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!
1972 Grand Coupe, my grandfather had a nice one in green. He left it at our house while my parents and grandparents went on vacation together. I noticed he'd broken the turn signal stalk / cruise control switch. I went to the dealer got a new one and installed it for him, then "test drove" it all over Fort Worth, loved that car. Always kept an eye out for one but few and far between even back then.
Right after the ‘69’s were introduced one of my mother’s friends and her husband bought a red Sport Fury Fast Top. I remember that car to this day. The husband drove about 30,000 miles per year in his job. They traded a ‘67 Sport Fury and before that they had a ‘65 Barracuda. Ah, memories of childhood.
did it end up with a stroker engine? as i looked in a magazine in 2010-13 as i was buying my charger and had more than one person try and talk me into going to look at it or buy it as it was listed for under 1972 green 10K, and the other dip and pray 69 383 go banana was listed at 9-15k usd i did go look at it but offered 7k he didn't bite but after sending it the the body shop i wasn't sure if id have a car to tag or not as 30 years outdoors and windows down with full interior hadn't done it any fafures plus 5-year's of 1970's salted water roadways
Leviathan, behemoth are both words that immediately come to mind. Your thorough coverage and calm tone are what makes this channel so rewarding. Excellent work.
In the 80s my family had a Fury III convertible - red. As teen driver I felt like a King driving that car around and to the drive in. Thanks for posting.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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
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!
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
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...
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.
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.
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.
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!!
It's amazing how detailed front grills and taillights were years back. Thanks again for another fun watch..... Maybe a vid on the 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst?
The ballast resistor...oh man. When I was about 4 or 5, I was with my Mom, and we got a new Dodge pickup. The resistor died on the way home from the dealer and left us stalled. I remember some workman picked us up and took us back to their shop and my Mom yelling at my Dad on the phone she wanted her old truck back.
I don’t know why but of the 6 Chryslers of the era my family owned “back in the day” we never had a ballast resistor problem. And lately that’s the biggest complaint among Mopar enthusiasts. How were we so lucky?
@@garysandiego Depends on when it was. They would have had to have the electronic ignition. You could usually tell this easily but the box on the firewall with the large T-03 size transistor on it.
I agree 100% that these Fury’s were beautiful. I remember the Beige one for sale and yes the color was a little boring. The front end with hidden headlights were very cool. I am a sucker for hidden headlights including the 68-69 Caprice and 68 Bonneville. I owned a 71 Fury coupe and loved it but the dash was very plastic but I liked how everything worked. The 72 was more tastefully done.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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 !!!!
I had a 70 Fury III 2dr hardtop with a 383. I can attest that those cars handled well. Growing up in the Seattle area with lots of winding roads, it was so much fun to drop it into 2nd gear and blast through the corners.
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've always thought the '72 Gran Fury was underrated and was actually a great looking car, especially for the lower end Plymouth line. I can clearly recall in '72, watching local TV commercials showcasing the '72 Gran Fury. They advertised the price, which I no longer recall, however I thought it was a whole lot of car and a handsome car for a pretty low price. I wanted my father to buy one but he was always a Ford person, which was fine. Thanks for showcasing this underappreciated classic!
I always loved this particular year & style, too. Where I grew up in Maryland, a family across the street had one, a medium green model with the hidden headlights.
I was never that impressed by this one. I absolutely loved the ‘69, the ‘70 not quite as much, the ‘71 a lot less, the ‘72 was so-so. The ‘73 I thought was weird. After that I never paid any attention to them. Chrysler seemed to have a theme, they would start off with a new clean body style and slowly mess with it until they ruined it. Other examples were the ‘70 Cuda and Challenger, the ‘71 Charger and Satellite. The new bodies looked great and in subsequent years they slowly changed them until they were ugly.
I admire Adam's appreciation of the underappreciated full sized cars of the 1970's, but I agree with you about the styling of this car, and your observations about styling trends of that era. I didn't like the fender skirt look that many car makers reintroduced in the early '70's, and kept for a while. Even without fender skirts, this Fury has a very small rear wheel opening that makes it look rather heavy and ponderous. Of course, it WAS heavy and ponderous, but 1960's full sized cars tended to be more cleanly styled. Not every 60's full sized car was attractive, but many could be described as big cars that didn't look like big cars. The '67 Impala and '67 Galaxie are good examples of this styling approach. I could be wrong, but I don't think either were available with fender skirts, as the rear wheel wells were much more open. If skirts were available, they certainly weren't seen very often on those cars. Yes, the '69 Fury was a nice looking car.
