I had a uniquely optioned 1970 Fury. The car was a special ordered company car for a mid level field supervisor in the oil & gas industry. Back then the people that were assigned a company car also got a credit card for transportation expenses. The company would tell you what kind of vehicle and the specified dealership to go and order your new car. They traded cars anywhere from 2 to 4 years. It depended on the mileage that the car ended up with after January of the new year. Someone ordered a plain Jane Fury. Not a 1,2 or 3 and not a Grand Fury. So the car had very minimal outsice bling and the side nameplate was just Fury on the front quarter panel. That being said, the car looked like the cheapest Fury you could buy on the outside. But the guy checked off just about every box that you could have in a Fury. It had tilt steering, time delayed heavy duty wipers, A/C, power seats and windows, tinted glass, upgraded stereo/no tape deck, it came with the 383/4bbl Commando with torqueflite 3 speed auto, factory headers and dual exhaust, heavy duty alternator, heavy duty torsion bar suspension with 15"x 7" steel rally wheels and dog dish caps, large Michelin Cadillac steel belted radials, convemience lighting package. I got the car for $1.200 and it had 67K on it when I bought it. I was in the service at the time and I drove the wheels off of it back and forth from duty station back home. I kept the car for about 2 years after being discharged. I kick myself every time I think about the car. The only thing I ever had to do was to replace the U-joints and the tires and battery. I never had the first trouble with the car and everything worked just like it did when I got the car. It was probably the best used car that I ever had and man I wish I still had it today. Believe it or not that car was not as heavy as people think it was and it was a very fast car that hugged the road really well.
1972 Grand Coupe, my grandfather had a nice one in green. He left it at our house while my parents and grandparents went on vacation together. I noticed he'd broken the turn signal stalk / cruise control switch. I went to the dealer got a new one and installed it for him, then "test drove" it all over Fort Worth, loved that car. Always kept an eye out for one but few and far between even back then.
Right after the ‘69’s were introduced one of my mother’s friends and her husband bought a red Sport Fury Fast Top. I remember that car to this day. The husband drove about 30,000 miles per year in his job. They traded a ‘67 Sport Fury and before that they had a ‘65 Barracuda. Ah, memories of childhood.
did it end up with a stroker engine? as i looked in a magazine in 2010-13 as i was buying my charger and had more than one person try and talk me into going to look at it or buy it as it was listed for under 1972 green 10K, and the other dip and pray 69 383 go banana was listed at 9-15k usd i did go look at it but offered 7k he didn't bite but after sending it the the body shop i wasn't sure if id have a car to tag or not as 30 years outdoors and windows down with full interior hadn't done it any fafures plus 5-year's of 1970's salted water roadways
Leviathan, behemoth are both words that immediately come to mind. Your thorough coverage and calm tone are what makes this channel so rewarding. Excellent work.
In the 80s my family had a Fury III convertible - red. As teen driver I felt like a King driving that car around and to the drive in. Thanks for posting.
My 1st car that I bought with my own money when I was 15 back in 1981 was a 1972 Plymouth Fury III that looked exactly like the red/black 2 dr coupe at 1:15 & 8:39! I bought it for $600 from my grandpa who retired shortly after as a MOPAR salesman after 30 years! It had the 360 4bbl, dual exhaust with glass packs, BFG white letter tires & took me back & forth to school my sophomore year until a drunk driver ran a red light & T boned me on the passenger side totaling it out! My dad at the time had a brown/tan '72 Fury II 2dr coupe with the 318 2bbl that he bought new! When my grandpa passed a couple years later I inherited his 1970 Chrysler Newport 440 4bbl & that car was like driving a cruise ship down the highway & at 18 I felt so small in that car but man I could pack all my friends in there! PEACE LOVE n HIPPYNESS ✌☮
didn't buy a c-body as i wasn't sure i could buy parts for it i mean sure the engine is shared buy the glass ? or interior? and this was the 2010's so a's and c's didn't bring any cool/$$ factor as a cuda or daytona was the in thing more if it had the 4-h wording
Indeed, the seating position of Mopar´s from that time was great. Somehow high up and overlooking the car. Even the 72 Dart VIP (complete with Dictaphone) we had, which was a Swiss assembled car, had this commanding and sporty seating position. It even had factory Recaro seats with seperate center armrests. The seats were firm and had a very modern feel to them.
My parents bought a brand new blue 1972 Plymouth Fury III with a black vinyl roof shortly after I was born, so seeing these pictures brings back a lot of childhood memories. When the headlight shutters started sticking, it was my job to jump out and turn the little knob under the motor to help them open.
I've had several Mopar Muscle Cars from the 60's and 70's. Always carried an extra ballast resistor in the glove box. They had a habit of going bad and leaving you on the side of the road.
Yeah, Chrysler products were known for ballast resisters that burned out leaving you stranded, drivers' seats that broke down/collapsed within a year, noisy starters, engines that cranked a long time before starting, the harsh cheap feeling unibody ride, torsion bar suspensions that broke while merely sitting in the driveway, rusting away in 2 or 3 years, some bizarre looking designs, etc...
The ballast resistor...oh man. When I was about 4 or 5, I was with my Mom, and we got a new Dodge pickup. The resistor died on the way home from the dealer and left us stalled. I remember some workman picked us up and took us back to their shop and my Mom yelling at my Dad on the phone she wanted her old truck back.
I don’t know why but of the 6 Chryslers of the era my family owned “back in the day” we never had a ballast resistor problem. And lately that’s the biggest complaint among Mopar enthusiasts. How were we so lucky?
@@garysandiego Depends on when it was. They would have had to have the electronic ignition. You could usually tell this easily but the box on the firewall with the large T-03 size transistor on it.
I agree 100% that these Fury’s were beautiful. I remember the Beige one for sale and yes the color was a little boring. The front end with hidden headlights were very cool. I am a sucker for hidden headlights including the 68-69 Caprice and 68 Bonneville. I owned a 71 Fury coupe and loved it but the dash was very plastic but I liked how everything worked. The 72 was more tastefully done.
I owned three 1973 Plymouth Furies (a wagon, 2 dr.,4 dr. hdtp.) ALL GREAT CARS! All were "360s-2bbs., and ALL WERE GREAT CARS! The "high back" seats were the BEST AUTOMOTIVE FEATURE EVER!
My first car was a 1968 Fury lll. I always wanted a early 70's Fury hideaways or not and yes they are hard to find. I do have a 72 Charger SE with the hideaways. I love all Mopars from 1968 to 1972.
My dad bought a 72 Plymouth Fury 3 2 door hardtop with the hideaway headlights !!! Off the showroom floor .. color : Sherwood Green Metallic !! out the door price was $ 5,700 !!! Fabulous car !!!!
In the era we were a GM family - specifically Pontiac - and would never look at Chrysler or Ford. Now I wish I’d paid more attention. Great review Adam!
Thanks for this video! I agree that the 72s were just beautiful, and the last without government-spec bumpers. I have a couple of 72 Furies, and I'm going to do a restoration of the Sport Suburban I bought a year or so ago. I held out until I found a 72 Sport Suburban with the hidden lights and woodgrain side panels. It's a big job, but I look forward to having it next to my 1959, 60, and 1967 examples. A real treat to hear from another 1972 Fury fan! All the very best from Alberta, Canada.
Thank You Adam. Brought back Memories of my Uncles 1972 Fury. I never rode in the car but I always admired it when they visited. I was never a fan of the Cockpit decor. in my eyes it was a sea of cheap looking plastic. I owned a 71 NewPort 440 my bosses dads car. Funny thing about Chrysler products of the era. You could be blind and always know when a Chrysler Product was starting up. They all had that same sound.
