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Look at where the rear wheel well opening is in relation to the tire in pic #4, wow, some kinda hit.

Yes, almost looks like a chopped top doesn't it?, especially at the rear, I wish it had the Ski Hi rear winsow, the 61 Phoenix I used to have had that rear window and it really looks good, but in the summer, God help you if you were ridind in the back seat, tou could literally look up and see the sky. If I'm not mistaken the 1961 Chrysler, Plymouth and Dodges had the drivers seat that was taller than the passenger side as this one does.It doesn't have the square or sparkle clear steering wheel but he did put an Imperial square steering wheel in the trunk that I'll redo and install.

thanks I need a laugh

Beutimous 1961 Plymouth Fury, that's the car i wanna be buried in! unusual color for a 61 Fury.

If you look at the 1961 silver gray Phoenix in the pics below, the upper tail lights are an accessory, the tail lights on the non Polara's are way down low on the corners and just above the bumpers, I heard there were accidents caused by the low and smallish tail lights, so Ma Mopar came out with the one's you add on at trunk level, also on the Phoenix below, the round red tail lights are backup lights and I have never seen them red before they are always clear. Mine doesn't have the trunk level tail lights, but i think I have some NOS one's stashed around here some where, but not sure if i will use them, it's a cleaner look without them, i think, but I don't relish the idea of someone rearending me either.

maybe true, but that's a Polara not a Phoenix, Pioneer or Seneca. little different, kinda like I think a convertible better than a four door, apples, oranges, and opinions. and the jacked in the back look ain't for me either, don't get me wrong, the Polara is a nice looking car.

That 4 door looks great, i think the color really makes that car, nice.

Well said, I agree, and as a lover of 61 dodges and Plymouths, I like different, makes the world a more interesting place.

I drove her around the block a few times, some guy waved me down and wanted to know about the car, then he wanted to know if she was for sale, i said, sure 8500, he said I'll be down to talk to Ya, course money talks and BS walks, but ya never know. I could use the cash for the new project I found, 1 of 54 1960 Fury's with the 395 Golden Commando 383, guess I'll never have a car to drive, always two birds in the bush is better than one in the hand, I'll never learn, but sho is fun findin' um.

The 61 pioneer arrived this morning, washed her, polished, rub her, and drove her. Just thought I'd share

I guess I gotta get some coffee and settle down.

Man, I went and turned up the thermostat just looking at the pics, Manitoba, isn't that Inuwit for "don't come here, to much damm snow"

you can have mine, it's pretty wore out though

A guy here in Covington had a 47 coupe i believe, he told me he used a Mustang tank in his car, $100 bucks or so and mounted just like yours, stupid me, I went and bought a stainless fuel cell. That looks real good there. I think he said he built up around it so the trunk would be flat.

Since it's b coupe, i could X frame right in back of the seat for side to side strength and run X stffeners through the bulkhead on either side behind the seat to stiffen it front to back, lower the whole thing and run a cut down 12 to 14 inch windshield with no top bar. Wish I could afford Photoshop and knew how to use it.

It's a plymouth, 318 auto with an 8 3/4 rear, why?

Gotta box it and get it off, will try to get it done tomorrow

But i'm just gonna putt around town on nice days, it's not gonna be a drifter or nothing fast.

First let me warn all the purists here to grab your nitro pills I was thinking of cutting the top off the 47 B coupe i have, it's never gonna be original, it's not gonna be a full custom, or a hot rod, and i would like a convertible, it don't have to be with a top, i'm not gonna commute in it, anyone ever done this (or admit to it) ? Anyway, maybe i will maybe i won't, but i do have a Sawsall (25# aniversarary edition)

Great story, hope that miracle only applies to cars, tools, and dogs, and not ex wives.

Looks real good, I need to fill some cracks in mine, what did you use for filler? any tricks?

Here's one of my old "gas" station's, i did so much "maintenance" there i think God voided my warranty.

WOW! never can tell what's around the corner, great story, must be some good Karma coming back at Ya. Enjoy

Well, great excuse to pull those "custom" front turn signals, by the way, there'r for sale and I've included a pic of them if your interested, I'm thinking .$.02 OBO. Anyway, i have a pic of the cut wires to the pass side headlight, the two black ieres look original, the green and red wires were in the electrical tape that was wrapped around it. Aslo, the square bar that holds the bottom brace for the hood latch plate, does it attach to the fenders at the ends? I just realized I'm kinda hijackin' this thread, sorry about that, I'll try not to do that again, I know it's agrivating, especially for the original poster, RESQMATT my apologies.

Well, guess the laughs on me, i read the posts and responded, then i got to thinking about the grill i was working on yesterday and some wires i saw but didn't check out, i had this bad feeling, so i just went out and looked and all the wires for the headlighs and turn signals in the front a cut!!!! The inner fenderwells were out of the car when i got it, wonder if they just cut the wires to get the front end off or what. Guess i gotta go do some vestigatin'. Oh, and Tim, your right, and i turned on the dome light and it got totally dark inside the car! :0)