Plymouth Fury, 1956-1974 From Top Muscle to Family Sedan The Plymouth Fury started out as the brand's proof of what it could do, an action that boosted sales but would come back to haunt and possibly even kill Plymouth itself. The development story of the Plymouth Fury was a tale of intrigue...
The 1975-1989 Plymouth Fury and Plymouth Gran Fury The Plymouth Fury started as a high performance version of the standard Plymouth, but the name was quickly applied to the brand’s full-size cars, where it stayed for most of its life. But in 1975, the Plymouth Fury name was moved to the B-body cars, replacing the Satellite (which had replaced the Belvedere). These are the Furys that probably ...
The 1960 Plymouth car lineup Plymouth returned to a three-model lineup when its Sport Fury was dropped after just one year (it would reappear in 1962 for a much longer run.) There was also a new bottom-bottom line called the Fleet Special made up of cars designed specifically for taxi and other high-use commercial applications.
The 1965 Plymouth Fury Each model of the big car line was dubbed "Fury." Deliniating bottom from top were simple Roman numerals: Fury I, Fury II, Fury III. On the top line, as in the past five years, the name Fury was preceeded by the word "Sport." The name Sport Fury meant there were bucket seats, a console and special trim with VB power only in a two-door hardtop or convertible.
Based on Dodge, Plymouth & Chrysler Police Cars 1956-1978: Mopar squads got the big-block 413 in 1963, generating 360 hp and 470 lb-ft, and running a quarter mile in 16 seconds. By 1965, when Plymouth had a Belvedere and Fury Pursuit with an optional 330 hp 383, Mopar squads were used by nearly every state.