First post here guys. I've been out of the hobby for a while now (8-9 years) and looking to jump back in.

I want a clean (NO rust) '70 - '72 442 or Cutlass convertible. No bench seats (unless it's a 4speed). And I can't deal with a brown or green interior.

I'm in NJ and I want to stay fairly local, but I am certainly willing to travel to PA, NY, CT for the "right" car.

 

Check out your local Craiglist. You should also look in Hemmings.

 

NO RUST? Good luck my friend. You're gonna have to pay premium $$ for that. Remember you're dealing with 36-38 year old cars that did NOT get rust protection from the factory like new ones do. And anything with no rust has had a lot of repair and cosmetic work done; which is not cheap now a days. Beware of fresh undercoating and paint, they usually hide something you can't see unless there's picture documentation of b4 and after. Take a body magnet with you to check the sheet metal on that pristine beauty you find.

Lots of vertes on the market since they're a popular car. Popular interior colors for vertes have been white and black so you might just luck out. Lots of vertes also have buckets and console. But that's not hard to swap out if you find another donor car.

Be prepared to be flexible. You can always change the bench seat to buckets. Most Supremes with a bench also have the fold down center armrest that makes it "less of a plain bench seat". You can change the interior color (even the dash can be dyed to whatever color you want)

Google 1972 Cutlass or Ebay the same search. Lots of stuff to look at. Welcome back to the world of toys.

 

Here's another good spot to look


http://www.442.com/class/oldsads.html

 

I have been toying with the idea of selling my '72. To fund another project. Its not a show car just a nice driver. Has power bench seat but I'm just finishing up a set of buckets and I have a mint dual gate console for it. I'm right up the road from you in Parsippany. Its Viking blue with white ragtop and interior. Let me know. Jkaz

 

Thanks for the replies guys. I realize that what I want is sort of "high end", but that's ok. I've added a signature with a history of my cars of interest - Note I've excluded the minivan in my garage right now . I've owned some real nice rides and 1 or 2 I didn't mind selling (aka getting out of). I've learned that for my time and use I need something that I can tinker with mechanically, but needs to be "done" body wise.

Allan R. makes a good point about "done" cars potentially hiding the problems I'm looking to avoid. I trust my experience, hands and eyes to find out what is or is not hiding underneath that nice shiney paint.

Obviously I wish I had held onto something from 10+ years ago - at least from a $ standpoint. What I am finding unacceptable today are the # of people out their asking $20k+ for their cars that "don't know" what kind of body work was/wasn't done - or "don't know" if the drivetrain is original or not. I even had a guy tell me that the '72 he had was a 442 for sure because of the VIN (and NO, it wasn't an X code vin).

Fortunately (or unfortunately perhaps) I'm neither rich nor stupid, so I'll have to take some serious time to find the "right" car. In today's market time is likely on my side.

I appreciate any additional leads out there.

 

I have a 70 Cutlass Supreme Convertible I'm considering selling. Red w/ white top and white/black interior. Body is very nice. Rear quarters have been replaced and new paint. Very nice looking. Slight "turkey tracks on top of passenger front fender needs to be taken care of but not very noticeable. I replaced top (has hard rear window), front/rear springs & shocks, wheels & tires in fall 07. Matching #'s 350 Rocket engine.

The problem is I'm located in Minnesota. Let me know if you're interested.

 

What's your budget?

I'm finishing a frame off restoration on a 1970 Cutlass SX convertible. The original color is Matador red. It will have a white pearl interior with bucket seats. It is a numbers matching (frame, body, engine, trans, etc...) car.

I can always paint it the color of your choice--but then it wouldn't match the trim tag.

I've included pics of the chassis to give you an idea of the extent of the restoration.

I can always post more pics if you are interested.


Thanks,
Dan
Collector Car Corral
http://www.carcorral.com