1965 Plymouth 'Sport Fury'~ "The Forgotten Beast'

[69 Cuda 440]

1965 Plymouth 'Sport Fury'

* 426/365 HP ~ 'Commando 426'

Shipping Weight .... #3870 lbs.
Curb Weight .......... #4025 lbs.

In 1965, came in with a Weight-to-Horsepower factor of 10.63 Wt/HP.

It was very desirable for the C/Stock Class {10.60 to 11.29 Wt/HP}.
And the 'Beasty Battleship' was one fun car to have.

 

[mikedevore]

An older fellow had a Black 4-door 1965 Fury I back in the mid 80's.
426W & 4-speed. He had purchased it new.
He always had it parked out in front of service station he owned.
I would have really liked to had it, but when he passed, the family went bonkers over the "250 thousand dollar car".
At least thats what they thought it was worth.
Lost track of it & never seen it again.

 

[69 Cuda 440]

Performance

A 4-Speed with 3.23 Gears 'Sure-Grip' was capable of getting the #3870 lb.beastdown
the 1/4 Mile in 15.50 @ 90 MPH.

 

[Badvert65]

I have a 65 Sport Fury convertible. Was a 383 but now a 440. I have run it 12.35 best 1/4 mile ET. Not exactly stock, but is wicked fun to drive.
Getting a 505 Supercharged engine ready for it this winter.
http://mattmansmopars.com/page13.html
-Matt

 

[abodyjoe]

forgotten for good reason too...lol

 

[mikedevore]

There was also a 1968 Fury I in the early 2000's.
It was a 2-door post.
It had been a Police Detective car & had what looked to be the Road Runner 383 in it with an automatic.
Had an unsilenced air cleaner & upsweep exhaust manifolds on it.
A young girl had inherited it from her Grand Father.
It was a neat car.

 

[69 Cuda 440]

forgotten for good reason too...lol

Real Men,always drive a 1965 Sport Fury with a 'Commando 426'

If you had one, I would be with you. Instead, you have your hand..........

 

[scatpacknorth]

Seen a 65 factory 4spd in Kamloops bc. how rare is that?

 

[younggun2.0]

i dig it

 

[younggun2.0]

Real Men, Always drive a 1965 Sport Fury III with a 426-S If you had one, I would be with you. Instead, you have your hand..........


not so bad. lol

 

[d55dave]

The Plymouth fury line up consisted of Fury I, Fury II, Fury III, Sport Fury and Fury VIP, all with different trim levels. I have heard lots of people mix up the trim levels, but do not believe there actually ever was a "Sport Fury III", it is one or the other, not both.

Here is my buddy's 65 Sport Fury ragtop that we converted to a 440. Awesome cruiser!

 

[d55dave]

Here is the pic.....

 

[69 Cuda 440]

1965 Plymouth 'Sport Fury'

Production Numbers

* Model ................... Total .............'426-S' 4-Speed ..... '426-S' Automatic
* Hardtop ............... 38,348 ...............502 ..................... 495 ................
* Convertible ............ 6,272 ................ 44 ...................... 97................

 

[abodyjoe]

Real Men,

Always drive a 1965 Sport Fury III with a 426-S

If you had one, I would be with you. Instead, you have your hand..........

you say so... i just think its an ugly *** car..

 

[69 Cuda 440]

It's just a bigger version of the 1965 Satellite

 

[abodyjoe]

....

 

[69 Cuda 440]

* Fury I {Base Fury}
* 2-Door Sedan ~ 4-Door Sedan ~ 6-Passenger Station Wagon

* Fury II {Richer Trimmings, Plusher Seats, Full-Length Body Chrome Strip}
* 2-Door Sedan ~ 4-Door Sedan ~ 6-Passenger Station Wagon ~ 9-Passenger Station Wagon

* Fury III {Veed Roofline, Exterior Ornaments}
* 2-Door Hardtop ~ 2-Door Hardtop-Coupe ~ Convertible ~ 4-Door Hardtop ~ 6-Pass. Station Wagon ~ 9-Pass. Station Wagon

* Sport Fury {Bucket Seats, Interior Upgrades, Exterior Chrome Spears, Exterior Ornamentation}
* 2-Door Hardtop ~ Convertible

 

[d55dave]

Yeah, thanks for the info 69 Cuda 440. I guess that I was wrong - and that there was no Fury VIP in 65. I wonder when it was introduced, 67 I suspect?

 

[Aaron65]

Yeah, thanks for the info 69 Cuda 440. I guess that I was wrong - and that there was no Fury VIP in 65. I wonder when it was introduced, 67 I suspect?

VIP was introduced in '66...it was Plymouth's LTD and Caprice equivalent...

 

[69 Cuda 440]

Looky Here

1965 Plymouth Fury III 'Hardtop Coupe'

 

[69 Cuda 440]

1965 Plymouth Fury III {literature}

 

[69 Cuda 440]

1965

Fury I ......... 'solidly substantial'
Fury II ........ 'tastefully appointed'
Fury III ....... 'plush'
Sport Fury ... 'elegant'