Art Schlachter, long time Forum member and Sport Fury owner, has some excellent parts for sale.
Art's beautiful 1959 Plymouth Sport Fury
Art Schlachter wrote:I have a complete set 59 Sport Fury interior seat covers and door panels, a very nice steering wheel and a faux spare tire cover for rear trunk lid [Sport Deck] that I would like to sell. The following are general descriptions of each:
Seat covers and door panels, excluding door handles and bucklesBack seat armrests and panels
Interior Seat Covers and side panels: I have installed a complete new original interior and have carefully removed and stored seat covers and side panels from my Fury. Reason for replacement was due to fading of woven material over the years. ( Not included are front door arm rest and decorative belt buckles on seat backs and front door panels.) Seat covers and side panels have been carefully maintained over the years and woven center seat inserts, have no rips, tears, or stains. During use, seats would be covered with large towels for protection and then removed for when car was displayed. Fortunately, fading of materials over the years has been even throughout with no blotching spots caused by exposure to the sun. People viewing interior have no clue that woolen seat centers are faded. People have asked why I replaced these covers that were installed new approximately 15 years ago? My answer: “I could afford it and I am fussy about maintaining the concours quality of the Fury." My asking price of $1200 is about 20% of the cost of the interior brand new and allows someone needing a nice interior to bring their car up a show level at a very reasonable cost.
Steering wheel including horn ring and center pad
Steering Wheel: This steering wheel is the original one that came with the car. It is in very presentable condition, is not cracked and clear plastic portion has only slight yellowing. Previous owner may have had clear plastic portions re-casted – if that is possible. The present steering wheel in my Fury has been re-casted completely and inner metal round ring has been re-chromed prior recasting of the brown grips, and clear plastic sections - top and bottom. Cost was $3,000 plus one year wait and did not include horn ring or the center pad. Included with this sale of original steering wheel will include horn ring and center pad. This steering wheel as you can see in photo is still a show quality wheel. I am asking $1300.00 for the complete wheel as shown in photo. One cannot recast a wheel at anything close to that price.
Sport Deck
Sport Deck: This cover is a top-quality cover and includes everything shown in the photo, including the brushed aluminum center and the rubber seal around the perimeter. I added is the center badge which is actually a duplicate badge that goes on the rear fender wing on the Fury. It is larger and more decorative than original badge used when car was built. (If buyer does not like it, they can easily pull it off as double sided holding tape was used) Asking price for the Spare Tire cover including center badge and spun aluminum hub is $1,000.
If interested you can contact me either by cell phone or email and I would be glad to talk to you. I have additional photo’s that I can send upon request. Depending how far you are from Central Kentucky buyer will be responsible for packing and shipping. Ideal option is to drive and pick everything here at my residence if that is possible.
