Road Trip in a 1988 Plymouth Gran Fury
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Join along as I take my 1988 Plymouth Gran Fury to a vintage mansion that was built, just like my Plymouth, in an old school way that doesn't exist anymore. Afterwards I visit the Chrysler Newark Assembly plant in Newark, Delaware to see what remains of the old plant. Come join me for the ride and a trip back in time.
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The 5 'thumbs down' are from Michael Dukakis supporters!
5 Dukakis and 1 Hillary by now...
Last of a breed, i would love to have a completely stock M Body.
And so cool that you showed the little rest of the plant. My LeBaron sedan was made there, cool😎
I respect your love for the Gran Fury. My mom had an '83 with a Slant 6 she used as a business car when I was extremely young. One of the first cars I remember. The bright red interior. They truly are a classy yet traditional luxury car.
Very cool video, love that Plymouth Gran Fury!
In 2014 I got a 1972 Pontiac Catalina that was assembled at the GM plant in Doraville, Georgia. I didn’t have my license yet, but I planned on driving the car to the still standing assembly plant. By the time I got my license and had the car in driving shape-replaced the radiator, the Rochester 2 Jet with a Quadrajet, and installed an HEI system-the plant was already flattened. I was devastated...
Last year I actually went by the location for the first time. There was a Nissan dealership and an Infiniti dealership at one corner, but the rest of the lot seemed vacant. I think they should build a little monument dedicated to the workers, maybe even at all shuttered assembly plants.
Hey, great comment and thanks so much for sharing that. I completely agree about some type of monument. Kinda sad to erase so much history and not leave anything behind as a momento. Thanks again and enjoy that Poncho! -Chris
Newark was the only place you could leave/or products leave Delaware and not pay a tax. That little triangle had a direct access to the port. Old Chrysler rep here. Many of the dealers kept driving the M body cars after we quit making them and switched to Fwd products. That is a true time piece!! 👍👍👍
Nice car! I have a 1989 Chrysler Fifth Ave - same color as yours - original 318 with 189,000 miles. I installed the regular electronic ignition along with an NOS 2 bbl Carb - Carter from a later 318 model and it runs like a top. They are great riding cars. There are a few rust spots that I will touch up. Best of luck with your car!
My 88 Aries was assembled in Newark. I still have the window sticker. And it had a saggy headliner like this Gran Fury. Around 15 years ago, I removed the backing board and stuck a replacement piece of headliner on, and that has held pretty well, so far (fingers crossed).
And by coincidence, my 2003 Saturn L Series was assembled at the GM Wilmington plant, so I have a pair of Delaware-assembled old cars.
Funny connection with your two cars and Delaware! I like your tip on the headliner. That just might be the trick to fixing mine. It seems I get all kinds of creative comments when folks see it drooping.
Chris, Thanks for the tour!! Here in Western NY (where you got the Greenbriar) two of the three GM plants are alive and kicking, the Chevrolet Tonawanda engine plant and the Harrison Radiator or Delphi plant now. The Chevrolet Gear and Axle plant has been shut down for a long while now. I too like to find articles and information on history in my area. Thanks for the great movie. Ross
Thanks so much Ross. It's amazing to my how much manufacturing is/was in that area, including Rochester, NY, especially with the winters. Makes the 4"-6" inches we get here seem like a light dusting to you guys!
Great video. BTW, your Fury (and my '88 Diplomat I had) was built at the Kenosha, WI AMC plant. Chrysler moved M body production there for the last 3 years, renting the space from AMC (before Chrysler bought AMC in '88). Chrysler had a deal w/ the UAW to guarantee at least 3 years of production. Chrysler kept M bodies going because they were still selling and were profitable. Lee Iacocca stated once that they made $5k profit on every 5th Avenue built.
Wow man, great comment and thanks for sharing all of that. I had totally forgotten about the UAW deal AND had no idea about the $5k profit on 5th Ave sales. Great stuff and thanks again! -Chris
A true classic Plymouth! So Beautiful!
