I bought this '68 Fury III from a buddy and I cruised this around Redondo Beach in the early 2000's. He's the one who put on the terrible 2000's wheels, a Mopar crate 383 and one day paint job on it. Even got the "Slakker" plates on it
What a great cruiser, it's just puts a smile on my face every time:angel:
Eventually I sold it to a family friend that was going to "take the kids to the beach in it". Fast forward 16 years and she calls me and asks if I want to buy it back! Lack of space, time, and effort made me pass the offer to the guy that I originally got it from and he said sure!
We went to pick it up and it had only accumulated 2000 miles in all that time:upset: I think us Buellers can understand how thats TERRIBLE for a vehicle
Took 4 stops to even get on the highway for the trip home (new battery, charging system repair, ignition repair, stop light repair) and he convinced me to get it back to good cruising status for him. I just got it done!
The good news is they had just put on a brand new top (with a glass window!), a re-built 727 trans, tires, carb rebuild (THERMOQUAD! LOL), but otherwise it sat languishing, but at least in a garage! Thats why the One Day paint is still super shiny
Good from far, but far from good. She's a rusty bitch, needs a whole interior, suspension bushings and some C-body unobtainium parts like rear window regulators and convertible switch dash trim, but who cares? I would
never roll up the windows anyway:angel: But DANG she cruises perfectly, the powertrain is new, sounds great, and is much faster than 3 douchbags in a Hyundai Sonata... quietly whooshing away with all the class you would expect from such a vehicle of refined taste and stature :eagerness:
