MOD CAR PLYMOUTH FURY 1958 FOR CAR MECHANIC SIMULATOR 2018 Plymouth Fury 1958 - the legendary "Christina" Infrequently, a car that has received a real human name, retains it for decades. Therefore, when such rare events do happen, they remain firmly in memory. That is why, having heard the name Christine, a person more or less familiar with the work of Stephen King will certainly imagine the 1958 Plymouth Fury. The car is bright red in color with a chrome grille, round twin headlights and huge rear fins. In this guise appears before the readers of the famous novel “Christine” (Christine) Plymouth Fury 1958, obsessed with the spirit that preys on people. Fury was introduced in 1956. It was positioned by the manufacturer as an expensive car and was designed to raise sales of the entire Plymouth brand. The model was given a very aggressive name. Fury in English means rage, fury (the furies in Roman mythology called the goddess of anger and vengeance). Therefore, it is not surprising that subsequently on the movie screen Fury became the embodiment of hellish forces. At first, Fury was only available in a two-door coupe and in White Dune. She was considered an exclusive sports model and was produced in small quantities. The exterior of the cars of 1957 and 1958 was distinguished by lining, headlights and emblems. The standard engine was an eight-cylinder Dual Fury V-800 with two carburetors. Its working volume was 318 cubic inches (this is about 5.2 liters), power - 218 hp. Acceleration to 100 km / h took 13.5 seconds. In addition, the car received a new front independent torsion bar suspension, which made it quite maneuverable: the turning radius was the smallest among cars of this class. The rear suspension is spring. Since 1958, the 305-horsepower V8 Golden Commando with a volume of 5.9 liters was also commissioned, which accelerated a huge car to 100 km / h in 7.7 seconds. The maximum speed of Fury exceeded 200 km / h, while the permitted "maximum speed" on US roads was then about 80 km / h. On speedometers, this mark (55 miles) was marked in red. Plymouth Fury was the first car that did not have a mark on the speedometer. The gearbox on the car was automatic (Torqueflite), with a push-button selector located to the left of the steering wheel. Fury became one of the fastest cars of the late 50s, the embodiment of the American dream. In the mid-1950s, designer Virgil Exner created the Forward Look style, which was distinguished by its swift lines and huge fins, the fashion of which at that time swept America. The 1957-1958 Plymouth Fury model has become perhaps the most typical representative of the fin style. It has all its characteristic features: an elongated and squat, swift silhouette, a powerful bumper, a predatory grille, dual headlights under the visor and, of course, huge fins. Advertising of that time claimed that they increase the stability of the car in motion, but this is only an advertising move, since there is no truth in these words. A magnificent aggressive design with an abundance of chrome parts left few indifferent. A remarkable fact, all the cars were painted in one beige and gold color scheme. In 1959, Plymouth decided to make Fury his top model. As a result, sedans and station wagons appeared. In the same year, a 2-door version of the Fury Sport with an opening and hardtop was introduced. The Sport Fury model - a luxury / powerful car - also appeared this year. James Tessin (1959 Sport Fury with 361 Golden Commando) said it was the first year for a more solid drivetrain that could curb the torque of high-performance engines, and the last year for the 361st. Since 1960, the second-generation Fury began production, during which sales seriously grew. Within the framework of this generation, the appearance of the car became completely different, and the engine power reached 425 hp. In 1965, the third generation Fury debuted. In 1967, the car received a supporting body. The fourth generation was produced from 1969 to 1975. And then, mutations characteristic of American cars of those years began to occur with Fury: safety and environmental requirements, as well as gas prices, began to do their job. In 1975, Fury experienced a kind of “split personality” - in addition to full-size models, mid-size ones also appeared. The former are now called Gran Fury, while the smaller version is simply Fury. The front of the Gran Fury could be easily recognized by an extra pair of narrow headlights located directly on the false radiator grille. At the beginning of his career, Plymouth Fury was not a cult object among motorists. But everything changed in the first half of the 80s, after the release of Stephen King's novel "Christina", where the 1958 model year Fury became the heroine of the plot. A terrible story about an old maniac car, which indiscriminately kills everyone who surrounds its new owner, was filmed by John Carpenter. This was enough to get the car the status of a cult. It is unlikely that any other car of those golden years of the American automobile industry has as many devoted fans. The model, not conceived as a mass one, nevertheless became very popular and even received the title “Car of the Year” in the states. Today, the price of Fury in the market for collectible cars in the United States can reach up to 100 thousand dollars.
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