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Originally Posted by Sandy G
Wow...Yeah,I can sorta remember those days...Gas wars...Full service-they'd come out, pump yr gas, wash yr windshield, etc..Bet that Fury had a 383 in it...MAYBE a 318, but I'd gone for the 383...
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I don't remember which engine that one had. The '69 Custom Suburban that replaced it had a 318 with a 2 barrel Carter BBD and 727 Torqueflight behind it. They sold that one in the early 90s, still going strong, which is amazing considering the way we abused it. We would put as much as 10k miles on it in a single summer trip. Think San Diego to Miami via Seattle and New York. 500-600 miles in a day was nuthin' for us. Often used as a pickup truck, hauling drywall, cement, lumber, and anything else we could cram into it. I learned a lot of the mechanic stuff I know by practicing on that car.
Oh yeah....Remember when they would give you dishes with every fillup? And trading stamps too
Found a sales flyer for the '69. Even the same shade of blue!
http://www.fuselage.de/ply69/69ply11b.jpg
http://www.fuselage.de/ply69/69ply10b.jpg