The Plymouth Fury was an automobile model and series made by the Plymouth Division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1956 to 1989. Conceived as a halo model (a production automobile designed to showcase the talents and resources of an automotive company, with the intent to draw consumers into their showrooms), the Fury was sold as an off-white hardtop coupe with gold anodized aluminum trim in 1956, 1957 and 1958. No Fury convertible was offered until 1960. Plymouth sailboat logo used from 1996 to 2001 Plymouth was a brand of automobile based in the United States, marketed by the Chrysler Corporation from 1928 to 2001. ... The Chrysler Corporation (NYSE: DCX) is a formerly United States-based automobile manufacturer. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A halo model is a subjective term used to describe a production automobile designed to showcase the talents and resources of an automotive company, with the intent to draw consumers into their showrooms and entice them to buy their product. ... A hardtop is a term for a rigid, rather than canvas, automobile roof. ... 1995 Buick Riviera coupe A coupé (from the French for cut) or coupe is a two or four-seater car with a fixed roof and two doors. ... Gold is a shade of the color yellow closest to that of gold metal. ... These inexpensive carabiners have an anodised aluminum surface, and come in many colours. ... Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saab 900 Convertible Convertible can also refer to a convertible (security) A convertible is an automobile with a folding or retracting roof. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1959 Plymouth introduced the Sport Fury as the halo model the Fury was stepped down to replaced the Plymouth Belvedere as the standard bearer of the Plymouth line-up. In doing so, the Fury range now contained sedans and station wagons as well as a hardtop coupe and sedan. The Sport Fury had a hardtop and a convertible. The Fury remained Plymouth’s bread and butter model throughout the ill-planning of the early 1960s when the full-sized Fury was consigned to an intermediate (or mid-sized) platform. 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 Plymouth Belvedere Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Plymouth Belvedere The Plymouth Belvedere was a large American automobile produced from 1951 through 1969. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...

The Sport Fury was dropped at the end of 1959, but was brought back in mid-1962. The 1962 to 1969 Sport Fury came as a hardtop coupe or convertible.

From 1965 to mid-1974, Plymouth’s third place in sales owed a great deal to the Fury series popularity. When Plymouth reintroduced a full-sized car in 1965, the Fury was available in four sub-series, dubbed Fury I, Fury II, Fury III and Sport Fury, which were priced to meet Chevrolet’s Biscayne, Bel Air, Impala and Impala SS models car for car, body style for body style. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1964 Chevrolet Biscayne The Chevrolet Biscayne was a series name of automobile produced by Chevrolet, a division of General Motors, in the United States from the 1958 through 1972 model years. ... 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air The Chevrolet Bel Air was a series name of automobile produced by Chevrolet, a division of General Motors, in the United States from the 1950 through 1975 model years. ... 1968 Chevrolet Impala at the weekly Garden Grove, California car show on April 16, 2004. ... 1968 Chevrolet Impala at the weekly Garden Grove, California car show on April 16, 2004. ...

Usually, the Fury I was marketed to police fleets or sold to others wanting a basic, no-frills car with the convenience of a full-sized automobile, while the Fury II and Fury III were the bread-and-butter lines. Many Sport Fury models (as well as Fury III models) came loaded with options such as automatic transmission, power steering, white sidewall tires (along with full wheel covers), stereo radios, vinyl tops and air conditioning. A police car, police cruiser, squad car, or patrol car is a vehicle used by police forces around the world to patrol, temporarily detain and transport individual criminal suspects. ... No-frills or no frills is the term used to describe any service or product for which the non-essential features (or frills) have been removed. ... An automatic transmission is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the car or truck moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. ... Power steering is a system for reducing the steering effort on cars by using an external power source to assist in turning the wheels. ... Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of sound, using two independent audio channels, through a pair of widely separated speaker systems, in such a way as to create a pleasant and natural impression of sound heard from various directions as in natural hearing. ... Vinyl roof refers to a vinyl covering for an automobiles top. ... Note: in the broadest sense, air conditioning can refer to any form of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. ...

From 1966 to 1969, a luxury version of the Fury, called the Plymouth VIP was marketed, in response to the Ford LTD and Chevrolet Caprice. These models came with styling hallmarks such as full wheel covers, vinyl tops, luxuriously upholstered interior with walnut dashboard and door-panel trim, thicker grade of carpeting, more sound insulation, full courtesy lighting, etc. In addition to options ordered for the Fury III and Sport Fury models, VIPs were often ordered with such items as air conditioning, power windows, and power seats. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... The Ford LTD is a car model name that has been used by the Ford Motor Company both in North America and Australia. ... 1972 Chevrolet Caprice 1976 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Landau Australian-designed and built 2001 Chevrolet Caprice, for Middle Eastern markets and based on the Holden Statesman The Chevrolet Caprice (later called Caprice Classic) was a series name of automobile produced by Chevrolet, a division of General Motors, in the United States... Vinyl roof refers to a vinyl covering for an automobiles top. ... Note: in the broadest sense, air conditioning can refer to any form of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. ... Power Windows may refer to: Power windows, automobile windows that are raised and lowered by a switch Power Windows, a 1985 album by Rush Power Windows, a Rush tribute band This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... In an automobile, a power seat is a front seat which can be adjusted by using a switch or joystick. ...

