Vintage vehicle enthusiasts can usually pinpoint when an infatuation with a particular make or model began to take root. Often, it happens during formative years, when we’re more susceptible to impressions that leave an indelible mark. It could have been something as simple as the first “new” car that arrived in the family driveway, or maybe a dramatic win at a local drag race during those teen years. Maybe it was the fleeting glimpse of something special during a routine trip into town. For New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, resident John Rudy, it was a television show.
“I lived with my grandmother, and she loved watching . We used to have to watch it with her. Well, the show was sponsored by Dodge for several years, but there was a little window of time when Plymouth was in the show title during the late Fifties. They’d always splash the newest, best cars in the ads, and that’s when I really began to fall for the Mopars. Particularly the big Fury convertibles when they came out. I’d go to