@@kayeninetwo3585 Actually the 1967 as well as the 68 through the 1976 Chevrolet were available with fender skirts. I agree with you that they didn’t really do much to enhance the appearance. I do think that the 1967 full sized Ford was one of the best styled cars that the Ford full sized lineup ever offered. I was about 10 when the ‘67’s came out and I was absolutely bonkers about cars. Unfortunately this interest never translated into anything that had a positive influence on the world or made me millions of dollars. I suspect that there are many other people out there that could say the same thing!
It was like Chrysler hired Ford stylists in the mid 70s. I have never liked Ford styling, nor working on Fords. I had one ford van, early 70s vintage, and haven't had a ford since, nor worked on one.
@@jayjaynella4539 I agree with you. Throughout the 1960s and 70s, GM vehicles looked the best, Chrysler had some hits and some misses, and Fords were almost all unattractive in my eyes. By the 1980s though, Chrysler was trying hard to bump Ford out of the appearance basement... and I think they succeeded.
I 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!
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.
I am probably in the minority on this, but I have always thought that the Chrysler cars had weird and awkward designs. Thanks for the video, I look forward to these every time. You will always get a thumbs up from me!
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.
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.🤔🤷♂️😁
Heh. My mom drove a '72 Fury wagon (with the hidden headlights) for about six months. We owned it for more than a year. The rest of the time it was in the shop. Constantly breaking down. She hated it even when it was running right. They got it because my dad thought the late '60s Mercury wagon looked too old (not rusty or dented, just 'keeping up with the Joneses' as people used to say). She thought it was slow and cornered badly. The constant repairs finally convinced my dad to let her pick the next car and she got a white Vista Cruiser she was much happier with. Not a lot quicker but it could take a corner without feeling like it was going to roll over and it ran for ten years without a major breakdown.
Hi Adam. I am a big fan of the 72 Fury - only with the concealed lights. Reminds me of a fly or other insect. I have George Liberace’s 72 Sport Suburban wagon in gold. It was bought out of a Nevada wrecking yard. It had the 400 with a rod through the block so it was replaced with a 440. The wagon imo is by far the best looking version. The car still needs some further restoration but drives beautifully. The Coupe in my view has some major styling issues. The flares over the rear wheels look almost elephantine. It should have had a diagonal line leading downwards ahead of the rear wheel and no rear style line. The rear quarter should have tapered down more so to avoid the overwrought roll over of the rear trunk. The tail lights also should not have been inset but would have been better to extend to the edges. This would give the car a wider, lower look rather than the somewhat awkward vertical look with excessive roll over. The wagon has none of this and hence is my favourite - but each to their own. I also have two 73 Monacos . The 72 and 73 Monacos with their concealed lights look great and offer something different. I have a standard 360 pillared sedan and a B5 Blue pillarless Brougham sedan with the 400. Cheers
It was Liberace’s brother George’s car. No custom touches, just a nice stock wagon. One nice (standard) feature is how the Fury badge lights up as part of the front sider marker. They are very cool and rare cars.
We had a 1972 Sport Suburban in Inca Gold with the wood grain panels. I recall all of the ones with the wood grain had the concealed headlights. Ours had the brougham package with the 50/50 front seats that were super comfortable. It also had the 400 2bbl which provided quite a bit of get up and go for such a huge wagon. It also had the third row seat that faced backward. I recall pulling a travel trailer to the Grand Canyon in 1976. It was a great car, but the gas mileage was not good.
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.
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.
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.
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👍
Love how the 72' had matching front and rear ends. Love the 69' model too. It has such a relaxed looking front face. It is amazing how the front end of the Mark IX is such an obvious styling cue Elwood used later on the 72' Fury.
My first car was a '72 Fury - a 318 medium blue 4 door sedan. I was 16 and worked that summer with a friend's dad who gave me his beater in return. A year or two later I drove it to the scrap yard the 318 running great. But it was time. Thanks for video - this car gets no attention otherwise.
I'm weird. I happen to like the early 60's Mopar's. The Belvederes, Polara's, Savoy's and Darts. I really like that body style. So much so that me and my old man used to race a 64 Dodge 330 Polara.
