Furiously Fabulous Fuselage: 1971 Plymouth Sport Fury Hardtop

[@BarryTsGarage]

My 71 Polara was bulletproof for 3 years of college, crossed country many many times without issue. Mine wasn’t fancy but it handled well and was reliable. Thanks Adam!

[@ellisonhamilton3322]

My parents had a 1971 4 door hardtop Polara for about 5 years. Light yellow with dark green vinyl top and deep green cloth interior. 383 2 barrel that was , in my father's own words, the most reliable engine he'd ever owned. And he was a Ford guy. That Polara easily seated 6 and we always joked you could fit another 6 in the trunk. Comfortable ride and that 383 gave great performance. BTW......it had the coldest car AC I've ever felt. If you ran that on MAX for a while I swear you could see your breath.

[@kennyclark284]

1971 Polara ours was a beige 4 door sedan green interior. Bulletproof is the word. Such a solid no nonsense ride. I loved everything about it. I remember the night drives and the square speedometer with indirect glow lighting. Such great cars.

[@joesinkovits6591]

Beautifully designed cars and colors, especially the Mood Indigo Blue and the dark red shown toward the end. Those were the days! Thanks, Adam.

[@rightlanehog3151]

From what I could find, there were 18 paint color choices listed in the sales brochure for the Fury in 1971.

[@sableminer8133]

@@rightlanehog3151 Yep, peeps back then had a pallette of colors to choose from and with alternate vinyls I loathe today's all white, black or grey predominance, sucks

[@rightlanehog3151]

@@sableminer8133 With our modern technology and automation, it ought to be easier to get the exact color you want NOT harder!

[@bruceabbott3941]

I had a '72 Sport Fury , green-green, with the 360-2V. Bought it cheap due to extensive road salt damage here in Maine. Early one morning, my wife, with my two young sons in tow, was stopped on Route 1, waiting for oncoming traffic to clear so she could turn left to her mom's house. A local driver in a 3/4 ton FWD International pickup was blinded by the rising sun, and rear-ended Linda at about 35mph. The collision pushed the angle-iron bumper mounts thru the bumper on the International, and pushed the bumper on my Fury forward about a foot, but it never broke the taillight lenses, and all the bulbs continued to work. My wife and sons escaped without a scratch. My brother-in-law, a talented auto-body man, spliced the rear of a '71 fury II onto the car, and the insurance company totaled it for $700. The total body work with rust repair and new paint cost $600. Loved that car, especially the headlight covers, which never bothered.

[@swilkobarfingtoniii1642]

My dad had a 1970 in Canary yellow/ bl. vinyl top and a white interior. It was a giant éclair! And a high school friend had a 1971, red and black... Pioneer Supertuner. Awesome, reliable car- that was our "Road Warrior" phase and that car was an integral part of my teenage memories. Thanks for this one!

[@brendabowman622]

Supertuner III with 6707 speakers in the rear shelf!? 😂

[@swilkobarfingtoniii1642]

@@brendabowman622 Dunno exactly, but they would make that rear window bounce up and down pretty good! Just as a sidebar, my friend who had that Fury Sport went on to be one of the top auto restorers around. He's worked on two Pebble Beach winners- Best in show cars- as well as a few that won in the lower categories.

[@brendabowman622]

@@swilkobarfingtoniii1642 -- I _think_ I got the speaker series wrong. I'm pretty sure they were *_6909_* and not 6707. 🤨

[@ellisonhamilton3322]

Awesome car. The color is beautiful and the 383 2barrel engine is my favorite Mopar engine.

[@markbehr88]

Love my fuselage Mopars. That colour reminds me of ink. Of the fuselage models I have 1970 Chrysler 300 Coupe, 71 Imperial pillarless sedan and 1972 Plymouth Fury Sport Suburban (previously owned by George Liberace). They are fantastic to drive. They offer a very good ride without being floaty. The handling as you say is much better than the Ford and GM cars of the time.

