1971 Plymouth Fury III Is it going to start? Will it drive? This MoPar was off the road for years!

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2 жыл бұрын

This 1971 Plymouth Fury III was parked for a long time. Under the hood is a 383 big block V8. I was told the engine had a blown head gasket and had a severe miss. Let's get the thing home and delve into what is needed to get the car driving and if the engine really is in need of major work. Will it start? Will it drive? Only one way to find out.
Note:
This footage is from several months ago and some was lost but I felt like I should go ahead and post it up anyhow! This car has also already been sold! The main goal is to rehome these classics and save them from being scrapped/destroyed!

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@lovetocrank 2 жыл бұрын

Does anyone else like the sound of that starter??

@Chryslerdude Жыл бұрын

OF COURSE.. 😛 As it's the sound of yet another lovely "Mopar cruise" about to begin !

@olikat8 Жыл бұрын

"Highland Hummingbird" is what the Chrysler engineers called it. I always use the later Nippondensos' any more because it's not 1/2 the size, 1/3 the draw, and spins twice as fast.

@spaceflight1019 8 ай бұрын

It's actually a stock Hollywood sound effect, like the Wilhelm scream.

@traction4able 5 ай бұрын

Yes, I am a Mopar man for 50 years.

@lovetocrank 5 ай бұрын

That is great!! I have loved that sound for about 55 years!!

@OnkelPHMagee 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't heard my own 383 in a while. Thanks-I needed that. 😃

@TheWalkmanRotation 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta love the old Bendix starter. I've got a '73 Imperial Lebaron with a 440. Sounds just like that!

@lovetocrank 2 жыл бұрын

I really love that sound!!

@bill90405 4 ай бұрын

Its a Chrysler starter

@727100bear 6 ай бұрын

a beautiful old Plymouth Fury that with a little pampering could fairly easily be brought back to her former STOCK glory - the color looks like code T8 Tahitian Walnut metallic or Autumn Bronze metallic code K6

@MikeGuy993 2 жыл бұрын

Love these big boats!

@zekeanderson4745 2 жыл бұрын

They are normal sized cars 😁 all the other stuff is compacts. I took my drivers test in a car this size.

@jamespn 2 жыл бұрын

1972 was the last year with the gold pentastar on the passenger side lower fender.

@404goldie7 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for showing a C-body you hardly ever see today. You cleaned it up beautifully. I have it's cousin, a '71 Fury III sedan, 360. Green green green. It has been reliable for 8 years and 40k miles. Busted motor and transmission mounts....like you say, driving them is the best part.

@nathanielwaters6730 Жыл бұрын

I have a '72 Plymouth Fury III 400 4barrel, dual exhaust, cop car wheels, car looks like a true whiskey runner!!! I love them.old Mopar starters, that's how you know that it's a Mopar!!!

@lovetocrank Жыл бұрын

I love those starters too!

@xaviervarnum2252 9 ай бұрын

I miss my 71 fury 3 aka Betty Jean

@dh2360 Жыл бұрын

That is one really nice plymouth, deserves to be driven regularly. Great job bringing it out of dormancy.

@tommyreid2317 2 жыл бұрын

I had a 71 fury 3 2dr hardtop with a 360, a 71 sport fury 2 dr with 383 2bbl, and a 71 station wagon with a 383 4 bbl

@Oyvind88 Жыл бұрын

Great car and video, love the sound👌😎🇳🇴

@chetdart 2 жыл бұрын

The Fugees- hah funny. That's Hip Hop. Aside that- the car sounds great. I have a 72 Fury Custom Suburban wagon with hedders and Flowmaster Super 40's and it sound just as tough :-)

@nathanielwaters6730 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that car sounds like it has flowmasters, my Fury lll sounds identical to that '71 Fury, now put the cop car wheels on it, what a great find!!! Mopar or no car!!!

@nikonordman7624 2 жыл бұрын

Love how that sounds

@ObsoleteAutomotive 2 жыл бұрын

It's always nice when a car has relatively new exhaust system!

@billmcclure7619 2 жыл бұрын

Won't take much get back road real clean motor sounds good

@hussamal-takriti8792 2 жыл бұрын

Nice clean Car 🙂

@bluesharp59 Жыл бұрын

I love the bid Furys. Thumbs up liked.

@GreyRockOne Жыл бұрын

Nice! That is the low fuel light, broken word "FUEL" but that's what it is. The opposite side is the "DOORS" light, burnt out? Oil and BRAKE are below those. Thanks!

@spaceflight1019 8 ай бұрын

The starter sound was featured in the first BTTF movie.

@olikat8 Жыл бұрын

If you want to put the cop suspension & steering pieces on it, Murray B. Park in Ohio has some parts cars...I've also used 255/60 R15 tires on cop car wheels to put more of a contact patch down & keep the height "Right"

@auteurfiddler8706 Жыл бұрын

P 215 70 r 15 If you replace tires, I'd go up a size or two. In height, not width. P215 75R 15, P225 75 R 15 You really can't go wider unless you get 6-7 inch wheels.

@mar4kl Жыл бұрын

Ah, yes, the hulking Chryslers of the early 1970s. I think people either loved 'em or hated 'em. Personally, I just thought they were big and ugly. My grandmother drove Chryslers, not Dodge or Plymouth, all but one purchased used, from around 1964 to 1986 or so, but she skipped the Melville-esque '69-'73 models, and went from a '67 New Yorker to a '74 Newport, which seemed a bit sleeker and classier, to me, at least. The main thing I remember about them was that whiny starter belied the big, powerful, thirsty V8 that it cranked. I'm clearly not fan, preferring smaller, sleeker, more fuel-efficient cars in general, but I have to admit, if you wanted to float around in something *big* with more than just a nod to luxury, it was hard to beat Chrysler Corp for the money at the time.

@Chryslerdude Жыл бұрын

Granny had better taste than you! ;-) Sadly, she missed out on the fuselage years.. The pinnacle of Chrysler yacht designs IMO..!

@olikat8 Жыл бұрын

I hear you- I like the '67-'76 era A-bodies best. Have a '69 Swinger with a 383 in it (original owner transplanted in back in '78-'79) and a '76 Valiant sedan with a 4-bbl, dual exhaust 318 (not stock, but not uber modified)

@speakfreeley4473 10 ай бұрын

I wonder if 1970 model year front doors can be fitted? I'm saying that because that year they still had the front ventilated quarter windows still fitted & as standard. Might be a small thing but would make a big difference & look good on this.

@ObsoleteAutomotive 10 ай бұрын

I’d imagine the guts would swap out. 1970/1971 are very similar.