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Photos of Alberto D'Urso's, former US
Government Embassy 1985 Plymouth Gran Fury, which served in (and continues
to reside in) Rome, Italy. Here are his photo descriptions in the
same order as they appear at left:
1) - Here comes the Fury. Dust all over the hood is courtesy of the garage ceiling, it will come down one day or another, I just hope I will be driving the car somewhere by that time. On the left, my 1971 Alfa Romeo GT Junior... hey it's pretty small, but it just disappears near that Plymouth thing!
2) - Same car, new point of view. I should've used a little more water to wash the dirt away :(
3) - Maybe not so interesting, but here's what I drive everyday (The PS/2 cable comes out of the rear bumper and there's no middle button - it was an option). Just one more reason for loving big
ol' American cars!
4) - OK, maybe external paint isn't shining, but look at these seats! It's
definitely not a Cop car, too much luxury... no power windows, but wow, velour interiors!
5) - Have you ever wondered how it would be driving with a double windshield ? You just feel safe, believe me. In this picture you can see the mounting brackets and the bullet resistant polycarbonate shields for the windshield and front windows. I've found a label inside the car listing all the items composing the armor kit (I'll scan it too). The whole job was done by "Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Co." (Anybody heard about them?). Anyway they've been so smart to find another support for the rearview mirror without removing the original one.
6) - The same goes for rear windows: notice the thickness!
7) - This is the side of one of the rear doors. If you look carefully through the center hole, you'll see the section of the steel panel inside. I don't think it would stop an AK-47 bullet, but it seems tough. Of course the same goes for all the other doors, the firewall, the back of the rear seat and the rear plate holder (!)
8) - "Fasten your seat belts" wasn't enough, was it? |