Skwerly
Member
Hey everyone! Here is my '68 - it doesn't look this good anymore and is currently under the knife.
My '68 Sport Fury
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sprtfury66
Member
Nice car, but then again, I do have a soft spot for Furys. Good luck with the restoration.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I have a soft spot for any of the Fast Tops.
Fender skirts dramatically change the car too. Nice.
Fender skirts dramatically change the car too. Nice.
sprtfury66
Member
I have always thought that fender skirts were rather useless; however,I refuse to take mine off.
Nice! I had a '69 Fury with a 383 in the mid 70's. Texas car. Like a lot of people on this site, "I wish I still had that car".
Fratzog
Old Man with a Hat
She's a beauty :eusa_clap: Keep us up to speed on the restoration with lots of pics!
BillGrissom
Active Member
Interesting look. Can't say I remember seeing that model before, though the front is classic Fury. It has a real "slab-side" look, which is currently popular with the Chrysler 300. The deep fender skirts also gives it a "lead-sled" look. Not quite as low as a 50's Mercury's and their rounded body goes better with a "drag the ground" look. The wheels look massive. Are they 16"? My 65 Newport has 14" wheels.
7mag
Member
Nice, I cant leave my fender skirts off either, if I didnt get em with the Fury I wouldnt have sought them out, but because I do have them I spent a fair amount of time making new pins and rubbers for them when I was doing the rebuild last year.
Skwerly
Member
Thanks guys. 
Nope, the wheels are just 14s, but I'm considering upgrading to 15s so that I have more tire choices - i couldn't believe how difficult it was to find the ones on there! It isn't like back in the day (early 2000s) when every used tire shop carried 15 of them. i couldn't find a single used one.
i love the fender skirts. i actually sourced others because the ones on the car got a little bent up. they are green and from a VIP but the car is getting repainted anyhow.
as of now, the hood is off, the engine and trans are unbolted and ready to yank. progress is, as usual, slow, but it's coming along! the rebuild itself won't take too long.
Nope, the wheels are just 14s, but I'm considering upgrading to 15s so that I have more tire choices - i couldn't believe how difficult it was to find the ones on there! It isn't like back in the day (early 2000s) when every used tire shop carried 15 of them. i couldn't find a single used one.
i love the fender skirts. i actually sourced others because the ones on the car got a little bent up. they are green and from a VIP but the car is getting repainted anyhow.
as of now, the hood is off, the engine and trans are unbolted and ready to yank. progress is, as usual, slow, but it's coming along!
the rebuild itself won't take too long.
old tired rebel
New Member
I hate to say but every tire shop I went to said 14-15 are on the way out it's all 16-20 in tires now.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
You'll always be able to find 15's, you'll just have to look harder
Skwerly
Member
Yea, almost everything is sixteen or up now! So lame, lol.
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