A question about '59 rooflines
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2018 11:13 am
Here's a question put to me by a model collector.
Because the Savoy is a four-door, the roofline does not slope as it does in the Sport Fury or other two-door hardtops. Four doors came in two flavors - sedan (like the Savoy) and hardtop (e.g., the standard Fury). The chief difference in body styling between the two is the lack of a "B" pillar, or separation between doors at the mid-section of the car on the Fury, and example of which you can find here. But even the four-door hardtop's roof does not slope like two-door hardtop.
I hope you enjoy the movie clip. And I'll ask others here to comment on your inquiry. Good luck!
Dan
Hello Graeme! Your '59 Savoy is in "From Russia With Love", included in this post. I have many such '59 clips in Windows proprietary "wmv" format on my old website, waiting to convert to mp4, the web standard. But I've converted this one here for your enjoyment!Graeme wrote:Here's an odd question for you. I have a 1:43 model of a '59 Plymouth Savoy taxi (issued as part of a "James Bond" collection) and I want to convert it into a Sport Fury. The Fury is apparently a couple of inches lower, and certainly the coupe roofline looks distinctly lower than the sedan in photos, but I'm not sure exactly where the height reduction comes from. Did the Fury actually have a lower roof and a unique, shallower windshield, or was the roof pressing less "domed", with the rest of the structure identical?
I've been browsing the net for specifications, forums, posts by Fury owners, etc. but that hasn't led me to the information I need. Maybe you could point me in the right direction. I could register with you and post the question on the forum but your forum categories don't seem to cover this kind of question, Grateful for any advice or suggestions from any of your knowledgeable members.
Graeme Ogg
London, England
Because the Savoy is a four-door, the roofline does not slope as it does in the Sport Fury or other two-door hardtops. Four doors came in two flavors - sedan (like the Savoy) and hardtop (e.g., the standard Fury). The chief difference in body styling between the two is the lack of a "B" pillar, or separation between doors at the mid-section of the car on the Fury, and example of which you can find here. But even the four-door hardtop's roof does not slope like two-door hardtop.
I hope you enjoy the movie clip. And I'll ask others here to comment on your inquiry. Good luck!
Dan