The Gran Coupe and Gran Sedan were added to the full-size Fury line-up in 1972, something of a Mopar version of the Chevy Caprice or Ford LTD. The name would soon get less complicated, and the cars would simply be called the Gran Fury. This 1972 edition with two doors and a formal roof is mostly original and has less than 20,000 miles, according to the seller. The body and interior aren’t perfect, but they’re original only once. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this Mopar cruiser is available here on craigslist for $6,950. Once again, Pat L. comes through with a cool tip!
In 1955, the Fury started as a sub-series of the Belvedere before becoming its own series. It would continue to be a fixture in the Plymouth line-up through 1989. The Gran Coupe/Gran Fury would come along during the car’s fifth-generation, 1969-73. That’s when Chrysler adopted “fuselage styling” to its full-size cars like the Fury. The Gran Coupe was a notch above the Fury III in terms of trim and conveniences in 1972, taking over from the Sport Fury of previous years. The seller found this one in New Mexico in 2018 and brought it home to Virginia to become a part of his entourage.
This Plymouth has been lightly used over the years, with a current odometer reading of just 19,310 miles. The dry climate of the Southwest has helped preserve the car, which the seller emphatically says has no rust anywhere. The UPS-like brown paint is in decent condition, though a bit worn on the trunk. And there is a small dent in the passenger side front fender. But the vinyl top is new and nothing ugly was found underneath it when it was removed.
The upholstery on the front bench seat will need to be redone as the New Mexico sun has dried out the material. But the headliner and armrests have been replaced. The dashboard, too, is newer but the pad that came with it has a couple of small cracks. A rarity can be found on the hump in the passenger compartment: a factory tape recording and playing system. You could listen to the cassette player or record karaoke on the same player with a microphone.
Under the hood resides a 360 cubic inch V8 that generally runs well but there is a fuel delivery issue that could lie in the carburetor or something that goes back to the gas tank. That will require attention to prevent the auto from stalling out under power. It’s not the fuel pump as that’s new, too. As happens sometimes, the seller has found another car he/she’d rather have, so the Fury is one of several cars that have been listed for sale. Once enough have left the fold and if the Fury were still there, the owner would prefer to keep it. This seller has provided loads of details about the car and is happy to provide more information in writing or person.
Looks like an inexpensive way to get into the hobby. Always been a fan of fuselage style. Especially nice on the four door hardtops. Low miles are sweet.
Oh, if only this were a ’73! I prefer the looks of the 73 over the 72….but I wouldn’t kick this beauty out of the garage!! GLWTS!! :-)
A nice new set of white walls – not white lettets – mounted on Mopar rally wheels of Fury GT fame (see link) would set this off and geve it s different vibe. Especially with the fender skirts.
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I have a set of those wheels squirreled away in the garage with the correct center caps waiting for a car to go on. If you really wanted to spend some money and make life more complicated, the “disc” wheel covers from a ‘71 Sport Fury GT would be totally over the top! Wish someone reproduced them.
Hard to believe that 19k miles claim. Looks like at least 119k. No rust? How about the rust in the engine bay?
That’s exactly what I was going to say- the rust in the engine bay, particularly over the passenger wheel arch suggests that the underside of the vehicle might have rust too. I’m currently removing ALL the old sound dampening/ rust preventer tar that was sprayed onto the underside of these vehicles.At the 50 yr mark it begins breaking down and peeling. This leads to surface rust and then structural rust issues. Removing this tar/rubber like material is a very big job, but required if the vehicle is to be treated correctly and saved for future generations to witness.
Land Yacht BIG time, just don’t take a corner with any speed or get into a emergency situation where good handling matters. 😁
They handle better than you think , as long as the suspension is good and decent tires .You cant expect any 50 year old passenger car to handle like todays cars. You could say the same for a 1940s car in 1972. which one do you think handled and stopped better at speed ?
Deleted off of Craigslist already.
Was hoping to look at more pictures of it.
One year off but make a Thunderbolt and Lightfoot tribute car, nobody would know the difference, best Clint Eastwood movie ever.
Also a great performance by Jeff Bridges. I thought their car was a Caddy convertible not a Mopar Gran Coupe?
That is not a 19K car. The paint, interior and engine have high mileage wear. It is obvious. That is a junk yard car. No one took much care of it. It is WORN OUT! It is worth very little. What a shame. The individual parts would be worth more. This car would require a complete restoration.
What junkyard do you go to that 50 year old cars in this condition sit ?
And the individual parts are no where near the value of the complete car – How long do you think you’d be sitting on parts before you could come close to $6500 ? At best you’d be lucky to get 500 bucks for a early 360 , and then what ? Wait until that one guy is looking for the left taillight ? This car may not be mint, but its an old car, and in far better shape than thousands of cars the same age ,and the hundreds of thousands that have already been scrapped in the 50 years
Easy on the color! That is some earth tone elegance and just the thing in the early ‘70s. Kind of a sucker for these metallic bronze, coppers and browns.
We’ll see this one again with a bigger price unless it’s on its way to Europe. Love these fuselages, but they aren’t a car one can make a lot of coin on a flip.
That thing looks like it needs the 9foot CB antenna on the back. Would make for a nice cruiser
I used to be familiar with the Fury line. My high school driver’s education cars were Fury IIIs complete with 440 V8. As I recall, there was a 1971 model which was replaced by the 1972 version shortly after the school year began. Nice cars, smooth riding, handled well, had good power but were huge even compared to compact and intermediate models of the Nixon Era. Neither car liked to restart when hot from the previous class. My mom bought a dealer demo 1973 Fury Gran Coupe 400 V8 in early 1974. Very nice true blue shade car. Years later I had a 1977 Gran Fury 360 V8. I do not care for the brown color. The 440 was the best engine choice. But there is lots to say good about a low mileage survivor even if needs fuel line work. Hope it finds a good home.
My father owned a 73 Fury III 4-door he bought in 1974 I was 7 years old. Gold color exterior tan interior white vinyl top. When my father bought her home she was a beautiful vehicle. I taught myself how to drive in that car, taking it without my father’s permission when he fell asleep after working an eight hour shift getting caught a few times getting my ass whupped for driving what “puts food on the table” It was worth taking a few slaps because I wanted to learn how to drive so bad..My father sold that Fury in 1981 for a 74 Monte Carlo but I sure wish I could find a 73 Fury 4-door today but they have become obsolete and have become a victim of attrition. Sure miss that Fury
I had one of these in gold with a white top. I bought it in 1978 and the front seats already looked like the ones in these pictures. Other than being very “floaty” on the road it was a decent car for the time I had it. I loved the hidden headlights, and that’s probably the reason I bought it in the first place. I got rid of it when it started burning oil at around 55K.
This car looks as if it was baked in the sun for decades. It’s all there but just dried out. My sister’s Cadillac sat outside in the burning Texas sun for only six years and was ruined. All of the plastic dried out. The car looked old. She should have had a garage for it. This Plymouth should have been garaged too.