Yeahrightgreer
Senior Member
This is my write up on a 1970 Plymouth Fury III Convertible I just picked up last night. Drove it home 350 miles through the mountains of NC with only 2 break downs.
While I was deployed a few months ago I found on Facebook marketplace the owners daughter listing the car. I immediately screenshot and decided to wait till I was a bit closer to coming home to call. I waited till about a week before coming home and I called inquiring about the car. It’s a 318, sold new at Westland Chrysler in Ohio. The man got the car after his uncle passed and drove it down 500 miles from Ohio to Asheville NC to where I picked it up. He had been planning on working on it but he is currently too ill to work on the car anymore. It’s a pretty low optioned car except for the bucket seats but hey that means less problems to fix. I didn’t have the money yet and I usually never inquire unless I have cash in hand but I’ve been looking for a 70’ Fury 2 Door for about a year now so I jumped to learn about it. I told him I would sell my truck and as soon as I got the money I’d be calling back.
I come home from deployment and within the week I sell my 59 F350 “Bethany”. A worker that one was. I immediately call and let him know id like to come the weekend after next to come see the car, as the current weekend me and the other half planned to go to Atlanta.
Well her and her infinite wisdom suggested why don’t we go to Atlanta, drive north to Asheville and drive the car back. At first I was wary of driving someone else’s car 5 hours without checking it but I called back and he gave me his word he would trust the car to go virtually anywhere. Well we go to Atlanta Georgia to see the aquarium and cut through South Carolina to see the mountains. A pretty vibrant city especially during Labor Day weekend. No traffic all down I-85 and I-20.
After the visit, we drove Monday morning through in bumper to bumper traffic on I-26. Finally getting there - the car was parked outside ready. The owners were very straight forward and let me know of any problems beforehand. The carburetor was running very rough and gets bogged down when first starting but flies down the road at expressway speeds. It was pretty straight forward and we went for a test drive. I already knew I wanted the car.
The 318 is smooth and as quiet as a hummingbird. Before coming I had a thought in my head of changing it to a 383-4 but I do love the better mileage and easy going nature of the small block. All the fluids upon my arrival were clean and fresh. I had no problems with overheating. I didn’t check the heat but the hoses are connected and am told it works. Will have to check if the heater core is busted. The front brake reservoir was a tad low but I topped it off. The transmission shifts gears fine and no slippage. The radio worked to my surprise which I thought was going to be a silent 5 hour drive. There’s a period installed wiper delay switch, an aftermarket radio, an antenna signal booster, and a AC Delco product by the parking brake that I can’t exactly tell. Maybe a brake controller?
While I was deployed a few months ago I found on Facebook marketplace the owners daughter listing the car. I immediately screenshot and decided to wait till I was a bit closer to coming home to call. I waited till about a week before coming home and I called inquiring about the car. It’s a 318, sold new at Westland Chrysler in Ohio. The man got the car after his uncle passed and drove it down 500 miles from Ohio to Asheville NC to where I picked it up. He had been planning on working on it but he is currently too ill to work on the car anymore. It’s a pretty low optioned car except for the bucket seats but hey that means less problems to fix. I didn’t have the money yet and I usually never inquire unless I have cash in hand but I’ve been looking for a 70’ Fury 2 Door for about a year now so I jumped to learn about it. I told him I would sell my truck and as soon as I got the money I’d be calling back.
I come home from deployment and within the week I sell my 59 F350 “Bethany”. A worker that one was. I immediately call and let him know id like to come the weekend after next to come see the car, as the current weekend me and the other half planned to go to Atlanta.
Well her and her infinite wisdom suggested why don’t we go to Atlanta, drive north to Asheville and drive the car back. At first I was wary of driving someone else’s car 5 hours without checking it but I called back and he gave me his word he would trust the car to go virtually anywhere. Well we go to Atlanta Georgia to see the aquarium and cut through South Carolina to see the mountains. A pretty vibrant city especially during Labor Day weekend. No traffic all down I-85 and I-20.
After the visit, we drove Monday morning through in bumper to bumper traffic on I-26. Finally getting there - the car was parked outside ready. The owners were very straight forward and let me know of any problems beforehand. The carburetor was running very rough and gets bogged down when first starting but flies down the road at expressway speeds. It was pretty straight forward and we went for a test drive. I already knew I wanted the car.
The 318 is smooth and as quiet as a hummingbird. Before coming I had a thought in my head of changing it to a 383-4 but I do love the better mileage and easy going nature of the small block. All the fluids upon my arrival were clean and fresh. I had no problems with overheating. I didn’t check the heat but the hoses are connected and am told it works. Will have to check if the heater core is busted. The front brake reservoir was a tad low but I topped it off. The transmission shifts gears fine and no slippage. The radio worked to my surprise which I thought was going to be a silent 5 hour drive. There’s a period installed wiper delay switch, an aftermarket radio, an antenna signal booster, and a AC Delco product by the parking brake that I can’t exactly tell. Maybe a brake controller?
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