# Ron Swartley - Harrisburg, PA, USA

**URL:** https://59plymouth.net/t/ron-swartley-harrisburg-pa-usa/3059
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**Created:** [February 26, 2018, 1:28am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/ron-swartley-harrisburg-pa-usa/3059 "2018-02-26T01:28:59Z")
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### Author: ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2018, 1:28am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/ron-swartley-harrisburg-pa-usa/3059/1 "2018-02-26T01:28:59Z")

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_Here’s a posting from 2004 - saving for posterity! -Dan_

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Ron no longer owns his '59 Sport Furys – in fact, he himself doesn’t know where they are at present (anyone out there know?) – but he reminisces: "Dan, at 16 years old my Dad helped me buy a 56 Fury. I had 3 jobs, passing papers, Weis Supermarket Cashier after school and a Car Hop at the Big Drive Inn restaurant where all the hot cars hungout. ( like Mel’s Drive Inn in the American Graffiti movie.) Saturday evening I would go to (Pennsylvania) York US 30 Drag strip and race my Fury… I bought the 56 Fury when it was one year old. I traded the 56 Fury in 1962 on a white 59 Sport Fury, it was later painted Corvette Nassau Blue.

I bought my buddy’s 59 Sport Fury Convertible since he was going in the service, and later traded it on a 59 DeSoto Adventurer, and on and on and on and on. No one ever saw a DeSoto Adventure on the drag strip. I won about 6 trophies out of 8 trophy races.

Four days short of 40 years to the day I traded it, I had traced my original 56 Fury down to it present owner. After much talking and dealing he sold me my first love back. It was completely restored and I have it today and I feel like I am 16 again, well, almost. I also have a 58 Fury with Golden Commando."

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_"Today I own a Marketing and Research Business and out of 3,600 Elvis Entertainers in the world I am ranked #3."  
Uh… Thank you Ron. Thank you very much._