[@AJ67901]

My dad got a new 1971 Fury III coupe for a company car that summer. It was gold with a brown top and gold vinyl high back seats. 383 2bbl with the standard equipment for the day. He liked it on the road and I believe it made good mileage, but it wasn't long before the driver's door got to be hard to open. I think we finally used graphite on the latch to solve the problem. He changed companies and got a different car before the year was out, but it was a memorable car to me as a teenager. I can still recall the smell of the AC! Cool catch!

[@Vegaswill714]

I drove a 70 Fury. Not as nice as the 71 or 72 but still a nice car. I had the 383 2 barrel, plenty of power and torque for the large car. It handled very well, but the bias ply tires of the era were not up to the task and were easily overwhelmed. When I switched over to radials the car was transformed. With the 383, I was able to reach an indicated 110 without problem. I was young and dumb!! Many great memories.

[@rightlanehog3151]

I drove a 75 Fury sedan which was really a Satellite with pretensions. It had the 225 slant Six with a one barrel carb. It had NO power and even less torque but I do remember when we switched over to radials and it suddenly felt like it was on rails. From that moment I said I would never go back to bias ply tires. I am proud to say I have kept my word to this day! I think I once had it up near 80 in a long, long, long downhill stretch of empty highway. What memories! 😁

[@martinliehs2513]

I love the "mood indigo iridescent" hardtop sedan, but the maroon ("burnished red iridescent"?) coupe that made a cameo appearance at about the 7:00 minute mark is also outstanding. The rally wheels, hidden lamps and white vinyl top really suit these handsome fuselage cars.

[@RK-ml2ns]

One hundred percent correct.

[@williammaceri8244]

I agree, I loved the Fuelsage Chryslers, and that burgundy example at 5he end is gorgeous. Those Fuelsage Chryslers were great cars, too bad we don't have cars like those anymore. We should.

[@robertlombardi2228]

Adam - loved that Chrysler commercial from 1971. A True classic.

[@rightlanehog3151]

Agreed!

[@ericwhitehead6451]

I had a 70 Fury III 2dr hardtop with a 383 2bbl. I put a front sway bar from an ex Washington state patrol car on and yes, those big cars could really handle well. Love hustling it around the winding roads around the Seattle area.

[@terrancecheeseboro529]

I love this car! My uncle had a 1971 Plymouth Grand Coupe (brown with paisley roof). My other uncle had a 1970 Chrysler 300 sedan! I love the fuselage cars! I love your channel! Stay safe!

[@barryewalt5368]

Terrance, I had a 73 Plymouth Fury Grand Coupe, had a big block 400 with a 2 bll carb, big old car but would run like the wind!!!

[@paleocon777]

I had one too! Brown two-door 360

[@sableminer8133]

Wow, Paisley! See, that's absolutely a rare sight. Gawd luv the Seventies ✌️😆

[@gnashvillecat6654]

My mom had one of those in 74,75 time frame it was a land barge for sure it was the biggest car where ever we went lol

[@brandonmorris2513]

That commercial was awesome! And that sunroof was so dang cool.

[@craigbenz4835]

I never knew it was available until this video.

[@michaelkehm3663]

My brother-in-law bought a new 1972 Sport Fury 2 door coupe with the 383 and hidden headlights in a gold metallic color. I wasn't very impressed at the time being 19. Thought he should have bought a 340 Duster. Today I appreciate what a good looking and driving car that Fury was.

[@rightlanehog3151]

He could have tried to sneak a Duster off the Plymouth dealer's lot in the trunk of the Fury 😉

[@michaelkehm3663]

@@rightlanehog3151 His dad drove big Chryslers so he didn't get the muscle car scene. He did go back to the dealership three months after he bought the Fury and got my sister a 1972 Duster with slant six, torqueflight, whitewalls, full wheel covers and AM radio. Still my brother-in-law 50 years later and just didn't get it back then.

[@rightlanehog3151]

@@michaelkehm3663 A very, very basic '73 Duster was the family car when I started driving .

