Fury Snapper?
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They explain it as having a different roofline?
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
Has the gator grain (Dodge name) top on it.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
The regional sales manager's 7 year old kid came up to him and said, Daddy. Daddy. Look what I drew!
The rest is history.
(And I'm not changing The Spreadsheet)
The rest is history.
(And I'm not changing The Spreadsheet)
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commando1
Old Man with a Hat
1969-1973 Plymouth
One of the rarest of the midyear 1969 Plymouths was a surreal "spring special" based on the Fury III two-door hardtop. The expected extras like deluxe interior, deluxe wheel covers, whitewalls, etc. were included, but the name was something else.
The Plymouth Snapper was billed as "the sleek, stylish, limited edition cousin of the Road Runner." Body color was gold, and the exclusive turtle-shell vinyl roof sported a camp Snapper name on a turtle image on the C-pillar.
Bizarre? You bet. Who would name a car after a turtle? In newspaper ads, the Snapper was illustrated in the larger-than-life cartoon style reserved for the Road Runner. Did some sales wizard hope part of the Runner's hip image might rub off on the big Plymouths?
Perhaps even more rare were the efforts of a Toledo, Ohio, dealer who apparently "did his own thing," advertising a "1969 1/2 Plymouth Diplomat" priced at $2,445, which appeared to be a Fury pillared coupe with Sport Fury ornamentation. It is these dealer initiatives and/or regional models that are the most difficult for automotive historians to discover and document.
Found a pic of a paperweight.
MarPar
Meat Man with a Hat
found a bulletin...not sure if it's for the snapper edition
Ironwolf
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polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Ive only seen a few of these over the years. Every five years or so the subject gets brought up again
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
That bulletin is for a Chrysler Newport. Probably the Cordoba,
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Holy crap. Where has that site been all my life. Would have answered a lot of my questions in the past.
livininharrow
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you guys amaze me.
Paul Amato
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FURY SNAPPER FOUND Check Out The Classifieds its a 4 Door Fury III 1969 has the Turtle-texture Or alligator-texture Vinyl roof( missing Snapper emblems on C-pillars) But thats a Snapper Take care & Happy Holidays Paul-SUPERCAR-Amato
Link or picture please
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Jim 68cuda
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I believe the "formal" 2 door pillarless hardtop body style was introduced mid year. The Snapper package was probably a way to promote the new body style (even though the formal hardtop was just a pillarless version of the 2 door post sedan's roof). They probably introduced the formal hardtop when they saw Ford's and Chevy's formal 2 door Galaxie and Impala (Sport Coupe) 2 door hardtops outselling the better looking Galaxie (Sports Hardtop) and Impala 2 door hardtops.
mrfury68
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Learning something new everyday. I had never heard of or seen any advertising or sales literature for a Fury Snapper edition. Great info.
70Tom
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I think he's talking about this one? For Sale - Plymouth Fury 3 (1969) - $3900 (Davenport) craigslist
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Not a Snapper.
One of the rarest of the midyear 1969 Plymouths was a surreal "spring special" based on the Fury III two-door hardtop
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