Here's Something You Don't See Every Day

[Don67Satellite]

Was peeking at an online ad for a 1966 Plymouth "Fury 3 Sport" it said. A 318 car in complete, running, but needing some TLC shape.

Haven't seen a column shifter automatic with buckets & console before. Interesting to me, maybe more common to others.

 

[71RRHI]

I read somewhere there was a special block off plate for the console, for column shift cars but never saw one before

 

[Jerry Hall]

I've not seen any in person. I did know that there were shift delete plates for consoles. Very rare IMO.

 

[Milly]

And here I thought it was odd that my 500 didn't have a console. It just looks weird to me without it. Lol

 

[Demonic]

That's got to be a custom setup.

 

[Big Bad Dad]

I saw one of the console block off plates in car in a junkyard many years ago. (Early 1980s) It had the chrome ribs to match the console top. It was in a 66 or 67 Satellite with a 3 speed on the column. I wish now that I had purchased it. It's the only one I have ever seen.

 

[YY1]

You can see the plate in the pic.

1966 318 3 on the tree Chargers got that plate because the console was standard, and couldn't be optioned away.

 

[Kern Dog]

I saw one at a car show and thought the owner was bullshitting me. Since then, I have seen others. Strange things...

 

[gkent]

That's got to be a custom setup.

Nope.

 

[BeepBeepRR]

By the looks of the spot light possibly an old cop car. Cop cars had weird options.

 

[Big Bad Dad]

Spotlights were common and popular back in those days. I have had a couple of old Mopar muscle cars with Unity spotlights on them, as well as a Ford truck.

 

[YY1]

...and cop cars tended to not have consoles due to the number of things carried on the officer's belt.

Even today, Chargers are built for law enforcement specifically without consoles.

 

[Don67Satellite]

A couple more pics from the ad that kinda show the console & a pic of the car itself. Ad states car belonged to the sellers father, says it runs but has not been driven in years.

 

[silversedan]

I've seen a 64 sport fury ,, with push button trans and a blank console

 

[1967coronet]

Cool 66 fury, thanks for the pics.

 

[moes]

I saw this years ago, and I put it in my Mopar files for reference.
According to the 68 service manual, it was available to have a console and a column shift.
It's hard to read, but below the circled picture it says "with column shift" It appears to be a 4 speed top plate, with a block off plate instead of a boot.

 

[Budnicks]

Cool Fury III
always liked the stacked headlights
& sharp body lines 'details' of those years

never seen the block off/blanked out plate, in a console in person
I have heard about it before

good to actually see one 'sort of'

 

[1966Fury3]

A couple more pics from the ad that kinda show the console & a pic of the car itself. Ad states car belonged to the sellers father, says it runs but has not been driven in years.

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Hey Guys I bought it and Yes it is part of Car Has original brackets for it. Just brought it back from mechanics as developed a coolant leak water pump gave up. All good now. Was restored back in 2006 but last 2 owner let sit outside and has started to fade in Areas. But is cool to Drive. I Paid $4500 for it driver rear quarter had 3-6 inches of bonds I just removed it. Let the restoration Start

 

[Photon440]

Hey Guys I bought it and Yes it is part of Car Has original brackets for it. Just brought it back from mechanics as developed a coolant leak water pump gave up. All good now. Was restored back in 2006 but last 2 owner let sit outside and has started to fade in Areas. But is cool to Drive. I Paid $4500 for it driver rear quarter had 3-6 inches of bonds I just removed it. Let the restoration Start

Welcome! We have a 'welcome' forum you ought to visit. Congrats on getting the car, looking forward to your restoration work.