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Ron no longer owns his '59 Sport Furys -- in fact, he himself
doesn't know where they are at present (anyone out there know?) -- but he
reminisces: "Dan, at 16 years old my Dad helped me buy a 56 Fury. I had
3 jobs, passing papers, Weis Supermarket Cashier after school and a Car Hop
at the Big Drive Inn restaurant where all the hot cars hungout. ( like Mel's
Drive Inn in the American Graffiti movie.) Saturday evening I would go to
(Pennsylvania) York US 30 Drag strip and race my Fury... I bought the 56 Fury
when it was one year old. I traded the 56 Fury in 1962 on a white 59 Sport
Fury, it was later painted Corvette Nassau Blue."
Ron Swartley
"I bought my buddy's 59 Sport Fury Convertible since
he was going in the service, and later traded it on a 59 DeSoto Adventure,
and on and on and on and on. No one ever saw a DeSoto Adventure on the drag
strip. I won about 6 trophies out of 8 trophy races."
"To make a long story short, on May 12, four day short
of 40 years to the day I traded it, I had traced my original 56 Fury down
to it present owner. After much talking and dealing he sold me my first love
back. It was completely restored and I have it today and I feel like I am
16 again, well, almost. I also have a 58 Fury with Golden Commando."
"Today I own a Marketing and Research Business and
out of 3,600 Elvis Entertainers in the world I am ranked #3."
Uh... Thank you Ron. Thank you very much.
