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We own a 1975 GMC Sierra Grande 15 in Maine and a 1986 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe 10 in West Texas. Also a pair of 1997 Volvo 850 wagons. Average age in the fleet is 28 years--we're recycling. I've published 3 novels: THE LAW OF DREAMS (2006), THE O'BRIENS (2012), and CARRY ME (2016). Also 2 short story collections: NIGHT DRIVING(1987) and TRAVELLING LIGHT (2013). More of my literary life is at www.peterbehrens.org I was a Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study for 2012-13. I'm an adjunct professor at Colorado College and in the MFA program at Queens University of Charlotte. In 2015-16 I was a Fellow at Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The Autoliterate office is in Car Talk Plaza in Harvard Square, 2 floors above Dewey Cheatem & Howe. SUBSCRIBE TO THE AUTOLITERATE DAILY EMAIL by hitting the button to the right.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

1972 Plymouth Fury I


We like plainjanes and they didn't come much plainer in the early 1970s than the basic Plymouth Fury I. Furies went up to II and III depending on trim level. I think a III probably got you the vinyl roof. Fury I was standard issue for a police car: there's a piece in the current Hemmings Classic Cars about NYPD patrol cars, featuring a Fury I. They were large. Early 70s really was the land-yacht era, especially at Chrysler. The Big Three were just waiting for Japan to start eating their lunch: a meal that began with the reliable, though rust-prone, Datsun 510. Considering how popular that little 510 was, it's amazing how few survivors there are.  I think the steel in 'em wasn't that great, but at the time they were cheap and reliable. Wish I knew the backstory on this car: I think with the aerial on the rear quarter panel it must've been a police car. Very clean.









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