1977 Plymouth Fury Factory TAXI CAB - 7 ORIGINAL MILES Survivor, Barn Find Mopar

Plymouth Fury 1977 Description

1977 Plymouth Fury Special Order Factory TAXI CAB with 7 original miles. Yes 7 miles. A 40 Year Old MOPAR with 7 miles on it. It was purchased new by a Cab Company in New York and never put into service. Still retains the original Certificate of Origin for a Vehicle. It was never titled. Originalwindowsticker is still on the vehicle. I found 3 build sheets for it. One above the gas tank, one in the drivers door, and one under thefront seat.The engine is a 225 Slant 6. The gas tank had to be replaced because the original had too much rust inside of it.The Cab runs, moves, and stops but I will not put it on the road because Idon't want to add any miles to it.
The interior is perfect but the exterior does have some issues. The Cab companydidn't really take that great of care of it. It was used as a storage shelf and a parts car.
I have been able to locate most everything that it was missing with NOS parts. It was really just minor items - lenses, grill, mirror,.... There are only a couple of items it still needs - jack assembly and RH wiper linkage. There may be other thingsbut those I know for sure.
The Cab Companybuilding where this was stored must have had a bad roof because there is a rust hole at the rear window on the drivers side (see pictures). Then the water ran down into the lowerquarter and rusted out thebottom of that panel. Bottom ofthe car has typical surface rust as you would expect from something that has been sitting for 40 years.
The Taxi light on the roof is just a magnet mount, it is not wired in. You will notice there is black tape on the roof.That is from the factory, the roof light wiring harness is under that tape.
So here is mydilemma, do you repaint a 40 year old car with 7 miles or do you leave it just like it is? All of the issues to the body would be simple to address but wouldthat make it more valuable or take away of the originality of it?
I just refinished the wheels, installed new tires, and installed NOS caps.
Please look over the pictures and let me know if you have any questions or would like additional pictures.