It's complete, relatively solid (particularly for a midwestern example of a
car that suffered greatly from rust issues), and would be a relatively easy
restoration. It needs a few panels, but nothing major, and it has the wrong
engine, which can be found, or cloned. The only thing in really bad shape
is the interior, and these cars are so popular I have to think a guy can
redo it and get it right without too much trouble.
Plus it's the real deal. You could hardly ask for a better starting point,
especially now that the car is 50 years old, for a car that didn't exactly
grow on trees even when it was new.
The over $10,000 bid price it had the last I looked proves that if you have
some idea how to actually repair the car, then you know it's well worth it.
There's nothing wrong with paying someone else to do all your maintenance
and not even knowing where the valve stems are to put air in the tires, but
having loads of money doesn't make someone an automatic car expert.
Selling actual junk the last few years, if there's one thing I've found,
guys who actually build them usually want the best they can find to start
with, and they're willing to pay for it. Junk is the Fury I found years
ago - mangled in the back where the frames always rot, trim falling off,
glass gone, interior gone, hood gone, intake gone, motor probably full of
water and rust. But I know a guy who started with an FP block just as bad
and drives that car to shows all summer. Had to sleeve two of the bores to
make it useable. I guess junk is also in the eye of the beholder. If the
mangled mess I just described was a convertible, I could find someone who'd
buy it and build it - I've sold lots of them that rough.
Bill K.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David & Susan Wallace" <dswallace@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] L-FORWARDLOOK Digest - 2 Jan 2008 to 3 Jan 2008
(#2008-4)
I assume you are talking about me. What is there about this car that makes
it worth so much.
David Wallace 58 Fury
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From: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 3:59 AM
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] L-FORWARDLOOK Digest - 2 Jan 2008 to 3 Jan 2008
(#2008-4)
I'm sorry, but that has to be one of the most ignorant things I've ever
read on this email list. But I've come to learn in dealing with old cars
that some people just can't comprehend actually fixing one, if it's not
shiny and pretty and ready to go when they see it, then it's junk. I've
seen plenty of worse cars than that saved by people, all it takes is a
little talent and a little common sense. Which the over $10,000 current
bid on the auction car proves.
So if you guys have junk like that around I'll be more than happy to come
collect it for you. I won't even charge you for taking it away.
What's that? You don't have any and don't know where to find any? Thats
what I thought.
Bill K.
----- Original Message -----
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Sutherland <msutherland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 6:06 pm
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] L-FORWARDLOOK Digest - 1 Jan 2008 to 2 Jan 2008
(#2008-3) was 58 Plymouth Fury?
Well said - I agree.
-----Original Message-----
From: David & Susan Wallace [mailto:dswallace@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 3:54 PM
A car in this shape no engine or the wrong engine makes no difference.
Still
junk.
David Wallace
58 Fury
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