[@michaelkehm3663]

@@rightlanehog3151 Oh, I know those "compacts" from every manufacturer were the vehicles of for many consumers of the times. Probably more slant six and 318 Dusters sold than the muscular 340

[@Doobie1975]

Nice 1971 Plymouth Sport Fury, I agree the hidden headlight versions look so much better than the standard versions, I absolutely love the blue color of this car, I can see why they had it on display so they can lure in buyers to purchase their cars, plus I love how it has the 383 2 barrel low compression V8 engine, despite it being a low compression 383 it still kicks ass in performance.

[@craigbenz4835]

I never understood the attraction of hidden head lights, but they did sell.

[@Doobie1975]

@@craigbenz4835 I did, I wish they were offered on the 1969-73 Chrysler New Yorker.

[@christopherkraft1327]

This rare Sport Fury is stunning!!! I really like the hidden headlights!!! Thanks Adam for sharing this interesting video!!! 👍👍

[@ohnoohyeah3205]

Everybody slap all the buttons because this channel is an awesome resource for in-depth insight that most people never consider. Love it, yezzurrrr.

[@captmack007]

I had a 72 Fury Gran Coupe, 400 2bbl, Teal with all and every option. I was 18 years old and it was 1980. I miss that car bad.

[@samiam5557]

Yeah you did cover this beaut of a Sport Fury, thanks Adam! 😊👍 [PS: Nice to see the "C" bodies getting some love. I've owned many "C's" '67 Chrysler Newport, '67 Dodge Polara, '70 Chrysler Newport, & a '72 Plymouth Grand Fury w/hidden headlamps all of them 383's, I loved the ride and the adjustable torsion bars, you could slam the front low, for looks, or raise it up for good stiff handling. Many police departments used them.]

[@hutchcraftcp]

My cousin bought a 71 Fury grand coupe in Brown with brown paisley vinyl top. It must have impressed my parents because In 73 when they traded in their 71 Galaxie 500, they got a 73 Newport Navajo edition 2 door

[@toddbonin6926]

Adam, I love every video you produce. I watch them all … some more than once. I’ve already professed to be a FoMoCo and Pontiac/Oldsmobile man. I grew up in the 60s and 70s and cars were my entire world. My mom drove Pontiacs and my dad leased Oldsmobiles for work. He got a new one every two years. In the mid 70s he switched to Chrysler Newports and in the 80s he switched to Ford LTDs. For a while, my mom leased a Plymouth Volare wagon … and many of our family friends drove Plymouths and Dodges. One thing I keenly remember about these MOPARs is the ride. They rode the smoothest and quietest of all the cars I knew as a kid. I’m decidedly NOT a MOPAR fan. They rusted. They creaked. They burned and leaked oil. They made that ruh ruh ruh sound when you cranked them. BUT they rode better than any other car. I hated when my dad moved to LTDs in the 80s, first because Fox body LTDs sucked. They rode horribly. When you hit the brakes, the forward thrust meant everything flew off the seat. But even more so, I hated them because I missed that smooth ride of the Newports. Just keeping it real, as if you were a close friend. Love this channel!

[@tstahler5420]

My first car in '82 was a 1973 Plymouth Fury. 54k miles, $1000. It was owned by an older couple and in perfect condition.

[@msbae]

These cars are one of the reasons why I wish that Plymouth was still around.

[@RichardinNC1]

I’ve commented in other videos but we were a full sized Mopar family having many from 65-75. Dad (and then I) liked their handling and bulletproof motors. This Fury is much like our 72 Monaco Brougham, it was turquoise with black vinyl, the interior looking much like the Fury. The neighbor was a WV state trooper, they ran the big Fury’s at the time. He thought the Monaco on radials would outrun his Fury on the twisty WV roads.

[@craigbenz4835]

I've lost track of how many '66 - '71 C bodies my family and I had. I loved them all. The most impressive dash was in a '66 Newport.