Alot of police dept's used the diplomat also.
That car is so in good shape that you should keep it
No complaints from me with wanting to keep this Plymouth! But, just as you know, you can't keep everything and selling the Gran Fury at some point allows me to pick up other cars that I get to drive and enjoy too. Thanks for following along! -Chris
East Coast Classics yes I understand your point love to see your videos and American cars like this one, thank you too, greetings from Lisbon Portugal.
Great pairing for a video story. Nicely done!
Nice story! I drive by the old Newark plant property all the time. Each time I do i find it’s pretty hard to keep my eyes on the road because visually, everything seems so radically different. There’s a ton of renovation happening all around. The University and town are growing larger and more contemporary everyday. Your Gran Fury is very cool!!,
Hey man, thanks so much for the comment and for checking out my latest Gran Fury vid. You're soo right about the area changing. I really see it since I only get into Newark maybe once a year or so and when I'm there it's a shock. Seeing what that Chrysler property looks like now was a big surprise for me. I had no idea there was so much going on there. Kinda cool and kinda sad at the same time. -Chris
Always enjoy your videos. Genuinely friendly and neighborly, like talking to my buddy down the street.
I don't like the guys who have the attitude of "I really don't care about you, I just want you to watch my video so I can get rich".
Great video. Love your '88 Gran Fury. My parents bought a new '68 Fury III that was built in that plant.
Never knew there was a Chrysler plant in Newark! Always learn something new when I watch your vids. I saw the vid of the guy selling the 89 5th Av in Cali. Sounds like he wants to get shed of it quick and cheap....
Hey man, nice to hear from ya again. I saw that vid too AND your comment. I like that car but it's a little too sun burnt, inside and out, for me. He's also doing a giveaway of a 1990's BMW. He's asking for a video submission. You interested in submitting something for it?
@@hullinger lol, nah, I can't! My wife is a traveling x-ray tech. We go all over the country in 13 week assignments, and we just bought a Ford Transit to build out as a camper van for our road trips. I wouldn't have a use for it, and nowhere to store it. I'm seriously thinking about starting a YT channel to vlog the build, though, and document our travels.
Nice video my 1974 Monaco was built in the Newark plant
Thanks for the ride! Greetings from Argentina 👍 Here they also admire those cars a lot ✨
Chris i love that gran fury...in california they used the dodge diplomat for highway patrol ...in the late eighties same body style
I enjoyed that little history lesson. While it's sad to see the plant gone it's a positive seeing the land being used for the good, unlike the mess that Detroit has become.
Thanks Pat for checking out the latest Gran Fury vid. I'm really diggin this car and it's been fun making some vid's on it too. And yeah, I agree with ya too on the difference between a business owning property and wanting to get their money's worth compared to a government that just taxes folks. I've been hoping to see a update on the truck. Last I recall seeing was that she was driving but still needed some finishing.
Great vid! I grew up about 10 mins away from that plant, just across the border in MD
Beautiful car but please put missing body side molding on passenger door. Looks blank and help match up rest of molding. Love to have that car. Car is in incredible condition to be a 1988. You were so lucky to find that gem. Congratulations
That's kinda' been driving me nuts, too. lol
What a cruiser!👍 Thanks again for the great content & interesting history lesson!! I grew up only a few hours from the old Kenosha, WI plant!👍👍
The open slats on the cowl...that was something on every car at one time. Funny the things that you remember
I am really digging the Gran Fury. Not sure why, but I do.
Great video thanks for sharing. I live less than 30 minutes from the old Chrysler Plant. I drive by there weekly. It is sad that it is gone. Thank you for sharing the video. I hope you have a Blessed Week.
Thanks so much for checking out the latest vid on the Gran Fury. And thanks for the comment too. Sad how that property has changed but also cool that it's being used again and is productive. Cool that you're close and in the area as well! -Chris
Enjoyed the trip down memory lane. It's always great to include that history, thanks!
