Re: 1965 Sport Fury

[Bill Watson <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 09:38:18 -0800
From: "thechopfather" <badbrits@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: 65 sport fury.

The Sport Fury was built and sold in Canada in 1965.

The Canadian 1965 Plymouth line-up was -

PL - Savoy - 2-door sedan, 4-door sedan, 2-seat wagon, 3-seat wagon
PM - Fury II - 4-door sedan, 2-door hardtop, 2-seat wagon, 3-seat wagon
PH - Fury III - 4-door sedan, 2-door hardtop, 4-door hardtop, 2-door
convertible
PH - Sport Fury -  2-door hardtop, 2-door convertible

There were no Belvedere models sold in Canada in 1965 and all Canadian 1965
Valiants were not Plymouths.  And the Barracuda was a Valiant in Canada.
All Canadian Plymouths could be had with a slant six, 318 poly V8, 383 V8 or
413 V8.    Yes, even the Sport Fury convertible could be purchased with a
slant six engine.  The interior of the Canadian Sport Fury had buckets and
console, the same as in the U.S.   However, note that the Canadian Sport
Fury is model "PH".  In the U.S. it was "PP".

So, how to tell what you have?

The serial number for a 6-cylinder Sport Fury -
US - no such animal
Canada - hardtop - P3B59xxxxxx
Canada - convertible - P3E59xxxxxx

For a V8 Sport Fury -
US - hardtop and convertible - P45pxxxxxx
Canada - hardtop - P8B59xxxxxx
Canada - convertible - P8E59xxxxxx

Now the serial number for a Canadian Fury III is the same as the Canadian
Sport Fury (same situation also the for Canadian Polara 880 and the Canadian
Monaco).  So, how do you tell it is a Sport Fury?  The body plate under the
hood :

Model No.  : AP1 H 23  - for a hardtop with a 6 /  AP2 H 23 - for a hardtop
with a V8.
Body No. - ( 1 or higher)
Trim Code -  Starts with "H" - it is a Fury III with a bench seat
                Code "P4x" - it is a Sport Fury with buckets if the car is a
2-door hardtop or convertible.   The Fury III 4-door hardtop could ordered
with bucket seats and thus could have a code "P5x" interior.  But only the
4-door hardtop.  The bench seat Fury III was code "H5x", "H2x" or "H1x:".  A
third digit denoted the colour.
Paint Code - (exterior paint)

Thus if you are looking at a Canadian 1965 Fury, check the body plate.  If
it has "H2x", it is a Fury III with cloth & vinyl seats.  "H5x" is for a
Fury III with vinyl seats.  "P4x" in a 2-door model would mean a Sport Fury
while a 4-door hardtop with "P5x" would be a Fury III with bucket seats.

This confusion started in 1962 when the Sport Fury appeared in the U.S.
Instead of offering a Sport Fury model in Canada, Chrysler Canada decided to
offer bucket seats as an option on the Fury hardtops.   The convertible was
not built in Canada.   Chrysler Canada had the same option on the Dart 440
models.  And as the Canadian 1962 Plymouth and Dodge Dart models used Dart
interiors, they offered bucket seats from the Polara 500.  Door panels were
Fury/Dart 440, though, and not Polara 500.

For 1963 Chrysler Canada used Plymouth interiors in the Plymouth and Dodge.
And as Chrysler Canada now built convertibles (Valiant, Plymouth Fury, Dodge
440 and Chrysler Windsor) bucket seats could be had in Canadian Plymouth
Fury and Dodge 440 hardtops and convertibles.   With a series name shuffle
for 1964, bucket seats were offered in Plymouth Fury and Dodge Polara.
Seats were again from the Sport Fury, with door panels from the Fury.

In May 1964 Chrysler Canada introduced the Plymouth Sport Fury and Dodge
Polara 500 in convertible and hardtop forms.  They used the exterior trim of
the Sport Fury / Polara 500 in the U.S. with Sport Fury bucket seats.   But
the door panels remained Fury and the model number also remained "H".   The
Fury 4-door hardtop continued to offer bucket seats, though.  Canada Track &
Traffic magazine tested a 1964 Plymouth Fury 4-door hardtop with buckets and
console.

The Canadian 1965 Sport Fury used the seats and door panels from the
American Sport Fury while the Canadian Fury III was from the American Fury
III.  The Canadian Monaco used the seats from the American Sport Fury and
the door panels from the American Custom 880.  And to expand the confusion,
the Canadian Polara 880 used the American Fury III seats with the American
Custom 880 door panels.   The bottom Savoy and 330 used American Fury I
interiors while the Canadian Fury II and Polara 440 used American Fury II
interiors.

For 1966 the Canadian Sport Fury and Monaco became model "P". both using
American Sport Fury interiors, and ended the confusion.

Hope this helps.  If you need more info or help, feel free to ask.

Bill
Vancouver, BC




Hi there,
Just wondering where you are getting your info from. I'm looking for info
about 1965 Canadian Plymouths. A fellow down the street has a 1965 Sport
fury with a 318 Poly (or wide block or big block) Ive been told they are the
same engine?. He's asking a reasonable price but I would like to do some
research before committing to a deaI. I thought that it was a different trim
package that denoted a specific car(ie. Fury I, II, III or Sport edition).
The sport Fury package being the one with bucket seats and a console
shifter. Wouldn't happen to know why this car wasn't available in Canada
would you? Any info you could suplly would be a great help. Also. The car is
in Canda but I can only trace the history back to 1985. Thanks,

Clint
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