I 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
We had an all black 72 Gran coupe sport with a 360. Dad bought it new near Pittsburgh. The black paint when polished really made the car look sharp, the best color combo in my opinion. It was very sporty and fast for it's size. It's foul weather (rain and snow) handling was far better than our other cars. I drove it to high school and on my first date.... Fond memories of the car
My grandfather on my mother's side had a fuselage styled 1969 Chrysler Newport 4 door hardtop with a 290 horse 2bbl 383 V8. It was a huge car but handled great!! And yes it was quite noisy in the cabin with all the windows down. That mild 383 had more than enough power to move that whale. Very reliable except for the module burn out issue. My grandfather bought it in 1971used. Had it when I got my driver's license in '76. And I ended up with it. Got pretty good gas mileage, too.
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.
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.
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!!!
Had a '73 Fury III hardtop sedan in the late 90's. 360 2 barrel, very smooth and torquey motor. Had white leather interior, very comfortable seats. Loved that car😁
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.
One of my first cars was a 72 Gran Coupe 360 CI Black on Black 2 door with all the trimmings. Loved that car. It was and still is my favorite car I ever had. It was originally Dad's traded him my yellow 4 door fury 318 CI.
I always liked this era of Chrysler products. Nice styling, good handling, and rugged powertrains. Like you say, it is hard to believe that Plymouth spent the money on two different types of coupes in 72, not a fan of that bulged out rear quarter panel over the wheel though. My friend's parents bought a use 1970 full size Plymouth wagon in lower trim. Performed and handled great, even with the base 318.
I 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.
72 Fury with a 440 cu. In. Luxury, Beauty, great handling,and fast. Loved these cars so much, I owner 3 between 74 and 84. If I owned one today, I’d never sell it.
I owned two 1972 Plymouth Fury’s. Both had hidden headlights and one was a Fury III and the other a Grand Coupe. After that I owned a 1969 Fury III and now a 1970 Fury all two door hard tops. With the 1972 Fury III I installed side pipes and a rear differential from a 1966 Plymouth Fury that is about 2” narrower and could fit 12.5 inch rubber underneath on 15x10” inch aluminum slot mags. It looked awesome!
Hey Adam, thanks for the 72 Plymouth Fury review. I really appreciate your honest reviews. My family drove mostly Mopars for years. My uncle had a 68 Sport Fury 2 door with the sport back roof, That was an option on most Chrysler products in the late 60s. I liked that Plymouth, including its styling. It had the 383 4 barrel carburetor. It was a very fast and powerful big Mopar. My only issue was the very over powered steering. Absolutely no road feel at all. My dad had a 69 Chrysler 300 4 door hardtop. It had the 440 in it which was unbelievably fast, and since I just started driving the year before, every chance I got I would really put my foot in it, and it never disappointed. The fuelsage 300 was a great looking car, and it handled like a real road car. It did not have the same the steering issue that the 68 did. A friend's mom had a white 71 Sport Fury with the 383, in it. I really liked the Elwood Engle styled cars from Ford and Chrysler. The Plymouths styling changed a lot each model year from 68 through the 72 model years, and I really liked all of them, even though they were all so different. The 72 had very stylish lines, but I would say the 69 300 wins first place with me. I really loved the front wrap around bumper and hidden headlights, and the end to end rear taillights with the "300" in the middle, along with 300 written out in upper case on the rear quarters. I do agree with you regarding the interior feel and lack of quality, especially in the 300. The front seat stitching had to be replaced within the first two years. I felt the Fords from that era had a much richer feel. But I did love the Chrysler Corporation cars from the late 50s and 60s. The styling wasn't for everyone, but I sure appreciated them. Again thanks for the Mopar review. Keep them coming.
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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
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!
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
And here I thought I was the only one who loves this design.
though I'm technically not much of a fan of american cars, your enthusiasm and many interesting tidbits just keep me coming for more.
Ditto
Maybe these tidbits will change you mind!
@@michaelbenardo5695 harder than you think, considering I'm a european living in a country where just taking a turn with those cars would end up with six people and at least two dogs squished xD
I've 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...
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.
I love the video. I am a proud owner of a 1972 Plymouth Fury. That I got from my Dad when he passed away.
I 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.
My father had a 1971 sport fury with hidden lights and a 383 Magnum very cool car
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 .
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!!
It's amazing how detailed front grills and taillights were years back. Thanks again for another fun watch..... Maybe a vid on the 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst?
The 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst might be my fav car of all time!!
