1971 Plymouth Fury Custom

[The Rum Cove]

Fuselage.de does list a link to the custom in the 3rd paragraph, says it came about in May '71, slotted between Fury I and II, with paisley interior.

As you can see from the image you posted, the Custom had Fury 1 door cards but Fury 2 seat pattern.

 

[mopar preferred]

It is interesting to learn of the custom package, apparently made between May and July of '71. I was in 11th grade that year. How time flies.
That has to be one of those "Think up something, guys. We need to move more units!" specials.
At any rate, it looks like a good car, with only minor work for restoration.

 

[The Rum Cove]

It is interesting to learn of the custom package, apparently made between May and July of '71. I was in 11th grade that year. How time flies.

I've had the car a month, it solid, it was cheap, it's rare (the color and interior totally flat my boat) it needs cosmetic work (most of which I can do myself) and it's a perfect big brother to it's little sister, My 72 Plymouth Cricket!

 

[mopar preferred]

Ah, the Plymouth Cricket! A Hillman from Britain I believe. Dad had a Dodge Colt, from Japan. Not sure who made it, Mitsubishi, maybe.

And you do have tinted windows, you can see the green hue.

 

[The Rum Cove]

Ah, the Plymouth Cricket! A Hillman from Britain I believe. Dad had a Dodge Colt, from Japan. Not sure who made it, Mitsubishi, maybe.

And you do have tinted windows, you can see the green hue.

Being English and having owned many Plymouth cars in my 38 years stateside, about 4 years ago I decided I wanted the rarest Plymouth of all. I searched far and wide before I got this rust free example from Oklahoma City and restored it to English Avenger GLS specs. I love owning as few people have seen one before. I do have tinted windows you say? That makes replacing the busted drivers side rear tricky. I may have to settle

 

[69CoronetRT]

The A07 web page that I created was for the Dodge C-bodies. I suspect that something similar can be found for Plymouth, but (unlike for the Dodge) that is not in the Fury Salesman pocket guide:

The 1970 Hamtramck Registry - 1971 Plymouth Salesman's Pocket Guide

That lists A01, A04 and A76 -- but not the other A packages. Good luck!

Here's one description of A07 for 71 C body. The luggage rack reference is likely because the car was a station wagon.

 

[ayilar]

Indeed I must be blind. Looked at the page and did not see it. That’ll teach me to do things too quickly.

The Custom was a mid year economy special based on the Fury 1 and all had the paisley interior. All production figures are lumped in with the Fury 1 so I estimate around 3k sold. You can see the sales lit at www.fuselage.de

Fuselage.de does list a link to the custom in the 3rd paragraph, says it came about in May '71, slotted between Fury I and II, with paisley interior.

 

[69CoronetRT]

@The Rum Cove -- what I find especially interesting in your tag is the interior code. I see D2XA. XA means charcoal interior, which is clearly what I see here. But D2 is not an interior code that I see in the Plymouth sales brochures, and the paisley fabric that I see in your photos was not listed in the regular offerings:

Perhaps this is a specific code for a different/specific interior that was part of the A97 Special Package (discussed here; the same two codes (A97 and D2XA), but very very few other codes, are seen on PE21G1D235430 back in 2015 here)? Perhaps @69CoronetRT can chime in?

I don't have any documentation on the D2 interior. Sorry.

 

[ayilar]

I don't have any documentation on the D2 interior. Sorry.

Thank you for the A07 info.

The good thing from the back and forth, is that we now know the code for the Custom’s interior, at least on a 4dr: D2XA. And we have a real life example of what it looked like.

 

[69CoronetRT]

A94 - reminder light package


V01 is a monotone paint scheme.
I don't understand how this is on the car with V1X black vinyl top.

Different plants coded differently.

Some plants code V01 with vinyl tops and some don't. Some plants use the paint code twice even on convertibles. The application of V01 code and use of one or two paint codes on a tag varies year to year and plant to plant. Whether or not V01 even appears on a tag varies.

 

[The Rum Cove]

Here's one description of A07 for 71 C body. The luggage rack reference is likely because the car was a station wagon.

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This looks like the spec for my Custom. Although the 3 speed wiper is yet to be tested.

 

[ayilar]

This looks like the spec for my Custom. Although the 3 speed wiper is yet to be tested.

Do you have a photo of the engine bay? 2- and 3-speed wipers look different

 

[The Rum Cove]

Do you have a photo of the engine bay? 2- and 3-speed wipers look different

I will get one tomorrow