My friend had a green 72 coupe with a black vinyl top and green interior. If I remember correctly, it had a 360 2bbl and a 727 torqueflight. The car ran surprisingly well. Very snappy off the punch and would light up both tires from a standstill.
1970 and 71 Sport Fury GT’s are one of my favourite mopars. 1969 Chrysler 300 was my first car. Wish I had kept it despite having to remortgage to fill it up these days.
My parents had a 1972 Fury III which was what I used to learn to drive. By the time I used it, it had 216,000 miles on it. It smoked like a freight train when it first started. And to start it, you had to pump the carburetor 3 times, no more, no less, to get it to start and idle. Otherwise, you spent the next 10 minutes waiting for it to recoup from flooding the engine. It was rusted out in the floor panels from years of road salt and a leaking air conditioner from water dripping onto the passenger floor panel. It had the 360 V8. It started off slow but soon was overtaking almost everyone. My sister lost count on how many drag races she won with it in college. But even with all that wear and tear, it still drove better than my parents 1969 Cadillac Sedan Seville. I finally had to park it when the valves went bad. It was using a quart of oil a week. It was a good car looking back. The trans had to be rebuilt once but not sure at the mileage at the time.
I had a 71 Satellite Custom wagon from new ,drove for 13 yrs . 383 cu.in. 727 torqueflite, trailer option 3:23 suregrip rr great car for towing my travel trailer, for those that remember out there, Chrysler was first with the gear reduction starter,(weird starter noise) also with electronic ignition, dreaded ballast resistor shutdown lol also the alternator back in the early 60"s before Ford or GM. Info , most all cars today use a gear reduction type starter.
The '72 Plymouth Fury with the concealed headlights is one of the best looking full sized cars ever in my opinion, if not the best. Hard to believe it was one year only. Thanks for the video!
My Uncle had a 72 Plymouth Wagon white with wood siding and a 360 engine and we used it to take out all the concrete from our (2) car garage. That car always started even if 20 degrees below zero and you could start and drive right away. Manually opened the headlights doors for Winter.
@@THROTTLEPOWER Yes, you are right. My aunt worked at Dodge Main and we used that Plymouth wagon along with our 1970 Chrysler Newport Custom for my brother and my lawn business which paid for all of our college. Take care!
@@michaelbenardo5695 harder than you think, considering I'm a european living in a country where just taking a turn with those cars would end up with six people and at least two dogs squished xD
I've always thought the '72 Gran Fury was underrated and was actually a great looking car, especially for the lower end Plymouth line. I can clearly recall in '72, watching local TV commercials showcasing the '72 Gran Fury. They advertised the price, which I no longer recall, however I thought it was a whole lot of car and a handsome car for a pretty low price. I wanted my father to buy one but he was always a Ford person, which was fine. Thanks for showcasing this underappreciated classic!
I always loved this particular year & style, too. Where I grew up in Maryland, a family across the street had one, a medium green model with the hidden headlights.
A 71 Fury Gran Coupe was my favorite car that I’ve ever owned. It had the flip up headlights, but in 71 they were much smaller. And it didn’t have the weird rear wheel bump. Otherwise it was the same car. I wasn’t even looking for one when I found it. I was hunting for 71-72 GMs that day. But when I pulled up to that 71 Fury I was immediately in love. This was… 1999? I bought it for $1700 cash and it was a solid daily driver with fresh power drum brakes and a tuneup. I drove it for the better part of a year before I had to trade it for a work truck for a new job. I missed it immediately and tried to replace its place in my heart with a 71 Pontiac Grand Prix (my favorite non-Mopar that I’ve owned). But as much as I loved that Poncho, it never did replace my light blue metallic 71 Gran Coupe. At least it introduced me to the MOPAR world and saved me from GM hell. In 20 years of searching though, I’ve still never seen another one for sale at a reasonable price that wasn’t half a world away. And now with derby guys sucking up and smashing all the big, formerly cheap 70s Mopars, I’m not holding my breath for a nice one that I can afford to turn up. It really was the ONE that got away!
I'm weird. I happen to like the early 60's Mopar's. The Belvederes, Polara's, Savoy's and Darts. I really like that body style. So much so that me and my old man used to race a 64 Dodge 330 Polara.
I thoroughly enjoy all your automobile reviews! I rather watch you than watch TV! You doing excellent job narrating and giving us all the insights. Thank you- Greg in California
My father worked for Cory Chrysler Plymouth and Dodge in the late 60's His demo was a 69 Plymouth Fury III with a 383-V8 4BBL. The mechanic there said to take it it up to the new 301 highway, mash the accelerator for the 1.5 mile to the next exit and then pull over and shut if off. Open the hood, smoke a cigarette and listen to the exhaust guard, when it stopped making noise then drive it back the same way. That breaks it in properly...that car would run 140 mph.
It's amazing how detailed front grills and taillights were years back. Thanks again for another fun watch..... Maybe a vid on the 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst?
Hi Adam. I am a big fan of the 72 Fury - only with the concealed lights. Reminds me of a fly or other insect. I have George Liberace’s 72 Sport Suburban wagon in gold. It was bought out of a Nevada wrecking yard. It had the 400 with a rod through the block so it was replaced with a 440. The wagon imo is by far the best looking version. The car still needs some further restoration but drives beautifully. The Coupe in my view has some major styling issues. The flares over the rear wheels look almost elephantine. It should have had a diagonal line leading downwards ahead of the rear wheel and no rear style line. The rear quarter should have tapered down more so to avoid the overwrought roll over of the rear trunk. The tail lights also should not have been inset but would have been better to extend to the edges. This would give the car a wider, lower look rather than the somewhat awkward vertical look with excessive roll over. The wagon has none of this and hence is my favourite - but each to their own. I also have two 73 Monacos . The 72 and 73 Monacos with their concealed lights look great and offer something different. I have a standard 360 pillared sedan and a B5 Blue pillarless Brougham sedan with the 400. Cheers
It was Liberace’s brother George’s car. No custom touches, just a nice stock wagon. One nice (standard) feature is how the Fury badge lights up as part of the front sider marker. They are very cool and rare cars.
We had a 1972 Sport Suburban in Inca Gold with the wood grain panels. I recall all of the ones with the wood grain had the concealed headlights. Ours had the brougham package with the 50/50 front seats that were super comfortable. It also had the 400 2bbl which provided quite a bit of get up and go for such a huge wagon. It also had the third row seat that faced backward. I recall pulling a travel trailer to the Grand Canyon in 1976. It was a great car, but the gas mileage was not good.
Such great design on these behemoths! I'm very fond of the higher beltline on the fuselage Mopars, as it makes the cabins looks even smaller (especially the coupes). Give me hideaway headlights any day. While this facade is one of my favorites, I also love the Monaco of the same year.
Enrique Lopez. Agreed with your assessment. I love both the '72 Dodge Monaco and '72 Plymouth Fury. Great year for them both with their sharp looking hideaway headlights and aggressive stance.
I had a friend whose parents had a big-block 70’s Mopar sedan (maybe a Polara) and that thing was a rocket. She was barely 5 ft. tall & had to pull the bench seat all the way up, but she drove that thing like a moonshiner😂 definitely at the top of the list for getaway cars👍
When I was 18 yo I bought a beautiful green 72 Fury Gran Coupe , yes hidden headlights. This was in 1978. Loved that car. Loaned it to my future father inlaw to run to the post office. He made a left turn in front of a truck and totaled it. To this day I miss that car and have never seen another like it. And yes the hideaway headlights make the frontend, they are a must.
