Chris W’s 1975ish Concord Gran Fury
Celebrate Friday with a Fury, a Concord Gran Fury that is! The Fury is by far my favorite of all the Gran variants! Maybe it’s because I once liked a band named Fury in the Slaughterhouse, or perhaps it’s because I actually read The Sound and the Fury in it’s entirety without going mad, or maybe it’s because while researching “Gran Fury” I stumbled on the site: oldcarandtruckpictures.com, and what looks to be the great grandaddy of all gallery sites. Which, incidentally, has a feature page called “Old Cars of the Netherlands” and guess what, one of the cars is a Plymouth Gran Fury Coupe!
But I digress! This Concord Gran Fury is the second of its kind here in the Gallery, and it comes to us from Chris W.
1975? Concord Gran Fury
Picked this up for 50 dollars off CL, but have yet to find much info. Guessing it’s a 1975, but not sure. The reflectors all say pat. pending and I haven’t been able to find another model anywhere like it. It has a Shimano Eagle Derailleur* Shimano Tourney Alloy Center Pull Brakes w/Quick Release * Shimano Stem Shifters and Shimano Alloy Double Brake Levers * Deluxe Soft Seat * Alloy Kickstand * Fully Lugged & Brazed Frame … Really wish I could give more info, but has been very hard to find. Any more info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I have more pics posted at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintage_concord/
Thanks Chris
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Saaaaah-weeeet bike. I love everything about it except it has a sticker badge. I think it “might” be newer for that reason. Or it could be a re-badge.
I wonder if at the meeting where they decided to use a sticker instead of the classic metal badge. if someone said, “BADGES! We don`t need no stinking BADGES!
OK. Now that I have my glasses on. I can see that was a sticker on the seat tube. Now I love everything about the bike! Opps
So close!
It’s almost perfect, needs a rear wheel reflector.
Very Nice looking bike! Picked up a craigslist Concord Gran Fury for $35 this winter, same paint/decals/groupo as yours, but smaller, for my 13 year old son. 19.5 inch crank to seat, 21 inch top tube with everything original and in good shape. Must have been in the basement for 30+ years! Yours looks like a 56-58CM? I figure it is a 1974 or 1975 as well. Out of our 3 other classic steel rides (1987 Nishiki custom sport, 1976 Nishiki mixte, and a BCA Azzuri), the Concord is the smoothest ride. Enjoy the ride.