@@LakeNipissing I have only seen one or two at car shows, they're huge...
The ballast resistor...oh man. When I was about 4 or 5, I was with my Mom, and we got a new Dodge pickup. The resistor died on the way home from the dealer and left us stalled. I remember some workman picked us up and took us back to their shop and my Mom yelling at my Dad on the phone she wanted her old truck back.
I don’t know why but of the 6 Chryslers of the era my family owned “back in the day” we never had a ballast resistor problem. And lately that’s the biggest complaint among Mopar enthusiasts. How were we so lucky?
@@garysandiego Depends on when it was. They would have had to have the electronic ignition. You could usually tell this easily but the box on the firewall with the large T-03 size transistor on it.
I agree 100% that these Fury’s were beautiful. I remember the Beige one for sale and yes the color was a little boring. The front end with hidden headlights were very cool. I am a sucker for hidden headlights including the 68-69 Caprice and 68 Bonneville. I owned a 71 Fury coupe and loved it but the dash was very plastic but I liked how everything worked. The 72 was more tastefully done.
@@jonathanmorrisey5771No, 1968 Bonneville. Yes, the Grand Prix came with hidden headlights and so did the Bonneville, rare option.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
One of my friend's mom had an early 70's Fury wagon. Dark green, green interior, a great ride, and a ton of room.
My 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 !!!!
I had a 70 Fury III 2dr hardtop with a 383. I can attest that those cars handled well. Growing up in the Seattle area with lots of winding roads, it was so much fun to drop it into 2nd gear and blast through the corners.
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'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!
My dad had a 71 Fury 3 back in the day loved that car
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.
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 had a 73 fury Grande coupe, one of the best cars I've ever owned..
I used to drive quite a few of these fuselage C body cars, and always found them engaging to drive.
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 was never that impressed by this one. I absolutely loved the ‘69, the ‘70 not quite as much, the ‘71 a lot less, the ‘72 was so-so. The ‘73 I thought was weird. After that I never paid any attention to them. Chrysler seemed to have a theme, they would start off with a new clean body style and slowly mess with it until they ruined it. Other examples were the ‘70 Cuda and Challenger, the ‘71 Charger and Satellite. The new bodies looked great and in subsequent years they slowly changed them until they were ugly.
I admire Adam's appreciation of the underappreciated full sized cars of the 1970's, but I agree with you about the styling of this car, and your observations about styling trends of that era. I didn't like the fender skirt look that many car makers reintroduced in the early '70's, and kept for a while. Even without fender skirts, this Fury has a very small rear wheel opening that makes it look rather heavy and ponderous. Of course, it WAS heavy and ponderous, but 1960's full sized cars tended to be more cleanly styled. Not every 60's full sized car was attractive, but many could be described as big cars that didn't look like big cars. The '67 Impala and '67 Galaxie are good examples of this styling approach. I could be wrong, but I don't think either were available with fender skirts, as the rear wheel wells were much more open. If skirts were available, they certainly weren't seen very often on those cars. Yes, the '69 Fury was a nice looking car.
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Actually the 1967 as well as the 68 through the 1976 Chevrolet were available with fender skirts. I agree with you that they didn’t really do much to enhance the appearance. I do think that the 1967 full sized Ford was one of the best styled cars that the Ford full sized lineup ever offered. I was about 10 when the ‘67’s came out and I was absolutely bonkers about cars. Unfortunately this interest never translated into anything that had a positive influence on the world or made me millions of dollars. I suspect that there are many other people out there that could say the same thing!
It was like Chrysler hired Ford stylists in the mid 70s. I have never liked Ford styling, nor working on Fords. I had one ford van, early 70s vintage, and haven't had a ford since, nor worked on one.
@@jayjaynella4539 I agree with you. Throughout the 1960s and 70s, GM vehicles looked the best, Chrysler had some hits and some misses, and Fords were almost all unattractive in my eyes. By the 1980s though, Chrysler was trying hard to bump Ford out of the appearance basement... and I think they succeeded.
I 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!
Mopar had consistently great styling throughout the 70s, but the 72 fury is definitely the highlight for me!
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.
I am probably in the minority on this, but I have always thought that the Chrysler cars had weird and awkward designs. Thanks for the video, I look forward to these every time. You will always get a thumbs up from me!
Thank You!!! 69-73 C body Chry/Dodge/Plymouth are truly marvelous!!!
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.