My first running car was that same color coordination as the one your showing. . .1972 Fury III, body in red w/black vinyl roof in a 4 door hardtop. I bought it for $400 cdn in 1981. I had a lot of fun in that ol gal. . . especially pushing it to the gas station when that 360 2 barrel decided to have an insatiable fuel appetite. . . I still wish I had another like it.
I really can't tell you how much this channel means to me. It's a trip down memory lane. I'll be 65 in June and watching your videos i cant believe how many cars I've owned or worked on that are now fabulous cars. None of them looked so great back then. Keep up the good work. P.S. my cars you ask. 1991 plymouth colt vista mitsubishi 4g63. 1998 volvo S70. 3 honda motorcycles shadow helix reflex.
Another superb video on Chrysler’s Fuselage Era of 1969-1973. Look forward to a future video for us Mopar guys that focuses on 1970-1976 Plymouth Dusters/Dodge Demons/Dart Sports.🤔🤷♂️😁
I had a 73 fury 4d sedan with the 360 in 1987. I commuted with it 135 miles per day. It was the absolute nicest highway cruiser I have ever been in. It got 15 miles to the gallon. Uphill, downhill, with the wind, against the wind, fully loaded or empty. It got 15 miles to the gallon. The front cloth seat was like a living room sofa. The worst part about it was staying awake. I don't remember excessive highway noise on the 73. Alas the I sold it and was immediately sorry. My grandfather had a 1971 Fury I that he bought new. His had the 318. What a car! Fond memories of the Furys.
Heh. My mom drove a '72 Fury wagon (with the hidden headlights) for about six months. We owned it for more than a year. The rest of the time it was in the shop. Constantly breaking down. She hated it even when it was running right. They got it because my dad thought the late '60s Mercury wagon looked too old (not rusty or dented, just 'keeping up with the Joneses' as people used to say). She thought it was slow and cornered badly. The constant repairs finally convinced my dad to let her pick the next car and she got a white Vista Cruiser she was much happier with. Not a lot quicker but it could take a corner without feeling like it was going to roll over and it ran for ten years without a major breakdown.
I was never that impressed by this one. I absolutely loved the ‘69, the ‘70 not quite as much, the ‘71 a lot less, the ‘72 was so-so. The ‘73 I thought was weird. After that I never paid any attention to them. Chrysler seemed to have a theme, they would start off with a new clean body style and slowly mess with it until they ruined it. Other examples were the ‘70 Cuda and Challenger, the ‘71 Charger and Satellite. The new bodies looked great and in subsequent years they slowly changed them until they were ugly.
I admire Adam's appreciation of the underappreciated full sized cars of the 1970's, but I agree with you about the styling of this car, and your observations about styling trends of that era. I didn't like the fender skirt look that many car makers reintroduced in the early '70's, and kept for a while. Even without fender skirts, this Fury has a very small rear wheel opening that makes it look rather heavy and ponderous. Of course, it WAS heavy and ponderous, but 1960's full sized cars tended to be more cleanly styled. Not every 60's full sized car was attractive, but many could be described as big cars that didn't look like big cars. The '67 Impala and '67 Galaxie are good examples of this styling approach. I could be wrong, but I don't think either were available with fender skirts, as the rear wheel wells were much more open. If skirts were available, they certainly weren't seen very often on those cars. Yes, the '69 Fury was a nice looking car.
@@kayeninetwo3585 Actually the 1967 as well as the 68 through the 1976 Chevrolet were available with fender skirts. I agree with you that they didn’t really do much to enhance the appearance. I do think that the 1967 full sized Ford was one of the best styled cars that the Ford full sized lineup ever offered. I was about 10 when the ‘67’s came out and I was absolutely bonkers about cars. Unfortunately this interest never translated into anything that had a positive influence on the world or made me millions of dollars. I suspect that there are many other people out there that could say the same thing!
It was like Chrysler hired Ford stylists in the mid 70s. I have never liked Ford styling, nor working on Fords. I had one ford van, early 70s vintage, and haven't had a ford since, nor worked on one.
@@jayjaynella4539 I agree with you. Throughout the 1960s and 70s, GM vehicles looked the best, Chrysler had some hits and some misses, and Fords were almost all unattractive in my eyes. By the 1980s though, Chrysler was trying hard to bump Ford out of the appearance basement... and I think they succeeded.
I had a 66 VW Beetle when these aircraft carriers were popular. On occasion I'd get a chance to drive my Dad's 70 Fury III with a 360 V8. What stood out in my mind was how well put together these full-sized Chrysler products were and the rock solid power train. The tin worm would do its work long before the power train wore out on these early 70's Chrysler products.
The 1969 to 1973 Plymouth Fury, Dodge Polara and Chrysler Newport all had lots of leg room and comfortable seats. They were very solid reliable cars of the day.
The 1972 Plymouth Gran Coupe and Gran Sedan were absolutely stunning! The Gran Coupe had that "Lead Sled" look that was just begging for custom wheels. The Plymouth sure made the Dodge look odd by comparison. How I wish the 1972 Plymouths had sold better. It was the right car at the right time but Ford and GM held onto their customers all the same.
I grew up in a Mopar family but we drove Chryslers, not the lowly Plymouth. (Not that my dad could afford it-he was always a but loose with his money.) Anyway I always did admire the double loop bumper styling of the Plymouth Fury, as well as the Dodge Monacos with the hidden headlights. By the way, did you notice that on that Lincoln concept car the tail lights were wide vertical lights what were canted in the middle? Just like the tail lights on my dad’s ‘73 Newport! Engle must have returned to that concept for Chrysler in ‘73. Cool!
I diggit man...BIG time! Love the standard grill & headlamp treatment as well that year. '72 Fury I Police Pursuit pkg. 4dr. sedans looks particularly menacing that year. And the '73 ChryCo. cars front bumpers look one HELL of a lot better than FoMoCo. or GM's. Great segment. Hope you find one!!!
I’ve hated the fuselage cars since we got a used ‘69 Chrysler Newport. It was a stark contrast to the ‘66 Fury III it replaced. So glad the Newport was replaced by a ‘74 Dodge Dart before my driver’s exam.
My family had a '66 Fury III when I was growing up! Kind of a forgotten car. I hardly ever hear anyone mention them or see any pics anywhere. And I agree, I always hated the "fuselage cars" - the term I hadn't heard until this video. I just thought they were ugly and poorly designed, cosmetically.
Love how the 72' had matching front and rear ends. Love the 69' model too. It has such a relaxed looking front face. It is amazing how the front end of the Mark IX is such an obvious styling cue Elwood used later on the 72' Fury.
I always liked this era of Chrysler products. Nice styling, good handling, and rugged powertrains. Like you say, it is hard to believe that Plymouth spent the money on two different types of coupes in 72, not a fan of that bulged out rear quarter panel over the wheel though. My friend's parents bought a use 1970 full size Plymouth wagon in lower trim. Performed and handled great, even with the base 318.