Great video bro and love to see the grand jury riding good all nice & clean
Thanks man, and thanks for joining along for the ride. -Chris
@@hullinger I'm always here for the ride
I live just a few blocks away from where the old Kenosha Chrysler plant used to be. The city still doesn't know what to do with the land, though they're working on it.
nice man I remember seeing it on fb market place. I was in love with it. solid machine
Thanks man for checking out the Gran Fury vid I did. I was on Marketplace this past weekend and saw another M-Body car on there for sale. If I recall, it's in Aston, PA, for something like $2,250 and it's a white 5th Avenue with like 17K miles. Looks pretty good from the pics too! -Chris
Great car and great job!
Yea these old Mopars are temperamental but everywhere I go in mine people come up and complement me on it and wish they had one. I love mine.
Great video 👍
I consider the Mopar embody to be among the last of the Great American automobiles, that lean burn carburetor and ignition system were the only bad things about them. And they were all right when they worked good but so prone to failure.
I've got an 85 Plymouth Grand fury x Daytona Beach detectives car, The guy I bought it from had the engine rebuilt at the local speed shop with performance heads and cam electronic ignition and four barrel demon carburetor long tube headers in full dual exhaust and a four-speed automatic with a shift kit and positraction, she puts right at 350 HP to the rear wheels and there's an absolute blast to drive! I wouldn't trade it for any modern car.
When I first started driving taxis, those and the Chrysler 5th aves were used. Oh how I wish I can turn back time, even my friend Leo sr had a Chrysler 5th before he died.
Beautiful car! My dad had a brand new '66 Fury 2 and '72 Fury 3! He also had a '88 Horizon. Liked the 72 the most. Your videos are great. Keep them coming!
Thanks so much for the kind words and for chekcing out the latest Gran Fury vid. I appreciate that and I really appreciate some of those cars you listed. The '66 Fury is awesome and so are the fuselage models too. I had a '73 Imperial for a while and loved driving that beauty. Thanks again! -Chris
Such an amazing video. This is the best so far. It has great content and flow and your video editing just keeps getting better and better. Love your work.
You're so kind, John. It's funny. When I go back and rewatch this vid and many of my others, I cringe at so many parts and scenes, wishing I had done it differently. I just hope I can progress to the point where I'm as smooth and liquid smooth as you!
East Coast Classics lol. I do the same thing. Be on the lookout for a nice surprise in the mail. :) It should go out Monday.
Love that car 😍
I remember a cab company called Flash in the Bronx. They had grey Dodge Diplomats. They ran them for many years!!!!
aaawww awesome video thank you so much for taking us to see a part of history... hello from Los Angeles.
Hey, thanks so much for checking out my Gran Fury video and for your comments too. I appreciate that and hello back from the other side of the country! -Chris
These cars were NYPD standard in the late 80s.
And then DC area Taxis once retired & salvaged.
We had a Diplomat station wagon: 360, 4 barrel, 300 hp. Pinkish color, Wooden trim, Same interior. That thing hauled ass and was extremely reliable. Then dad switched it for a Dart K station wagon. Most depressing event in my youth...
This is the Best video you`ve made!! ; )
Really appreciate that and thanks soo much! I had a lot of fun making this one but it took a whole lot of time too. Many, many hours spread over 3 days, all for a 7 minute video! -Chris
So you're saying 12mpg mostly city driving is bad? 🙄 But seriously, you might want to make sure everything is A okay with that car because I had a 1979 Plymouth with the 360 police interceptor engine and it typically would do 13 to 15mpg combined and about 17 to 18 all highway. I bet the ride is plush.
I belong to a 1988 Fifth Avenue. If I don't drive the car much, 12 mpg is sadly believable.
A Republican bumper sticker should be displayed on the right side.
really miss when cars where enjoyable like this.
