Jeff Furbush and his beloved 1969 FORD XL GT -- LTD 429 Red & white special "Bruce"
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It was 1978, 18 year old Jeff Furbush was working Napa Auto parts in Canoga Park, California -- as a part delivery boy. "My twin brother Craig Furbush, had a white one, and I had a customer come in for weeks and tell me "My mother has one just like that in red, come check it out" Finally after a few attempts Jeff went to check it out, and, before his eyes, was a 1969 Ford XL GT LTD "RED & White special" " He named him Bruce and $400.00 and found true love.
Back in the days when sportswriters bestowed colorful nicknames on professional athletes, barrel-chested boxer John L. Sullivan, a man who claimed he could knock down a horse with a single punch, became known as "the Boston Strong Boy." Baseball Hall-of-Famer Jimmie Foxx, one of the most feared sluggers of his era, acquired the nickname "the Maryland Strong Boy." And at least two old-time strongmen, Warren Travis and Charles J. Phelan--who reportedly could lift an elephant without breaking a sweat--shared the nickname "the Brooklyn Strong Boy."
What does all this have to do with Fords? Meet "the Michigan Strong Boy."
Its long, clean-cut lines stretched taught over its 121-inch wheelbase, the 1969 Ford XL GT looks like it means business as it casts an 18-foot shadow over the asphalt. Its chiseled good looks are especially apparent in convertible form, with crisp creases along the tops of the fenders stretching unbroken from grille to tail lamps. It's a blunt bruiser of a car, an unapologetic, full-sized, 3,600-pound, body-on-frame machine packing up to 429 cubic inches of Dearborn muscle, with gobs of room for six adults.
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