I am stunned to see a rather glowing review of this car. My grandfather bought a 1972 Gran Sedan in 1975 (or so). When he passed, he left the car to my mom, and maintaining it became my responsibility. The hidden headlights were incredibly loud opening or closing, and were positively non functional in freezing water. They'd ice up and wouldn't open. It had the 360 with the Carter carburetor, and to say the ballast resistor was problematic is a huge understatement. The throttle response was horrific and efficiency was terrible even by 1972 standards, and the car didnt handle anywhere near as well as my 1973 Toronado or my 1973 Ford LTD. it had a decent look, and the transmission was solid, but thats as much nice I can say about the machine. Lol
When I was a kid our neighbors had a Fury and it never started. It was a morning ritual growing up, hearing him open the door, hear the door close, then hear wah,wah, wah, wah, wah...then a pause, then more wah, wah, wah, wah, wah.....then hear the sound of the door opening, then the hood popping up, then he would mess around with the choke or something, then he would get back in the car, hear the door close and then, wah, wah, VROOOOMMMM !!!! then it would start. My best friend when he was growing up, his father was a Kodak salesman and they gave him a Fury III, and they nicknamed it the "Spazz-mobile" because of the same starting problems and it would constantly stall out until it was warmed up. He also vividly remembers how the ashtray in the dash was so obviously crooked and misaligned even though the vehicle was brand new. Nostalgia is best viewed thru rose-colored glasses. Like my father always said, the only good thing about the "good old days" is that they are gone.
My uncle had one. He claimed the A/C was so powerful that snowflakes would blow out the vents. I had a '73 Dodge Monaco, loved that car and how it rode.
Nice car. Brings back memories of my dad’s 1971 Chrysler 300 4 door hardtop. Great looking car AND, dad opted for the optional ‘TNT’ package which upgraded the stock 440 to the high performance version with dual exhaust, orange engine paint, and what seemed to be a hotter cam. The transmission felt like it had tighter shifts than mom’s Dodge, too. That engine sounded great. Dad faithfully heeded the owner’s manual recommendation of “occasional bursts of full-throttle acceleration are recommended for proper engine break in”. What a hoot that was when he tossed us kids in the back seat and headed to the interstate on-ramp to do just that! Thanks for the informative videos of the cars of my youth.
The first car I owned was a used ten year old 60 Plymouth Fury, and the second was a used 66 Plymouth Fury 3. In 72, I bought a new 72 Demon 340, which was the year I graduated from highschool. I have had many mopars, over the years, but have moved to Ford pickups, to never go back, unless a classic.
I had a 1970 Fury ||| . We called it the Blue Goose. Saved my life when I was hit by a log truck. Wish they built cars like this today huge interior. I loved the captains chairs up front not buckets. It really had the feeling of a boat.
My grandfather on my mother's side had a fuselage styled 1969 Chrysler Newport 4 door hardtop with a 290 horse 2bbl 383 V8. It was a huge car but handled great!! And yes it was quite noisy in the cabin with all the windows down. That mild 383 had more than enough power to move that whale. Very reliable except for the module burn out issue. My grandfather bought it in 1971used. Had it when I got my driver's license in '76. And I ended up with it. Got pretty good gas mileage, too.
I also love the look of the 1972 Plymouth Furys. Oddly, I also like the modified 1973 Plymouth Furys. I started to like the looks of them, when I saw a movie that featured a coupe in a chase scene, in which the hell was driven out of the car. I wish I recalled what movie it was, but I will most likely never find out. The rear fender around the wheel opening is a nice touch, and reminds me a little of the 1971-72 Oldsmobile custom cruiser clamshell station wagon - which on the wagon sort of has a fuselage shape on the rear quarter panels/side wagon glass.
We had an all black 72 Gran coupe sport with a 360. Dad bought it new near Pittsburgh. The black paint when polished really made the car look sharp, the best color combo in my opinion. It was very sporty and fast for it's size. It's foul weather (rain and snow) handling was far better than our other cars. I drove it to high school and on my first date.... Fond memories of the car
Nice cars when I was 19 I had a 1971 Newport plain Jane with 383 👍 I'm 6'4 I couldn't have the seat all the back that's how roomy it was Back in the day when they built real cars 👍Love your videos great info ! Brad Brantford Ontario Canada
If anyone should have one, it’s you Adam. Interesting how the fuselage design worked out in Australia with the Valiants. Also some styling similarities with the wonderful Chrysler by Chrysler personal coupe hardtop built by Chrysler Australia. Sadly this design would be the deathnell of Chrysler Australia by the late 70s/ early 80s.
Was the Australian Dodge Valiant that closely related to the Plymouth Fury ? Ironically I owned one those while I lived in Australia I believe a 1978 with a three in the tree and the absolutely awesome Hemi six (little one I think) that engine would smoke the back tires well at least one them clear through second gear. My girlfriend and I drove that heap all over Australia she’s my wife now ( the girl not car that’d be weird) crashed that car too.
@@lyman1965 the Australian Chrysler by Chrysler coupe had some similarities I guess. It was nowhere near as big but was considered a big car for Australian standards. Cheers😊
I had a uniquely optioned 1970 Fury. The car was a special ordered company car for a mid level field supervisor in the oil & gas industry. Back then the people that were assigned a company car also got a credit card for transportation expenses. The company would tell you what kind of vehicle and the specified dealership to go and order your new car. They traded cars anywhere from 2 to 4 years. It depended on the mileage that the car ended up with after January of the new year. Someone ordered a plain Jane Fury. Not a 1,2 or 3 and not a Grand Fury. So the car had very minimal outsice bling and the side nameplate was just Fury on the front quarter panel. That being said, the car looked like the cheapest Fury you could buy on the outside. But the guy checked off just about every box that you could have in a Fury. It had tilt steering, time delayed heavy duty wipers, A/C, power seats and windows, tinted glass, upgraded stereo/no tape deck, it came with the 383/4bbl Commando with torqueflite 3 speed auto, factory headers and dual exhaust, heavy duty alternator, heavy duty torsion bar suspension with 15"x 7" steel rally wheels and dog dish caps, large Michelin Cadillac steel belted radials, convemience lighting package. I got the car for $1.200 and it had 67K on it when I bought it. I was in the service at the time and I drove the wheels off of it back and forth from duty station back home. I kept the car for about 2 years after being discharged. I kick myself every time I think about the car. The only thing I ever had to do was to replace the U-joints and the tires and battery. I never had the first trouble with the car and everything worked just like it did when I got the car. It was probably the best used car that I ever had and man I wish I still had it today. Believe it or not that car was not as heavy as people think it was and it was a very fast car that hugged the road really well.
People don't realize that ChryCo styling in that era was deliberately intended to make the car look bigger than it actually was.
I had the sport Fury Coupe. I was 19 and fell for this car as soon as I saw it on the used car lot in Troy Mi. $1750.00 in 1975. Just a work of art!
1972 Grand Coupe, my grandfather had a nice one in green. He left it at our house while my parents and grandparents went on vacation together. I noticed he'd broken the turn signal stalk / cruise control switch. I went to the dealer got a new one and installed it for him, then "test drove" it all over Fort Worth, loved that car. Always kept an eye out for one but few and far between even back then.
Right after the ‘69’s were introduced one of my mother’s friends and her husband bought a red Sport Fury Fast Top. I remember that car to this day. The husband drove about 30,000 miles per year in his job. They traded a ‘67 Sport Fury and before that they had a ‘65 Barracuda. Ah, memories of childhood.
did it end up with a stroker engine? as i looked in a magazine in 2010-13 as i was buying my charger and had more than one person try and talk me into going to look at it or buy it as it was listed for under 1972 green 10K, and the other dip and pray 69 383 go banana was listed at 9-15k usd i did go look at it but offered 7k he didn't bite but after sending it the the body shop i wasn't sure if id have a car to tag or not as 30 years outdoors and windows down with full interior hadn't done it any fafures plus 5-year's of 1970's salted water roadways
Lol.There's only 1 way to make sure that turn signal stalk was working correctly.Im sure that was a blast!
