| Joe writes: My 1962 Plymouth Sport Fury convertible came from the factory with a 413 Max Wedge Golden Commando option. This Plymouth is one of only two known survivors of the thirteen Max Wedge Sport Fury convertibles built in 1962. | |
| The Plymouth was fully restored to Concours condition and was judged 1st place Early B-Body at the Mopar Nationals the first time the car was shown. |  |
| The Sport Fury is arguably the best Max Wedge restoration anywhere, featuring all matching body numbers, and date code correct mechanical parts. |  |
| The engine, transmission, rear end, carberators, distributor, and radiator are carry correct casting/stamping numbers and are date code correct. The Mopar has all of the correct Max Wedge engine accessories, wiring, exhaust, brake lines, right down to the correct speedometer pinion adapter. |  |
| The Sport Fury is a rust-free, Western car with full documentation back to the original owner in Missoula, Montana. Purchased new at Troy Motors in Harlowton, Montana, the Plymouth was street driven in Missoula, and raced on occasional weekends in Spokane, WA, until the owner moved to California. He moved back to Montana in 1964, where the car remained until 1995. Because it was not seriously raced, it was never caged or tubbed, cut up or wrecked like so many of the sedans. The restoration was completed in 2000 using all NOS or restored original parts. |  |
Full decoding and inspected by Galen, Darrell Davis authentication, and title history from Montana completely authenticate this truly rare and unusual car.
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| This Plymouth is a striking example of the Exner design 1 coupled to the raw, gut wrenching power of the Max Wedge. What was highly coveted and desirable then, is even more so today. |
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NOTE: This Plymouth is currently FOR SALE. Asking $195,000.00. Partial trade considered for early Hemi or Max Wedge project cars. Contact Joe at 715.355.5593
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1 Editor’s Note: The original 1962 Plymouth design proposed a wider and longer vehicle. Exner was ordered by management to downsize the design, an order he strongly disagreed with! (Also see: The Dodge That (Almost) Ate Detroit: Chrysler’s Disastrous 1962 Downsizing. We disagree with that author’s premise about the looks of 1962’s — we like them! — but the analysis of the Chrysler corporate culture is a good read. Also see Chrysler Corporation 1962: the right cars for the wrong time.)
