The Plymouth Fury is a model of automobile which was produced by Plymouth from 1955 to 1989. It was introduced for the 1956 model year as a sub-series of the Plymouth Belvedere, becoming a separate series one level above the contemporary Belvedere for 1959. The Fury was a full-size car from 1959 to 1961, then a mid-size car from 1962 to 1964, again a full-size car from 1965 to 1974, and again a mid-size car from 1975 to 1978. From 1975 to 1977 the Fury was sold alongside the full-size Plymouth Gran Fury. In 1978, the B-body Fury was the largest Plymouth, and by 1979, there was no large Plymouth. This was rectified in 1980 with the R-body Gran Fury, followed by the M-body Fury in 1982. Production of the last V8, RWD Plymouth Fury ended at Kenosha, WI, on December 23, 1988. Unlike its sibling brand, Dodge, Plymouth would not live to see the resurgence of the large, V8/RWD sedan. The last Plymouth rolled off the Belvedere assembly line in 2001.
The word "fury" denotes a type of anger, inspired by the Furies, mythological creatures in Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman mythology. The model appears in popular culture as the subject of interest in the 1983 New York Times best-selling novel Christine by Stephen King about a 1958 custom red and ivory Plymouth Fury that is part of a frightening love triangle. It was later adapted into a movie.
Sixth generation (1973-1974)
During the 1974 model year, the newly redesigned full-size C-body 1974 Plymouth Fury was offered as the last full-size car in production after nine previous model years of production as a full-size car (since from model years 1965-1968 and from model years 1969-1973). During the next four model years (1975-1978) the Plymouth Fury nameplate would be relegated only to Chrysler's mid-size B-body platform, which is the concurrent mid-size B-body 1974 Plymouth Satellite, which also is the concurrent mid-size B-body 1974 Dodge Coronet (since from model years 1965-1973—on from model years 1975-1976) as well, in which the Satellite nameplate (ever since its first appearance on Chrysler's mid-size B-body Plymouths from during the mid-1960s) was eliminated during the end of the 1974 model year. During the next three model years (1975-1977), Chrysler's full-size C-body Plymouth would become the Plymouth Gran Fury. The 1974 Plymouth Fury shared Chrysler's all-new full-size C-body platform in common with the concurrent flagship Imperial (on through to model year 1975), the concurrent Chrysler New Yorker (on through to model year 1978), Chrysler Newport (on through to model year 1978) and the concurrent Chrysler Town and Country (on through to model year 1977), also with the concurrent Dodge Monaco (on through to model year 1976—and the 1977 model year Dodge Royal Monaco) as well. Styling was more squared off with lower beltlines and greater use of glass than with Chrysler's previous fuselage generation (from model years 1969–1973), also with cues more similar to the model year 1971 and later Buicks and model year 1973–1974 Mercurys. The unibody structure with subframe for engine/transmission was retained along with other typical Chrysler Corporation engineering features including torsion bar front suspension and multi-leaf springs in the rear.
Model lineup again included the Fury I, Fury II, Fury III and Gran Fury series, plus the Suburban and Sport Suburban station wagons. Engine offerings included a standard 360 cu in (5.9 L) V8 with two-barrel carburetor on sedans and coupes, a two-barrel 400 cu in (6.6 L) V8 standard on wagons and optional on other models, and four-barrel carbureted 400 and 440 cu in (7.2 L) V8s optional on all models.
All 1974 Furys came standard with TorqueFlite automatic transmissions, power steering, and power front disc brakes.
As part of the company's efforts to make ordering a well-equipped car easier, two special model packages were available: a basic group (which had items already ordered on a majority of full-sized Plymouths, such as an AM radio, air conditioning, light group and tinted glass) and a luxury group (which added items such as cruise control, power windows and an AM/FM stereo radio). The Brougham package, whose centerpiece was the individually-adjustable 50/50 divided front seat with individual center armrests and recliners, was still available for Gran Furys. New options included Chrysler's chronometer (an electronic digital clock), a gauge alert system that used light-emitting diodes to monitor engine functions and automatic temperature control.
For information on Chrysler's full-size C-body Plymouth (from model years 1975-1977), see Plymouth Gran Fury.
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