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For the 1967 Plymouth Fury, the company reshaped the sheet metal that had resurrected its full-size cars by relaxing the straight lines to form sensuous curves.

Encouraged by the 1965 Fury's success, Plymouth lightly restyled the 1966 Fury models. They sported a new grille insert, different side trim, redesigned wheel covers, altered taillights, and a new deck lid and rear beauty panels that mimicked the divided front-end design.

In 1965, Chrysler's full-sized cars made a comeback, and the full-size Plymouth line included three special Furys: the Fury I, Fury II, and Fury III.

The 1964 Plymouth Fury was a carryover from the previous year. It carried sheet metal identical to the 1963 from the doors back, except for a wider rear to hold a 2" wider axle.

Chrysler cars, including the Fury, were downsized for 1962. 1962 Plymouths measured seven inches shorter and up to 400 pounds lighter than the 1961s.

In 1961, the Plymouth Fury lost the iconic tail fins entirely, replaced by a rounded shape with a more rounded front end that Motor Trend once retrospectively compared with "a generation of Japanese sci-fi monsters."

In 1960, the Fury was no longer a high performance sports sedan, but a whole line of top-series Plymouths. Sport Fury took up the Fury performance banner.

In 1959, Plymouth introduced the Sport Fury as its top model, and the Fury as its second from the top model to replace the Plymouth Belvedere at the top of the regular Plymouth line-up.

Chrysler spent big money in the 1950s--some $300 million--restyling its 1957 models. The 1958 Fury thus looked much the same as its predecessor.

For 1957, the Forward Look arrived, and suddenly it was 1960 with torsion-bar front suspension and TorqueFlite automatics. The '57 Plymouth was so new and striking that the advertisements proclaimed, "Suddenly it's 1960!"