“Yep, except that the Fury was the Fury II after 1980, a totally different frame size. They moved down to the so called mid sized frame which the Crown Vic is also a member of, as you have already mentioned. I think that they limited the engine to 318 largest, in the Fury II also? I dont remember seeing anything but 318s in them, (Fury IIs).”
The M-body Gran Fury had been sold in Canada since 1977 as the Caravelle. It was brought to the US in 1982 and sold along with the Diplomat/Fifth Avenue through 1989. These were actually midsized cars that were smaller than the Crown Vic. They were originally offered with a Slant Six, 318 V8 (either two or four-bbl carburetor), and 360 V8.
Civilian M-bodies used only two-bbl 318s from 1984-89 (six-cylinder engines were dropped in 1983), while the four-bbl version continued in police cars. The 360 was not officially available as a factory option after 1979, but some police M-bodies were nonetheless equipped with them.
Good info, thanks.
I understand that you know this stuff.
MoPar wasn’t making it it easy.
Gran Fury wise 1974- 1977 they used the C body.
Turns out that 1980-81, after a three year hiatus without any production, MoPar used the R body, (the old B body).
Then, till 1989 they used the M body.