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| Quite possibly the best thread I've ever seen on this entire forum - very well done, PlyFury, very well done.
Thanks for sharing and I am also a no-interstate kind of guy/traveling amateur Americana historian - you captured it very well.
All this talk of others wanting to do it - WE should set a date - two or three years out - and DO THIS!
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Location: Hickory, NC | bel5758 - 2013-12-23 11:31 AM
Quite possibly the best thread I've ever seen on this entire forum - very well done, PlyFury, very well done.
Thanks for sharing and I am also a no-interstate kind of guy/traveling amateur Americana historian - you captured it very well.
All this talk of others wanting to do it - WE should set a date - two or three years out - and DO THIS!
Can you imagine a convoy of FLs on old 66????????? :)
Thanks!
Now that would be great to do! It's always more fun with more people! |
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Location: Williams California | Glad you made it back safe, with that ice storm on your heels.
Thanks for posting all the great photos, maybe a bunch of us here could get together on a road trip sometime!!
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Location: NC | Would an '88 Chrysler 5th Avenue be acceptable on the road trip? I could carry some '60 Plymouth parts that I have for sale in the trunk just legitimize my presence on the tour.
That would be fun!!! |
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Location: NC | In '59 Chrysler provided some 2 dr GC cars to the VA hiway Patrol for "testing". Tho they were far faster that the F88ds & Ch88y and were returned to ChryCo in less than favorable condition, "the roof line was too low and the patrolman can't wear their hats" was the reason for not buying PLYM for a few years. I recall hearing about one of the top speed tests but it's too long for me to write. |
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| The "Forward Looks on 66" chase car!
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Location: NC | Allan, that's nice!! 88 or 89? Mine's white/white vinyl top w/red velour int w/47k actual. If I cud post a pix I wud. |
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Location: Parts Unknown | mopardave - 2013-12-24 10:45 AM
Would an '88 Chrysler 5th Avenue be acceptable on the road trip? I could carry some '60 Plymouth parts that I have
for sale in the trunk just legitimize my presence on the tour. That would be fun!!!
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Location: Ocala, Florida | Beautiful 5th Ave! I've got a Gunmetal Blue '86. |
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Location: Malung, SWEDEN | bel5758 - 2013-12-23 5:31 PM
Quite possibly the best thread I've ever seen on this entire forum - very well done, PlyFury, very well done.
Thanks for sharing and I am also a no-interstate kind of guy/traveling amateur Americana historian - you captured it very well.
All this talk of others wanting to do it - WE should set a date - two or three years out - and DO THIS!
Can you imagine a convoy of FLs on old 66????????? :)
Thanks for a very good thread! The idea to go along route 66 in proper cars together is brilliant.
Decide time and Place!
A bunch of Swedes are interested if they are welcome of course.
Thanks for sharing great pics! |
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Location: tailFinland | Thanks for sharing those great photos. I wish I could make a similar trip accross the US some day. Maybe when I retire
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| Mopar Dave I pulled that photo off the net just so folks could visualize your car.
While I'm a fan of the 5 Aves, there aint one in my garage....Kate's the only MOPAR there....
......and she'd love to represent the much hated Red and White contingent on our tour of old 66! |
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Location: northern germany | just L-O-V-E these pictures!!! if you have more please post em! what a great looking car. love 4 door hardtops. |
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Location: Perth Australia | I am drooling over this car
Did anyone actually try and arrange the cross country trip?
You would perhaps have to arrange 2, 1 from the east and 1 from the west and meet in the middle
Depending on how things go over the next few days, maybe this car will be on another long un accompanied trip (unless junkyard tech stowed away)
He could come over here and have some real Australian beer
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Location: NC | Keep the Route 66 Dream Trip for MOPARS alive.
Edited by mopardave 2014-10-23 6:10 PM
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Location: Arizona | A trip with legs from the west and legs from the east with a meet in the middle sounds kinda neat. |
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Location: Hickory, NC | The cross country drive should be planned. It would be a lot of fun to have a bunch of FL cars meet up after a good long trip to some great location. |
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Location: little rock, AR | The Carlisle 2015 for Forward Look cars needs to be attended in mass #'s by all of us. I don't figure I have that many more years left and I missed the Tulsa hoop-lah. This Carlisle 2015 show for FL cars maybe my last chance. NO EXCUSES!!! Lets all make plans to make this show.
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Location: A little east of Pittsburgh Pa. | <p>Living only three hours away i will be there ............... Carlisle 2015 July 10th , 12th is the place to be </p>
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| Beautiful 60. I had one myself; a white 60 Fury 2 door hardtop with red interior, Golden Commando, sure wish I still had it. |
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3000 miles in a '60 Fury (The best way to break in an old car)
