1960 Plymouth Fury

[SGT FURY]

Got this abandoned 60 coupe from an estate.
Poly 318 4v
Pretty ruff
Was sitting in dirt up to axles.
4 Frozen drum,flat tires,doors won’t open.
Hardest car I’ve ever had to load on trailer

 

[Darter6]

Wow ! That thing sat for a loooooooong time. Are there any floors left ?

 

[SGT FURY]

Wow ! That thing sat for a loooooooong time. Are there any floors left ?

I haven’t gotten a chance to probe them yet I was loading car under such bad conditions.
Can’t get doors open yet.

 

[WikedPlymouth]

I agree....once you get the doors open it would be great to see interior pictures and the trunk. I'm still amazed at all the cars you find. Great job!!

 

[marty mopar]

Well at least it was parked in the shade...........

 

[Boydsdodge]

I was surprised its as good as shape as it is with how deep it was. Looked like a flood of mud went through

 

[413]

Looks great, it is straight, good save.

How about the 57 Chrysler product next to it.

 

[62 300 Sport]

Good job sgt.....

 

[73Coupe]

Excellent save.

Looks like it was partially buried in horse dung too (around the rear).

What's up with the DeSoto that was deeper in that thicket?

 

[crv]

I haven’t gotten a chance to probe them yet I was loading car under such bad conditions.
Can’t get doors open yet.

Just don't ask this guy to help you out:

 

[57fury440]

After I retired from my business, I worked for Lexus. If a car had the keys locked in it, they had a little air bag that you would put between the windows after prying open a little with a hard plastic bar. The bag would pump up and separate the window enough to open the door. I doubt it would work in this case, but I have seen people brake windows needlessly. That 60 Plymouth looks like it could be restored.

 

[SGT FURY]

I knew there was something heavy in trunk the way the leafs were sagging.
Got the trunk open!!!!!!
The bad news is there was about 400lbs of dirt in trunk.
It was a ant hill colony…………
I was able to remove rusted gas tank through trunk floor!!!!! There were a few Johnny cash 8 tracks

 

[1970FuryConv]

I knew there was something heavy in trunk the way the leafs were sagging.
Got the trunk open!!!!!!
The bad news is there was about 400lbs of dirt in trunk.
It was a ant hill colony…………
I was able to remove rusted gas tank through trunk floor!!!!! There were a few Johnny cash 8 tracks

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Yikes!
Frame looks like it might be OK. Is it?

 

[SGT FURY]

Yikes!
Frame looks like it might be OK. Is it?

Yes the frame rails are good.
Filled with Ant Hill dirt.
Hoping the floorboards are good.
Tomorrow I will pull the drums and get it off trailer and probe floorboards.

 

[SpaceWagon]

In addition to the 8 tracks, looks like there's "knock-off" style center caps for vintage Appliance Mags.
Is there a complete set of 4 ?
If they clean up could be a bonus find !

 

[73Coupe]

I knew there was something heavy in trunk the way the leafs were sagging.
Got the trunk open!!!!!!
The bad news is there was about 400lbs of dirt in trunk.
It was a ant hill colony…………
I was able to remove rusted gas tank through trunk floor!!!!! There were a few Johnny cash 8 tracks

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Jeeezuz.....

Shows how the car can bury itself from the inside out.

I'd be curious to see how much of the frame rails are left after the rust is removed. Even if "intact", their metal thickness is probably significantly reduced.....

 

[SGT FURY]

Jeeezuz.....

Shows how the car can bury itself from the inside out.

I'd be curious to see how much of the frame rails are left after the rust is removed. Even if "intact", their metal thickness is probably significantly reduced.....

My theory is that the ants slowly moved dirt from under car and filled trunk to make colony. The top of gas tank was rusted away and filled with dirt also.
They were fairly sizable ants.

The spring hangers with not much support are trying to push through floor with all that dirt weight for so long