1958 Plymouth Fury Sports Coupe - Buckskin Beige With Gold Trim - Fully Restored on 2040-cars
La Jolla, California, United States
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Here is an immaculate 1958 Plymouth Fury powered by the "Dual Fury V-800" engine, with dual-quad carburetors, 318 cubic-inches, and 290 horsepower It uses a push-button selector for the automatic transmission. These were Plymouth's top-of-the-line offerings for 1958, and the company called these their factory-built luxury hot-rods. There were only 5,300 of these built, and records indicate that only a small percentage of those still exist today. Each could be identified by the "Buckskin Beige" exterior color accented with anodized aluminum gold trim along the sides. These were only built for 3 years - 1956, '57, and '58 - making this among the last of the breed. This example was subjected to a "blank-check" restoration some 11 years ago by a professional shop. The process lasted three years, dictated by attention to detail and spare parts availability. The car was fully disassembled, the body was stripped to bare metal, and any damaged areas were repaired before being refinished in their original color. The chassis was stripped and repainted, with every corresponding system rebuilt/ renewed as necessary, including suspension, shocks, brakes, cooling, transmission, engine, low-restriction dual exhaust, etc. The interior was removed, the shell was repainted and fresh upholstery was installed, including carpet, dash covering, seats, door panels, headliner, soundproofing, and weatherstripping. All interior and exterior chrome was replated; new side trim was located and installed; and new Michelin radial tires and reproduction hubcaps were installed. Since the original drum brakes were considered marginal for a car this powerful, front disc brakes were added, along with a Sirius satellite radio system that works in conjunction with the original radio, augmented by a more powerful speaker in the dashboard and rear deck. Since its restoration - during which the car's odometer was reset to zero - this rare Fury has only been driven some 2600 miles, usually on its way to or from a car club event of some type, or just fun cruising on the local southern California back roads. When it's not on the road this Fury resides in a dry garage under a car cover. It has not been smoked in, and there are no peculiar odors or unusual things to report. It is simply a gorgeous example of a very rare automobile that runs and drives superbly. It has just had a full service, and it is being offered at a price far below its restoration cost.
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