[@rightlanehog3151]

Adam, I know it is a long shot but I hope that some day you find a Mopar taxi from the early 70s in original condition. Plymouth may have tried hard to promote these special Fury models but a high percentage ended up in prosaic yet thoroughly honorable fleet duty. Just look what Plymouth's up to now! 🤩

[@dannyg6592]

Great car! My uncle had a '71 Fury III in dark green. It was a very handsome car, I always loved the fuselage Mopars.

[@dave1956]

My mom’s friend bought a new 1969 Sport Fury “fast top”. I was awestruck by it when new. I didn’t think that Chrysler could design a vehicle so beautiful.

[@markdc1145]

Great color for this car! Chrysler didn't hold back with paint and trim packages in the late '60s to early '70s. You could do an entire video just on this subject. 😄

[@OnkelPHMagee]

Let's advocate for a two-parter: one for the paint and the other for the flowers and paisley on the roof and seats.

[@bestpilot98]

"Casserole recorder, and the hole in the ceiling". LOL. Excellent video, and hilarious commercial!

[@DavidHall-ge6nn]

Stunning car in a beautiful color with a great name.

[@ricksand6477]

Thanks, Adam - great car! That Indigo Blue paint looks like the color the Michigan State Police used to paint their cruisers with - always a Plymouth Fury or Dodge Polara with big block 440's.

[@davidpowellseattle]

These did have a sporty ride. The 1969 Fury and 1969 Dodge Coronet in our family are personal examples. They drove completely different compared to the 1973 Buick Electra purchased as a replacement family car. Mom loved the floaty ride in the Buick.

[@craigbenz4835]

I had them both and quite agree.

[@robertcolon4272]

I had one of these! Mine was a 2 door, with a Black top, but everything else is the same.

[@joeblow812]

Thanks for the great video! I learned to drive in my Mom’s 71 Sport Fury. This video took me right back with the exact interior I remember so well. I remember going with my parents to trade in Mom’s 64.5 Barracuda for the Sport Fury because Dad wanted air conditioning for an upcoming drive to Florida.

[@thetraveler2561]

I had 2 1972 Plymouth Fury. One exactly like the red one (Gran Coupe) except black on black 360CI . I loved that car drove it well over 100k miles sold it to my brother. The other was a regular Fury 318Ci a plain Jane banana yellow no A/C even. It was a nice era. Dad had a 67 Plymouth Sport Fury with the 383CI with the 4 BBL. Dual exhaust...had Cherry Bombs on it...rapped off really nice.

[@timothykeith1367]

My grandmother had a '71 Gran Coupe with hidden headlights. It has paisley pattern in the vinyl roof.. It had a 360. I wish I had it now.

[@anthonym.cardali1875]

My Uncle had a white Gran Coupe, with Fender Skirts and paisley top. Those headlight doors slammed shut so hard, we always thought he hit the guard rail in the parking lot. The A/C as other posters mentioned was sub-zero. 360 Motor, but Crank Windows. Unfortunately, he traded it for a used Volare in the 80's. Real Junk.

[@TinyMaths]

Man, what a beautiful car; it sort of has a futuristic look about it (to me anyway). I could see it fitting perfectly into a Sci Fi movie if it were painted black. Love this.

[@DSP1968]

Thank you for featuring such a wonderful car, Adam. And I love the new feature of the car's TV commercial at the end -- especially when they are as amusing as this one was.

[@johnz8210]

Awesome car. The 383 engine - I never met anybody who had one that didn't like it. Great engine.

[@craigbenz4835]

It has always been my favorite.

[@norcal715]

WOW, What a beautiful car.

[@tomlewis3658]

That's a beautiful car. I was hoping for this video when I saw it in other videos. One interesting detail about the commercial for me is that both the driver and the passenger wore the inconvenient and separately latched roof mounted shoulder belts. When I had my 1970 Opel Kadett, it also had this type of shoulder belt. I got used to using it and re-hanging it back up above, so maybe that's why this detail jumped out at me.

[@OnkelPHMagee]

That was a safety requirement from the government starting in 1968. It was superseded by the combined lap and shoulder belt for 1974.

