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Post by Steam McQueen on Dec 11, 2011 19:22:58 GMT -5
Wow...still too much for one of those babies.... This one is more like yours I think, Ghostman. '58 Savoy 4-door - I can't find the link for it at the moment. Standard transmission, it is running, I believe the asking price is $6,000 Look what's up for auction next month ... 1958 Plymouth Fury Golden Commando www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=FL0112-121242
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Post by ti4438 on Dec 19, 2011 5:13:17 GMT -5
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Post by Steam McQueen on Dec 23, 2011 2:46:16 GMT -5
...but I'd love to have her anyway! Incredible - I believe this one had a red twin. I saw them together and assumed it was a package deal. It might have been, I'm about 90% certain it's the same cars. So I guess he sold red and his asking price on blue was $59,500 which did not sell. The screen capture I used to save that pic makes the paint look kinda weird ha, but you can see the condition of the car at the link, amazing. And the red one I saw with it was identical in presentation. It was a craigslist ad and it disappeared before I could post it.
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Post by Steam McQueen on Dec 23, 2011 2:55:12 GMT -5
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Post by ti4438 on Dec 26, 2011 7:49:06 GMT -5
How the fuck do you lose a transmission?
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Post by Steam McQueen on Jan 30, 2012 22:56:11 GMT -5
How the fuck do you lose a transmission? LOL, that's a good question. --- The Golden Commando has been SOLD$71,000I wonder if Ghostman bought it?
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Post by Ghostbluesman (Ghostsoldier) on Feb 1, 2012 12:13:16 GMT -5
That would be a big NEGATIVE on that, Steam ol' buddy..... ;D Rob
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Post by Steam McQueen on May 10, 2012 0:44:28 GMT -5
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Post by Steam McQueen on Nov 29, 2012 13:42:24 GMT -5
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Post by 58hemifury on Jan 4, 2013 21:41:31 GMT -5
I doubt that's a real Fury for $2,500, a rough '58 Fury is a $10,000 car now. I'm glad I bought my '57 Savoy and '58 Fury pre-internet and before Christine became popular, it was a flop in the theaters. Most people don't know that Fury's came one color, one interior, 2 engine options (in '58, in '56 & '57 only 1), dual quads on a 318 or 350 B-motor which was the Golden Commando. The car that sold for $71k wasn't a GC car even though it was advertised as one, it was a 318. The 318 was known as the V800 (that's what's in my '27 Ford). '58 Fury's were special order only, not something a dealer stocked. They came with a plaque that the dealer was to have engraved and it was installed on the transmission hump, it read "This car made especially for_______ by Plymouth. Only 5303 were made, 66 are accounted for that can be verified by VIN and trim tag. The '58 Fury was the first Plymouth with a base price over $3,000, most had several options on top of that (this was an expensive car for the low priced 3 in it's day). Mine was/is an oddball, manual steering, manual brakes, radio delete. My Fury was ordered with tinted windows, a heater (since removed for weight and to fit the 426 Hemi) and an automatic (a Torqueflite, the Powerflite wasn't available in the Fury). Bumper wings were standard on the Fury, mine are wrapped in T-shirts in my dresser. So were padded dash and visors, back up light, 2 speed wipers, larger brakes, heavy duty suspension, 150 speedo, special seats with dips in the middle of the backs, molded armrests, and the Buckskin Beige paint which was a Fury only color. The 318 2x4 was a Fury only engine but the 350 could be ordered in any Plymouth and that included Fury suspension and the 150 speedo. Sorry about the rant but these cars are my specialty. Adam
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Post by Steam McQueen on Jan 5, 2013 22:08:59 GMT -5
Interesting stuff, Adam. So this motor here ... Is a 318 ? It was indeed advertised as the 350.
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Post by 58hemifury on Jan 5, 2013 22:23:05 GMT -5
Interesting stuff, Adam. So this motor here ... Is a 318 ? It was indeed advertised as the 350. Right, its a 318 polyshere, the 350 was a B-motor, same as the 361/383/400, it had a front distributor. This is a 350 Golden Commando, see the distributor location and the difference in the valve cover shape? Attachments:
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Post by 58hemifury on Jan 5, 2013 22:33:37 GMT -5
Interesting stuff, Adam. So this motor here ... Is a 318 ? It was indeed advertised as the 350. And while I'm at it I forgot to mention that that isn't even a '58 318 (or at least '58 valve covers), '56-'58 Poly 277, 301, 318 valve covers had 3 bolts (see the center bolt in the pic), that car has 2 bolt valve covers which are '59-'66. Attachments:
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Post by 58hemifury on Jan 5, 2013 22:35:31 GMT -5
I personally like the engine in my '58 Fury, there's no mistaking what it is. Attachments:
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Post by Sd.Kfz. 400 on Jan 7, 2013 11:53:28 GMT -5
Speaking of hemis, do you know what's the rarest/smallest edition 426 hemi car that ever came from the factory? It's a 1967 Belvedere 4d sedan, one made.
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