For Sale Fury III Trooper for trade (not mine)
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I posted the link and when I hit edit it shows up. Facebook spies must be up to something...
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bigmoparjeff
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Hi Bill, It's strange. The words on your post were there for a second then disappeared and it's now blank. I think I saw that you couldn't find the Facebook add. It's still there. I searched Atlanta and put in 100 mile radius.
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Looking for a dune buggy, you might wish to trade and add cash for my Orig Fury lll , 1971 THP Lt's car. The real deal. NOT a clown car, smaller div (this was from the 6th) did not received their cars direct from the mfg, police spec etc. Many of the smaller districts (5-6 cars) had their local dealer order them for them, with items they requested, the reason more then a few Orig patrol cars do not have a build plack under the hood, arm chair experts like to argue, not worth my time. Clown cars are in shriners club. I will tell you from working in the movies studios for year. You have tribute cars, replica's and movie/TV used, Arm chair experts insult a car owner when they throw out the word clown, only clowns are the ones saying that think they know it all, Ok, that said sell?, maybe sell 11g out right (all orig) Ok, sorry, please read, ONLY interested in a nice fiberglass dune Buggy. No motorcycle, modern plastic classics. if sold outright, most likely go for about 11,000.00. but really could care little, I drive to shows and enjoy. No garage soon, motorhome, but, not giving away or trading for a project or junk. (just trying to say opening messages that ask about other trades, or if its still aval. you'll no answer, block will be the reply. Please don't ask under post. Thanks. no hurry, this is a bad a$$ cruzer.
It doesn't appear that the seller is going to be the easiest guy to deal with.
Also sounds like there's no fender tag on the car:
"the reason more then a few Orig patrol cars do not have a build plack under the hood"
The other photo in the add is an example of what he wants:
Jeff
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Looking for a dune buggy, you might wish to trade and add cash for my Orig Fury lll , 1971 THP Lt's car. The real deal. NOT a clown car, smaller div (this was from the 6th) did not received their cars direct from the mfg, police spec etc. Many of the smaller districts (5-6 cars) had their local dealer order them for them, with items they requested, the reason more then a few Orig patrol cars do not have a build plack under the hood, arm chair experts like to argue, not worth my time. Clown cars are in shriners club. I will tell you from working in the movies studios for year. You have tribute cars, replica's and movie/TV used, Arm chair experts insult a car owner when they throw out the word clown, only clowns are the ones saying that think they know it all, Ok, that said sell?, maybe sell 11g out right (all orig) Ok, sorry, please read, ONLY interested in a nice fiberglass dune Buggy. No motorcycle, modern plastic classics. if sold outright, most likely go for about 11,000.00. but really could care little, I drive to shows and enjoy. No garage soon, motorhome, but, not giving away or trading for a project or junk. (just trying to say opening messages that ask about other trades, or if its still aval. you'll no answer, block will be the reply. Please don't ask under post. Thanks. no hurry, this is a bad a$$ cruzer.
It doesn't appear that the seller is going to be the easiest guy to deal with.
Also sounds like there's no fender tag on the car:
"the reason more then a few Orig patrol cars do not have a build plack under the hood"
The other photo in the add is an example of what he wants:
Jeff
1 photo isn't going to get that car sold.
fakirone
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Exactly what I was thinking
Ad sounds like BS to me. Tennessee highway patrol was big enough to buy more than 5-6 cars at a time, probably with the police package and also with the appropriate build tag. Chrysler would have put the build tag with whatever was ordered regardless if it was an odd ball police order or not. Car is probably a clown clone.
Dave
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No diss of seller's FB ad is intended or inferred. no comment on value - i cannot see enough of the "what-fers" on this car to hazzard a guess.
but speaking as a collector/owner of these cars, the ability to clearly and unambiguously as possible authenticate they are "real" (e.g., factory markings, departmental VIN-matching documents, etc) police-spec rigs is an inherently valuable/desirable objective buyers and sellers tend to share.
I hope it finds a good home in any event.
but speaking as a collector/owner of these cars, the ability to clearly and unambiguously as possible authenticate they are "real" (e.g., factory markings, departmental VIN-matching documents, etc) police-spec rigs is an inherently valuable/desirable objective buyers and sellers tend to share.
I hope it finds a good home in any event.
shooter65
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I don't buy the idea that there is no fender tag, that sounds VERY fishy to me but as far as local Highway Patrol barracks purchasing their own cars, that may not be too far fetched. I'm basing this on the Pennsylvania model which uses Centralized Purchasing through the Department of Generalized Services for state wide contract purchases. Tennessee's Department of Generalized Services wasn't created until 1972 and the Centralized Procurement Office wasn't created until 1982. I got this information from the Tennessee state website.
I'm not saying they didn't do centralized purchasing before that or that this car is legitimate, but it does create the possibility, but until the seller can prove the car's legitimate, I agree with @Davea Lux and @amazinblue82
I'm not saying they didn't do centralized purchasing before that or that this car is legitimate, but it does create the possibility, but until the seller can prove the car's legitimate, I agree with @Davea Lux and @amazinblue82
shooter65
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I did a little more research and there's a couple other things that make me question this car. I found a historical picture of a 70 THP Fury and it is a Fury I where the seller's car is a Fury III. Also, the roof light of the seller's car is 1968 and earlier, the historical 70 Fury has the newer style light bar.
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