[@sableminer8133]

I didn't notice that but ain't it funny it took another fifteen years before it was required by law to use them? I remember I got a speeding ticket in mid Eighties and they really stressed in the class u had to take about wearing them and might as well, as it would be an expensive ticket coming up! My Olds 98 had the separate shoulder belts and I got used to using them by say '87. It felt safer too

[@cadillacguy1890]

My aunt and uncle had a 1970 Plymouth Sport Suburban, which was kind of the Sport Fury wagon. It was pretty well loaded up. I remember thinking they must be rich, lol. It was a nice car, big, roomy, had the 383 emblems on the hood power bulges, thought that was really cool. Good memories.

[@paleocon777]

These are my kind of cars that you've been showing

[@johanbrand8601]

Wow. My heart melts seeing the Plymouth and the two Cadillacs.

[@djstangerdude]

Always amazed that you feature cars I have always thought were great! Please keep doing these car show shorts as well as your regular content. Great information to soak in and keep me well entertained. A short or feature on a wagon or two would be nice as they are gaining in popularity! Keep up your great work!

[@efogg3]

My moms first car, 70 sport fury white hard top. 383 6barrel. White rubber bumper. Ac. Power. Am FM. Hood blinkers. Bullet wheels. Studded snow tires. Maroon. Hidden headlights. Loved that thing.

[@uioned]

Great video Adam, I love my 69Newport 2dr 383. Iam the second owner it has 81000miles on it I bought it in 1999.👍

[@rightlanehog3151]

Adam needs to put more Newports on this channel.

[@BrettWilkins]

I saw this parked alongside the Caddy you reviewed and kept thinking I'd love to see this car featured too. Thanks!

[@andrewbutton5580]

I believe that Mood Indigo may one of the Mopar colors than cannot currently be duplicated correctly due pigments now vs then. Funny, GM only made their version of a fuselage cars for one year and didn't do it right. This car on the otherhand is pure perfection. Damn Derbys made it so those of us who truly love Fuselage cars cannot find them now, even though they sold very well.

[@sableminer8133]

I liked these but man they were rare! That commercial was a gas, man they were like mini dramas/comedies. I'm with u and prefer the double hoop fronts of the '72. Much more dynamic than say Ford's (which were everywhere back then and to me not a good look) big cars. This purple color is gorgeous and I give Chrysler execs credit for allowing Plymouth to explore some rather hippie colors and graphics back then!

[@daviatorcustoms3168]

Sensational car! Thank you for doing this video on it. I will keep my eyes and ears open for a 72 sport fury with the hidden headlights for you. I LOVED that car so much too. There was someone in my neighborhood who had one when I was a kid and I DROOLED over that thing every time I saw it even as a little kid. SO cool!

[@garyruark9506]

I like the early 70's Fury styling now. I didn't when they were new. My uncle had one and it rusted from the Maryland winters and salt on the roads. I remember he asked why our GM cars didn't rust and it may have been because we washed the underneath when the weather was warm enough and in the spring removed the lower and window moldings and cleaned and touched up any rust. We also filed the rocker panel moldings where they had sharp edges that scratched paint. We put mineral oil between the inner fender panels and inside rocker panels and trunk pans. Mineral oil didn't smell. My grandfather used WD40 and it smelled for weeks afterwards. That is a pretty Fury. Nice color combo. So many you see now are gold, green and brown. Mid-Century America colors!

[@dustdevl3404]

Gorgeous Plymouth. We had a 71 Chrysler 300 4 door hardtop when I was a kid and it was an awesome road car. Beautiful, too. I would love to own one of these.

[@motomuso]

Wow - The hits just keep on coming! It's great to see so many of these car show shorts. Thanks.

[@area51isreal71]

Chrysler Australia assembled those here, but they called it a Dodge Pheonix. Most of them seemed to be white or bronze with black vinyl roofs. All the later ones were equipped with the 383. They got phased out in favour of a locally designed long wheelbase Chrysler and the last of them were assembled and sold in 1972. They were very popular and well regarded by consumers and press at the time.

