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!
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
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!
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 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 !!!!
Thanks for mentioning Elwood Engel. Years ago, my older brother told me in the 60s Ford had transmission issues, and Chrysler had styling issues, so they "swapped" some Chrysler transmission engineers for some Ford stylists. Ford transmissions got better, and Chrysler styling improved. Anybody else ever hear of that engineer/stylist "swap"? My grandmother had a 1973 Fury III. She picked me up from school every day in it.
Your video brings back many memories for me. Back in the 70's, a friend of mine's father loved the Plymouth Fury. It was the only model car he would own. I never saw his '60s Fury's (apparently at least 1 had the top of the line 413 wedge) but I have to agree with you on the looks. I loved the look of his 1972 Fury and will always remember that car as having a very cool front end. Unfortunately I only saw it a few times. A couple of days after my friend and I spent an afternoon polishing that huge wrap around bumper in 1977, it was written off in a collision (crushing the front bumper)¡. That '72 Fury had a 383 engine, I believe with only a 2 barrel carb. The '72 Fury was replaced with a '77 Fury that I spent much more time with. It had a 2bbl 318 with a learn burn system that was always causing issues and made the engine ping excessively. They actually had a failure of the first 318 while under factory warranty. It was replaced with another 318 with the same troublesome lean burn system. Another issue they had with the '77 was it didn't like to start in the cold if the block heater wasn't plugged in. When I say cold, I mean -30°C to -45°C. I'll always remember how in the cold the engine would flood and when it did finally start it would shoot out large amounts of very black liquid splatter that would stick to the walls of the garage or the garage door. Those black stains remain there to this day...
Engel was snubbed for the top design position at Ford around the same time Exner's 1962 design made Chrysler honcho's nervous. Chrysler fired Exner and lured Engel to Chrysler with some coaxing from ex Ford designer George Walker.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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👍
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.
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 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 uncle had a brand new Plymouth Fury coupe. It was gorgeous. But, the 318 2bbl couldn't get out of it's own way. It had a console shifter, very comfortable 5 seater, I used it while he was deployed on a trip, my dad had a 73 Buick Riviera GS Stage 1. So,imagine the difference in power & torque. Many complimented it's looks, but,what a disappointment when the car was loaded with 5ppl a full trunk & tank & the A/C on. Unlike my dad's Riviera with 6ppl ,A/C on full tank & trunk. Boy, do I miss those landyachts, imagine with today's technology 🎯♥️
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!
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 ✌☮
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.
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.
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 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 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 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.
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 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.
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'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.
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.
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 that 1972 was a great styling year for the Fury, along with many cars that year. The changes for 1973 due to the bumper regulations were very disappointing, looking like not much thought went into it.
@@ralphl7643 It depended on the OEM's & car model. Some models like my new '73 Mercury Capri had the front bumper extended forward w/ plastic covering the gap. What you're referring too, British Leyland did w/ their Triumph/MG models. The '73 Camaro had the bumper across the body width but wasn't extended forward like my Capri. The big joke was how the OEM's 'corrected' for the pollution regs. That's another story & it's sic. The one feature that had Chrysler standing out from GM/Ford was lack of body quality. Fisher Body & Ford were so many levels above Chrysler. Quick story: Late summer of '70 & I walked into the showroom of the local Dodge dealer. Center stage was a gorgeous Challenger coupe, Purple-People-eater Purple w/ a black vinyl top, black interior, pistol grip 4-sp., the 440-4V & Magnum 500 rims surrounded by Goodyears. No salesman came by so I thought I'd just sit in it & see how it fit. Got in, everything was cool, I closed the door & it rattled like someone didn't tighten all the fasteners. I tried it again & it still rattled like it was in a collision. I got out & closed the door a third time...rattle! I walked out of the dealer completely disillusioned & disappointed...almost sad. I've never considered a Dodge/Plymouth(D/P) product since that day. I did test other D/P vehicles & they all disappointed. The GM/Ford bodies closed w/ a solid thud. So I stayed w/ them.
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...
This is my favorite car from the 70s, hands down. The opening of the bonnet by pulling the word " Plymouth" in the middle of the front bumper is genius!! Addressing the road noise can easily be fixed with a generous application of new sound deadening products out there. The cheap feeling of the dashboard itself can also be addressed by adding Dynamat to the backside of all the plastic facia. Also, adding expanding foam (closed end bubbles ONLY) injected into all the hollow cavities throughout the body transforms older cars. Trust me it works. I would LOVE to get my hands on a Sport Suburban from this year. OMG what a car I could make 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.
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.
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.
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
@@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
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.
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.
