Title says it all, would you say a 1966 sport fury to be a muscle car?

 

IMHO. the 66 sport fury IS a muscle car. 1. it is a two door hard top. 2. has a hi per engine. 3. it can be ordered with a 4 speed trans. 3. comes with a center console. 4. has bucket seats. 5. min chrome trim. is that enough?

 

No...Drives up the price of insurance....
It's just a family car that goes out and blow's the other guys door off....lol

 

By definition, Muscle Cars were intermediate bodied cars with large displacement, high performance engines. The Fury was not marketed as a "Muscle Car" and catered to an older demographic that wanted the luxury of a full sized car yet still craved performance. So no, I would not consider the Fury a "Muscle Car".

 

what you call "luxury"? a luxury car is a chrysler new yourker, C300 rest of the real 300s, imperial. is a luxury car. there is NO NO NO way a "B" body can be luxury car. i have had them ALL. the next time there is a good car show go set in a 66 dodge charger, then go set in a 65-66 Imperial. better yet drive one after the other. if you cant tell the diff then i cant help you.

 

Maybe you should get your facts straight before you start running your mouth. Just because you've "owned them all", doesn't mean you know what you are talking about. The Plymouth Fury isn't a "B" body, it is a "C" body, which was Mopar's Full Size Line from '65-'78. Hence, the reason why this Thread is in the C Body Section of this website. The Fury was never marketed, sold as or intended to be a Muscle Car. It was the full size model of the Plymouth lineup and was a sporty, premium priced model to showcase the Plymouth marquee. If you've owned both a '66 Fury and a '66 Charger and think they ride the same with the same appointments, I can't help you. A true "luxury" version of the Fury was available in '66 (first year; offered from '66-'68) was the Plymouth Fury VIP (Very Important Plymouth) and could be had with most all the options of its Chrysler and Imperial counterparts. The Fury lineup is very similar to that of the Chrysler Newport, 300 and New Yorker. The Fury I and II would be similar to the Chrysler Newport; the Fury III and Sport Fury are similar to the Chrysler 300 and the Fury VIP is similar to the New Yorker. Although not all of the Fury lineup can be deemed "luxury", it was the Full Size offering from Plymouth and had a luxury trim level (VIP). It was not a B body and was never intended to be, or considered a Muscle Car.

 

I'm not an expert on this, and many of you will likely disagree with me, which is fine. But I would consider a 66 sport fury to be a muscle car.

I'm willing to grant that it wasn't built to be one. But over the years a lot of classics have become muscle cars. A good example would be the impala most people now consider that to be a muscle car, you were arguing that the Fury's size disqualifies it? Well the 66-68 fury's are slightly smaller and lighter than the Chevy Impala from the same period.

I don't know if that little factiod will sway anyone, but there it is.

 

I stay out of this debate any more because you have guys arguing a Mustang, Camaro or Dart are or aren't Muscle Cars.

I have my own Muscle Car qualifiers.

#1 - Must be fast.

#2 - 5 passenger minimum. (if 4 passenger then rule #3 must be doubled, '66 Charger OK)

#3 - Trunk, minimum 1 case of beer per occupant.

 

 

I suppose it all depends on what one considers the properties of a muscle car consist of. Some go only by the designation that the manufacturer gave the car from production. Looks seem to count for quite a bit. Many cars in my day were referred to as a "sleeper". 1962 Chev Belair with a 409 comes to mind. It had no trim, dog dish hubcaps and looked "plain Jane" but don't mess with one at a stop light or the only thing you'd achieve was ultimate embarsement. Blown away by a family car! For me, every car that looks fast standing still doesn't mean it is and I believe to qualify for the "muscle car" status, regardless of looks, it has to be stout on power, fast off the line and relentless to the very last r.p.m. I believe there are many "sleepers" out there that would never be thought of as "muscle" stock and I'm sure many on this forum and others have them. So the next time you pull up to a light and there's a bit of noise next door think twice. Sometimes that rumbling sound is backed up with one awesome powertrain in a place it's not meant to be.