Hi, everybody! I'm going to make a wager that I'm the youngest person on here,
at 18 years old. I'm a college student at Iowa State, originally from SE
Wisconsin. I haven't owned a car yet, and don't know too much about them, but
I absolutely love classic cars - especially the 50's and 60's Mopars. My
dreams car is a 1958 Plymouth Fury - one I'd love to restore the body on but
modernize the mechanical aspects of. Any tips on this and basic info I'd need
to get started would be greatly appreciated.
A friend of mine recently restored a 1974 Chevy Nova, and it was absolutely
beautiful when he finished it. I'm not just talking a simple junker fix-up -
he did a ground up rebuild, and it was perfect! I'm trying to talk him in to
moving back up to WI for a summer, to help me rebuild when I can locate one,
because he moved down to Texas a few years back.
Anyway, any help I can get in locating a '58 Fury with a decent body would be
greatly appreciated. I'm not too worried about the mechanical parts, I just
want a decent body to work with. I'll be dropping in a new motor, tranny, all
that, as well as possibly throwing a spark-plug flamer on the exhaust (is this
legal?). Also, tips on that kind of restoration would be appreciated.
I already recieved an answer to my post asking if it was because of the movie
"Christine" - close, but no cigar. I know the car in the movie was actually a
Belvedere - I'm a huge Stephen King fan and preferred the book to the movie.
When I finish the restoration, I plan to get a vanity plate saying "CHRSTNE"
if I can.
Well, thanks in advance to everybody who can offer assistance in my little
dream. Talk to everybody later!
Justin
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