This car is the lifelong pursuit and passion of my father, who purchased this car from a dealer in Arizona in 1990. He then undertook a frame-off restoration to return this car to complete newness and functionality. As it stands today (I drove it last week) it is what I'd call a 95% complete restoration, as there are a few cosmetic issues and paint.

But, as you might guess, there's more to the story.

The '59 Plymouth Sport Fury was the first new car my dad purchased in his life. It was the car in which he and my mother enjoyed their honeymoon. Then one cold January day in the early 1960s (as the story was told and retold over Thanksgiving tables of yore) my mother took the car to the store to buy milk--a short journey of a mile or two. Somehow the car caught fire and burned to a crisp during this trip. Happily my mom was unhurt, but my dad's dream car was gone . . .

Fast forward through children, a career and about thirty years later. Upon retiring, my dad sought to replace the car he loved. He found this car in an issue of Hemming's Motor News in 1990, purchased it and had it shipped across the country to his home in Pennsylvania. The major mechanical restoration was performed by Bill's Auto Repair and Restoration in Milford Pennsylvania during 1990-91. My father helped by researching details, paints, fabric swatches and every manifestation of original parts needed to perform a complete resto.

The photos tell the rest of the story. It's an eye-catcher. The interior and exterior are in remarkable condition. There are a few spots of corrosion popping up on the exterior, and I've tried to show them in the photos. The s frteering wheel is original but in need of replacement. Apart from those few things, the car is complete and fabulous.

Included with the vehicle is a collection of vintage Plymouth dealer sales materials used to pick color schemes, fabric swatches and other options for the 1959 Plymouth. Also, a scrapbook of the restoration in process, a vintage parts catalog and leftover bolts of fabric, piping and other materials establishing provenance from the restoration are included with the car.

Drive this car straight to the nearest car show and watch heads turn . . .

The car can be seen in Pike County, Pennsylvania, and I will arrange a meetup for motivated, serious buyers to 'kick the tires'.

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Witchcraft Body & Paint ★★★★★

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US Marshal's classic muscle car auction officially in the books

Thu, 25 Sep 2014

The US Marshal's so-called Blood Muscle Auction was completed earlier this month, with the prestigious nine-car field (two cars were added following Autoblog's initial story, a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 and a rare, mid-restoration 1971 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda) finding new and hopefully law-abiding owners.
While we'd normally recap the stars of the show, in this particular auction, every car's sale was newsworthy. The full list of sale prices doesn't seem to be published, but according to The New York Times, the auction brought in a total of $2.5 million, or an average of about $277,000 per car.
The king of the contest seems to be a 1970 Plymouth Superbird (above, right), complete with a 426-cubic-inch Hemi V8, which brought home $575,000. The trio of Yenko Chevys, meanwhile, all easily cleared the six-figure mark, with the Yenko Camaro (above, far right) clearing $315,000, the Chevelle crossing the block for $237,500 and the supremely rare - one of just 37 - Yenko Nova (shown above, left) selling for an even $400,000.

SRT belatedly claims Plymouth Prowler as one of its own

Wed, 19 Dec 2012

Before Chrysler had Street and Racing Technology, it had Performance Vehicle Operations. What the two entities have in common, before SRT became its own brand, of course, is that each was created to take Chrysler and Dodge (and Plymouth, before it was unceremoniously killed off) vehicles to the next level of style and performance.
We'll leave the question of whether or not the old Plymouth (and later Chrysler) Prowler was ultimately a stylish, performance-oriented car to you, but the boys and girls currently leading the SRT charge at the Pentastar headquarters are keen to accept the retro-rod into the fold.
According to the automaker, all of SRT's current high-performance models owe a debt of gratitude to the old Prowler, due mostly to that car's use of lightweight bits and pieces and innovative construction techniques. If nothing else, the fact that the Prowler's frame is "the largest machined automotive part in history" is pretty cool. Read all the details here.

Barrett-Jackson 2014: 1970 Plymouth Hemi Superbird passes half a million dollars

Sat, 18 Jan 2014

The Plymouth Superbird is one of those classic American cars from the muscle car era that has captured the imagination of all sorts of automotive enthusiasts long after its presence on roads and race tracks wore away. It's easy to see why. Where else but in the Swingin' Sixties and Seventies would a car leave the factory with an aerodynamics package that included a pointy beak and a rear spoiler that sat several feet above the rear deck?
The example you see above, which was born in 1970, is one of the finest Superbirds we've ever seen. Combine its complete restoration with its original 426 Hemi engine, and it's no surprise that it managed to bring in a cool half million dollars (plus 10 percent in fees) at Barrett-Jackson. See it yourself in our high-res image gallery above, and scroll down below for the official auction description.
If you want to follow along with the coverage, check out the Hagerty Fantasy Bid online game here.

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