Photo: Druk Auto Sales
Back in 1983, John Carpenter’s cult-classic horror Christine made a lot of teenagers lose sleep over the main villain in the movie, a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury.
Built between 1955 until 1961, the first-generation Fury was initially a trim level of the Plymouth Belvedere and became a separate model line in 1959, back when finned land yachts were still the main export product out of Motor City.
At the start of production, the model was available just as a two-door full-size coupe, but it was soon accompanied by a sedan, station wagon, and a convertible version.
That said, it’s the Plymouth Fury Coupe that became most famous over the years, mainly thanks to Stephen King’s best-selling horror novel and subsequent John Carpenter 1983 Hollywood flick.
Despite having a cult following, the first-generation Plymouth Fury is not exactly the most coveted classic American car of the period. We think that should change, though, since the model was and still looks like an awesome representation of the design language used by Detroit’s Big Three back in those days.
The lack of a B-pillar, the two-tone paint and exaggerated proportions of the leviathan speak loudly about the golden age of American car design.
Believe it or not, the 1958 Plymouth Fury in the adjacent photo gallery still has its original paint and original pretty much everything else.
Available for $71,480 and with a little under 50,000 miles on the clock, the car’s interior is almost factory new, with the previous owner electing to preserve the seats in a weird plastic cover (NOS) that even keeps the air from touching the upholstery.
Sold by a dealer in Minneapolis, the Sand Dune White luxo-barge is definitely going to need a bit of touch-ups here and there, but its cream exterior looks almost as good as it did over 60 years ago, while the interior is pretty much perfect. Interestingly enough, that color was the only one available for this model year on the Belvedere Fury.
At the start of production, the model was available just as a two-door full-size coupe, but it was soon accompanied by a sedan, station wagon, and a convertible version.
That said, it’s the Plymouth Fury Coupe that became most famous over the years, mainly thanks to Stephen King’s best-selling horror novel and subsequent John Carpenter 1983 Hollywood flick.
Despite having a cult following, the first-generation Plymouth Fury is not exactly the most coveted classic American car of the period. We think that should change, though, since the model was and still looks like an awesome representation of the design language used by Detroit’s Big Three back in those days.
The lack of a B-pillar, the two-tone paint and exaggerated proportions of the leviathan speak loudly about the golden age of American car design.
Believe it or not, the 1958 Plymouth Fury in the adjacent photo gallery still has its original paint and original pretty much everything else.
Available for $71,480 and with a little under 50,000 miles on the clock, the car’s interior is almost factory new, with the previous owner electing to preserve the seats in a weird plastic cover (NOS) that even keeps the air from touching the upholstery.
Sold by a dealer in Minneapolis, the Sand Dune White luxo-barge is definitely going to need a bit of touch-ups here and there, but its cream exterior looks almost as good as it did over 60 years ago, while the interior is pretty much perfect. Interestingly enough, that color was the only one available for this model year on the Belvedere Fury.
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