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| Plymouth Gran Fury | |
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_(cropped).jpg) 1986 Plymouth Gran Fury Salon (M-body) | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Plymouth (Chrysler) |
| Production | 1975–1977 (C-body) 1980–1981 (R-body) 1982–1989 (M-body) |
| Model years | 1975–1977 (C-body) 1980–1981 (R-body) 1982–1989 (M-body) |
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| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Plymouth Fury (for 1974) |
| Successor | Dodge Monaco (fifth generation) |
The Plymouth Gran Fury is a full-sized automobile that was manufactured by Plymouth from 1975 to 1989. The nameplate would be used on successive downsizings, first in 1980, and again in 1982, through what would originally have been intermediate and compact classes in the early 1970s, all with conventional rear-wheel drive layouts. By the time Chrysler ended M-body production in December 1988 (1989 model year), they were Chrysler's last remaining rear-wheel drive cars, with a V8 and carburetor, a configuration used since the mid-1950s. Plymouth did not have another rear-wheel drive car until the 1997 Prowler roadster.
Before 1975, the top line models in Plymouth's Fury series were known as the "Fury Gran Coupe" and "Fury Gran Sedan". The Fury Gran Coupe model was introduced in 1970 as a highly trimmed pillared coupe. It moved to the two-door hardtop body for 1971, when a "Fury Gran Coupe" hardtop sedan was also available, renamed "Fury Gran Sedan" for 1972. The Gran Coupe and Gran Sedan models continued in 1973.