END OF AN ERA

Nick Axford hadn’t especially intended to buy a 1959 Plymouth, but when he saw this one he couldn’t resist. “A friend saw it for sale and suggested it,” remembers Nick. “I was looking for a classic car but actually considering an MGB, until I realised something like the Plymouth would be a lot more fun and more of a head turner. I liked the fact it was an unusual classic. There are four or five MGB clubs within a drive of my house and lots of MGs, but you don’t see many Plymouths. It’s not quite my first classic, since I’ve had a couple of Minis and a Triumph Vitesse before, but it’s my first American car.

“I bought the Fury in September 2015,” continues Nick, “and it arrived two months later. It came from Dayton, Ohio, and was part of a collection of 12 classic cars. The previous owner had done some work to the car including