Plymouth gave the Fury a bad case of whiplash through its seven generations of production. At introduction in 1959, the Fury was a full-sized car, but that only lasted a couple of years before it was made into a mid-sized vehicle. That in turn lasted a similarly short time, before it was back to full-sized. All told, the Fury flipped back and forth at least five times. While the customer was being confused by size ping-pong, by the mid-1970s he also had to choose among three Plymouth wagon models and no fewer than five trim levels. Sandwiched between the Volaré and the Town & Country was the Fury series: the Suburban, Sport Suburban, Gran Fury Suburban, and the top-of-the-line Gran Fury Sport Suburban. Marketing at its finest! Here on facebook Marketplace is a 1977 survivor-quality, base-model Fury Suburban wagon priced at $19,500. Thanks to Dennis H for spotting this pristine family-hauler for us!
The selling dealer claims original mileage of just 15k. You’re probably going to agree with me: that mileage claim is entirely believable. The engine bay isn’t concours, but it’s better than most Cars ‘N Coffee rigs, with stickers intact on the air cleaner and radiator support, expansion hose on the end of the air cleaner snout, and a couple of original-looking clamps still present. This engine is the model’s standard 360 cu. in. V8 with a two-barrel carburetor, paired with an automatic transmission. A big block 440 was available, but you had to spring for one of the two Gran Furys to check that box. The seller notes that the car has been “fully serviced” and it runs like new.
The interior shows virtually no wear. That sea of blue may be ho-hum, but it’s perfect. The rear seats are just as nice, and apparently nothing was ever loaded in the cargo area. The Fury wagon’s lesser trim levels were not available with vent windows, though plenty of other options could be had. The first owner of this wagon didn’t need much coddling – the only option this car has is its power tailgate window. Speaking of the tailgate, it’s a three-way!
The sheet metal, trim, lenses, paint – this car glows with that show-room aura. It will seat six comfortably and still haul several sets of golf clubs. Wagons saw notoriously hard use, and in 1977, only a few thousand Fury wagons of all trim levels were made. This survivor is a rare bird. I wouldn’t pay quite this much for the low mileage, but I might pay $15k. What do you think?
Robin egg blue paint. Perfect here. Owner chose 360. 🏁 Too cool 😎
THIS is why we hated riding in the family wagon
back then.
A three-way has always piqued my interest, but $19,500 seems a little stiff.
Still nice, I think this was on last week with Scotty.
Yep
The small town radio station I worked for had this type of wagon which me and an announcer travelled in for three hours to another town and station. We had to deliver office supplies and such one weekend. No idea what was under the hood, but the wagon was not fast, but certainly comfortable for the long road trip. A memorable weekend!
The Fury and the Gran Fury of this era are two entirely different cars. Starting in 1975 the Fury name moved down to the mid-size B-body platform, while the former full-size Fury that had been on the C-body platform, became the Gran Fury.
I owned 76 Plymouth Fury Sport, added staggered Keystone Klassics with J.C. Penney scat-trac white letter tires and jacked up with air shocks. Definitely all show, no go with a 318-2v..