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Plymouth Gran Fury
Debut Series 1-75
Produced 1979 - 1986
Number MB10
Scale 1:72
Plymouth Police Car (1979-81)


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.

Casting[]

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.

Versions[]

The Plymouth Gran Fury was released in the following versions:

Col # Year Series Color Tampo Lightbar Color Base Color / Type Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Toy # Country Notes / Variations Photo
MB10

1979 1980 1981

Matchbox 1-75 White Black fenders, badge, POLICE on doors Opaque blue, later clear blue Unpainted metal Amber White M004f England Gran Fury Police Car (79-81)
MB10 1982 1-75 White Black fenders, badge, Metro POLICE Traffic Control, 012 Clear blue Unpainted metal Blue White M004f England Door badge varies IMG 0191
MB10 1983 1-75 White Black fenders, badge, POLICE on doors Clear blue Silver-grey metal Blue White M004f Macau

Door badge varies.

PLYMOUTH GRAN FURY on base,

Gran Fury Police Car (1983 Macau)
MB10 1984 1-75 White Royal blue trunk, hood, and side stripe; POLICE, DIAL 911, and door badge in black; red G12 on roof Clear blue Silver-grey metal Blue White M004f Macau Gran Fury Police Car (Macau)
MB10

1985 1986

1-75 White Royal blue trunk, hood, and side stripe; POLICE, DIAL 911, and door badge in black; red G12 on roof Clear blue Silver-grey metal Blue White Eight dot rims Macau No door outlines Image Not Available
MC-13 1990 Motorcity White Royal blue trunk, hood, and side stripe; POLICE, DIAL 911 in black; red G12 on roof; blue and gold star on door: SFPD Clear blue Silver-grey metal Blue White M004f Thailand Appears with and without door outlines Plymouth Gran Fury (89-90 Motorcity)
N/A 1987 Three pack White Red hood and side stripe; Sheriff in black; black, white and silver badge on front doors and hood; red SP-5 on roof Clear blue Grey metal Blue White M004f Macau Appears with and without door outlines Plymouth Police car (Sheriff Red)
N/A 1998 Star Car Collection White Black hood, trunk and fenders; Adam-12 markings Opaque red Grey metal Clear Tan M004f China USA only Adam-12

See also[]

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