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 4 door Fury with hidden head lights, bought it for $800.00 it was gold with a dark brown vinyl top. had cloth palsy seats. I loved that car, drove it back and forth from SF bay area to Portland Or. every 3 weeks for a year. Only issue is it would over heat. It did rattle a lot also, no it wasn't quiet.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Ive owned the traditional wheelbase fury and the later wider rear wheelbase fury. As a person that has driven both past what they were designed to do that little amount of stagger does make a big car handle much better. Even to a bystander that was shocked at how fast I pulled into my driveway. She asked if I was scared if something were to surprise me. I told her that it handled way better than a regular car and she told me " you will find out" luckily I never did.
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 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 had a '71 Fury Gran Coup survivor with the paisley top and interior. One of the few cars I regret getting rid of. Also '63 Tbird had round tail lights. 64/5/6 is pictured.
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 '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. 👍😉
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!
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!
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 love the video. I am a proud owner of a 1972 Plymouth Fury. That I got from my Dad when he passed away.
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.
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
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!
I remember in September 1969 when the new 1970 cars came out, the Plymouth Fury and Pontiac Grand Prix were my favorites.
I was in the 9th grade.
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.
And here I thought I was the only one who loves this design.
Thank You!!! 69-73 C body Chry/Dodge/Plymouth are truly marvelous!!!
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.
My dad had a 71 Fury 3 back in the day loved that car
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 !!!!
My father had a 1971 sport fury with hidden lights and a 383 Magnum very cool car
2:45 was simply jaw dropping stunningly gorgeous in every way..
Thanks for mentioning Elwood Engel. Years ago, my older brother told me in the 60s Ford had transmission issues, and Chrysler had styling issues, so they "swapped" some Chrysler transmission engineers for some Ford stylists. Ford transmissions got better, and Chrysler styling improved. Anybody else ever hear of that engineer/stylist "swap"? My grandmother had a 1973 Fury III. She picked me up from school every day in it.
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I had a '69 sport fury with a 383 magnum. It drove so well and fast
so did elwood do interior? design as im curios of who did the b-body's from 1962-72
Your video brings back many memories for me. Back in the 70's, a friend of mine's father loved the Plymouth Fury. It was the only model car he would own.
I never saw his '60s Fury's (apparently at least 1 had the top of the line 413 wedge) but I have to agree with you on the looks. I loved the look of his 1972 Fury and will always remember that car as having a very cool front end.
Unfortunately I only saw it a few times. A couple of days after my friend and I spent an afternoon polishing that huge wrap around bumper in 1977, it was written off in a collision (crushing the front bumper)¡. That '72 Fury had a 383 engine, I believe with only a 2 barrel carb.
The '72 Fury was replaced with a '77 Fury that I spent much more time with. It had a 2bbl 318 with a learn burn system that was always causing issues and made the engine ping excessively. They actually had a failure of the first 318 while under factory warranty. It was replaced with another 318 with the same troublesome lean burn system.
Another issue they had with the '77 was it didn't like to start in the cold if the block heater wasn't plugged in. When I say cold, I mean -30°C to -45°C.
I'll always remember how in the cold the engine would flood and when it did finally start it would shoot out large amounts of very black liquid splatter that would stick to the walls of the garage or the garage door. Those black stains remain there to this day...
Engel was snubbed for the top design position at Ford around the same time Exner's 1962 design made Chrysler honcho's nervous. Chrysler fired Exner and lured Engel to Chrysler with some coaxing from ex Ford designer George Walker.
I had a 73 fury Grande coupe, one of the best cars I've ever owned..
Love these Mopar barges!!!! I really like the 70 Chrysler Hurst 300.
I salivated a lot on the 1972 Gran Fury when I was a teenager.
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.
I used to drive quite a few of these fuselage C body cars, and always found them engaging to drive.
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.
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.
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 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
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.
I have 69 fury coup,with formal roofline,87000 original miles,we love that car
I like all the fury’s early 70s. I had a 71 fury GT. That was a awesome car!
Love that split hidden light grill!!!
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👍
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.
ALL 69-73 Chrysler C bodies were a masterpiece.
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.
Mopar had consistently great styling throughout the 70s, but the 72 fury is definitely the highlight for me!
Love the C bodies! 72 Fury is my Favorite too. Followed by the 73 Monaco. Thank You!
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 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 uncle had a brand new Plymouth Fury coupe. It was gorgeous. But, the 318 2bbl couldn't get out of it's own way. It had a console shifter, very comfortable 5 seater, I used it while he was deployed on a trip, my dad had a 73 Buick Riviera GS Stage 1. So,imagine the difference in power & torque. Many complimented it's looks, but,what a disappointment when the car was loaded with 5ppl a full trunk & tank & the A/C on. Unlike my dad's Riviera with 6ppl ,A/C on full tank & trunk. Boy, do I miss those landyachts, imagine with today's technology 🎯♥️
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!
