1960 Plymouth 2-door Fury Convertible
Every year, just before the Super Bowl, Barrett-Jackson puts on one of the biggest auto auctions in the country. It has been several years since I have attended, primarily due to the threat posed by the COVID pandemic. There were a dozen or more huge tents to protect the majority of the vehicles to be auctioned off. Unfortunately, it was cloudy which made photography a challenge (because of low light levels) and it was quite chilly which challenged me to be selective in the choice of cars to photograph. Plymouth was a brand (from Chrysler) that had a long run from 1928 to 2001. It competed in the "low-priced" market segment that was dominated by Chevrolet and Ford. Here we see a recently restored 1960 Plymouth 2-door Fury convertible, powered by a 383ci engine with Sonoramic Cross-Ram induction dual 4-barrel carburetors. I have to confess that Plymouths were not my favorite car of this era. The huge fins just did not excite me. It just looked like they were trying to outdo the other auto manufacturers in the height of the fins. This Fury is equipped with a push-button TorqueFlite automatic transmission, power steering (no lever to select the gear), and power brakes. All gauges are in working order, as are the radio and optional record player, which has nostalgic 45 rpm records. It sold for a whopping $128,700.
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Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Photo credit: © B. David Cathell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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