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Location: Minor Hill, TN | My foward look is on its way to its new home.
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Location: Vermont | Very nice. I like the red and white. |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | Thanks I should get it in a day or 2. Its taking the place of the black 1 that burned back in January. I wanted to say again Thank you again to all my fellow fowardlookers for the help on searching for another 1 of these cars . Thank you again
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Location: Ocala, Florida | A real set of wide whites and she will look good! |
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Location: Alvin, Texas | Is the truck driver going to also load the gold car in picture #3? |
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Location: bishop, ca | I would have Comprehensive Loss coverage on this car, for sure, for its transit.
What could happen (to it)?
Whether or not Steph gets Comp coverage on this ride...for the rest of you: after you buy a car that is going to be delivered
to you, by any means/manner, please get it insured with Comprehensive all-risk coverage, to protect your monetary investment
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Location: Jamaica Plain, MA | Sweet ride! Bolt some fins on it and swap out the clip for a 61 Chrysler and she'll be fine! Just kidding Steph. It's beautiful. |
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Location: bishop, ca | Hot colors, front trim, aero wheel, but built without a radio?
Somebody liked listening to the engine!
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Location: Perth Australia | The Chrysler Kid - 2014-04-16 5:23 AM
A real set of wide whites and she will look good!
Around the 60-61 era, would wide whites actually be correct?
I would have tought that they might have moved onto the skinny whites around that time?
It does look good Stef, I am sure you will enjoy it and spend the next few days (once its home) cleaning it and staring at it 
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Location: Connecticut | What a sweet Mopar ! I see the mascara inserts. Is this a well-optioned car ? Ron |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | When I get the cash it will have the wide white wall tires . The tires on it now are brand new |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | Yes I believe it was my black '61 fury had those mascaras on it. |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | The tires had wider white wall tires when it was brand new. They are available but expensive |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | No |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | It has a radio but its in the trunk. I might have this 1 converted to AM/FM and have jacks put on it so I can hook up an ipod |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | I like my converter from these folks. Keeps the original radio intact.
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Location: ALABAMA, HEART OF DIXIE | QUOTE] Around the 60-61 era, would wide whites actually be correct? I would have tought that they might have moved onto the skinny whites around that time? The narrow, (1inch), whites debued on production cars in 1962. I believe the 61's were equipped with A 2" wide white as an option. |
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Location: ALABAMA, HEART OF DIXIE | 1961plymouthfury - 2014-04-15 3:21 PM Thanks I should get it in a day or 2. Its taking the place of the black 1 that burned back in January.
Beautiful car Steph. As hard as it must have been to lose your lovely black Fury I think you've done very well finding a suitable replacement. Congradulations on sticking toyour guns about what you wanted in a car ...... And finding it. |
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Location: NY & VT | Coming out of my state of origin, Maryland? I see a 301 area code on the sign... really like the red & white combo, what a great looking car! |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | The car was in Beltsville and its on its way here now |
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Location: NE Ohio | fingers crossed |
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Snazzy new ride you got there, 1961plymouthfury!
Enjoy!
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Location: WHEELING,WV.>>>HOME OF WWVA | 60 ply i would think would be close to 2 3/8" same as the 60 dodge . at least thats what they look like in all my 60 dodge brochures . not
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Location: atlanta | You do know the car was voted 13th ugliest of all time, don't You? and You still want it? |
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Location: ALABAMA, HEART OF DIXIE | fenix - 2014-04-17 8:13 AM You do know the car was voted 13th ugliest of all time, don't You? and You still want it? Roger,....... who voted that .....? Your neighbor ....? LOL. It's pretty evident the style was disliked by the dismal sales when new..... people RAN away.
My appreciation of the 61 Plymouth began in 1967, I found a black Fury convertible on a used car lot lot that stole my heart away.
Dad said no way would he co-sign for a convertible. I finally got my hands on one ....... 45 years later. I'm gathering the needed stuff, polishing the stainless & aluminum, plating what needs to be plated and hope to do the restoration next year. |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | I got the car at my home it arrived safely. I want to thank every body here again at the Foward site on helping me locate another '61 fury . Thank you again the help was appreaciated
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Location: bishop, ca | I think that the front end of the 61 Plymouth looks a lot better WITHOUT the optional grille guard stalled on it.
The grille guard adds nothing to the front end's appearance (it breaks up the grille's "waterfall" effect), but, it IS an
'optional' item, to add onto the car.
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | I believe that is optional. |
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Location: Vancouver, Washington | Nice clean car!! |
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Location: Ocala, Florida | Nice! |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | It will need body work and a new paint job. |
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Location: atlanta | rockerarm - 2014-04-17 10:35 AM
fenix - 2014-04-17 8:13 AM You do know the car was voted 13th ugliest of all time, don't You? and You still want it? Roger,....... who voted that .....? Your neighbor ....? LOL. It's pretty evident the style was disliked by the dismal sales when new..... people RAN away.
My appreciation of the 61 Plymouth began in 1967, I found a black Fury convertible on a used car lot lot that stole my heart away.
Dad said no way would he co-sign for a convertible. I finally got my hands on one ....... 45 years later. I'm gathering the needed stuff, polishing the stainless & aluminum, plating what needs to be plated and hope to do the restoration next year.
It was in a tread here on FL, 61 Dodge was 14th, shows how my taste goes, got rid of a 61 Dodge to move up the ugly list to 13th, and that's as far as I'm going.
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | It also has the Aero steering wheel
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Location: ALABAMA, HEART OF DIXIE | 1961plymouthfury - 2014-04-18 12:11 AM It also has the Aero steering wheel
Cool ........ I see it has a dash pad also. |
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Location: atlanta | Very nice car, great find, congrats, I think You'll be very happy once it's done. |
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Location: USA - KY | 
I love those steering wheels! SO 1950's!
Enjoy your great, new car!
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Location: Ocala, Florida | With that wheel it must be like piloting your own spaceship! |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | It got home safely and its now in the new garage
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | I learned that this type of steering wheel came on the car if it was ordered with power steering
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New car in it's new garage! Could anything be better?!
Congratulations! It's a really pretty sight!
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | thank you I just put the 1961 Tennesee license plate on the back I will take a photo of that later
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | The dash needs to be repaired or recovered its got a crack in it. I got a quote of $750 to have it done but I am going to shop around and compare prices
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Location: bishop, ca | Steph, I don't know hardly nuthin about the 61 PLY, but how did you learn that that expensive Aero wheel came standard with the
power steering option?
It would seem to me that having to add the cost of that steering wheel (anybody know its OEM price??) to the cost of the P/S option would
really raise the total-cost of the P/S system option.
Not everybody liked or wanted that 'square' wheel in their car....most magazines didn't love it, and their opinions shaped the desires
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Location: Hickory, NC | d500neil - 2014-04-23 5:59 PM
Steph, I don't know hardly nuthin about the 61 PLY, but how did you learn that that expensive Aero wheel came standard with the
power steering option?
It would seem to me that having to add the cost of that steering wheel (anybody know its OEM price??) to the cost of the P/S option would
really raise the total-cost of the P/S system option.
Not everybody liked or wanted that 'square' wheel in their car....most magazines didn't love it, and their opinions shaped the desires
of their readers.
The Aero Wheel (square type) was optional only on power steering cars.
For non PS cars a "Deluxe wheel" could be ordered. Which was the round type aero wheel. All cars came standard with the regular non Aero type wheels. |
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Location: WHEELING,WV.>>>HOME OF WWVA | d500neil - 2014-04-23 5:59 PM
Steph, I don't know hardly nuthin about the 61 PLY, but how did you learn that that expensive Aero wheel came standard with the
power steering option?
It would seem to me that having to add the cost of that steering wheel (anybody know its OEM price??) to the cost of the P/S option would
really raise the total-cost of the P/S system option.
Not everybody liked or wanted that 'square' wheel in their car....most magazines didn't love it, and their opinions shaped the desires
of their readers.
i would expect the 61 aero wheels to be close to the cost of one for 1960 . which was a factory retail price of 14.25$ ------------------------------------later |
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Location: WHEELING,WV.>>>HOME OF WWVA | by comparison the 61 dodge aero wheels are list by number but also by transmission , auto or standard -----------------------------------------------------later |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | I recently learned that it would cost me around $1300.00 -$1400.00 to have that aero wheel restored |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | Yes it does . It has a crack that needs to be repaired . That will get done in the future |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | The areo wheel was on the car when it was ordered with power steering. My dad took it out for a little drive and he said the steered really nice and easy. |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | My father told me. |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | My dad gave me that 411. I also just got the form filled out with a copy of my registration I want to trace the car's history. I also hope this tells me were the car 1st sold when it was brand new . |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | Go to the walter p chrysler museum web site go to historical services and that is were you can get a form printed out but you will need to make a copy of registration of your car.
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | Are you serious about that ? I have no problems waiting to send my form out.
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | I am not sure that is why I am going to the Chrysler history to find out if it came with a hifi or no radio. I have the form filled out all I need to do is get a $45.00 Money order and send it out. I am also sure this will also tell me were the car sold when brand new.
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | In a mail from June;
"I have attached a build card order form. The fee for this service is $45.00, payable in check order to FCA US LLC. If a check is too difficult to get, a cash payment is acceptable. This would need to be mailed with your order. We also require proof of ownership. A photocopy of the title or registration is acceptable and must show your name and the correct VIN. Everything can be mailed to the address listed on the order form.
We are actually shutting down our build record service from July 1st – November 1st. You may want to mail in your order, if you would like it quickly. Anything received after July 1st will be returned at this time. If you have any questions, please let me know.
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | I do have a copy of the registration but I will wait to send it November 1st but send it with a tracking # . Is the system being updated? Does the history tracing of my car also tell me were it sold when it was brand new? |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | My car also has no radio antenna but a radio I was wondering will this tell me this came with a hi fy radio? Well fellow forward lookers its getting late so I need to get some sleep good night all |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | I am just looking back when I got my 2nd '61 fury., the delivery and the arrival. It never hurts to go back and look . I know the car will get done I am not going to let anything get in the way. I hope to have it back on the road by next spring or summer the latest. I still do my monthly start ups and move the car little forward and then back.
My dad is the 1 who introduced me to this car when he got my previous 1 and guess who he volunteered to give the car its 1st bath   . Like I said I am just looking back . I will say its really sad not very many survived . I wonder if any one here rescued 1 from an auto grave yard .
I am smiling and looking back . I hope someday at a mopar show I will have my '61 parked next to another '61. It will not matter to me who gets 1st place but if its a tie I will let the owner of the other '61 take the trophy home. |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | My part is done ,its my dad's turn to fabricate and weld the patch panels on. I will be honest if I had the cash I would take it a restoration shop but by having it done at home I am saving money on the labor. You are more than welcome to help |
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Location: Minor Hill, TN | I just found this folder and decided to look back . I realized I have come along way on this car. It taking longer than the other 1 but I have been patient about it with my dad. This is not an over night job. I do not know how these shows on Velosity does it so quick but I would like to know |
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