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1970 Plymouth Fury 1, Police Pursuit, Resto. Project
1970 Plymouth Fury 1, 440HP, Original Minn. Highway Patrol car. Retired from service in 1975, with 74K miles,
Sold at auction, Motor and Trans, removed, then the car sat in somebodys back yard for years, I bought this car in 1998'ish, This car was a factory original "Faster then yours" pursuit car, Has 2 fender tags, It has to much "Special Order" stuff for one tag, Also I found the original Built sheet intact, under rear seat, Parts "Found" Located a 1970 "440HP" motor in 2002 Located a 1970 737HD tranny in 2003 Located correct era style "police gear" Lights, radio, siren (1998 through 2005) Located rust free rear clip (2008) Current state of car is: ground up resto. Stripped and ready for body work.. Rust through in normal spots. trunk pan, and a few spots on rear quarter panel. One real small spot below rear window Then paint, White over Maroon. Minn. Highway Patrol colors. Yea, it ain't no Cuda, Roadrunner, or Hemi, But it was built to catch them.. And when was the last time you saw a real police pursuit at the car show? http://i40.tinypic.com/d4cqt.jpg When Its done, It will look like this, http://i43.tinypic.com/vchop.jpg |
this will be some project
good luck with it:D |
That will be one cool project. Keep us posted as you go.
Welcome to the forum. |
almost forgot, Welcome to the forum:D
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welcome to the forum, keep us posted.
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it's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. it's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
http://www.cs.colorado.edu/%7Enutt/Images/JakeBlues.JPG cool car! |
Do I smell bacon?
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That would be one cop car I wouldn't mind seeing. Sounds like a fun project.
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so it has a 240 mph speedo... 0 to 90 fast...... my dad had the same car. that was a fast 440 the guy he got it from said the speedo was pegged more than once. i only saw 170. then my dad let off.
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And thanks for the Welcome's.....
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Just fix the lighter!
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Wasn't someone else jsut talking about doing a law enforcement vehichle in the last month or so? Maybe a Blues Bro. one?? John's comment reminded of it, I think he beat me to that line last time.
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welcome and that will sure be one long project so guess you will have to keep us updated on a weekly base :D
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Weekly Report:
Dissasemble Front end, Getting ready to drop sub-frame, Making ready to attach Auto Twirler, http://i41.tinypic.com/6ej12f.jpg here are some of the removed parts, http://i41.tinypic.com/2itfvyv.jpg |
And yes, that is a 76 caddy, 46K original miles, 500 cubic inch monster motor.
http://i42.tinypic.com/10nhzrd.jpg |
Some more of the removed parts.
http://i44.tinypic.com/jtar86.jpg And the bible if I get stuck. http://i43.tinypic.com/4skymo.jpg |
Originally Posted by gilligan
(Post 13062)
And yes, that is a 76 caddy, 46K original miles, 500 cubic inch monster motor.
http://i42.tinypic.com/10nhzrd.jpg ...it was amateur night, and you could tell. Whoever it was, they put the dynamite under the passenger side. But what they didn't know, what nobody outside the factory knew, was that that model car was made with a metal plate under the driver's seat. It's the only thing that saved my life. |
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hope to see more pics soon. and my dad has a 72 plymouth fury 3.
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Originally Posted by gilligan
(Post 12936)
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Thats sweet dude.....it would be loads of fun working on that. Good luck.
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Back to basic's again.
Ok, I know its been a while, But with life in general, and trying to stay out of the heat during the summer, I was able to once again, work on my car.
Stats,, found ALL the parts I needed, rust free rear clip, and the rest of the cop stuff.. I have also been in contact with the officer who was the primary trooper assignied to my car. He wants to take a trip out here to see his old ride. I am trying to get as much as the body work done before the heat of the summer sets in again, Cause when its 120+ outside, This is the last place you want to be, And its real hard to pack up my project and tote it with me. Next step is to have the rusted trunk floor replaced, I am not a welder, so this job I must farm out to somebody. In the mean time I will slowly sand away many years of paint, bird droppings, and scum, Then its off to be painted. YEA!! I can almost hear that 440HP purring now.. |
welcome back , keep us updated when you get the chance
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Originally Posted by mr340
(Post 15219)
Yep, it's a cop car speedo... (certified)
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