sammy

I saved a 1970 Vert 3504bbl / 350 from certain doom today.
Bucket/ console, power windows , disc breaks, clock.
I will post some pics when I get all the coon crap off

70 34267LAN399564
Trim Z 977. 14B
03 C

Door tag

03 70

342670M300451

Ted

Allan R

Cool save Ted.
Hey - if this is still an original car please look at the buckets and let me know if it has headrests? I have a theory I'm testing. You already know the breakdown on the VIN and cowl, right?

sammy

....just not too sure of the trim codes...

This car is original..and yes it has headrests.
The only item that is not orig is the air cleaner...it is a dual snorkel that I found in the trunk.
How many verts were made in 70...noticed the door tag ...300451....seemed low for a late March build on the 70 model?

Ted

slantflat

Good work Ted!


It even has the infamous Z on the data plate. It sounds like the convertible I had years ago, but its build date was 11/69.

tru-blue 442

You the man Ted!
How do you keep finding these jewels?
I want to see pics of it with the coon crap.
I know you have a before pic...

oldcutlass

Is it fixer? Yes we need pictures.

sammy

It sure is...BUT ....it is all there
Again, one of these cars that somebody years ago just walked away from.
Adam, friend of a friend type of deals.
As soon as I hear about them I go and see the car.

Mike, refresh my memory on the Z code.....I remember the discussion but cannot find the thread.......

oldspackrat

Now you have a reason to come get that hood from me.

'69CutlassVert'

Well played

slantflat

The Z that is right in front of the trim code. No one seems to know for sure what it means, though there are several cars that have it.


If I remember correctly, based on a different year's build sheet, some think it means the car was destined for Canada. I am of the opinion that it doesn't mean this, as my 4 door has the Z and it never was, nor intended to be, in Canada. It just has something to do with the interior because on the Broadcast card the Z is in the interior section.


No matter, you have quite the gem there. A convertible with power windows is the way to go. Who wants to stretch across the car and crank down windows?

Allan R

The reason I asked about the headrests is I found a Z code on the Camaro forums where the Z was for bucket seats without headrests. Not in this case it appears.

Sampson

Ted you are certainly on a roll! Good job! And as Eric said we gotta have the pics. I came across a really nice 1971 Vert original looking car last week myself. I made them an offer but this looks like one of those "I am going to fix it some day deals". I plan on a once a month drive by just to stay in touch

oldcutlass

Ok, we've gone 12 posts and still no pictures... whats with that?

'69CutlassVert'

Yep! I would settle for a few pics of coon poop at this point.

Sampson

I think Ted's pulling our leg, there is no vert or there would be pics!

ELY442

A convertible with power windows is the way to go. Who wants to stretch across the car and crank down windows?

I do because my girlfriend sits next to me and its a good excuse to get close to her

'69CutlassVert'

Haha! I been married 30 years........I got electric windows

sammy

Haha.....filled 3 garbage bags full of crud plus covered the dash and power washed the WHOLE car....paid 975$ whole dollars for it....you guys getting the picture yet?.....

It is sitting in my yard drying



But it's all there..

Ted

oldcutlass

And still no pictures, come on Ted don't be shy.

sammy

some cars need too much to be saved
anybody need some parts?

oldcutlass

Oh my...it will take a lot of love for that one.

Sampson

Come on Ted you can do it. A little touching up here and there and you could be cruising. If you do decide to start selling pieces I would have some interest in the air cleaner and possibly the wiring harness.

Allan R

Yikes! I agree that's too far gone. Is the frame also in that condition? I'm surprised you haven't taken out the PW and started installing them on one of the other cars. I'm sooo torn on whether to consider changing my column shift to an A51 car setup.

Hurst/Olds 73/74

Make a cosmetic/driver resto and save it! Also, I want to see pictures in "as found" condition, before the coon crap came off. It's fun to see what you started with.

'69CutlassVert'

Little Armorall and you should be good. How's the floor/trunk pans?

DewChugr

Send it to cdrod, doesn't look much worse than the one he did.

sammy

Floors are gone as well as trunk....believe it or not the frame is not too bad

I thought of crod when I had this car on the hoist....and it did not break in two..

The firewall stampings are clearly visible in the firewall and the top frame is in good shape.....uh oh, ted maybe changing his mind

'69CutlassVert'

I picked up an X33 69 Z28 once, by the time I got it on the trailer, the frontend was separated and the rear towers had given up. Basically had three pieces loaded. Needless to say, the Cowl tag found a new home, bout all there was left. Imagine how special that little 307 equipped car felt when it got promoted to a Z. Who knows what you'll come up with for this gal? Shoot, take her out to dinner. Bring her flowers. Who knows, might turn I to a long term relationship. Keep us posted.

Allan R

Ted, can you post pics of the firewall stampings here?

jeff in colorado

will that console work for my 72?

Diego

I hope you didn't sell the cowl tag....

'69CutlassVert'

Nope I didn't sale the tag, used a donor body

Diego

Same thing.

'69CutlassVert'

Huh

Diego

Placing a data plate from one car to another is altering the identity of the car.

'69CutlassVert'

What do you do with dynacorn bodies? Crazy thing about the f body being a unibody all you got is the half frames and the rearend. Do you ceremoniously melt the tag and act like it was never born or find a body to keep it on the road?

Diego

Maybe you don't put a data plate on a Dynacorn?

I just don't get people switching tags - it's bad juju.

'69CutlassVert'

I can respect that. The car was in a cow pasture for years, I literally had to cut three trees that were growing through it. It was rusted to the point of falling apart. Rebuilt front and rear end, same subframe different metal.

sammy

is this a hood for a S with AC in 71 72?...anybody need one? it came on the car

Allan R

Ted, that's the hood for a 70, not a 71 or 72. Note the position of the hood louvers. Here's what a 1971/72 Cutlass, Cutlass S hood looks like: