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JATA

Just for clarification...a sport coupe or a club coupe?

Ronniev

Did you ever find your car?

JATA

I'm still looking for one if you have any leads?

jcdynamic88

are you looking for 100% stock original no rust (1 of 736) 4 spd ?

JATA

Prefer no rust and original, but not a deal breaker. Also, looking for parts.

Ronniev

My favorite year is 68 and couldn't find a reasonable prices one at the time but 65 was my 2nd favorite and i lucked out in finding mine.Its not a 4 speed though (I wish).

clubw29

Yours is a sport coupe

therobski

Happy hunting, the "post cars" are getting very hard to find....my 64 is almost ready to meet some of you guys at some cruises!!

Ronniev

I'm saying 65 in general is my second favorite year,I was hoping to see what you found if anything.Love the cars and this site.

JATA

There are still some nice original cars out there as well as ones needing different levels of restoration. Regarding the Club Coupes, much harder to find seems they didn't stand up to time like the hardtops, sport coupes, and verts or since they were a lower price point consumed through normal use. I personally have looked at 4 club coupes in the 2-years I have really been looking. One was a high end restored car that was way out of my budget. One had no title so not a player for me, one was a good candidate for restoration, but interior was gone, engine was gone, and floors and trunk pan shot. Price point was too high in my opinion so passed on it. I did end up buying one about 6-months ago that considering all the alternatives was worth taking a chance on. Like most floors and trunk pan were shot, but rest of the car was pretty solid. Some rust repair work needed elsewhere but not a basket case. Car had the seats, but door panels and rear panels gone and overall was very rough shape. I'd still like to find a more solid example, but working on the one I have now.

Ronniev

I had a 65 club cpe when I was 19,it was a 4 speed car with tilt wheel and no power steering, blue with white top,would love to find that car today.I remember I bought it from a car lot for $800 with a weak clutch.I did the clutch in the street under a bumper jack.

therobski

My 64 was what you all described-ROUGH- to say the least. 7 years later it's a rust free rotisserie build that if I didn't love the "Post Cars', didn't have any knowledge or desire to take every single nut and bolt off this car, me supplying 85% of the labor cost and the $$$$, I would have never took this project on.

Ronniev

Oh but what we do for the love.

therobski

Yes sir you got that right!

442 KO

There is a 65 442 post coupe original 4 speed on Detroit craigslist. Original paint drag car. $9500

clubw29

That is also a sport coupe but pretty cool that its an original paint car

jcdynamic88

QUOTE=clubw29;1163729]That is also a sport coupe but pretty cool that its an original paint car[/QUOTE] what makes you say its a sport coupe? have you seen the trim tag?

clubw29

what makes you say its a sport coupe? have you seen the trim tag?[/QUOTE] visual clues would be ,side chrome,wheel opening chrome,full hood spear,full rear body chrome and full sport coupe interior but yes i have have seen the trim tag and its a 33827 club would be 33427

JATA

You’ve done a great job on your build....I’ve looked at several of your pictures as it has progressed. Do you have all your pictures centralized on one site? As I work through mine yours could have some good reference points. Mine won’t be as clean a build as yours though.

clubw29

You might have me confused with Jasen mine is royal mist with light blue interior.

JATA

Sorry about that, mine comments were related to therobski's 64.

JATA

Replacement floor welded in

Metal etching primer

top coated underside with raptor liner

Floor cut out

Couple pictures during floor replacement.

clubw29

agree car looks great and has really come a long way

clubw29

Whats the color combo on yours JATA

JATA

Currently, Laurel Mist exterior with Turquoise interior. Trying to decide on final color combination. Stay stock or go another direction. Might go with White exterior with Red interior if I can find the parts.

bassinguy

I have a 65 cutlass sports coupe 4speed 33827 trim tag. Besides the chrome and interior, what is the difference between the sport and club coupes? Bassinguy

JATA

Realistically, it’s the deleted exterior trim, and the interior style that makes the biggest difference. Just a stripped down car without all the bling. Many of the club coupes also came with the V6 vs the V8. From a 442 perspective only about 4% of the 25k 442s in 65 were club coupes. A little more than 1000 vs 5000 sport coupes.

clubw29

A lot of little things people wouldnt notice. the back seat has no rear arm rest so the seat is actually wider,card board sun visors with no material over them just colored cardboard,most has rubber floor covering ,no carpet,color coded arm rest bases and window crank handles. believe the cub weight was close to 150lbs difference. the cheapest, lightest, fastest 442 available

clubw29

Was that the car from the dc-virginia area?

bassinguy

Thanks JATA and clubw29. I figured it was the interior and trim but did not know the weight difference. Bassinguy

JATA

I bought car out of northern New Mexico. I believe it was there since new, but can’t be 100% sure. Folks I bought it from had it several years, but not sure how long.

F-85 4-4-2

https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/c...851070279.html

cody1911

I have this 65 Cutlass in great shape and priced really low!