I am sure that you buckled up both your lap and shoulder belts and obeyed the speed limits. LOL
One of my friend's mom had an early 70's Fury wagon. Dark green, green interior, a great ride, and a ton of room.
My Uncle worked for GM in DFW Metro Plex and he always drove a Fury and I loved going places with him because he drove fast!
Leviathan, behemoth are both words that immediately come to mind. Your thorough coverage and calm tone are what makes this channel so rewarding. Excellent work.
A Chrysler was quite a bit bigger. Even a Dodge was bigger than this Plymouth.
And here I thought I was the only one who loves this design.
In the 80s my family had a Fury III convertible - red. As teen driver I felt like a King driving that car around and to the drive in. Thanks for posting.
My 1st car that I bought with my own money when I was 15 back in 1981 was a 1972 Plymouth Fury III that looked exactly like the red/black 2 dr coupe at 1:15 & 8:39! I bought it for $600 from my grandpa who retired shortly after as a MOPAR salesman after 30 years! It had the 360 4bbl, dual exhaust with glass packs, BFG white letter tires & took me back & forth to school my sophomore year until a drunk driver ran a red light & T boned me on the passenger side totaling it out! My dad at the time had a brown/tan '72 Fury II 2dr coupe with the 318 2bbl that he bought new! When my grandpa passed a couple years later I inherited his 1970 Chrysler Newport 440 4bbl & that car was like driving a cruise ship down the highway & at 18 I felt so small in that car but man I could pack all my friends in there! PEACE LOVE n HIPPYNESS ✌☮
My story reads very similar to your my friend. . . Your is a much greater story
@@toirmetalshaping wish I could get those '70s & '80s back, those were great times!
@@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman agree!! I bought a loaded 1977 NYB to bring me back there. I'm always looking forward into the past!!
@@toirmetalshaping right on man
I love the old underrated Mopars. Thanks for bringing us this review! Love the channel keep it up Adam 👍
didn't buy a c-body as i wasn't sure i could buy parts for it i mean sure the engine is shared buy the glass ? or interior? and this was the 2010's so a's and c's didn't bring any cool/$$ factor as a cuda or daytona was the in thing more if it had the 4-h wording
My father had a 1971 sport fury with hidden lights and a 383 Magnum very cool car
Indeed, the seating position of Mopar´s from that time was great. Somehow high up and overlooking the car. Even the 72 Dart VIP (complete with Dictaphone) we had, which was a Swiss assembled car, had this commanding and sporty seating position. It even had factory Recaro seats with seperate center armrests. The seats were firm and had a very modern feel to them.
I would love to see pictures of a ' 72 Dart VIP. Many US designed cars for the European market were very different.
My parents bought a brand new blue 1972 Plymouth Fury III with a black vinyl roof shortly after I was born, so seeing these pictures brings back a lot of childhood memories. When the headlight shutters started sticking, it was my job to jump out and turn the little knob under the motor to help them open.
I've had several Mopar Muscle Cars from the 60's and 70's. Always carried an extra ballast resistor in the glove box. They had a habit of going bad and leaving you on the side of the road.
Yeah, Chrysler products were known for ballast resisters that burned out leaving you stranded, drivers' seats that broke down/collapsed within a year, noisy starters, engines that cranked a long time before starting, the harsh cheap feeling unibody ride, torsion bar suspensions that broke while merely sitting in the driveway, rusting away in 2 or 3 years, some bizarre looking designs, etc...
@@BuzzLOLOL The broke torsion bars story is from the early 60's..after 64 they were bullit proof.
@@1voiceofstl - Chrysler products torsion bars started breaking in 1950's... fortunately it usually happened while the vehicle was merely sitting...
Carried 2 spares in my dart.
Now the ignition fuse blows on Chrysler products... carry a spare...
The ballast resistor...oh man. When I was about 4 or 5, I was with my Mom, and we got a new Dodge pickup. The resistor died on the way home from the dealer and left us stalled. I remember some workman picked us up and took us back to their shop and my Mom yelling at my Dad on the phone she wanted her old truck back.
I don’t know why but of the 6 Chryslers of the era my family owned “back in the day” we never had a ballast resistor problem. And lately that’s the biggest complaint among Mopar enthusiasts. How were we so lucky?
@@garysandiego Depends on when it was. They would have had to have the electronic ignition. You could usually tell this easily but the box on the firewall with the large T-03 size transistor on it.
I agree 100% that these Fury’s were beautiful. I remember the Beige one for sale and yes the color was a little boring. The front end with hidden headlights were very cool. I am a sucker for hidden headlights including the 68-69 Caprice and 68 Bonneville. I owned a 71 Fury coupe and loved it but the dash was very plastic but I liked how everything worked. The 72 was more tastefully done.
@@jonathanmorrisey5771No, 1968 Bonneville. Yes, the Grand Prix came with hidden headlights and so did the Bonneville, rare option.
I owned three 1973 Plymouth Furies (a wagon, 2 dr.,4 dr. hdtp.) ALL GREAT CARS! All were "360s-2bbs., and ALL WERE GREAT CARS! The "high back" seats were the BEST AUTOMOTIVE FEATURE EVER!
My dad had a 71 Fury 3 back in the day loved that car
ALL 69-73 Chrysler C bodies were a masterpiece.
My first car was a 1968 Fury lll. I always wanted a early 70's Fury hideaways or not and yes they are hard to find. I do have a 72 Charger SE with the hideaways. I love all Mopars from 1968 to 1972.
My dad bought a 72 Plymouth Fury 3 2 door hardtop with the hideaway headlights !!! Off the showroom floor .. color : Sherwood Green Metallic !! out the door price was $ 5,700 !!! Fabulous car !!!!
In the era we were a GM family - specifically Pontiac - and would never look at Chrysler or Ford. Now I wish I’d paid more attention. Great review Adam!
Thanks for this video! I agree that the 72s were just beautiful, and the last without government-spec bumpers. I have a couple of 72 Furies, and I'm going to do a restoration of the Sport Suburban I bought a year or so ago. I held out until I found a 72 Sport Suburban with the hidden lights and woodgrain side panels. It's a big job, but I look forward to having it next to my 1959, 60, and 1967 examples. A real treat to hear from another 1972 Fury fan! All the very best from Alberta, Canada.
Mopar had consistently great styling throughout the 70s, but the 72 fury is definitely the highlight for me!
Thank You Adam. Brought back Memories of my Uncles 1972 Fury. I never rode in the car but I always admired it when they visited. I was never a fan of the Cockpit decor. in my eyes it was a sea of cheap looking plastic. I owned a 71 NewPort 440 my bosses dads car. Funny thing about Chrysler products of the era. You could be blind and always know when a Chrysler Product was starting up. They all had that same sound.
I salivated a lot on the 1972 Gran Fury when I was a teenager.
My friend had a green 72 coupe with a black vinyl top and green interior. If I remember correctly, it had a 360 2bbl and a 727 torqueflight. The car ran surprisingly well. Very snappy off the punch and would light up both tires from a standstill.
Thank You!!! 69-73 C body Chry/Dodge/Plymouth are truly marvelous!!!
1970 and 71 Sport Fury GT’s are one of my favourite mopars. 1969 Chrysler 300 was my first car. Wish I had kept it despite having to remortgage to fill it up these days.
