# All About Us

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## [Newbie here...](https://59plymouth.net/t/newbie-here/3375)

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**Author:** [@rustfreeincali](https://59plymouth.net/u/rustfreeincali)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/newbie-here/3375 "2021-03-08T15:32:15Z")

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Thanks for the add. Wife and I just picked up a '59 Fury project. Car sat neglected for at least the last 20 years in a warehouse in socal. Got her home Sunday via flatbed and am taking quick inventory of what she wil…

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## [Hello. Newish Member.](https://59plymouth.net/t/hello-newish-member/3374)

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**Author:** [@vanguy16](https://59plymouth.net/u/vanguy16)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/hello-newish-member/3374 "2021-03-02T23:38:58Z")

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Hello everyone. My name is Mike and the owner’s name of the car is Mavis. This is her car, Loretta. 1959.

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## [Hello!!](https://59plymouth.net/t/hello/3350)

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**Author:** [@Jmendozza58](https://59plymouth.net/u/Jmendozza58)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/hello/3350 "2021-02-28T02:34:32Z")

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Good morning! I thank Ron Keij for inviting me to join :blush: I am now in the process of planning pickup of my all original ‘59 Sport Fury. Needs some work but it’s a running, driving complete car. Black on red. I’m so…

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## [The untouchable Sport Fury](https://59plymouth.net/t/the-untouchable-sport-fury/2878)

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**Author:** [@william0431](https://59plymouth.net/u/william0431)\
**Replies:** 51\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/the-untouchable-sport-fury/2878 "2020-10-23T14:45:52Z")

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Hi every body! My name is Will Walker. I have been a member here for about a year now and a lover of all things MoPar muscle, Forward Look and mid century modern. Feel like I know a lot of you all already as I have read…

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## [New Member](https://59plymouth.net/t/new-member/3329)

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**Author:** [@Sportfury](https://59plymouth.net/u/Sportfury)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/new-member/3329 "2020-09-13T21:06:06Z")

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Just wanted to introduce myself and say hello. I am a new owner of a 59 Sport Fury Cvt that I just love. There are a few minor details I would love to source if I can, and Im sure plenty of questions will come up along…

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## [Belvy Convertible dubbed Priscilla](https://59plymouth.net/t/belvy-convertible-dubbed-priscilla/3301)

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**Author:** [@Naldo](https://59plymouth.net/u/Naldo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/belvy-convertible-dubbed-priscilla/3301 "2020-06-03T20:17:06Z")

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I bought this from a forum member who documented its rebuild extensively here. Great car!

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## [59 Savoy rear end](https://59plymouth.net/t/59-savoy-rear-end/3004)

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**Author:** [@RexG](https://59plymouth.net/u/RexG)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/59-savoy-rear-end/3004 "2020-05-05T19:43:58Z")

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new to the site. I have a 59 Savoy that has a bad leak out of the pinion on the rear end. I know the seal needs repalcement but i don’t know how difficult it will be. Do the gears have to come out or can i pull the pinio…

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## [My '59 Sport Fury](https://59plymouth.net/t/my-59-sport-fury/3071)

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**Author:** [@ChippLake1](https://59plymouth.net/u/ChippLake1)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/my-59-sport-fury/3071 "2020-03-19T21:33:09Z")

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New member here- I actually bought my Sport Fury in spring 2017, just now joining here. Not new to the Forward Look, I once had a '57 Chrysler Saratoga 2-door hardtop and a '56 Dodge Coronet Lancer 4-door hardtop. Lookin…

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## [The Convertible](https://59plymouth.net/t/the-convertible/1780)

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**Author:** [@Matthew\_Keij](https://59plymouth.net/u/Matthew_Keij)\
**Replies:** 121\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/the-convertible/1780 "2019-10-20T13:48:30Z")

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It’s time for 1 complete topic. Will update this one whenever something gets done! We did the biggest thing today, we went to the dutch DMV and applied for a license plate. The car got a test and after 2 small things w…

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## [Arrived today!](https://59plymouth.net/t/arrived-today/3275)

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**Author:** [@Sporty59](https://59plymouth.net/u/Sporty59)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2019, 1:05am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/arrived-today/3275 "2019-10-18T01:05:23Z")

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Plenty to do on her but can drive as is while I’m working on it. The plaid has got to go. Need a trunk lock, some issues with horns and turn signals. But a real issue is I can’t get the top to go back up!!! Any suggesti…

