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71HolidayCutlass · 02-04-2007, 08:12 PM

Hello,

My name is David, I am 30 years young, I live in Arizona, I work with heavy equipment, and I am a proud owner of a 1971 cutlass holiday coupe (surprised?) with a rocket 350.

My brother and law got me interested in Cutlass's back in '01 when he bought a Cutlass "S" vert with a 455, 4bbl, posi 3.08. I loved the way Olds combined luxury with their muscle cars of the 60's and 70's. Olds Cutlass's are still rather plentiful and can be had for much less than other muscle cars such as the chevelle's, stangs, chargers, and impalas. I haven't really worked on a vehicle or project in about 4 years and most of the cars I've worked on in the past consist mostly of old school t-birds, stangs, and full size, Big Block Chevy/Gm trucks. So I figure I needed a new project....

And the story goes...
How and why i aquired my 71 cutlass...

April 2006; I injured my foot playing rugby. Doctors told me to ice it, go to physical therapy, and perscribed pain killers. i tried to play after but i couldn't plant all my wieght on my foot so my rugby ambitions were over. 10 months later, the swelling never completely went away and then the skin was begining to discolor. I underwent surgery to remove what was beleived to be a torn blood vessel of the blood clot in my foot cause by that old rugby injury. After surgery it turns out that it wasn't a clot but instead a tumor. I was diagnost with a rare form of cancer called clear cell sarcoma. There has only been about 75 cases in the past 30 years so information is scarce. I am going to have part or all of my foot amputated along with part of my lower leg but that still doesn't gaurantee I'll survive. This cancer has a high reoccurance rate (eventhough there is only 75 cases). So, as a self perscribed therapy i purchased my 71 cutlass and hope I'm able to finish it.

I've only posted a few times but so far everyone on this forum has been a huge help and i appreciate everyones adive, answers and information for my questions. Im new to Oldsmobiles and have a new found appreciation for them because of there more luxurious offerings. Loud, rough idling, deafening muscle I've driven in the past were loads of fun but I need something a lil more toned down.....

thanks again....

02-04-2007, 08:12 PM	#49 (permalink)
71HolidayCutlass Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 31	Introducing.... ta dah!, 71holidaycutlass!! Hello, My name is David, I am 30 years young, I live in Arizona, I work with heavy equipment, and I am a proud owner of a 1971 cutlass holiday coupe (surprised?) with a rocket 350. My brother and law got me interested in Cutlass's back in '01 when he bought a Cutlass "S" vert with a 455, 4bbl, posi 3.08. I loved the way Olds combined luxury with their muscle cars of the 60's and 70's. Olds Cutlass's are still rather plentiful and can be had for much less than other muscle cars such as the chevelle's, stangs, chargers, and impalas. I haven't really worked on a vehicle or project in about 4 years and most of the cars I've worked on in the past consist mostly of old school t-birds, stangs, and full size, Big Block Chevy/Gm trucks. So I figure I needed a new project.... And the story goes... How and why i aquired my 71 cutlass... April 2006; I injured my foot playing rugby. Doctors told me to ice it, go to physical therapy, and perscribed pain killers. i tried to play after but i couldn't plant all my wieght on my foot so my rugby ambitions were over. 10 months later, the swelling never completely went away and then the skin was begining to discolor. I underwent surgery to remove what was beleived to be a torn blood vessel of the blood clot in my foot cause by that old rugby injury. After surgery it turns out that it wasn't a clot but instead a tumor. I was diagnost with a rare form of cancer called clear cell sarcoma. There has only been about 75 cases in the past 30 years so information is scarce. I am going to have part or all of my foot amputated along with part of my lower leg but that still doesn't gaurantee I'll survive. This cancer has a high reoccurance rate (eventhough there is only 75 cases). So, as a self perscribed therapy i purchased my 71 cutlass and hope I'm able to finish it. I've only posted a few times but so far everyone on this forum has been a huge help and i appreciate everyones adive, answers and information for my questions. Im new to Oldsmobiles and have a new found appreciation for them because of there more luxurious offerings. Loud, rough idling, deafening muscle I've driven in the past were loads of fun but I need something a lil more toned down..... thanks again....