My parents had a 1972 Fury III which was what I used to learn to drive. By the time I used it, it had 216,000 miles on it. It smoked like a freight train when it first started. And to start it, you had to pump the carburetor 3 times, no more, no less, to get it to start and idle. Otherwise, you spent the next 10 minutes waiting for it to recoup from flooding the engine. It was rusted out in the floor panels from years of road salt and a leaking air conditioner from water dripping onto the passenger floor panel. It had the 360 V8. It started off slow but soon was overtaking almost everyone. My sister lost count on how many drag races she won with it in college. But even with all that wear and tear, it still drove better than my parents 1969 Cadillac Sedan Seville. I finally had to park it when the valves went bad. It was using a quart of oil a week. It was a good car looking back. The trans had to be rebuilt once but not sure at the mileage at the time.
This has to be an April Fool's Day joke 🤣
That's what I thought!
2:45 was simply jaw dropping stunningly gorgeous in every way..
I had a 71 Satellite Custom wagon from new ,drove for 13 yrs . 383 cu.in. 727 torqueflite, trailer option 3:23 suregrip rr great car for towing my travel trailer, for those that remember out there, Chrysler was first with the gear reduction starter,(weird starter noise) also with electronic ignition, dreaded ballast resistor shutdown lol also the alternator back in the early 60"s before Ford or GM. Info , most all cars today use a gear reduction type starter.
The '72 Plymouth Fury with the concealed headlights is one of the best looking full sized cars ever in my opinion, if not the best. Hard to believe it was one year only. Thanks for the video!
I agree
My Uncle had a 72 Plymouth Wagon white with wood siding and a 360 engine and we used it to take out all the concrete from our (2) car garage. That car always started even if 20 degrees below zero and you could start and drive right away. Manually opened the headlights doors for Winter.
@@tonytrotta9322 Aaaaaaa the good ol' days Tony!
@@THROTTLEPOWER Yes, you are right. My aunt worked at Dodge Main and we used that Plymouth wagon along with our 1970 Chrysler Newport Custom for my brother and my lawn business which paid for all of our college. Take care!
@@tonytrotta9322 Very cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a good weekend. 👍😉
though I'm technically not much of a fan of american cars, your enthusiasm and many interesting tidbits just keep me coming for more.
Ditto
Maybe these tidbits will change you mind!
@@michaelbenardo5695 harder than you think, considering I'm a european living in a country where just taking a turn with those cars would end up with six people and at least two dogs squished xD
I've always thought the '72 Gran Fury was underrated and was actually a great looking car, especially for the lower end Plymouth line. I can clearly recall in '72, watching local TV commercials showcasing the '72 Gran Fury. They advertised the price, which I no longer recall, however I thought it was a whole lot of car and a handsome car for a pretty low price. I wanted my father to buy one but he was always a Ford person, which was fine. Thanks for showcasing this underappreciated classic!
I always loved this particular year & style, too. Where I grew up in Maryland, a family across the street had one, a medium green model with the hidden headlights.
Love that split hidden light grill!!!
They made a sport fury as well in 72. Great car 318 motor. And a commando 383. Fury was a and will be a loved car. Mopar heaven
I had a 73 fury Grande coupe, one of the best cars I've ever owned..
I remember 6 kids sitting in the back seat.
A 71 Fury Gran Coupe was my favorite car that I’ve ever owned. It had the flip up headlights, but in 71 they were much smaller. And it didn’t have the weird rear wheel bump. Otherwise it was the same car. I wasn’t even looking for one when I found it. I was hunting for 71-72 GMs that day. But when I pulled up to that 71 Fury I was immediately in love. This was… 1999? I bought it for $1700 cash and it was a solid daily driver with fresh power drum brakes and a tuneup. I drove it for the better part of a year before I had to trade it for a work truck for a new job. I missed it immediately and tried to replace its place in my heart with a 71 Pontiac Grand Prix (my favorite non-Mopar that I’ve owned). But as much as I loved that Poncho, it never did replace my light blue metallic 71 Gran Coupe. At least it introduced me to the MOPAR world and saved me from GM hell. In 20 years of searching though, I’ve still never seen another one for sale at a reasonable price that wasn’t half a world away. And now with derby guys sucking up and smashing all the big, formerly cheap 70s Mopars, I’m not holding my breath for a nice one that I can afford to turn up. It really was the ONE that got away!
My search has been for a 1978 Plymouth Fury sport coupe. I passed on one and wish I hadn't. Been searching ever since.
I'm weird. I happen to like the early 60's Mopar's. The Belvederes, Polara's, Savoy's and Darts. I really like that body style. So much so that me and my old man used to race a 64 Dodge 330 Polara.
In my area, I do see from time and time a few early 70’s Dodge Polara’s. One of them has the hidden headlights with a 400 engine.
Yes these were beautiful rides. I loved these and the Newports.
I thoroughly enjoy all your automobile reviews!
I rather watch you than watch TV! You doing excellent job narrating and giving us all the insights. Thank you- Greg in California
Spot on!
There were significantly less of them on the road, including the Polara's and other stable mates. The Fury's also had huge trunk
space.
My father worked for Cory Chrysler Plymouth and Dodge in the late 60's His demo was a 69 Plymouth Fury III with a 383-V8 4BBL. The mechanic there said to take it it up to the new 301 highway, mash the accelerator for the 1.5 mile to the next exit and then pull over and shut if off. Open the hood, smoke a cigarette and listen to the exhaust guard, when it stopped making noise then drive it back the same way. That breaks it in properly...that car would run 140 mph.
It's amazing how detailed front grills and taillights were years back. Thanks again for another fun watch..... Maybe a vid on the 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst?
The 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst might be my fav car of all time!!
@@LakeNipissing I have only seen one or two at car shows, they're huge...
Hi Adam. I am a big fan of the 72 Fury - only with the concealed lights. Reminds me of a fly or other insect. I have George Liberace’s 72 Sport Suburban wagon in gold. It was bought out of a Nevada wrecking yard. It had the 400 with a rod through the block so it was replaced with a 440. The wagon imo is by far the best looking version. The car still needs some further restoration but drives beautifully. The Coupe in my view has some major styling issues. The flares over the rear wheels look almost elephantine. It should have had a diagonal line leading downwards ahead of the rear wheel and no rear style line. The rear quarter should have tapered down more so to avoid the overwrought roll over of the rear trunk. The tail lights also should not have been inset but would have been better to extend to the edges. This would give the car a wider, lower look rather than the somewhat awkward vertical look with excessive roll over. The wagon has none of this and hence is my favourite - but each to their own. I also have two 73 Monacos . The 72 and 73 Monacos with their concealed lights look great and offer something different. I have a standard 360 pillared sedan and a B5 Blue pillarless Brougham sedan with the 400. Cheers
That hysterical you have Liberace's old Plym.!!! Did he have any custom touches done to it at all?
It was Liberace’s brother George’s car. No custom touches, just a nice stock wagon. One nice (standard) feature is how the Fury badge lights up as part of the front sider marker. They are very cool and rare cars.
We had a 1972 Sport Suburban in Inca Gold with the wood grain panels. I recall all of the ones with the wood grain had the concealed headlights. Ours had the brougham package with the 50/50 front seats that were super comfortable. It also had the 400 2bbl which provided quite a bit of get up and go for such a huge wagon. It also had the third row seat that faced backward. I recall pulling a travel trailer to the Grand Canyon in 1976. It was a great car, but the gas mileage was not good.
Great memories. What a cool car that would have been. Mine isn’t the Brougham edition.
I like all the fury’s early 70s. I had a 71 fury GT. That was a awesome car!
Such great design on these behemoths! I'm very fond of the higher beltline on the fuselage Mopars, as it makes the cabins looks even smaller (especially the coupes). Give me hideaway headlights any day. While this facade is one of my favorites, I also love the Monaco of the same year.