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## [New Member!](https://59plymouth.net/t/new-member/3269)

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**Author:** [@Sporty59](https://59plymouth.net/u/Sporty59)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2019, 2:27am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/new-member/3269 "2019-09-04T02:27:27Z")

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Hello fellow ‘59 ers! I just purchased this sport fury out of Minnesota. Some may recognize it as it was formerly at the Miami Auto Museum. It will require several hard to find bits and pieces but the great news is that…

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## [My '59 Sport Fury](https://59plymouth.net/t/my-59-sport-fury/3251)

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**Author:** [@ChippLake1](https://59plymouth.net/u/ChippLake1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/my-59-sport-fury/3251 "2019-06-07T21:20:05Z")

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I got “Sport” running after a year and half of hibernation- just needed a new battery and she fired right up! I hope I can get her ready for the long trip to PA! :sunglasses:

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## [New Member](https://59plymouth.net/t/new-member/3227)

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**Author:** [@bbmopar](https://59plymouth.net/u/bbmopar)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/new-member/3227 "2019-05-13T21:43:30Z")

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My name is Ed Prichard and I am currently living in east Tennessee and am trying to get a 59 taxi back on the road. It is an undesignated model 4 door which apparently served as a taxi in Atlanta in it’s early life. It h…

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## [Welcome Mike Schaefer](https://59plymouth.net/t/welcome-mike-schaefer/3224)

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**Author:** [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/welcome-mike-schaefer/3224 "2019-02-04T03:35:10Z")

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I received a call, and then an email from Mike Schaefer from the Plymouth Owner’s Club. It looks like Mike has joined the Forum, here’s hoping that John Fowlie is able to help him with his parts needs! Some of you may …

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## [Mike Warshaw's '59 Wagon](https://59plymouth.net/t/mike-warshaws-59-wagon/3222)

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**Author:** [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/mike-warshaws-59-wagon/3222 "2019-01-18T01:32:29Z")

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Recently acquired from Chris Neapolitan, snatched from the jaws of Facebook for presentation here. Because traffic on this website sucks, unfortunately.

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## [Dick Koch's '59s in "Class of 1959"](https://59plymouth.net/t/dick-kochs-59s-in-class-of-1959/3175)

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**Author:** [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/dick-kochs-59s-in-class-of-1959/3175 "2018-11-30T01:39:44Z")

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Not too shabby, for Dick’s cars to appear not once, but twice, in articles in the recent Hemmings Classic Car (#170, November 2018). Hemmings.pdf (23.7 MB)

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## [New member](https://59plymouth.net/t/new-member/3207)

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**Author:** [@w.weiland](https://59plymouth.net/u/w.weiland)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/new-member/3207 "2018-11-26T01:54:02Z")

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Hi my name is wayne weiland joined today to further my forward look horizons. I have been member of forward look network i think 8 years or so??? My purpose is not only to learn more but also open opportunities to hopef…

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## [Learning the Forum](https://59plymouth.net/t/learning-the-forum/3206)

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**Author:** [@NZStu](https://59plymouth.net/u/NZStu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/learning-the-forum/3206 "2018-11-24T23:30:47Z")

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Learning to post & use the forum. Here’s a picture of my wagon

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## [Welcome Tom Frassi](https://59plymouth.net/t/welcome-tom-frassi/3078)

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**Author:** [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 2:48am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/welcome-tom-frassi/3078 "2018-11-14T02:48:43Z")

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I’m posting this pic and comment from Tom Frassi, who emailed me: Tom, if you are looking for a pair of eyebrows, John Diekewicz may still have his for sale - let me know, and I will put you in touch with him. Good…

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## [New to group,  this is my 59 fury.](https://59plymouth.net/t/new-to-group-this-is-my-59-fury/3172)

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**Author:** [@Drewfury1](https://59plymouth.net/u/Drewfury1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/new-to-group-this-is-my-59-fury/3172 "2018-09-21T01:05:09Z")

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I have a 4 door 59 fury that i got my hands on. It only has 18,000 original miles. I have had the interior redone and some small paint work. Do lots of shows with it.

