My '63 Plymouth Fury

In 1962 and continuing in 1963 Chrysler began building performance oriented automobiles based on their larger displacement "wedge head" engines as opposed to their old "hemi head" motors. These became known as the "Max Wedge" cars. Starting in 1962 at 413 cubic inches of displacement and continuing to 426 cu. in., these high compression engines were given hotter cams, performance exhaust systems and topped with dual carb, ram induction manifolds culminating in horsepower ratings of up to 425 H.P. In their day, they were the epitome of performance.

This faded old photo was taken in 1963 of my mother's new (then) Dodge 440.

This is the story of my '63 Plymouth Fury project. I have always had a fondness in my heart for the early 60's Mopar performance cars, so when I found "Max" rotting away in a farmer's shed I decided I would try to resurrect the old beast.
His story continues on the next 4 pages.

Found in a Farmer's Shed

The Cleanup

A Motor for Max

Other Improvements