Enrique Lopez. Agreed with your assessment. I love both the '72 Dodge Monaco and '72 Plymouth Fury. Great year for them both with their sharp looking hideaway headlights and aggressive stance.
I had a friend whose parents had a big-block 70’s Mopar sedan (maybe a Polara) and that thing was a rocket. She was barely 5 ft. tall & had to pull the bench seat all the way up, but she drove that thing like a moonshiner😂 definitely at the top of the list for getaway cars👍
When I was 18 yo I bought a beautiful green 72 Fury Gran Coupe , yes hidden headlights. This was in 1978. Loved that car. Loaned it to my future father inlaw to run to the post office. He made a left turn in front of a truck and totaled it. To this day I miss that car and have never seen another like it. And yes the hideaway headlights make the frontend, they are a must.
My first running car was that same color coordination as the one your showing. . .1972 Fury III, body in red w/black vinyl roof in a 4 door hardtop. I bought it for $400 cdn in 1981. I had a lot of fun in that ol gal. . . especially pushing it to the gas station when that 360 2 barrel decided to have an insatiable fuel appetite. . . I still wish I had another like it.
I have 69 fury coup,with formal roofline,87000 original miles,we love that car
I really can't tell you how much this channel means to me. It's a trip down memory lane. I'll be 65 in June and watching your videos i cant believe how many cars I've owned or worked on that are now fabulous cars. None of them looked so great back then. Keep up the good work. P.S. my cars you ask. 1991 plymouth colt vista mitsubishi 4g63. 1998 volvo S70. 3 honda motorcycles shadow helix reflex.
Love the C bodies! 72 Fury is my Favorite too. Followed by the 73 Monaco. Thank You!
Another superb video on Chrysler’s Fuselage Era of 1969-1973. Look forward to a future video for us Mopar guys that focuses on 1970-1976 Plymouth Dusters/Dodge Demons/Dart Sports.🤔🤷♂️😁
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I had a 73 fury 4d sedan with the 360 in 1987. I commuted with it 135 miles per day. It was the absolute nicest highway cruiser I have ever been in. It got 15 miles to the gallon. Uphill, downhill, with the wind, against the wind, fully loaded or empty. It got 15 miles to the gallon. The front cloth seat was like a living room sofa. The worst part about it was staying awake. I don't remember excessive highway noise on the 73. Alas the I sold it and was immediately sorry. My grandfather had a 1971 Fury I that he bought new. His had the 318. What a car! Fond memories of the Furys.
Heh. My mom drove a '72 Fury wagon (with the hidden headlights) for about six months. We owned it for more than a year. The rest of the time it was in the shop. Constantly breaking down. She hated it even when it was running right. They got it because my dad thought the late '60s Mercury wagon looked too old (not rusty or dented, just 'keeping up with the Joneses' as people used to say). She thought it was slow and cornered badly. The constant repairs finally convinced my dad to let her pick the next car and she got a white Vista Cruiser she was much happier with. Not a lot quicker but it could take a corner without feeling like it was going to roll over and it ran for ten years without a major breakdown.
I was never that impressed by this one. I absolutely loved the ‘69, the ‘70 not quite as much, the ‘71 a lot less, the ‘72 was so-so. The ‘73 I thought was weird. After that I never paid any attention to them. Chrysler seemed to have a theme, they would start off with a new clean body style and slowly mess with it until they ruined it. Other examples were the ‘70 Cuda and Challenger, the ‘71 Charger and Satellite. The new bodies looked great and in subsequent years they slowly changed them until they were ugly.
I admire Adam's appreciation of the underappreciated full sized cars of the 1970's, but I agree with you about the styling of this car, and your observations about styling trends of that era. I didn't like the fender skirt look that many car makers reintroduced in the early '70's, and kept for a while. Even without fender skirts, this Fury has a very small rear wheel opening that makes it look rather heavy and ponderous. Of course, it WAS heavy and ponderous, but 1960's full sized cars tended to be more cleanly styled. Not every 60's full sized car was attractive, but many could be described as big cars that didn't look like big cars. The '67 Impala and '67 Galaxie are good examples of this styling approach. I could be wrong, but I don't think either were available with fender skirts, as the rear wheel wells were much more open. If skirts were available, they certainly weren't seen very often on those cars. Yes, the '69 Fury was a nice looking car.
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Actually the 1967 as well as the 68 through the 1976 Chevrolet were available with fender skirts. I agree with you that they didn’t really do much to enhance the appearance. I do think that the 1967 full sized Ford was one of the best styled cars that the Ford full sized lineup ever offered. I was about 10 when the ‘67’s came out and I was absolutely bonkers about cars. Unfortunately this interest never translated into anything that had a positive influence on the world or made me millions of dollars. I suspect that there are many other people out there that could say the same thing!
It was like Chrysler hired Ford stylists in the mid 70s. I have never liked Ford styling, nor working on Fords. I had one ford van, early 70s vintage, and haven't had a ford since, nor worked on one.
@@jayjaynella4539 I agree with you. Throughout the 1960s and 70s, GM vehicles looked the best, Chrysler had some hits and some misses, and Fords were almost all unattractive in my eyes. By the 1980s though, Chrysler was trying hard to bump Ford out of the appearance basement... and I think they succeeded.
I had a 66 VW Beetle when these aircraft carriers were popular. On occasion I'd get a chance to drive my Dad's 70 Fury III with a 360 V8. What stood out in my mind was how well put together these full-sized Chrysler products were and the rock solid power train. The tin worm would do its work long before the power train wore out on these early 70's Chrysler products.
The 1969 to 1973 Plymouth Fury, Dodge Polara and Chrysler Newport all had lots of leg room and comfortable seats. They were very solid reliable cars of the day.
The 1972 Plymouth Gran Coupe and Gran Sedan were absolutely stunning! The Gran Coupe had that "Lead Sled" look that was just begging for custom wheels. The Plymouth sure made the Dodge look odd by comparison. How I wish the 1972 Plymouths had sold better. It was the right car at the right time but Ford and GM held onto their customers all the same.
I grew up in a Mopar family but we drove Chryslers, not the lowly Plymouth. (Not that my dad could afford it-he was always a but loose with his money.) Anyway I always did admire the double loop bumper styling of the Plymouth Fury, as well as the Dodge Monacos with the hidden headlights.
By the way, did you notice that on that Lincoln concept car the tail lights were wide vertical lights what were canted in the middle? Just like the tail lights on my dad’s ‘73 Newport! Engle must have returned to that concept for Chrysler in ‘73. Cool!
Look for a 1971 Sport Fury GT with a 440-6. That is a super rare car worth having. I would go for it if I could find one.
I love the video. I am a proud owner of a 1972 Plymouth Fury. That I got from my Dad when he passed away.
I diggit man...BIG time! Love the standard grill & headlamp treatment as well that year.
'72 Fury I Police Pursuit pkg. 4dr. sedans looks particularly menacing that year.
And the '73 ChryCo. cars front bumpers look one HELL of a lot better than FoMoCo. or GM's.
Great segment. Hope you find one!!!
We had the station wagon in bright blue metallic....everyone knew we were coming when they saw that boat....
Dad had a 1972 Plymouth Fury III. 4dr post green (of course). What a car!
Nice looking car.
I’ve hated the fuselage cars since we got a used ‘69 Chrysler Newport. It was a stark contrast to the ‘66 Fury III it replaced.
So glad the Newport was replaced by a ‘74 Dodge Dart before my driver’s exam.
My family had a '66 Fury III when I was growing up! Kind of a forgotten car. I hardly ever hear anyone mention them or see any pics anywhere. And I agree, I always hated the "fuselage cars" - the term I hadn't heard until this video. I just thought they were ugly and poorly designed, cosmetically.
