Plymouth Fury Sport Fury 440
The Plymouth Fury was the brand's full-size flagship, and the Sport Fury was its performance-oriented variant. While muscle car history tends to focus on mid-size cars, the full-size performers like the Sport Fury offered their own brand of excitement. The 440 Commando engine provided effortless acceleration in a car that could comfortably cruise all day. The Sport Fury's styling was distinctly American — long, low, and wide with chrome accents and bucket-seat interiors. The 1967-1968 models with their fastback roofline are particularly handsome. These cars also gained fame through the Stephen King novel and John Carpenter film 'Christine' (which featured a 1958 Plymouth Fury). The full-size Mopar market is still affordable compared to B-body muscle cars.
C-body Furies are still affordable muscle cars — big-block cars for mid-size prices. The 383 and 440 are excellent engines with huge aftermarket support. These are BIG cars — make sure you have garage space. Rust in trunk floors and quarters is common. 1967-1968 fastback coupes are the most stylish.
The Fury nameplate ran from 1956 to 1978, growing from a compact to Plymouth's full-size C-body platform. Sport Fury was the performance variant. Available with 318, 383, 440, and 426 Hemi engines. The 'Christine' 1958 Fury was actually a two-tone Belvedere — true '58 Furys were only available in Buckskin Beige.