That headliner should be no more than $300 for an upholstery shop to fix. I’ve got 4 80’s cars. All had to be redone.
Loving your content keep it up ! I love these cars .... breaking bad bought me here lol
Nice storyline.
Love those old Plymouths.
My family had an 86 Reliant K, it was so sad and cheap. The Gran Fury was always far superior and much better built. I still see M-bodies from time to time, never any K cars.
It’s the brother to the Chrysler Fifth Avenue and Dodge Diplomat
Hey friend. Great video!
Hey man! Thanks for the comment and glad you enjoyed the latest vid on the Gran Fury. This one was a lot of fun to make. -Chris
great story to go with the drive, glad i found this channel
Thanks so much for joining in on the ride with my Gran Fury and my channel too. I really do appreciate that! -Chris
I honestly believe that the M Body and R Body Chryslers could be built today with some reworking of the body. Soften the corners, more aerodynamic,modernized multi port fuel Injection, 8 speed transmission, traction control and 4 wheel disc antilock brakes. It could be a replacement for the abandoned market of large luxury cars. Town Car Gone,Dealers want it back, Fleetwood Gone, It's Time for a New Yorker, Imperial, Polara, Monaco come back.
I might be only 40, but i am a highly conservative person. Even Bush doesn't meet my level, but that's besides the point. There's something to be said for things that just work tried and true rather then taking gambles. I once restored an '86 Diplomat for a friend, I loved that car. I switched out that electronic controls with that of old school, completely gutting the computer controlled carb and distributor and the thing ran like a top. Better fuel mileage to boot. I enjoyed my AMC Eagle at the time better, and probably still would. I love wagons. Still for a classic, it's a classic! It represented both the worst and best times of Chrysler. The once problematic mid seized valar'e turned out to be a dream boat for grandpa and if you ask me, that's fairly incredible on it's own.
I paused the video at 3:17. I noticed there is no air conditioning in this car. I hope you are driving it to the crusher. A car with no A/C is nothing to me :P
Beautiful video and so interesting. So that isn't the actual plant your regal looking car was "pumped out" of lol?
For the filming of Superman Returns here in Sydney, they shipped in some American cars for the street scenes and among them was a beige Dodge Diplomat with three same body as yours. It had the basic trim of vinyl seats and I was struck at how narrow the body is! They also had early 1990s Chevy Caprice NYC cabs and they were enormous and so wide.
My 92 Australian Ford Fairlane with 302 Windsor runs on LPG gas and gets ...9.6 mpg in pure urban driving... but is half the price of petrol.
The Caprice PPG was made by Holden in Australia especially for U.S law enforcement agencies.
Anyway, love the way you do your videos.
Great comment and thanks so much for sharing that. It's amazing more cars weren't LPG here in the US, especially in big cities like LA and NY.
I've never understood why US car production ceased. Sales peak, and sales tank. But you'd think they'd keep production going as long as there are people who want their products.
Jason Carpp: never ending government regulations and continuous pressure from the unions killed auto production in the US. Once the penny pinchers in the corporate boardrooms figured out they could avoid both by building in Mexico and elsewhere, the fate of auto production in the US was sealed. Trump has rolled back regulations to the extent he can, but the genie is out of the bottle now and ain’t going back anytime soon.
@@c5back9 Isn't that a surprise. Govt., always playing games with American jobs.
i had the same idea with the bumper sticker except it'd be a reagan '84 sticker for my 83 olds delta 88
LUV IT THANK YOU
the gran fury / diplomat were competing againt chevy impala/ caprice, and ford crown vic. chrysler 5th ave competed against cadillac and lincoln
In an alternate universe some kid named Arnie buys red one of these from a gristley old vietnam veteran in about 2005. It starts restoring itself, and the monster energy xbox live call of duty jocks who used to cause him trouble start turning up dead.