Yes these were beautiful rides. I loved these and the Newports.
I Owned a new 1972 Plymouth Duster Esperit----model---it combined both luxury and a sports car in one...!
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 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 used to think these where ugly cars but now that I understand them, I now think they were unique. Good video!
My search has been for a 1978 Plymouth Fury sport coupe. I passed on one and wish I hadn't. Been searching ever since.
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.
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 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.
Mopar And Those Paisley Printed Vinyl Tops 🌞
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 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.
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 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.
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'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.
That was one nice ride! Very classy!
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.
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 that 1972 was a great styling year for the Fury, along with many cars that year. The changes for 1973 due to the bumper regulations were very disappointing, looking like not much thought went into it.
Weren't most of them just '72s with two large black rubber dagmars stuck on?
Not much thought went into the regulation. It was always the cars fault. The driver wasn't at fault unless drunk.
@@ralphl7643 It depended on the OEM's & car model. Some models like my new '73 Mercury Capri had the front bumper extended forward w/ plastic covering the gap. What you're referring too, British Leyland did w/ their Triumph/MG models. The '73 Camaro had the bumper across the body width but wasn't extended forward like my Capri. The big joke was how the OEM's 'corrected' for the pollution regs. That's another story & it's sic. The one feature that had Chrysler standing out from GM/Ford was lack of body quality. Fisher Body & Ford were so many levels above Chrysler. Quick story: Late summer of '70 & I walked into the showroom of the local Dodge dealer. Center stage was a gorgeous Challenger coupe, Purple-People-eater Purple w/ a black vinyl top, black interior, pistol grip 4-sp., the 440-4V & Magnum 500 rims surrounded by Goodyears. No salesman came by so I thought I'd just sit in it & see how it fit. Got in, everything was cool, I closed the door & it rattled like someone didn't tighten all the fasteners. I tried it again & it still rattled like it was in a collision. I got out & closed the door a third time...rattle! I walked out of the dealer completely disillusioned & disappointed...almost sad. I've never considered a Dodge/Plymouth(D/P) product since that day. I did test other D/P vehicles & they all disappointed. The GM/Ford bodies closed w/ a solid thud. So I stayed w/ them.
Not a fan of the 72 .
70 sport fury ftw.
Back in the late 80s high school a buddy had a mint one.
The red one you got there is clearly wonderful.
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...
This is my favorite car from the 70s, hands down. The opening of the bonnet by pulling the word " Plymouth" in the middle of the front bumper is genius!!
Addressing the road noise can easily be fixed with a generous application of new sound deadening products out there. The cheap feeling of the dashboard itself can also be addressed by adding Dynamat to the backside of all the plastic facia. Also, adding expanding foam (closed end bubbles ONLY) injected into all the hollow cavities throughout the body transforms older cars. Trust me it works.
I would LOVE to get my hands on a Sport Suburban from this year.
OMG what a car I could make it!!
Another Excellent Video
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Nice looking car.
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
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.
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 remember 6 kids sitting in the back seat.
I am ( mostly) a GM lover but this Fury is quite the looker! Much nicer than the full size Chevys of '72.
Dad had a 1972 Plymouth Fury III. 4dr post green (of course). What a car!
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 4 door Fury with hidden head lights, bought it for $800.00 it was gold with a dark brown vinyl top. had cloth palsy seats. I loved that car, drove it back and forth from SF bay area to Portland Or. every 3 weeks for a year. Only issue is it would over heat. It did rattle a lot also, no it wasn't quiet.
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.
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.
I drove a new one in 1972,used in my Drivers Ed program!
Adam that thing is so HUGE! With the headlights hidden like that, it reminds me of a "BIG", "HUGE" > Great Horned Owl!
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.
Love the fuselage styling. Sure miss my 69 Imperial
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.
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.
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.
Stunning!
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 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.
I had a 72 Plymouth Fury Gran Coupe . teal with black vinyl top and 400 cu and highly optioned.
Reminds me of Mom's hairstylist in the 70's, Bea lol. Had a dark green one like this.
Ive owned the traditional wheelbase fury and the later wider rear wheelbase fury. As a person that has driven both past what they were designed to do that little amount of stagger does make a big car handle much better. Even to a bystander that was shocked at how fast I pulled into my driveway. She asked if I was scared if something were to surprise me. I told her that it handled way better than a regular car and she told me " you will find out" luckily I never did.
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 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 had a '71 Fury Gran Coup survivor with the paisley top and interior. One of the few cars I regret getting rid of. Also '63 Tbird had round tail lights. 64/5/6 is pictured.
my dad had a 1970 dodge monaco...big two door with bucket seats, floor auto shift, red with black top. everyone called it the big red beast. lol.
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.