@@BaltimoreAndOhioRR One of my favorite pics of me was on my big wheel with our 66 Fury III in the background.
I Owned a new 1972 Plymouth Duster Esperit----model---it combined both luxury and a sports car in one...!
Love how the 72' had matching front and rear ends. Love the 69' model too. It has such a relaxed looking front face. It is amazing how the front end of the Mark IX is such an obvious styling cue Elwood used later on the 72' Fury.
I recall, 50 years later, a friend in college had a 73 sport Fury 3 with the most beautiful dash I have ever seen. Big V8. Lovely blue color.
The '70 Dodge Coronet also had the loop style bumper.
I always liked this era of Chrysler products. Nice styling, good handling, and rugged powertrains. Like you say, it is hard to believe that Plymouth spent the money on two different types of coupes in 72, not a fan of that bulged out rear quarter panel over the wheel though. My friend's parents bought a use 1970 full size Plymouth wagon in lower trim. Performed and handled great, even with the base 318.
Yeah, always loved driving the Dobyns' green Plymouth wagon, I'm surprised these vehicles didn't sell better.
In 1972 my parents bought a new Fury; it was green 4 door with a 440 and duel exhaust; I remember my father having to spray Gum out in the Carb often.
I am stunned to see a rather glowing review of this car. My grandfather bought a 1972 Gran Sedan in 1975 (or so). When he passed, he left the car to my mom, and maintaining it became my responsibility. The hidden headlights were incredibly loud opening or closing, and were positively non functional in freezing water. They'd ice up and wouldn't open. It had the 360 with the Carter carburetor, and to say the ballast resistor was problematic is a huge understatement. The throttle response was horrific and efficiency was terrible even by 1972 standards, and the car didnt handle anywhere near as well as my 1973 Toronado or my 1973 Ford LTD. it had a decent look, and the transmission was solid, but thats as much nice I can say about the machine. Lol
I used to think these where ugly cars but now that I understand them, I now think they were unique. Good video!
Mopar And Those Paisley Printed Vinyl Tops 🌞
When I was a kid our neighbors had a Fury and it never started. It was a morning ritual growing up, hearing him open the door, hear the door close, then hear wah,wah, wah, wah, wah...then a pause, then more wah, wah, wah, wah, wah.....then hear the sound of the door opening, then the hood popping up, then he would mess around with the choke or something, then he would get back in the car, hear the door close and then, wah, wah, VROOOOMMMM !!!! then it would start. My best friend when he was growing up, his father was a Kodak salesman and they gave him a Fury III, and they nicknamed it the "Spazz-mobile" because of the same starting problems and it would constantly stall out until it was warmed up. He also vividly remembers how the ashtray in the dash was so obviously crooked and misaligned even though the vehicle was brand new. Nostalgia is best viewed thru rose-colored glasses. Like my father always said, the only good thing about the "good old days" is that they are gone.
The red one you got there is clearly wonderful.
My uncle had one. He claimed the A/C was so powerful that snowflakes would blow out the vents. I had a '73 Dodge Monaco, loved that car and how it rode.
Another Excellent Video
Nice car. Brings back memories of my dad’s 1971 Chrysler 300 4 door hardtop. Great looking car AND, dad opted for the optional ‘TNT’ package which upgraded the stock 440 to the high performance version with dual exhaust, orange engine paint, and what seemed to be a hotter cam. The transmission felt like it had tighter shifts than mom’s Dodge, too. That engine sounded great. Dad faithfully heeded the owner’s manual recommendation of “occasional bursts of full-throttle acceleration are recommended for proper engine break in”. What a hoot that was when he tossed us kids in the back seat and headed to the interstate on-ramp to do just that! Thanks for the informative videos of the cars of my youth.
The first car I owned was a used ten year old 60 Plymouth Fury, and the second was a used 66 Plymouth Fury 3. In 72, I bought a new 72 Demon 340, which was the year I graduated from highschool. I have had many mopars, over the years, but have moved to Ford pickups, to never go back, unless a classic.
I had a 1970 Fury ||| . We called it the Blue Goose. Saved my life when I was hit by a log truck. Wish they built cars like this today huge interior. I loved the captains chairs up front not buckets. It really had the feeling of a boat.
You showed a photo of one of my favorite cars, the 61 Dodge. I don't think I have ever seen a coupe like that one before.
My friend Gordy Loss had a VIP with disappearing headlights. It was a beautiful Met. Brown with a brown brocade vinyl top. It had a 383 motor.
I too always thought the '72 Fury with hidden headlights was an awesome design. A neighbor had one in blue. I loved that car!!
My grandfather on my mother's side had a fuselage styled 1969 Chrysler Newport 4 door hardtop with a 290 horse 2bbl 383 V8. It was a huge car but handled great!! And yes it was quite noisy in the cabin with all the windows down. That mild 383 had more than enough power to move that whale. Very reliable except for the module burn out issue. My grandfather bought it in 1971used. Had it when I got my driver's license in '76. And I ended up with it. Got pretty good gas mileage, too.
I also love the look of the 1972 Plymouth Furys. Oddly, I also like the modified 1973 Plymouth Furys. I started to like the looks of them, when I saw a movie that featured a coupe in a chase scene, in which the hell was driven out of the car. I wish I recalled what movie it was, but I will most likely never find out.
The rear fender around the wheel opening is a nice touch, and reminds me a little of the 1971-72 Oldsmobile custom cruiser clamshell station wagon - which on the wagon sort of has a fuselage shape on the rear quarter panels/side wagon glass.
"Thunderbolt and Lightfoot", starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges. I love those '73 Fury's, too, for the same reason!
We had an all black 72 Gran coupe sport with a 360. Dad bought it new near Pittsburgh. The black paint when polished really made the car look sharp, the best color combo in my opinion. It was very sporty and fast for it's size. It's foul weather (rain and snow) handling was far better than our other cars. I drove it to high school and on my first date.... Fond memories of the car
My late uncle had a 1972 Plymouth Gran sedan 4 dr hardtop with the nicest front end and those hideaway headlight covers
His Gran fury had the 440 interceptor with the dual snorkel aircleaner, he special ordered his car every option that was available
Nice cars when I was 19 I had a 1971 Newport plain Jane with 383 👍 I'm 6'4 I couldn't have the seat all the back that's how roomy it was Back in the day when they built real cars 👍Love your videos great info ! Brad Brantford Ontario Canada
If anyone should have one, it’s you Adam. Interesting how the fuselage design worked out in Australia with the Valiants. Also some styling similarities with the wonderful Chrysler by Chrysler personal coupe hardtop built by Chrysler Australia. Sadly this design would be the deathnell of Chrysler Australia by the late 70s/ early 80s.
Was the Australian Dodge Valiant that closely related to the Plymouth Fury ? Ironically I owned one those while I lived in Australia I believe a 1978 with a three in the tree and the absolutely awesome Hemi six (little one I think) that engine would smoke the back tires well at least one them clear through second gear. My girlfriend and I drove that heap all over Australia she’s my wife now ( the girl not car that’d be weird) crashed that car too.
@@lyman1965 the Australian Chrysler by Chrysler coupe had some similarities I guess. It was nowhere near as big but was considered a big car for Australian standards.
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Or the Australian Dodge Phoenix which is just a rebadged Plymouth Fury
The fuselage C-Bodies were terrific cars. We had a 71 Chrysler 300 4 door hardtop and it was an excellent highway car. The 72 Fury was a stunning car.