[@RyanMoran1992]

I own one. A ‘70 - it’s white with a black top haha

[@jmoe2514]

I've been waiting for this one since you spoke about that Cadillac next to it. On my walk home folrom school I'd pass an old ladies house where she had a copper colored 71 fury III 4DR HT with a MOD TOP! 360 in the little badges ahead of the front wheels

[@paleocon777]

Some of the commercials for Chrysler-Plymouth were done in Monroe, Michigan back around that time.

[@SuperJoes70]

I had one a 71 2dr sport fury with the 383 nice car and back then bought it for 1200 in 1990 rust free AZ car yes it did handle great !!

[@hangonsnoop]

Mopars were available in so many cool colors during this era.

[@aaronwilliams6989]

That whole collection of cars is cool. Looks like several generations of old cars. I could spend an entire day looking at each decade I see there. I would NEVER get bored!

[@rafranks1410]

Adam, your eight minute videos are gold!

[@steves9905]

what an amazing and awesome car! I was hoping you'd feature this car from the show. breathtaking. I love the big bodied Mopars...real road machines. In 1970 you could get a Fury GT with a 440 6barrel...not sure about '71

[@fleetwin1]

They were nice looking cars, and I always liked the way they handled. The Plymouth "Scamp" had one of those wrap around windows as well!

[@2001rams]

After almost a decade as #3 in sales, Pontiac was replaced by Plymouth as #3 in 1970, 1971 and 1972 so there were a number of people who liked this design. Also, I imagine that the new Duster in 1970 also helped them move up to #3 in those years. This particular car is outstanding. Thanks.

[@rightlanehog3151]

I would guess the Duster found more private buyers in the early 70s than the Fury. There were a lot of Fury sales to fleet buyers.

[@FrankF-vp4pt]

I owned a 71 Fury. Just a kid in the early 80's when I owned it. Honestly can't remember the exact trim package. It was a 2 dr with a vinyl top. Brown on brown and a 383 2barrel. Very smooth running car I do remember, the heater was fantastic in that era Plymouth also.

[@sigmamale7241]

Nice Mopar...Had a '72 Imperial. Loved it!

[@onkelmicke9670]

Yeah you're right, that's one unusually good looking fuselage.

[@johnnyedify]

I rode and drove many on these Fuselage body Chrysler /Plymouth/ Dodge cars. I never thought the suspensions were stiff rather I always knew that the bodies and overall structure was tight and handling was great for a big car.

[@markwilliams5606]

We had one of these. Same color. Had a 440 in it. What a Great Ride! Hot Rodders thought we were the cops in Detroit. Used to drive it to Miami.

[@fireflymedic10]

Chrysler did know how to go out side the box when it came to exterior colors

[@jamesandrew5205]

Love the fuselage Fury’s!

[@jesus_built_my_hotrod]

Love the old tv ads 👌

[@ManiaMusicChannel]

Yes, those late 60s, early 70s Plymouth's were nice looking cars 👌🏽

[@turdferguson4124]

I love the big MoPars from the early 70s.

[@hattree]

Chrysler did a lot of concave back glass, especially in that time period.

[@craigbenz4835]

The Dodge Dart had it for a few years. I always liked that.

[@gimmesomesugar]

That body style still looks fresh today. Gorgeous car. Thanks for this.

[@williammaceri8244]

Hey Adam, thanks for your review of this 1971 Plymouth Sport Fury. I'm a big fan of Chrysler's fuelsage styling era. This Plymouth is an excellent example of it. I agree the Mood Indigo Blue Metallic is a beautiful color. The white top and gorgeous black interior is a great looking combination. I've actually had a lot of experience with these fuelsage Chryslers. My dad had a 69 300 4 door hardtop with the acclaimed 440 cid, it's one of my all-time favorite engines. The 300 was Eggshell white with a dark blue vinyl top over dark blue vinyl interior. That 300 with its raparound front bumper and hidden headlights was a real looker and a great car overall. My high school driver training class here in Los Angeles, featured white with dark blue vinyl interior, Plymouth Sport Furys as our training cars. I think it was a 383 too. It was very responsive, but I never got the opportunity to lift the hood. I shared that Fury with 3 other new drivers, all girls. I always felt bad for that Plymouth for the abuse it took from those girls, especially the brakes. The girls had no clue, but the Plymouth took it well. I've always had a special fondness for the Chrysler Corporation, they introduced a lot of great engineering to the auto industry and were never shy about pushing the styling limits of the times, it may not have been for everyone but I always liked it. I miss the Pentastar Chrysler Corporation from backin the day, however I am happy they are still with us thanks to Stalantis.

[@christopherbero3388]

I like you are including the ads now 📺

[@ddellwo]

How awesome would it be to go back in time and order a two-door fuselage car from this era set-up just the way you like…….??!!!

[@onlyhereonce7290]

Knocked it out of the park. Good job.

[@davidcaple6305]

I love the fuselage cars... I love my 73 Monaco sedan.. 400 big block.. smooth riding cars

[@GenXtra65]

I recall seeing advertisements from back in the day calling this a “white hat special.”

[@colibri1]

Here I was just thinking that that late-nineties Cadillac de Ville in the background of your earlier 1989 Chrysler Fifth Avenue review owed a lot of its styling to those late sixties-early seventies Chrysler fuselage bodies, and the next thing you post is one of them.

[@Sedan57Chevy]

It's cars like this that make me wonder what direction styling would've gone if the 70s had played out differently, and the focus hadn't been on safety, emissions, and economy; but rather progressed more naturally from the designs of the 60s. This specific car is terrific, and the color is mesmerizing. It seems very similar to a the color my mother's old 06 Chevy HHR was finished in. I imagine it looks even better in person than on film. The 72 fury is also my favorite. And wow, that was a pretty funny ad!

[@eddstarr2185]

Between all the Fords and Chevrolets for 1971, all I wanted to see more of was the Sport Fury with those hidden headlights. As nice as the Fury hardtops are the only thing that could touch a 1971 Fury Sport Suburban Wagon was a 1971 Chrysler Town & Country Wagon. Car spotting in 1971 was my favorite pastime.

[@jwrappuhn71]

That car is Gorgeous.

[@parnellitube]

Good luck on your search for a 1972. My parents bought a 1972 Fury III new when I was a baby. Blue with black vinyl roof and blue vinyl interior. Oh, was the temperature brutal in that car on a hot sunny day!

[@rightlanehog3151]

People must have been fascinated by vinyl, why would anyone choose it over cloth?

[@jetsons101]

That color is great, it's like "B5-blue" but darker. Thanks again for posting.....

[@unclerudy9797]

Beautiful Sport Fury ! Great Color ! Agreed that the 1972 Sport Fury is nicer. I remember this commercial when it came out. Thanks for posting !

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

In 1982 I had that exact same red '72 Plymouth Gran Fury with the black vinyl top & interior, hideaway headlights, 360 4 bbl that I got for $300 & was in great condition! I had it for a year before a drunk driver ran a red light & Tboned me totally it out, the insurance company only gave me $1200 for the value of the car! I still have a few pics of that car in an old photo album ✌💖☮

[@johnandersonjjr]

I bought and restored a 71 fury 2 sedan several years ago .I bought it off an old guy who bought it new .the slant 6 was toast but I wanted a 383 in it anyway so I could put those cool “383” call outs on the fenders.very long story short the old guy died before the car was ready to be registered for the road.But he may have claimed it in the end because it was lost in a garage fire

[@dewdew34]

That front end was fantastic, love the lights.

[@andrewhigdon8346]

Could you imagine what went into making that sunroof work AND stay water tight? Goor grief. Our modern cars have space between the headliner and roof designed in so it’s not so noticeable when there is a sunroof optioned in. But my old Fords had barely any space between the headliner and roof. Because, why would you? What could possibly necessitate any more space there, not to mention the “compromise” in head room. Not to mention the massive size of that sunroof. I’ll bet that was a warranty nightmare for the dealerships. It is amazing the luxury features in some old cars that might even be quite luxurious today. My brother used to have a 1962 Lincoln Continental, white, cherry, and simply sublime. Slab sided, rode like it was on marshmallows, barked second gear at WOT, and pushed forward like a locomotive with that 430 engine. But the interior was even MORE spectacular. Of course the elegant ingress and egress afforded by the suicide rear doors. But a close inspection of the B-pillar where the front and rear doors latched was beautiful in and of itself. But whatever you do, don’t try to change a tire with more than one door open. It won’t close until you drop the car back on the ground. I had to change the starter one time and the jack kept going up and up and up, placed behind the right front wheel. But it seemed like the engine wasn’t really going up proportionally. At one point the left rear bumper was 1/2” from the ground, I could still barely get where I needed, the right front was in the sky, and the panel gap distortion was alarming. Big car, very heavy, the hardtop design no doubt allowed some of that loss of integrity, but I’d say the options included also added a fair bit of weight, as their design was robust to say the least. Ok, drivers seat had so-many-ways power adjustment i remember it being more than my 1985 Crown Vic had. Unreal. Power windows moved with authority, never once seeming strained with too small a motor, but the power door locks were vacuum actuated, reminding me of my mom’s MB300D Turbo Diesel. Quiet. No electricity needed. Elegant. And somehow, the hoses never seemed to dry up and crack. The driver’s door looked like the enterprise with all the switches for the windows and locks, in chrome of course, and this SEEMED like real chrome, not chrome looking coating over plastic. Sit in the back, and the leg room was ridiculous. I’m 6’ 5” and I could literally stretch out. Bumps just disappeared. But the power option that blew my mind was the power retractable antenna, common in later years luxury cars, still fully functional here. That car was a dream to drive, plenty of power, confident handling, insulated from the outside world of bumps expansion joints. And it was heavy. Did I say it was heavy. And that starter. Very difficult to change, with the dual exhaust and low ride height it might have been easier to unbolt the downpipe. Well, the one I put in lasted every bit of 10 months, and I had to do it all over again, this time driving the rear wheels up onto two 2x12s stacked and running under the axle. Ahhhh. Much better. Rumor has it that even with the very high price tag on the Continentals, Ford lost money on every one for the first three years. Oh, and while it did not have the rear/trunk mounted AC, it did cool with barely any sound of a fan. Incredible. Apparently this car weighed about 5500 pounds. Good god. No wonder the jack was going up and the engine barely was. When I did the starter the second time and put the rear axle on the boards lifting the clearance, that meant I could jack the front even higher. When I dropped the front after finishing, the tops of the front fender and the front door had rubbed and a chip of paint fell but it only on the edge of the panels, and easy to touch up. If that’s not disconcerting, what is? Nonetheless you would never accuse the chassis of being flexible while driving. Turns out it was more about the excessive weight of the vehicle, and that ramps would have been preferable, and even then I put one of those 2x12s under the rear axle so the bumper didn’t drag. Also, those stamped steel ramps scared the scrap out of me by the way they deformed with the front up on them. I ended up stacking two short sections of 4x4 under the ramps, just in case. 5500 pounds of Detroit steel with very little ground clearance would have made me quite flattened. Quirky, loaded, luxurious, powerful, iconic, and simply timeless in their beauty.

[@dznr723]

Another cool MoPar sporting a front end with a rear end design. Still cool though. Elwood Engel nailed it on these.

[@anthonykelly1368]

Took my drivers test in one of these in the 1980s. If you can parallel park one of these, you can parallel park a tugboat by a postage stamp.

[@kenttalsma7906]

Chrysler/Plymouth, comin' through!

[@chitown1098]

This one is truly a beauty.

[@ryanelectra225]

Great car owned by a great guy!

[@georgewilson1184]

I like these love those bucket seats love the concealed headlights love the steering wheel this car seams to talk to you from out back it says pardon my big butt !!!

[@agostinodibella9939]

I always liked the 1972 Fury.