TheFearlessFury
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So I see a lot of people doing this, where they create threads for their projects and I thought I'd give it a try. Unfortunately I don't have a lot of pictures of it yet, I was too busy working on it over the summer and fall to really think about taking pictures of it.
Anyhow I got it from a guy on Ebay, Bob Washburn, I just kind of randomly stumbled upon it and I have always wanted a Fuselage style Fury coupe. So when I saw thing thing come up for 2000$ I had to have it. It looked pretty ratty, even from the pictures, and it didn't even run right from the description, But it wasn't just a Fury coupe, it was a Sport Fury. So I pretty much had to have it. It was basically my dream car. I know that sounds wierd, most people my age, if they are even into classics, seem to lust after GTOs and Chevelles. But for me it was all about the Fuselage Fury.
I should also mention that the guy was selling it for a the guy who runs Desert Classics, It's an alright site, but a lot of their inventory is pretty steep. I only wish I knew more about my car. The only thing I do know is that it visited Yellowstone in '76. According to a sticker in the window.
So I eventually got it, ended up costing me almost a grand to ship it from Montana to Wisconsin. I ended up salvaging what I could from my old '68 Fury II, which was basically toasted (The engine developed a crack in the block that was really nasty.) and around 200$s later the '71 was up and running, no problem.
I haven't really done a lot to it so far, Just a timing chain replacement, a radiator replacement, new tires, new gas tank. Other odds and ends like that. But I just ordered a set of quarter panels I intend to put on. I'm really excited about that. Too bad I won't be able to afford to paint the Fury for a couple years.
Anyhow I got it from a guy on Ebay, Bob Washburn, I just kind of randomly stumbled upon it and I have always wanted a Fuselage style Fury coupe. So when I saw thing thing come up for 2000$ I had to have it. It looked pretty ratty, even from the pictures, and it didn't even run right from the description, But it wasn't just a Fury coupe, it was a Sport Fury. So I pretty much had to have it. It was basically my dream car. I know that sounds wierd, most people my age, if they are even into classics, seem to lust after GTOs and Chevelles. But for me it was all about the Fuselage Fury.
I should also mention that the guy was selling it for a the guy who runs Desert Classics, It's an alright site, but a lot of their inventory is pretty steep. I only wish I knew more about my car. The only thing I do know is that it visited Yellowstone in '76. According to a sticker in the window.
So I eventually got it, ended up costing me almost a grand to ship it from Montana to Wisconsin. I ended up salvaging what I could from my old '68 Fury II, which was basically toasted (The engine developed a crack in the block that was really nasty.) and around 200$s later the '71 was up and running, no problem.
I haven't really done a lot to it so far, Just a timing chain replacement, a radiator replacement, new tires, new gas tank. Other odds and ends like that. But I just ordered a set of quarter panels I intend to put on. I'm really excited about that. Too bad I won't be able to afford to paint the Fury for a couple years.
