68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph???

Posted By: 440PURSUIT

68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/13/11 01:29 PM

Was there a "140 mph Certified" speedo available in 1968?

I had my Fury I Pursuit at MIR yesterday and a spectator claimed that "State" cars would have had a 140mph Certified Speedo. My car is a 2 Door Unmarked Pursuit 440. It has a 120mph Certified Speedo.

Info is scarce on Cop Cars... I have the standard books but have not heard this before.

Thanks.

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Posted By: Commando1

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/13/11 02:20 PM

I'm willing to bet that the guy who made that statement also once had a 440 Hemi...

Posted By: bboogieart

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/13/11 02:32 PM

I would imagine the 140 speedo would be an option. Would depend if the Police Department needed or wanted it. They were specail order after all.

Posted By: 440PURSUIT

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/13/11 02:34 PM

It seems from Lit I've seen, 69 may have been first year when the body changed. There is an article (Hemmings) that speaks of a 68 Polara with 140 speedo, but shows a 71 or 2 so equipped.

Posted By: High Impact

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/13/11 03:34 PM

I just sent a two door fury II 2dr to the scrap yard tue's............Wow, your car is the best looking example of one like that I have ever seen!!

My car was just a 318 three on the tree car that was a rusty,rusty northern michigan car.

But to answer your question.....I dont think they ever made a 140mph for that car in 67 or 68. I've done that gen fury for year's and have never seen one.

Great looking car though!

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Posted By: Mr.Yuck

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/13/11 04:08 PM

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I just sent a two door fury II 2dr to the scrap yard tue's............Wow, your car is the best looking example of one like that I have ever seen!!

My car was just a 318 three on the tree car that was a rusty,rusty northern michigan car.

But to answer your question.....I dont think they ever made a 140mph for that car in 67 or 68. I've done that gen fury for year's and have never seen one.

Great looking car though!

It is a great looking car and should be in a magazine. Chris failed to mention he drove it about 70-75 miles each way to MIR yesterday.

Posted By: johnthib

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/13/11 06:05 PM

No "state" with 140mph speedometer, Just "pursuit" with 120mph certified.Nice car Would love to see more pictures

Posted By: Erics5th

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/13/11 08:55 PM

I believe the 140MPH speedo's came out in the '69 Fury/Polara line. Awesome car!

Posted By: toplescuda

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/13/11 09:18 PM

id love to have a 140 for my 69 sport fury convert

Posted By: savoy64

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/13/11 09:27 PM

69 fury,s had the 140 speedo--and used all of that and more---CHP keeps records of all of their pursuit cars i think it was a 69 polara clocked at 149mph was the fastest ever---on a cool night you could hear the intake roar from a mile away----yeah i drove one and it was my favorite until the 73 fury arrived and it was better only because of the brakes----bob

Posted By: dart1962_440

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/13/11 10:59 PM

My 68 Fury I 2 dr sedan, PK21, Nebraska State Patrol car has a 120 MPH Certified speedometer...

Posted By: bbodybill

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/13/11 11:38 PM

My 1993 CHP Mustang... Has a 160 speedo... Don't spose that counts :-)

Posted By: moon

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/14/11 12:24 AM

I have an old 69 Fury III sherrif's parts car that has a certified 140 mph speedometer.

Posted By: toplescuda

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/14/11 01:45 AM

hmmmmmmmmm

Posted By: 440PURSUIT

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/14/11 02:34 AM

Thanks for all the info and Support. Cool that some Pursuit Brethren are representing theirs!

I'll post some more pics. Drove it 200 miles so far and now need to get it on the lift and clean it up.

I think this is as "Muscle Car" as anything with a Bird/Bee/SS/GT etc. Stripped down and All About Buisness.

Posted By: savoy64

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/14/11 02:37 AM

search---history mopar squad---the 69 i drove had no air conditioning no radio and had manual windows--bob

Posted By: denfireguy

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/14/11 04:06 AM

When I was in Sterling with the Colorado State Patrol as a radio tech, we had a red 68 Fury I unmarked. It had the 120 mph speedometer in it. It was 3 years old at the time, took forever for the oil pressure to build up when started cold but was a strong runner when warmed up. Since it was unmarked, I could run errands for the radio shop around town in it. I loved it.
Craig

Posted By: furious70

Re: 68 Fury Police Speedometer. 140mph??? - 11/14/11 11:41 PM

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id love to have a 140 for my 69 sport fury convert

They aren't that hard to find, I have one in my car, they pop up for sale here and on ebay pretty often. And according to my Droid X GPS it's right on the money for accuracy still