For 1970, the VIP was replaced by a non-sporty Sport Fury, which added a four-door hardtop sedan. The Sport Fury added two hardtop coupes to keep the sporty image: the S-23 and the GT. The 1970-71 Sport Fury GT models were powered by the legendary 440 engine, and it could be had with the "Six-Pack" option, which consisted of three two-barrel carburetors. A Six-Pack powered Sport Fury GT is one of the most sought-after Mopars. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In 1975, marketers at Chrysler devalued the Fury nameplate by applying it to Plymouth's redesigned midrange models that had been previously marketed as the Satellite. The full-sized Plymouth then became known as the Plymouth Gran Fury. The Gran Fury (not Grand Fury) was dropped after 1977. There was no 1979 Fury, Gran or otherwise, but it was resurrected in 1980 as a version of the R-body Dodge St. Regis. Despite being more popular than the mid-1970s version, the model was dropped after the 1981 model year, along with Chrysler's other R-body cars. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Plymouth Satellite was one of four late 1960s and early 1970s cars to be built from the Plymouth version of the Chrysler B-body (the others being the Belvedere, Road Runner and GTX). ... The Plymouth Fury was an automobile model and series made by the Plymouth Division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1956 to 1989. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Dodge St. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1982, Plymouth launched the last car to carry the Fury name, this time using the Dodge Diplomat’s platform, which simply received Plymouth and Gran Fury badging. Although available to the general public, the 1980s incarnation of the Gran Fury was far more popular with police departments and other fleet customers, especially since the car was cheap and had a proven drivetrain that needed only routine maintenance. Declining sales and a lack of advertising eventually contributed to the model's demise in 1989. The M-body Gran Fury was sold in Canada as the Caravelle Salon after the front wheel drive Caravelle debuted there for 1983. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Dodge Diplomat was a large car of the 1970s and 1980s from the Chrysler Corporations Dodge brand and practically identical to the Chrysler LeBaron of 1977, the Plymouth Caravelle sold in Canada, and the Plymouth Gran Fury from 1982. ... The M-Bodies were Chrysler Corporations successor to the F-body Aspen/Volare. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sud Aviation Caravelle The SE 210 Caravelle was the first short/medium_range jet airliner, produced by the French Sud Aviation firm starting in 1955 (when it was still known as SNCASE). ... Front wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern passenger cars, where the engine drives the front wheels. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Stephen King's Christine

Although the 1958 Plymouth Fury is identified as the car in the film adaptation of Stephen King's Christine, two other Plymouth models, the Belvedere and the Savoy, were also used to portray the malevolent automobile. Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for horror novels. ... Christine is the title of a horror novel by Stephen King. ... 1959 Plymouth Belvedere Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Plymouth Belvedere The Plymouth Belvedere was a large American automobile produced from 1951 through 1969. ... The Plymouth Savoy was an automobile produced by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation of Highland Park, Michigan, (USA). ...

Several statements about the car in the book version were factually incorrect for the 1958 Fury, referring to features that were found on the Belvedere model and not on the Fury. Some of these include:

• the doors (Christine is referred to as a four-door, but the Fury was only available in a two-door model until 1959)
• the transmission (called a Hydramatic in the book—a GM transmission; the Fury transmission was called the TorqueFlite)
• the gearshift mechanism (a sentence in the book refers to the transmission lever; all 1958 Chyrsler automobiles with automatic transmissions used the push-button drive).

Regardless, the author should be afforded a bit of creative license. He did note that Christine was 'a special order,' and one achieves nothing by nitpicking factual details in a horror novel about a car possessed by a murderous spirit. In mechanics, a transmission or gearbox is the gear and/or hydraulic system that transmits mechanical power from a prime mover (which can be an engine or electric motor), to some form of useful output device. ... Hydramatic (also known as Hydra-Matic) was an automatic transmission developed by General Motorss Oldsmobile division. ... General Motors Corporation NYSE: GM, also known as GM, is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... TorqueFlite (tork-flight) was the registered trademarked name of Chrysler Corporation’s first fully automatic 3-speed transmission, which was introduced in 1956. ... Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction intended to scare, unsettle or horrify the reader. ...

Years later, Richard Earle made a Pro Mod drag racer also named Christine, with Paul Strommen driving. The car used a big block motor with nitrous oxide injection. Drag racing is a form of auto racing in which cars attempt to complete a fairly short, straight and level course in the shortest amount of time. ... Nitrous oxide, also known as dinitrogen oxide or dinitrogen monoxide, is a chemical compound with chemical formula N2O. Under room conditions it is a colourless non-flammable gas, with a pleasant, slightly sweet odor. ...

Resources

The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975, John Gunnell, Editor. Kraus Publications, 1987. ISBN 0-87341-096-3

Links

1969 - 1973 Plymouth Fury at Fuselage.de site

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