Favorite Fury Fuselages

[Greg B.]

So last night I was reading the Collectible Automobile article from years back on the '69-'73 Fury Fusies. It was a good article and made me think of how I would rank the styling and overall design of that generation. If I had a choice of any of the 5 years of production available to me, all other things being equal, what would be my ranking?

I think I ended up like this:

1. 1971
2. 1970
3. 1972
4. 1973
5. 1969

My rationale is that overall I like the first iteration of the Fuselage design generally better than the later versions. I like the '71 just slightly more than the '70, but those two are pretty close. The '72 beats out the '73 by an equally small margin - and if the choice was an exposed-headlight '72 I might go for the equivalent '73 first, but the hidden-headlight '72 front end is preferable for me to the '73. The '69 trails the pack by a considerable margin for me overall.

I am trying to base this strictly upon design, leaving out things like the availability of a convertible the first 2 years, the Sport Fury GT model in '70 and '71, etc. My theoretical car lot had equivalent models in equivalent shape and equally-appealing colors & trim in each model year available to me.

What say you all?

 

[commando1]

I've been trying to decide which Fusie Is the best looking one for 40 years. I'll have to get back to you on that....

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[Stormer]

I've been trying to decide which Fusie Is the best looking one for 40 years. I'll have to get back to you on that....

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That's simple, 73 Imperial. Next question.

 

[1978 NYB]

I like them all. I can't say right now which one...........it'll be whatever one that I buy.

 

[detmatt]

I think he was just talking about the Fury model. Even when you guys think you're on topic you're not!

 

[Stormer]

I knew he was talking about the Fury but I followed along with Stan's hijack. ;)

 

[1978 NYB]

We try! LOL!

 

[70NPORT]

71' 300..............70' 300 close second. [end]

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

Fusey Fury, My Favorite, Do I really have to say it.

Nick

 

[commando1]

Oh' we're talking just Furys (fun fact #89: plural of Fury is Furys, not Furies)?.
It's the 72's.
That grill is a sexual experience in itself.

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[70NPORT]

71 Sport Fury grill, blacked out.

 

[detmatt]

That's ok, my fave is the '67 Imperial.

 

[Stormer]

That's ok, my fave is the '67 Imperial.

Thanks for getting the thread back on topic. ;)

 

[detmatt]

I felt obligated as a slabaholic.

 

[polara71]

I just put ten minutes of thought into this before I realized I cant use the sport model....never mind I dont want one

 

[Wildaugust]

Based on exterior styling only, I would list my favorite Furies (Furys ?) as;
1. 1970
2. 1969
3. 1971
4. 1972
5. 1973
My top five picks for other fusilage C-bodies, again based on exterior styling only, would be;
1. 1971 Chrysler 300
2. 1969 Chrysler 300
3. 1971 Chrysler Newport Custom
4. 1970 Dodge Monaco
5. 1972 Dodge Monaco
I'm not including the '70 300-H, even though I do really like them, just regular production cars.

 

[Wildaugust]

If I were doing my "Top 10" favorite non-Plymouth C-bodies;
6. 1970 Chrysler 300
7. 1970 Chrysler Newport
8. 1971 Dodge Monaco/Polara
9. 1969-73 Imperial
10. 1969-71 Chrysler New Yorker
All of the cars I listed are 2-door hardtops. I'm not very familiar with Imperials or New Yorkers so I grouped all the fusilage years together.:laughing4:

 

[Bryan]

My favorite Fusie Plymouth would go:
71
70
72
73
69

5 Favorite C bodies would be
71 Plymouth
65 Chrysler
69 Dodge
69 Chrysler
72 Imperial

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

favorite fusey furys
1970 (clearly)
1971
big gap after these two, then
1969
1972
1973 (the 73 definetly the most unattractive of them with a huge distance)

 

[70NPORT]

Oh' we're talking just Furys (fun fact #89: plural of Fury is Furys, not Furies)?.
It's the 72's.
That grill is a sexual experience in itself.

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It's cool, but sexually......hmm I just don't think so.