A few days ago, I brought up the idea of a “moonshine runner” build after being inspired by a couple of Internet finds. The premise is simple enough: a visually under-the-radar car that has the wrath of the gods under the hood and a suspension capable of both high-speed hustling and cargo hauling, with the intent of appearing like what you would find running around the South up until the 1980s. Part of the build that was underscored several times over ahas that the car would have to be discreet in it’s mission. You did not drive a Lincoln Mark IV with a blower through the hood and the stance of a dirt-track car because the revenue agents would be on your case in half a second. You went with something more pedestrian, like a four-door Dodge that packed a Hemi where a lowly 318ci mill should have been sitting. Then we came across this 1973 Fury, and besides our flashbacks to the CarJunkieTV LeMons entry, we can’t help but notice that it resembles a movie car we know well. That black monster on the longest rear-leaf shackles Hollywood ever had on film is the star car from the movie Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. Other than the two extra doors and color, we’re starting to see a connection here…
Part of us would get right to work on bringing the tail back down to Earth, but if the design of the car was to hold a few hundred pounds of glass bottles and high-test liquor in the back, would that be a good idea? The eBay ad is short on details, so we don’t know what’s underhood, but this Plymouth is based in Louisana, so there is a small possibility. Just be sure to check the trunk for fluffy white rabbits before accepting the keys and paperwork.
eBay Link: 1973 Dodge Plymouth Fury
This hiked-up monstrosity would kill and burn its driver when it attempted the first tight bend. Far better to get a Mom and Pop SUV, swap in a twin-turbo late model Hemi and severely upgraded suspension and brakes, then hire a car full of kids to sit on all those crates of good ‘shine!
You know it makes sense…
Are you going to include the “Cabin Exit ” exhaust, and a hundred (or so)
white rabbits in the trunk, on your build?(LOL)
This one does not look like it’s lift at the shackles? Possibly a spring over on the axle? and No way Its to ugly!!!