The Plymouth Fury represented one of the finest examples of stylist Virgil Exner’s ‘Forward look’ period at Chrysler. The process had begun, quietly. With the 1955 Plymouth market by a gradual increase in fin size in the fight to ‘out glam’ its mid priced rivals. There was certain flair and sense of proportion to Exner’s designs though, and none were better balanced than the Fury, which for 1989 was Plymouth’s premium offering, marketed as a separate series rather than a version of the Belvedere. It came only as a two door coupe or convertible and only with V8 power, from a 230 bhp 5.2 liter to a 6.0 liter Golden Commando until delivering a claimed 305 bhp in the top of the line Sport Fury.
Sales were strong and Plymouth were riding high, placed 4th in the industry that year, but 1960 would be best year of the tail fin for Plymouths the 1961 model year would usher in radical new styling completely bereft of tail fins as buyers began to tire of the excess of the previous decade. Nostalgic images of the Fury have been kept in the public consciousness with the aid of the classic horror films Christine. Based on the best selling book by Stephen King, evil takes the form of a self repairing 58 Fury possessed by dark forces. The car, the Christine of the title terrorizes and kills those who harm her fanatical enthusiast owner.
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