1964 Plymouth Sport Fury

Dan writes: In 1971 I bought my first 1964 Sport Fury for $400. The Plymouth was black with red interior, and I was hooked. Drove the Mopar every day to high school, and cleaned and polished every inch in my spare time. I later bought a light blue one, then a gray, and then a red on red.

Now it’s 2010, 25 years since my last Sport Fury, and my wife bought me a 75,000 mile dark turquoise original beauty. I tell you she's a keeper. What a sweetheart, and the car is also great to have around.

This Sport Fury is cleaner than any I’ve had before. No rust, always been garaged. I’m the third owner.

I have kept my eyes open for a decent Sport Fury over the years, but the good ones were all highly modified with outrageous wedges or Hemis and price tags to match. Great motors for the cars, but I just want something that I can drive every day if I like.

The 361, Torqueflite, and 3.23 SureGrip are a good combo for that, as I remembered them being powerful enough yet easy on gas. The paint is mostly original and looks great, but not a high dollar show job that I would have to be concerned about every time I took it out of the garage. All original inside too, except for a redo on the driver’s seat bottom.

It’s great to be back in a 1964 Plymouth Sport Fury!