patrick66
Old Man with a Hat
There was a '70 Fury II 2-door sedan (w/B-pillar) for sale a while back not too far away locally (sold now) that I wish I had picked up. It was a 318 automatic with almost no options! It did have power steering and brakes, but no radio, air, clock, or other luxuries of the day. Very austere car, overall. Vinyl interior. Anyway...why do I mention this car?
Back in the '30s and through the mid-'50s, a guy could order a Business Sedan or Coupe from most US manufacturers, which was a two-door sedan or coupe with no backseat, just a large shelf for samples and such, plus the large trunk. I always thought a '69 - '71 Fury I two-door sedan would make a great "what-if?" car to build as a Business Coupe. Remove the rear seat altogether, along with the quarter window regulators to make those windows fixed. Remove the rear armrests, too. Rubber floor mat all the way through. Vinyl seat upholstery. No radio, no clock; just a heater and maybe air conditioning - a salesman has to be comfy, right? Put the body-color 15" steel wheels and cop caps on the car, along with blackwalls. For the engine, the salesman has to be able to get to the customer quickly, so either a 383-4 or a 440 would be the engine of choice. This would be very similar to a cop car of the day, but with just the front seat and minus the four doors.
The black Fury that has the very good build thread is what I'd envision; again, without the rear seat.
Whatcha' think???
http://www.forcbodiesonly.com/mopar-forum/showthread.php?13937-69-Fury-1-2-dr-6-cyl-3-speed-manual
Back in the '30s and through the mid-'50s, a guy could order a Business Sedan or Coupe from most US manufacturers, which was a two-door sedan or coupe with no backseat, just a large shelf for samples and such, plus the large trunk. I always thought a '69 - '71 Fury I two-door sedan would make a great "what-if?" car to build as a Business Coupe. Remove the rear seat altogether, along with the quarter window regulators to make those windows fixed. Remove the rear armrests, too. Rubber floor mat all the way through. Vinyl seat upholstery. No radio, no clock; just a heater and maybe air conditioning - a salesman has to be comfy, right? Put the body-color 15" steel wheels and cop caps on the car, along with blackwalls. For the engine, the salesman has to be able to get to the customer quickly, so either a 383-4 or a 440 would be the engine of choice. This would be very similar to a cop car of the day, but with just the front seat and minus the four doors.
The black Fury that has the very good build thread is what I'd envision; again, without the rear seat.
Whatcha' think???
http://www.forcbodiesonly.com/mopar-forum/showthread.php?13937-69-Fury-1-2-dr-6-cyl-3-speed-manual