Wow that's quite low mileage. My 86 Chrysler Fifth Avenue with the 318 got 18 mpg.
eddieg780 My 84 Fifth Avenue got 18mpg.
yeah no....my 88 with no lean burn aftermarket holley gets like 10
My 1970 Valiant with 318 got about 13mpg too
Considering how police forces, fleets, etc. were still loyal to this concept of vehicle (RWD, V8-powered) back then, so much so that Ford's Panther platform lasted until 2011, I wish Chrysler Corporation could've followed a similar path...if you want a RWD V8-powered Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth sedan equivalent to a 1990's Crown Vic/Grand Marquis/Marauder/Town Car, you're out of options and can either go for one of these M-body models or go post-2000's with the LX platform, which already has some Mercedes-Benz in their DNA and also not as many options as the old days in terms of brand, trim, etc.
the county I live in is roughly half the size of your entire state LOL
I can't decide whether your county is too big or Delaware is just a tiny little bit too small.
I drove 30 minutes (highway speeds) the other day for a job interview, I barely got outside the county line. Everything's bigger in TX ;)
One year newer than the 1987 buick somerset broken down in my driveway lol
Which rides better, the Gran Fury, Crown Vic or the Caprice? Also, which is more fun to drive?
Thanks for the comments and that's a really good question. This Plymouth is really easy to daily drive, has the nicest ride of the three cars and great outward visibility. The Vic is durable and long lasting and easy to repair and large. The Caprice is the most invisible of the three, looks like an Impala but is hands-down the most fun to drive. I can't argue with 355 horsepower and a 6 speed transmission! -Chris
Really depends on the year, and how they were maintained. Crown Vic and Caprice are just much more modern platforms. Something still very special about the Mopar M and R bodies.
M bodies werent made in Newark. Newark made Dakotas and Durangos.
M bodies were made in St. Louis until the minivan blew up and needed that assembly line
The Kenosha plant was actually the AMC assembly line since AMC was building nothing but Renault Alliances there they had space for extra assembly
Dude you hafta get that headliner done.
Nice car. Hope you plan on doing some work on the headliner.
Look at all those rectangles, and square lines on that car. Lol.
Well it's better than all those wine egg shaped cars there's drive-ins today
No, no, no I like the square lines. lol
such a let down from the early 70's
Try getting some cheap wood molding strips-flat kind. Stain finished.
Cut them to size and insert them in the interior roof molding.(crossways from door to door) They should bend up and fix your headliner problem.
If done right it looks good and fixes the problem. You'll have to experiment with lengths.
Wow, great comment and tip on the headliner. Thanks for sharing that! -Chris
@@hullinger LOL....no problem. I saw that on a TV show once. It was some auto repair show, I can't remember what it was.
I had a 77 Olds Royale that had a saggy headliner.(same color red as yours) I tried that trick and it worked great. Used 3 or 4 strips. It took some tweaking but it worked.
I bet this was special ordered with no Factory A/C
Very nice civilian version, most of them were made for police and taxi
With the exception of the headliner, the interior is near mint condition. Are you planning on replacing the head liner?
Thanks for checking out my Gran Fury video and for your comment. Right now, I'm not certain what the plans are for the headliner. I'd like to try taking it down and glue it back, but I also want to be very delicate and careful and not ruin it too. I've gotten a bunch of really good suggestions on what to do so I think I'd like to try to fix it myself before paying someone to do it.
Still want them dog dishes? Btw love the bumper sticker
Yes, yes, absolutely want those dog dishes! Hit me up at Hullinger@mac.com and let's work out the details!
@@hullinger word! i'll hit you up sometime tomorrow
I wonder if this Chrysler is the same that Nick Fury drove in the movie of Captain Marvel?
Not sure why you'd associate George Bush with this car. When they said the car was conservative they were not referring to political leaning, but in its basic design. A large portion of these cars were fleet sales as government vehicles and taxi cabs, which were much more blue collar roles.
It looks like this sedan is not big. When compared to the Accord made in 84, is it the same size? But why do American sedans look more comfortable than Japanese sedans? Is it heavier?
