OMG ....my dream car

Back in the mid 1980's I picked up a 1972 Plymouth Fury III wagon. It came from the factory with a 400, 727, 8-3/4 Sure Grip. It was a 6 passenger wagon, and pretty much loaded with features. Power everything ( for the time) and large enough inside to carry full 4'x8' plywood and drywall.
It was a real work horse, and a great people mover, too.

It could also scoot pretty well. The 400 engine was a smog version of the 383 it replaced, but still retained plenty of torque. This car came from the factory with a 2Bbl carb, I added an eddy intake, a Direct connection street cam, and a Carter AFB, and 4 Bbl kick down linkage. It came from he factory with dual exhaust and there was noting wrong with the stock exhaust so I left them as they were. It was a pre-catilyst car, too.

best of all, I paid $300.00 for the car. remember, back in the 80's these cars were nothing more than used cars, and the mentality back then was down sizing. Chrysler C bodies were a dime a dozen.
I sold it, my 69 GTX ( that I bought with 1600 miles on it) , my 68 Hemi Roadrunner ( that I purchased new), and my 78 W200 Power Wagon when we moved to Georgia.
All were registered, insured, and in excellent operating condition.
I kept one MoPar for myself, and that is the 71 Swinger noted in my signature, below, and I still have it, and, of course my wife's Oldsmobile of the time.

Many times I thing about selling that stuff... But, no regrets. They payed for the entire move from NJ to Georgia, and then some. In fact I was able to by a new B150 Dodge "Royal Ram Wagon" (Van) within a couple of weeks of the move, and paid cash for it. That was 1986.

That Old Fury wagon would sure be a welcome addition to my life right now, though.

btw, the only down side to those wagons was the location of the gas tank. They are located behind the driver's side rear tire, between the fender skin and the frame. Yes, the gas tanks are outside of the frame rails. Directly behind the rear tire. Not a good design. Other than that, they were fabulous. I like the C body wagons better then the B body wagons.

The stories like this, make me miss stawags... I drive, a late model Ford version. It's great,for what it is,sure isn't the cool old station wagon vibe...