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## [Yet Another Barn Find by Jim Rawa](https://59plymouth.net/t/yet-another-barn-find-by-jim-rawa/3163)

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**Author:** [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/yet-another-barn-find-by-jim-rawa/3163 "2018-08-08T01:25:04Z")

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…and this one’s a '59! Ripped from the pages of Facebook:

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## [Craig Burda - Peoria, IL, USA](https://59plymouth.net/t/craig-burda-peoria-il-usa/2988)

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**Author:** [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2018, 12:24am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/craig-burda-peoria-il-usa/2988 "2018-07-30T00:24:30Z")

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My name is Craig Burda; I live in Peoria, IL. My father bought this car from Mopar Mel in May of 1987 and drove it back here to Peoria. He used it as a daily driver until my mother divorced him, and got the car in a divo…

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## [Craig MacKay-New Member](https://59plymouth.net/t/craig-mackay-new-member/3154)

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**Author:** [@CraigMacKay](https://59plymouth.net/u/CraigMacKay)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/craig-mackay-new-member/3154 "2018-07-28T13:25:58Z")

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Hello my name is Craig MacKay, My wife Kate and I are the proud new keepers of Tommy Fox’s 1959 Belvedere Convertible. Our owner ship began with a flight to Eugene Oregon and a ride to Roseburg, Oregon graciously provide…

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## [Darryl Gaspardone - Nanaimo, British Columbia, CA](https://59plymouth.net/t/darryl-gaspardone-nanaimo-british-columbia-ca/3147)

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**Author:** [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/darryl-gaspardone-nanaimo-british-columbia-ca/3147 "2018-07-04T03:44:24Z")

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Look at the transformation this beauty is undergoing… Just to note – because these pictures span a few years, some of Darryl’s early commentary is superceded by later activity. -Dan Here is what she looked like wh…

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## [Ed Ober's writeup in Kiplinger's, February 2000](https://59plymouth.net/t/ed-obers-writeup-in-kiplingers-february-2000/3145)

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**Author:** [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/ed-obers-writeup-in-kiplingers-february-2000/3145 "2018-07-03T03:00:20Z")

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On the eve of Plymouth’s demise, Kiplinger’s - that prestigious magazine of personal finance - wrote an article about it, and featured none other that Ed Ober’s “Black Beauty”. Ed recently lent me the magazine, and I di…

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## [It's all about Dick Koch and his cars](https://59plymouth.net/t/its-all-about-dick-koch-and-his-cars/3112)

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**Author:** [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/its-all-about-dick-koch-and-his-cars/3112 "2018-05-25T10:39:25Z")

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I shamelessly ripped this off of YouTube. Where’s the show, Dick?

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## [Proud '59 Belvedere Owner](https://59plymouth.net/t/proud-59-belvedere-owner/3119)

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**Author:** [@GaryBitner](https://59plymouth.net/u/GaryBitner)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/proud-59-belvedere-owner/3119 "2018-05-24T21:19:13Z")

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Greetings, all. Pleased to find this forum. I bought Hank Davis’ '59 Belvedere last summer and shipped it from Mansfield to Boardman, Ohio, just south of Youngstown. Now that the weather has warmed up, I’m hoping to g…

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## [Jeffrey Bernard - Laramie, Wyoming, USA](https://59plymouth.net/t/jeffrey-bernard-laramie-wyoming-usa/3100)

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**Author:** [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/jeffrey-bernard-laramie-wyoming-usa/3100 "2018-03-23T01:21:59Z")

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Jeffrey writes, “This project is on the back burner for a 1958 De Soto that I’ve had in the works since 1989 – it has seniority. I’m pretty sure the car started out as a 1959 Plymouth Belevedere 2 door sedan in brown …

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## [Tom Rector - Ennice, NC, USA](https://59plymouth.net/t/tom-rector-ennice-nc-usa/3090)

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**Author:** [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/tom-rector-ennice-nc-usa/3090 "2018-03-21T01:21:25Z")

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Tom writes, "I’ve brought the car home to Ennice, N.C. where I live which is in Alleghany County. I appreciate any help with parts. There are a few items I need which were removed from the car, mostly a couple of inte…

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## [Jim Haprian - Rittman, OH, USA](https://59plymouth.net/t/jim-haprian-rittman-oh-usa/3080)

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**Author:** [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2018, 1:56am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/jim-haprian-rittman-oh-usa/3080 "2018-03-14T01:56:03Z")

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I’ve not heard from Jim for over a decade - I’ve emailed him, but got no reply. Anyone know where this Fury is? -Dan These pictures come from Jim’s website \[now defunct\]. The Fury is currently in the body shop, so kee…

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