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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Heh. My mom drove a '72 Fury wagon (with the hidden headlights) for about six months. We owned it for more than a year. The rest of the time it was in the shop. Constantly breaking down. She hated it even when it was running right. They got it because my dad thought the late '60s Mercury wagon looked too old (not rusty or dented, just 'keeping up with the Joneses' as people used to say). She thought it was slow and cornered badly. The constant repairs finally convinced my dad to let her pick the next car and she got a white Vista Cruiser she was much happier with. Not a lot quicker but it could take a corner without feeling like it was going to roll over and it ran for ten years without a major breakdown.
Hi Adam. I am a big fan of the 72 Fury - only with the concealed lights. Reminds me of a fly or other insect. I have George Liberace’s 72 Sport Suburban wagon in gold. It was bought out of a Nevada wrecking yard. It had the 400 with a rod through the block so it was replaced with a 440. The wagon imo is by far the best looking version. The car still needs some further restoration but drives beautifully. The Coupe in my view has some major styling issues. The flares over the rear wheels look almost elephantine. It should have had a diagonal line leading downwards ahead of the rear wheel and no rear style line. The rear quarter should have tapered down more so to avoid the overwrought roll over of the rear trunk. The tail lights also should not have been inset but would have been better to extend to the edges. This would give the car a wider, lower look rather than the somewhat awkward vertical look with excessive roll over. The wagon has none of this and hence is my favourite - but each to their own. I also have two 73 Monacos . The 72 and 73 Monacos with their concealed lights look great and offer something different. I have a standard 360 pillared sedan and a B5 Blue pillarless Brougham sedan with the 400. Cheers
That hysterical you have Liberace's old Plym.!!! Did he have any custom touches done to it at all?
It was Liberace’s brother George’s car. No custom touches, just a nice stock wagon. One nice (standard) feature is how the Fury badge lights up as part of the front sider marker. They are very cool and rare cars.
We had a 1972 Sport Suburban in Inca Gold with the wood grain panels. I recall all of the ones with the wood grain had the concealed headlights. Ours had the brougham package with the 50/50 front seats that were super comfortable. It also had the 400 2bbl which provided quite a bit of get up and go for such a huge wagon. It also had the third row seat that faced backward. I recall pulling a travel trailer to the Grand Canyon in 1976. It was a great car, but the gas mileage was not good.
Great memories. What a cool car that would have been. Mine isn’t the Brougham edition.
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.
Love these Mopar barges!!!! I really like the 70 Chrysler Hurst 300.
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.
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.
Dad had a 1972 Plymouth Fury III. 4dr post green (of course). What a car!
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.
Yes these were beautiful rides. I loved these and the Newports.
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.
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👍
Love how the 72' had matching front and rear ends. Love the 69' model too. It has such a relaxed looking front face. It is amazing how the front end of the Mark IX is such an obvious styling cue Elwood used later on the 72' Fury.
I used to think these where ugly cars but now that I understand them, I now think they were unique. Good video!
Love that split hidden light grill!!!
My first car was a '72 Fury - a 318 medium blue 4 door sedan. I was 16 and worked that summer with a friend's dad who gave me his beater in return. A year or two later I drove it to the scrap yard the 318 running great. But it was time. Thanks for video - this car gets no attention otherwise.
Was it all rusted out?
@@michaelbenardo5695 no rust it was back in the late '70's but had several dings on it haha.
I'm weird. I happen to like the early 60's Mopar's. The Belvederes, Polara's, Savoy's and Darts. I really like that body style. So much so that me and my old man used to race a 64 Dodge 330 Polara.
In my area, I do see from time and time a few early 70’s Dodge Polara’s. One of them has the hidden headlights with a 400 engine.
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
Great video I had one in 1976 used 2 door. It was really a sporty but elegant ride.
We had an all black 72 Gran coupe sport with a 360. Dad bought it new near Pittsburgh. The black paint when polished really made the car look sharp, the best color combo in my opinion. It was very sporty and fast for it's size. It's foul weather (rain and snow) handling was far better than our other cars. I drove it to high school and on my first date.... Fond memories of the car
Love the C bodies! 72 Fury is my Favorite too. Followed by the 73 Monaco. Thank You!
