1963 Plymouth Sport Fury Hardtop Coupe

The top-level Plymouth vehicle for 1963 was the Fury. These were well equipped vehicles that came with a padded dashboard, back-up lamps and electric clock. They had a distinctive side molding, extra window frame moldings, and a rear deck panel behind the front wheel cutout. The Fury name could be found in block letters on the truck and a rectangular emblem set into the right-hand end of the rear beauty panel.

Powering the Fury were Slant Six engines. Option options included the '318' Commando, '383' Golden Command and midyear '426' Commando. The V8 engines were mated to four-speed transmission, with a three-speed manual floor shit was available with non-synchromesh on the first gear.

Plymouth also offered the Sport Fury, their premium-priced model. They had bright rocker panel strips, bucket seats, center console, wheel covers, and all-vinyl upholstery. They also were fitted with Deluxe steering wheel and rear foam seat cushions. Body styles included a hardtop coupe and a convertible. There were 11,483 examples of the Hardtop Coupe produced, and jut 3,836 examples of the convertible. Pricing for the hardtop coupe was $2,850 while the convertible listed for just over $3,000.

This particular Plymouth Sport Fury is fitted with an upgraded Max Wedge drive train. It is finished in factory colors of white with red interior. It has the 426 Max Wedge engine, NOS choke cable, Cross ram carburetors, original carter AFB units with correct carburetor linkages and fuel lines, and the transmission is a 63 Torqueflite push-button automatic unit.

By Daniel Vaughan | Mar 2014