For Sale 1972 Plyouth Fury Wagon 440 V8..........$4400

[polara71]

" Major rust-through along the rockers" sounds like "bad bones" to me. They're pretty important on a unibody car. When fusey wagons get rusty, things start getting real ugly up in the rear-most corners of the quarters, right under the tail lights. If you lay under the car and look straight up behind the bumper you can see these areas. The factory got no undercoating or paint up there for protection, and access to make repairs is really difficult. If you go back again for a second look, be sure to check and make sure it's not all rotted away. There's important structure in that area to support the incredibly heavy tailgate.

I did find the interior pics of the Oregon car, and it does have a real nice tan interior, with the factory cassette player. That makes three, as there was another white '72 with a small block for sale in California about a month ago.

Jeff

It looks like Paul just reposted that one

 

[polara71]

LOL fair enough, i guess I meant good bones as in the frame rails don't have holes through them...

Honestly didn't know it was a unibody car, just figured body-on-frame for a massive wagon of the era.
I'm mostly an import guy but for some reason I've been obsessed with acquiring a
big block-powered C-body wagon, preferably in 1972 T&C flavor. Now i know a bit better what to look for, I think I'll have to pass on this one regrettably
The major rust was right where you said, the rear quarters were repaired to a mediocre finish standard and heavily bondoed (probably in the last 10 years or so), the "new" rust had eaten the rocker in front of the rear wheels so that was the most obvious.

Do clean wagons come up for sale fairly frequently or not at all? Wouldn't want to miss a chance if it's a real rarity. I'd jump on it for $3k but he won't budge

They almost never show up. When it does, it's gone quick. This one stuck around longer than expected

 

[bigmoparjeff]

LOL fair enough, i guess I meant good bones as in the frame rails don't have holes through them...

Honestly didn't know it was a unibody car, just figured body-on-frame for a massive wagon of the era.
I'm mostly an import guy but for some reason I've been obsessed with acquiring a
big block-powered C-body wagon, preferably in 1972 T&C flavor. Now i know a bit better what to look for, I think I'll have to pass on this one regrettably
The major rust was right where you said, the rear quarters were repaired to a mediocre finish standard and heavily bondoed (probably in the last 10 years or so), the "new" rust had eaten the rocker in front of the rear wheels so that was the most obvious.

Do clean wagons come up for sale fairly frequently or not at all? Wouldn't want to miss a chance if it's a real rarity. I'd jump on it for $3k but he won't budge

That kind of rust usually requires some salt exposure, but the other possibility is that it was used to pull a boat and the *** end got dunked in the water enough to start the rust process. The rust in front of the rear wheels can happen most anywhere if the car is driven on dirt or gravel roads. Inside the wheel well there is a seam that was often left open when the cars were built, and it let road debris into the dog leg/rear rocker area, holding moisture and causing rust.

Even though there aren't lots of wagons up for sale all the time, there's still enough of them that you can wait for a good one to come along. The '72 and '73 Town & Countrys aren't too hard to come by if you are patient. As Polara71 said, you do have to move quickly when you spot a good one.