My grandfather on my mother's side had a fuselage styled 1969 Chrysler Newport 4 door hardtop with a 290 horse 2bbl 383 V8. It was a huge car but handled great!! And yes it was quite noisy in the cabin with all the windows down. That mild 383 had more than enough power to move that whale. Very reliable except for the module burn out issue. My grandfather bought it in 1971used. Had it when I got my driver's license in '76. And I ended up with it. Got pretty good gas mileage, too.
This was the car that started it for me. My father was a salesman and he had Fury’s for his company car all through the 70’s. He had a mint green 72.
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.
Look for a 1971 Sport Fury GT with a 440-6. That is a super rare car worth having. I would go for it if I could find one.
I 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.
I remember 6 kids sitting in the back seat.
My search has been for a 1978 Plymouth Fury sport coupe. I passed on one and wish I hadn't. Been searching ever since.
I like all the fury’s early 70s. I had a 71 fury GT. That was a awesome car!
2:45 was simply jaw dropping stunningly gorgeous in every way..
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 have 69 fury coup,with formal roofline,87000 original miles,we love that car
That was one nice ride! Very classy!
The red one you got there is clearly wonderful.
Adam, I appreciate your love of the late 60's early 70's American iron.
Had a '73 Fury III hardtop sedan in the late 90's. 360 2 barrel, very smooth and torquey motor. Had white leather interior, very comfortable seats. Loved that car😁
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.
One of my first cars was a 72 Gran Coupe 360 CI Black on Black 2 door with all the trimmings. Loved that car. It was and still is my favorite car I ever had. It was originally Dad's traded him my yellow 4 door fury 318 CI.
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 always liked this era of Chrysler products. Nice styling, good handling, and rugged powertrains. Like you say, it is hard to believe that Plymouth spent the money on two different types of coupes in 72, not a fan of that bulged out rear quarter panel over the wheel though. My friend's parents bought a use 1970 full size Plymouth wagon in lower trim. Performed and handled great, even with the base 318.
Yeah, always loved driving the Dobyns' green Plymouth wagon, I'm surprised these vehicles didn't sell better.
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.
72 Fury with a 440 cu. In. Luxury, Beauty, great handling,and fast. Loved these cars so much, I owner 3 between 74 and 84. If I owned one today, I’d never sell it.
I owned two 1972 Plymouth Fury’s.
Both had hidden headlights and one was a Fury III and the other a Grand Coupe.
After that I owned a 1969 Fury III and now a 1970 Fury all two door hard tops.
With the 1972 Fury III I installed side pipes and a rear differential from a 1966 Plymouth Fury that is about 2” narrower and could fit 12.5 inch rubber underneath on 15x10” inch aluminum slot mags. It looked awesome!
I salivated a lot on the 1972 Gran Fury when I was a teenager.
The '70 Dodge Coronet also had the loop style bumper.
Hey Adam, thanks for the 72 Plymouth Fury review. I really appreciate your honest reviews. My family drove mostly Mopars for years. My uncle had a 68 Sport Fury 2 door with the sport back roof, That was an option on most Chrysler products in the late 60s. I liked that Plymouth, including its styling. It had the 383 4 barrel carburetor. It was a very fast and powerful big Mopar. My only issue was the very over powered steering. Absolutely no road feel at all. My dad had a 69 Chrysler 300 4 door hardtop. It had the 440 in it which was unbelievably fast, and since I just started driving the year before, every chance I got I would really put my foot in it, and it never disappointed. The fuelsage 300 was a great looking car, and it handled like a real road car. It did not have the same the steering issue that the 68 did. A friend's mom had a white 71 Sport Fury with the 383, in it. I really liked the Elwood Engle styled cars from Ford and Chrysler. The Plymouths styling changed a lot each model year from 68 through the 72 model years, and I really liked all of them, even though they were all so different. The 72 had very stylish lines, but I would say the 69 300 wins first place with me. I really loved the front wrap around bumper and hidden headlights, and the end to end rear taillights with the "300" in the middle, along with 300 written out in upper case on the rear quarters. I do agree with you regarding the interior feel and lack of quality, especially in the 300. The front seat stitching had to be replaced within the first two years. I felt the Fords from that era had a much richer feel. But I did love the Chrysler Corporation cars from the late 50s and 60s. The styling wasn't for everyone, but I sure appreciated them. Again thanks for the Mopar review. Keep them coming.
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You showed a photo of one of my favorite cars, the 61 Dodge. I don't think I have ever seen a coupe like that one before.
I too always thought the '72 Fury with hidden headlights was an awesome design. A neighbor had one in blue. I loved that car!!