Very cool video brother! Nice stop at the old plant too. Btw. What does PPV stand for. Thanks!
Thanks man for checking out the latest Gran Fury video. Glad you enjoyed it. As for your question on what PPV stands for, it's Chevy's destination for police cars. The PPV stands for Police Pursuit Vehicle. It's just like how Ford uses the Police Interceptor designation on their police models. Dodge simply calls their models Pursuit, like Charger Pursuit, Durango Pursuit.... -Chris
East Coast Classics thank you Chris. I appreciate the info. It’s a pleasure
Chrysler right now makes the 300 which is many times the car these were. If you want a new classic buy the 300. They probably won’t make them much longer.
what is the part number for those wheel hub covers
I’ll buy it for the bumper sticker. How much are you asking?
Beautiful car, stupid bumper sticker.
Still working on the old Gran Fury, eh? :)
Hey Jason, glad you checked in. Hope you enjoyed the ride and trip around the area here. -Chris
@@hullinger It's been fun. Thanks for the ride. :)
East Coast Classics check out a film called The Beverly Hills Cop 2 and I spot an unmarked Dodge Diplomat in the film it has wired hub caps very similar color of your Plymouth Gran Fury you're driving right now
I loved the first Beverly Hills Cop movie but don't much remember part 2. Now I'm gonna have jump over to Netflix and take a look!
That headliner needs fixing, wasn't the Chrysler 5th avenue the same Car???
The Gran Fury, Diplomat, and Fifth Avenue were triplets at the time.
What more do you plan to have done with the Plymouth Gran Fury?
Hey there Jason. I'm not really sure what the next plans are for the Gran Fury. It might be time to sell and move on to something new. -Chris
@@hullinger How long have you had the car?
Does your Fury have air conditioning that works?
Nope, no air conditioning in the Plymouth! This car is just so oddly optioned with cruise control, rear defogger, upgraded radio, but no A/C!
While I tend to think of myself as being *socially liberal,* *(I believe that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry who they love, I believe that marijuana should be legalized, not just for medicinal purposes, but recreational use as well),* when it comes to cars, buildings, etc., I like old-school design, conservative styling, anything old-school. :)
What a complete asshole.
Liberal means open to new ideas.
The Devil is the ultimate progressive liberal. Jesus Christ is the Ultimate Conservative . Men are supposed to marry women and that's that. This car came out in 78. I had a 78 Dodge Diplomat Wagon. Chrysler wore out that design after 15 years of building the same car for Dodge, Plymouth and Chrysler. No wonder they are always on the verge of bankruptcy.
You say you are liberal? Fuck you!
Trump 2020. The best President the United States has ever had.
@@rja3226 I don't read the Bible, and therefore, I don't believe in Jesus Christ. So...
You're both poor representations of the political spectrum.
@@carmine440 Are we?
@@rja3226 I didn't vote for Donald Trump, and I don't support him, or what he does.
I need that car in my life, I found one $2,600 but it loos different than yours....
I got the Chrysler version in the same condition........for about that money.
Hi
Hey man! Thanks for checking in. Hope you enjoy the new vid on the Plymouth!
@@hullinger 😍😍😍
Did you look at the state auction cars yesterday?
Yeah man! I was at the auction doing an inspection and picked out some cars to bid on. I've got low expectations though. Prices are just getting ridiculous at this auction.
East Coast Classics they are close to retail level prices, great video as always!
@@fordmaverickfan4435 I was just getting ready to do some bidding but after seeing the current bid amounts on those cars, well, I think I'm gonna sit out this auction.
Hey your tag # is low enough to get a stainless steel black tag
I didn't even think about the tag and being eligible for a black plate. That would look pretty cool on this car and kinda fit in with it's era. Thanks! -Chris
Hey you just passed my house
Haha, hey Early Bird, where's your house?
Pay an upholster to fix the headliner can’t be more then a hundred bucks cmon