RE: [59plymouth] RE: Three differences between California built Sport Furys

["Dan Morton" <morton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wow, Ed, I dunno.  Where else were 59SFs built in CA?  Shows you how much I know!

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From: eddee [mailto:eddee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 7:12 AM
To: Dan Morton
Subject: Re: [59plymouth] RE: Three differences between California built Sport Furys

Dan

This is just for the LOS ANGELES S/Fs??

 

ie: M294s only??

 

ED ECKERSON

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From: Dan Morton

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Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 6:43 AM

Subject: [59plymouth] RE: Three differences between California built Sport Furys

Regarding the "trivia contest" for the differences between California-built Sport Furys and those built elsewhere, Bernie Brouillet writes:

 

Here's the differences I know of, California built conditions listed first: 

 

Pedals - Horizontal texture / design, as mentioned this morning and verified by various photos. 

 

Cowl vent - A bright cross-hatched screen vs. a multi row louvered design for the rest - suggest Tom Fox be the arbiter, quite sure I've seen a photo of his cowl in that left coast condition. Being from Oregon I'm sure that's where most of his cars came from - he sent me pictures of his "Fury that Chrysler Forgot to Build" many years ago, including some before shots, it was an Emerald Green car. 

 

Swivel Seat release levers - they have a ribbed texture on the top surface, slighty convex too, where the others (that I've seen) are a smooth chromed surface, don't think they were convex either. 

 

I'm copying Robert Hinds here, Technical Advisor for the POC for '59, to see if he can identify any others...

 

    Dan