PLYMOUTH GRAN FURY "POLICE" MB10 - MATCHBOX
MB10.
Plymouth Gran Fury "Police" (1977).
White body, Royal blue trunk, hood, and side stripe; POLICE, DIAL 911, and door badge in black; red G12 on roof, Silver-grey metal base.
Escala 1/72.
Matchbox Superfast.
Matchbox Toys Ltd.
© 1979.
Made in Macau.
This variation was Introduced in 1984.
All versions in:
www.cfalkensteiner.com/Matchbox/Catalog/MI/MI001-200/MI01...
www.bamca.org/cgi-bin/vars.cgi?mod=MB010
matchbox.wikia.com/wiki/Plymouth_Gran_Fury
More info:
www.bamca.org/cgi-bin/single.cgi?id=MB010
www.bamca.org/cgi-bin/vars.cgi?mod=MB010&var=18
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Plymouth Gran Fury - [ Matchbox ]
Debut Series
1-75 Collection
Produced
1979 - 1986
Number
MB10-C
Scale
1:72
"The Plymouth Gran Fury is a full-sized, four-door sedan with attached lightbar, issued in several police liveries, including a special edition for the Adam-12 television program. This car is based on the real-life first-generation Plymouth of the same name.
The Plymouth Gran Fury casting appears with and without door outlines and door handles.
The version without outlines and handles appeared alongside the version with the outlines, and only seems to have appeared on the Macau base.
Both the earliest versions of the car (made in England) and the last (the special edition Adam-12 release) have the outlines.
Similar to the beacons of some earlier Matchbox emergency vehicles, and the later-released Ford LTD Police, the Gran Fury's lightbar is sandwiched between the plastic used for the window glazing and the metal of the body casting. This allows the lightbar to be a different color than the windows, but protects the lightbar from detachment during hard play.
This model is a diecast replica of the 1977 Plymouth Gran Fury, one of 4 key Chrysler Corporation vehicles favoured by police forces in the US back in 1977, besides the mid-sized Plymouth Fury, and it's sister ship the '77 Dodge Monaco and the Gran Fury's sister ship, the 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco which is also a large-body sedan like the Gran Fury."
Source: matchbox.wikia.com/wiki/Plymouth_Gran_Fury
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Plymouth Gran Fury Police - 10f - [ Matchbox - Lesney ]
"The Plymouth Gran Fury Police Car, 10f, was released in 1979 and stayed in the Lesney range until the crash in 1983 where it continued under the new ownership."
(...)
More info:
www.chezbois.com/non_corgi/matchbox/Model_3101.htm
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Plymouth Gran Fury
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"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."
(...)
"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."
(...)
1975–1977
"In 1975, the mid-size B-body Plymouth Satellite was restyled and renamed Plymouth Fury. As a result, the previous full-sized C-body Fury became known as the Gran Fury.
Because the C-body Fury had been redesigned for 1974, the 1975 Gran Fury received few changes besides its new name. Top-of-the-line Gran Fury Brougham models were treated to a new grille and new single-unit headlight design; all Gran Furys would receive this for 1976.
This generation was available as a 2-door coupe, 2-door hardtop, 4-door sedan, 4-door hardtop, and 4-door station wagon.
All models with the exception of the wagons rode on the 121.5 in (3,086 mm) wheelbase shared with the Dodge Monaco. Gran Fury Suburban wagons rode on a longer 124 in (3,150 mm) wheelbase that was also used by Monaco wagons and all full-sized Chryslers and Imperials.
The 1975 Gran Fury was available in four trim levels: base (sedan and coupe only), "Custom" (all models), "Brougham" (coupe and hardtop only), and "Sport Suburban" (wagon only).
Changes for 1976 were minimal. The 4-door hardtop body style was eliminated, leaving only coupes, sedans, and wagons. With this, sedans were now available in deluxe Brougham trim.
Offerings were trimmed for the C-body Gran Fury's final model year, 1977. The mid-range Custom trim level was dropped, leaving only base and high-end Brougham coupes and sedans. 1977 Gran Fury wagons were available in either base Suburban or high-end Sport Suburban models.
