Offered for Auction sale at Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona January 19th-23rd, 2011.

The Fury was introduced as a premium-priced halo model (a production automobile designed to showcase the talents and resources of an automotive company, with the intent to draw consumers into their showrooms.) Introduced in 1956 with a 303 V8, the Fury had sharply peaked tail fins, a Cadillac-like logo, and typical 1950s styling in keeping with the lower-priced Belvedere. The Fury was sold only as a Sand Dune White hardtop coupe with gold anodized aluminum trim in 1956, 1957 and 1958. The second year of production brought a significant boost in performance when the new 318ci V-8 debuted, topped by two four barrel carburetors, it developed a healthy 290hp. In 1958 Fury was named the Car of the Year. Along with the DeSoto Adventurer, the '58 Fury had the first of the Golden Commando engines displacing a 1958-only 350ci and developed an even more-impressive 305hp at 5,000 rpm with twin four barrels and 315 HP with rare and troublesome fuel injection. From zero to sixty in under eight seconds, the '58 was certainly no slouch.

In 1959 Plymouth made its top model the Sport Fury, relegating the Fury name to the position of the Plymouth Belvedere at the top of the regular Plymouth line-up. The Sport Fury continued on with its ultra-hot engine option and the Fury moved into the Belvedere's former spot in Plymouth's lineup. In doing so, the Fury nameplate now found itself emblazoned on sedans and station wagons as well as a hardtop coupe and sedan, while the Sport Fury series had only a 2-door hardtop and convertible. 1959 also brought immense tail fins and a "tire bulge" on the trunk lid

From 1965 to 1974, Plymouth sales owed a great deal to the initial Fury's popularity. When Plymouth reintroduced a full-size car in 1965, the Fury nameplate was employed to draw customers in which cheapening the panache of the nameplate in the long run. It was then available in four trim levels, dubbed Fury I, Fury II, Fury III and Sport Fury, which were priced to meet Chevrolet's Biscayne, Bel Air, Impala and Impala SS models, body style for body style.

Not a plain car in any aspect, this incredible custom 1959 Plymouth Fury has benefited by a top-flight restoration and customization process costing many tens of thousands of dollars to execute and complete. With a 2" chop to the roofline and multiple custom touches including lightly frenched-in headlamps and more, the body was finished in a high-gloss luminescent metallic. Inside, the interior detailing is no less spectacular, with white and green accents covering all tactile surfaces themselves further accented by polished chrome trim items. The suspension was also modified to give this car the full custom look. Under the hood, the engine remains largely as-built, yet clean and tidy throughout. For the ultimate custom based very sympathetically on one of the most intriguing late 1950s cars ever produced, you need look no further than this masterpiece of the customizer's art.