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The Plymouth Fury is an automobile which was produced by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1956 to 1978. The Fury was introduced as a premium-priced model designed to showcase the line, with the intent to draw consumers into showrooms.
The word "fury" is a type of anger, inspired by the Furies, mythological creatures in Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman mythology.
The Fury was sold only as an off-white hardtop coupé with gold anodized aluminum trim in 1956, 1957, and 1958. In 1959, Plymouth introduced the Sport Fury as its top model, and the Fury name was stepped down to replace the Plymouth Belvedere at the top of the regular Plymouth line-up. In doing so, the Fury range now contained sedans and station wagons as well as a hardtop coupe and sedan, while the Sport Fury series had only a 2-door hardtop and convertible. The Sport Fury was dropped at the end of 1959, but was reintroduced in mid-1962.
1960 was the first year a Fury convertible was offered, the first year for unit-body construction, the first year for Chrysler's ram induction system which increased low-RPM torque, and the first year for Chrysler's new Slant-Six engine. The original 318 and 383 were available (not related to the later 318 and 383), along with a 361. The Fury remained Plymouth's sales volume model through the early 1960s. The tailfins were completely removed for 1961, leaving the car with unpopular styling. Then Chrysler's president overheard and misunderstood Chevrolet chief Ed Cole saying Chevrolet would not have true full-size cars for 1962. Chrysler cars including the Fury were downsized for 1962, another unpopular move.
Starting in 1962 and ending in 1969, the Sport Fury was offered as a hardtop coupe or a convertible. On the 1960s television show Leave It to Beaver, Ward Cleaver is seen driving a 1962 Plymouth Fury.
Approximately 7,000 Fury Convertibles were produced in 1960.
This very very nice example appears to have covered only 22,000 miles from new, although there is no written proof of that. The seller, a well known Plymouth Collector, purchased the car from another well known collector who had owned the car for 17 years. It has an unknown previous history. The car had an older presentable respray, a deplorable and incorrect interior, but was rock solid with no rust whatsoever, and ran pretty well. Judging from the immaculate condition of the trunk liner and other items that usually don't wear well, we beleive the mileage could be correct. It is unclear why the original interior was trashed, but the data code indicates it was green, which could explain it, as Green is one of those "love it or hate it" colors. The seller then embarked on restoring the interior using correct fabrics, door panels and carpet set. The top end of the engine was rebuilt with new camshaft, lifters, the fuel pump and brake master cylinder were rebuilt as well. The car features Power Windows, Power Top, Power Seat, Swing out front seats, Automatic Transmission, Clock, Radio, Heater, and Sport Toned Paint.
This very rare car represents one of the most interesting and flamboyant times in the history of the Automobile, back when annual model redesigns were the norm in the industry. It's no wonder these cars have recently gone way up in value-they just simply did not survive and are very scarce.
