen or heard of one.

 

[hergfest]

I used to own this car. Sold new at Bryant's in Renton, WA. No breakdown on 383 4-spds by model in 1967, just the total amount. The original owner still lived at the address on the certicard. Bryant's also sold another 67 Fury II 383-4 4-spd four door to a Boeing engineer.

 

[69monaco]

 

[Fury Pursuit]

I owned the car in the early 2000's for a few years....a very fun daily driver it was...sold it to Hergfest out of sympathy.

I have an extra 2 extra sets of keys I recently found. If the new owner wants them let me know.

 

[BackwoodsPerformance]

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Yup thats the car!

 

[BackwoodsPerformance]

I owned the car in the early 2000's for a few years....a very fun daily driver it was...sold it to Hergfest out of sympathy.

I have an extra 2 extra sets of keys I recently found. If the new owner wants them let me know.

The cars an absolute Blast to drive it made it from Wisconsin to Kentucky without a single hick up or pit stop for maintenance

I’ll get with the owner about the keys and see

 

[cbarge]

Saw the posts on FB on this car. Super rare!
I can call it a Fury IV ( Fury 4...speed,4 door) LOL
Fender tag says sold car so it was ordered

 

[BackwoodsPerformance]

Saw the posts on FB on this car. Super rare!
I can call it a Fury IV ( Fury 4...speed,4 door) LOL
Fender tag says sold car so it was ordered

We were making the joke about also dropping a 4.10 gear in the car I will admit the 3.23s are good Highway gears but it does feel gutless

 

[CBODY67]

We were making the joke about also dropping a 4.10 gear in the car I will admit the 3.23s are good Highway gears but it does feel gutless

"Gutless" by which standard? For when it was built? Compared to a 440? Compared to a modern Hemi with 8-spd automatic? Compared to what?

Just curious,
CBODY67

 

[FURYGT]

We were making the joke about also dropping a 4.10 gear in the car I will admit the 3.23s are good Highway gears but it does feel gutless

Perhaps a compression check is in order. You may know this, but just in case, '66 & '67 C Body 383-4 engines used the small valve heads.

 

[BackwoodsPerformance]

"Gutless" by which standard? For when it was built? Compared to a 440? Compared to a modern Hemi with 8-spd automatic? Compared to what?

Just curious,
CBODY67

It’s get up and go factor just isn’t there it runs good and drives great but it just feels very tame