All full-sized C-body Plymouths were discontinued at the end of the 1977 model year, leaving the mid-size B-body Fury to soldier on as Plymouth's large car for 1978.
Sales of all of the Chrysler Corporation's C-body models for the 1974-1978 model years were considerably disappointing; the Plymouth Gran Fury was no exception.
This is because 1973 introduction of the redesigned 1974 model year C-bodies coincided with the 1973 oil crisis. As gas prices skyrocketed, demand for gas-guzzling full-sized cars took a nosedive.
C-body offerings decreased throughout the 1974-1978 design cycle.
Imperials were the first to go after 1975.
Plymouth and Dodge C-bodies were dropped after the 1977 model year.
Chrysler C-bodies were discontinued after 1978.
The discontinuation of the Gran Fury was followed by the discontinuation of the mid-size Fury after the 1978 model year. This huge gap in Plymouth's lineup left the compact Volaré as Plymouth's largest car for 1979.
A redesigned downsized Gran Fury would return in 1980."
Production figures
Year.........Units
1975........72,801
1976........39,511
1977........47,552
Total production ..... 159,864
1980–1981
"When the downsized "R-body" cars were introduced for 1979, no Plymouth version was offered. The low-end Chrysler Newport was intended to fill this gap. Although the Newport achieved this and 1979 sales were fairly strong, there was still heavy demand for a full-sized Plymouth model.
So finally in 1980 the Gran Fury returned after a two-model-year absence."
(...)
1982–1989
"In 1982, Plymouth downsized the Gran Fury again, this time sharing the mid-size M platform with the Chrysler Fifth Avenue (called Chrysler New Yorker/New Yorker Fifth Avenue for 1982 and 1983) and the Dodge Diplomat."
(...)
"1982-1989 Plymouth Gran Furys shared the Dodge Diplomat's front and rear fascias. They were virtually identical with the exception of badging. Once again, the third generation Gran Fury was available in base and higher-end "Salon" trim."
(...)
PLYMOUTH GRAN FURY "POLICE" MB10 - MATCHBOX
MB10.
Plymouth Gran Fury "Police" (1977).
White body, Royal blue trunk, hood, and side stripe; POLICE, DIAL 911, and door badge in black; red G12 on roof, Silver-grey metal base.
Escala 1/72.
Matchbox Superfast.
Matchbox Toys Ltd.
© 1979.
Made in Macau.
This variation was Introduced in 1984.
All versions in:
www.cfalkensteiner.com/Matchbox/Catalog/MI/MI001-200/MI01...
www.bamca.org/cgi-bin/vars.cgi?mod=MB010
matchbox.wikia.com/wiki/Plymouth_Gran_Fury
More info:
www.bamca.org/cgi-bin/single.cgi?id=MB010
www.bamca.org/cgi-bin/vars.cgi?mod=MB010&var=18
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Plymouth Gran Fury - [ Matchbox ]
Debut Series
1-75 Collection
Produced
1979 - 1986
Number
MB10-C
Scale
1:72
"The Plymouth Gran Fury is a full-sized, four-door sedan with attached lightbar, issued in several police liveries, including a special edition for the Adam-12 television program. This car is based on the real-life first-generation Plymouth of the same name.
The Plymouth Gran Fury casting appears with and without door outlines and door handles.
The version without outlines and handles appeared alongside the version with the outlines, and only seems to have appeared on the Macau base.
Both the earliest versions of the car (made in England) and the last (the special edition Adam-12 release) have the outlines.
Similar to the beacons of some earlier Matchbox emergency vehicles, and the later-released Ford LTD Police, the Gran Fury's lightbar is sandwiched between the plastic used for the window glazing and the metal of the body casting. This allows the lightbar to be a different color than the windows, but protects the lightbar from detachment during hard play.
This model is a diecast replica of the 1977 Plymouth Gran Fury, one of 4 key Chrysler Corporation vehicles favoured by police forces in the US back in 1977, besides the mid-sized Plymouth Fury, and it's sister ship the '77 Dodge Monaco and the Gran Fury's sister ship, the 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco which is also a large-body sedan like the Gran Fury."
