Saturday, July 4, 2009

1973 Plymouth Fury (courtesy Lanny Knutson): new platform

In 1973, yet another cosmetic change was introduced, and the Fury began to look even larger. The 360 (enlarged 318) was brought in, replacing earlier performance engines. The word "Plymouth" appeared in the center of the rear bumper. 1974 brought a new C-body to Chrysler, and the Fury moved to the massive but redesigned platform.Although extensively restyled the previous year, the standard size Fury received a new hood, grille, bumper and fender caps. For the first time in five years, hidden headlights were not an option. Each quad light had its own bright bezel in a body color panel. To add some character to the much plainer front end, a prominent wide arrow-shaped raised center section was stamped into the hood. The taillights were changed to vertical elongated teardrop-shaped units arising out of the bumper corners. A rectangular backup light resided in the upper center of a massive chromed bumper.

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