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Sport Fury GT 1970 With 440-6 Engine Found After 45 Years in Barn. Only 11 Units Are Known and Only 4 Keep the Original Engine. The Restoration Will Be Partial
Time stopped for a rare Sport Fury GT 1970. For 45 years, this car was forgotten in a barn. Now, it returns to the spotlight thanks to the Rocket Restorations channel, which found it and decided to bring it back to life.
More than just a random find, this is one of only eleven known with the original 440 Six-Barrel engine.
In its early years, following its debut in 1956, the Fury oscillated between categories. It was intermediate in the large land yacht segment. When muscle cars took over the market, the Fury was no longer a mid-size car. It became a symbol of success for Chrysler, well representing the brand’s lower-cost division.
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At that time, the big cars dominated. Pontiac Catalina, Ford Galaxie, Chevrolet Impala — all had space and highlights. So did the Fury. But there was a difference: the rivals offered performance versions.
Models like the 2+2 with a 428 V8 engine and the SS427 stood out. The Fury had not yet entered this game with strength.
Mechanical Freedom, With One Exception
Chrysler did not impose restrictions between its divisions regarding engine use. This gave freedom to explore power. With one exception: the legendary 426 Hemi was not used outside the B-body models, at least in regular production cars. Thus, the most a C-body like the Fury could have was the 440 Super Commando engine.
This engine had three two-barrel carburetors, delivering 390 horsepower and 490 lb-ft of torque. That’s equivalent to 395 hp and 664 Nm. Not bad. Despite the strength, very few Furys received this 7.2-liter big-block.
In the 1970 model year, about 260,000 large Mopars were produced. Of those, only 666 were Sport Fury GTs. The standard engine was the V8 440 with a four-barrel carburetor. The version with the 440 Six-Barrel was even rarer.
The production of the model with the 440-6 engine was less than one-tenth of the GT total. The exact numbers are incorrect. The consensus ranges between 61 and 66 units, plus three built in Canada. Among all of these, only one is known today. And only four still have the original engine. One of them is the one that has now been rescued.
The Relic Will Be Restored
Tom Hergert, the person behind Rocket Restorations, found this forgotten gem. The car will be restored, but without losing its originality. The idea is to preserve it as much as possible. Since 1981, the vehicle remained untouched. A true find.
The car is not in perfect condition. It has been repainted, has filler in the right rear quarter, and shows natural wear from time. The engine compartment is compromised but complete. The biggest disappointment was that the transmission is not original. Instead, it has a 1968 gearbox, usually associated with Hemi engines. Unusual but interesting.
The underside of the car is covered with an old anti-rust coating. There is corrosion in some points of the chassis. Nothing critical, but noticeable. Inside the car, a surprise: the original build sheet was hidden behind the driver’s seat. Rats chewed part of the document, but it is still legible.
Low Mileage and Registered Differential
The odometer shows 36,000 miles (approx. 57,936 km) driven. An important detail for those who value originality. The differential has a handwritten note: it is a unit with a 3.23 gear ratio.
Like many large cars from the 70s, this GT was made more for highways than for city streets.
Another curious detail is the hood. It has an improvised air intake made to hide a dent in the engine cover. To make it functional, several holes were made above the air filter. This created a sort of unique air collection system, even though it was not part of the original design.
The Sport Fury GT Is Not for Sale
The current owner of the car does not want to sell it. At least for now. The restoration will be partial, focused on preservation. The goal is to make it functional and authentic. A rare piece of automotive history is about to return to the road, carrying four decades of silence on its wheels.
This Sport Fury GT is rare. It is one of the last vestiges of an era where power and size went hand in hand. And now, finally, it will roar once again.
With information from Auto Evolution.
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