Source: matchbox.wikia.com/wiki/Plymouth_Gran_Fury
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Plymouth Gran Fury Police - 10f - [ Matchbox - Lesney ]
"The Plymouth Gran Fury Police Car, 10f, was released in 1979 and stayed in the Lesney range until the crash in 1983 where it continued under the new ownership."
(...)
More info:
www.chezbois.com/non_corgi/matchbox/Model_3101.htm
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Plymouth Gran Fury
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"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."
(...)
"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."
(...)
1975–1977
"In 1975, the mid-size B-body Plymouth Satellite was restyled and renamed Plymouth Fury. As a result, the previous full-sized C-body Fury became known as the Gran Fury.
Because the C-body Fury had been redesigned for 1974, the 1975 Gran Fury received few changes besides its new name. Top-of-the-line Gran Fury Brougham models were treated to a new grille and new single-unit headlight design; all Gran Furys would receive this for 1976.
This generation was available as a 2-door coupe, 2-door hardtop, 4-door sedan, 4-door hardtop, and 4-door station wagon.
All models with the exception of the wagons rode on the 121.5 in (3,086 mm) wheelbase shared with the Dodge Monaco. Gran Fury Suburban wagons rode on a longer 124 in (3,150 mm) wheelbase that was also used by Monaco wagons and all full-sized Chryslers and Imperials.
The 1975 Gran Fury was available in four trim levels: base (sedan and coupe only), "Custom" (all models), "Brougham" (coupe and hardtop only), and "Sport Suburban" (wagon only).
Changes for 1976 were minimal. The 4-door hardtop body style was eliminated, leaving only coupes, sedans, and wagons. With this, sedans were now available in deluxe Brougham trim.
Offerings were trimmed for the C-body Gran Fury's final model year, 1977. The mid-range Custom trim level was dropped, leaving only base and high-end Brougham coupes and sedans. 1977 Gran Fury wagons were available in either base Suburban or high-end Sport Suburban models.
All full-sized C-body Plymouths were discontinued at the end of the 1977 model year, leaving the mid-size B-body Fury to soldier on as Plymouth's large car for 1978.
Sales of all of the Chrysler Corporation's C-body models for the 1974-1978 model years were considerably disappointing; the Plymouth Gran Fury was no exception.
This is because 1973 introduction of the redesigned 1974 model year C-bodies coincided with the 1973 oil crisis. As gas prices skyrocketed, demand for gas-guzzling full-sized cars took a nosedive.
C-body offerings decreased throughout the 1974-1978 design cycle.
Imperials were the first to go after 1975.
Plymouth and Dodge C-bodies were dropped after the 1977 model year.
Chrysler C-bodies were discontinued after 1978.
The discontinuation of the Gran Fury was followed by the discontinuation of the mid-size Fury after the 1978 model year. This huge gap in Plymouth's lineup left the compact Volaré as Plymouth's largest car for 1979.
A redesigned downsized Gran Fury would return in 1980."
Production figures
Year.........Units
1975........72,801
1976........39,511
1977........47,552
Total production ..... 159,864
1980–1981
"When the downsized "R-body" cars were introduced for 1979, no Plymouth version was offered. The low-end Chrysler Newport was intended to fill this gap. Although the Newport achieved this and 1979 sales were fairly strong, there was still heavy demand for a full-sized Plymouth model.
So finally in 1980 the Gran Fury returned after a two-model-year absence."
(...)
1982–1989
"In 1982, Plymouth downsized the Gran Fury again, this time sharing the mid-size M platform with the Chrysler Fifth Avenue (called Chrysler New Yorker/New Yorker Fifth Avenue for 1982 and 1983) and the Dodge Diplomat."
(...)
"1982-1989 Plymouth Gran Furys shared the Dodge Diplomat's front and rear fascias. They were virtually identical with the exception of badging. Once again, the third generation Gran Fury was available in base and higher-end "Salon" trim."
(...)