Bought another old white Plymouth

Was not looking for another white car, but this 66 Sport Fury was too nice to pass up. I already have a white 68 Barracuda and of course the white 67 Belvedere wagon. This white Fury makes three.

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I really like this one. Especially the red interior.

 

Wow! Take me back to 1967.....riding in Mrs Sieber's Fury! I can hear the distinctive sound the Chrysler starter made, feel the ride(like being on rails) the torsion bar suspension made compared to the coils in my ma's Oldsmobile, watching the gauges on the dash which were only lights in the Olds. That's a nice one Jim and perfectly equipped in my book!

 

Man, that takes me back to 2002, when I was living in an apartment near Fort Lewis, Washington, and the upstairs soldier was shipping off to Germany. He had a Sport Fury like yours, white with red interior, and an unmolested 318 4-bbl...for $500! Which I just didn't have. I know that if I had been able to buy it, I could've flipped it in Hemmings (eBay was just getting off the ground but I had no access at the time) untouched for at least four times what he was asking, if not more. Yours is very sharp, and his was not far behind.

 

That 4 bbl intake for the old 318 wide block, that was used through 66, would bring $500 by itself. Thats why mine will remain a 2 bbl. 4 bbl intakes are much more affordable and more common for the 318 small block which came outfor the 67 model year.

And, MotoMike, who is Mrs Sieber? Was this one of those relationships like Mrs Robinson in the 67 movie, "The Graduate"?

 

That is one clean looking car. Best of luck.

 

Congrats, really like it!!

 

Thanks for all the kind words. Of course, I was looking for a big block 66 Sport Fury convertible but found this hardtop. That means I find I am continuing to look for a 66 Sport Fury convertible with a big block (and one thats very stock looking but not white, green or red). Funny thing is, I see plenty of 65 and earlier and 67 and later Sport Fury verts. Even the 66 Fury III convertibles show up often enough. There just aren't many 66 Sport Fury convertibles. Of course, now that I have this hardtop ( and its a keeper), I'm not sure what I would part with if I found the right 66 vert.

 

My question too. And possibly the question Mrs. MotoMike is asking.

 

Congratulations, Jim! Beautiful car!

From my high school memories of driving a '67 Fury III 4-door hardtop for driver training, I remember the power steering was very light and sensitive. Is that the same impression you get?

 

I have always owned at least one mid to late 60's Mopar ever since I learned to drive back in the mid 70's. All have had power steering. I don't think I ever noticed anything unusual about the power steering. Yes it may be lighter than more modern vehicles but I don't recall it being any different from other makes I've driven from that era. My issue is the power assist on the brakes. This makes the second vintage Mopar for me with power brakes. I hate the power assist on my 68 Charger, and they will take getting used to on this Fury. With the power brakes, the brake pedal is lower than that of a manual brake car, so there is a shorter pedal travel. But worse, its hard to really get used to knowing how hard you are pushing the brake pedal. There really isn't a sensation of increasing resistance. The only car I hated the power assist on more was a 64 Ford Galaxie Country Sedan wagon I once had. That one had such little feel from the pedal that it was difficult to use the brakes without almost locking them up (even with lots of practice). Power steering=Good. Power brakes=Not so much.

 

I remember the power steering was very light and sensitive.

Me too. As in needs very little efffort to turn. I've driven very few older Chrysler products with power steering. But that's something I remembered and didn't like. However I never drove one long enough to get the feel of it.
That must have changed over the years and I can't remember what car I drove with the very sensitive steering. My 2004 Dodge truck was just fine for over 10 years of driving. My first car, 1949 Dodge had manual steering.
On the other hand my Impala with electric power assist is terrible at low speeds. It feels more like manual steering. I'm old and I gripe a lot.

 

That's a car I would enjoy for a long time, I wouldn't change a thing! I liked my '66 Chrysler Newport sedan, but that didn't pan out the way I wanted it to. I love Mopar.

 

Naughty, naughty gentlemen!

Mrs S was Wyatt's mom, she would take us kids places sometimes!

So on this 318 engine, there was a "wideblock", what was its successor called? I have heard the term "poly" used with some Chrysler V8's also??

 

No such critter as a "wide-block" Chrysler engine - that is a Ford term. The Polysphere-head 318, 325, and others in the "A" engine family are known simply as "Poly" engines. The "LA" family of small block engines (273, LA318, 340, 360, Viper V-10, truck cast-iron V-10) are the later V-8 and sister V-10 engines. There was an overlap between the intro of the 273 LA (1964 - 1969) and the end of the Poly 318 (last year in cars was 1966MY, 1967 in Canada). The 318 in this Fury is a Polysphere 318A.

There is a certain interchange of parts amongst the 318A and 318LA. Distributor, timing gears and chain, all linkages and brackets, oil pump and pickup, fuel pump, cam bearings, crank bearings, and (I think) the crankshaft. They bolt right up to later automatic transmissions and manual bell housings.