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Hi guys, I'm Youri, 27, proud owner of a 1964 Cutlass convertible.
Although my name sounds russian, i'm from France, close to Bordeaux precisely .
Dreaming about amercian classic cars since i'm...young I've looked for a 70's pick up for a while untill i found this cutlass, for sale at 20 km (sorry, i don't speak miles) from home...
I was only curious and i finally bought it... With my 2 sportsters, they are the apples of my eyes, my little pieces of USA.
The last owner did a frame off restauration (big respect for him, it's a big deal here...), the 330 is bored, equipped with edelbrock carb and intake, KN filter, stainless steel Magnaflow exhaust. It has about 300 HP now. Black Cragar rims make a nice contrast with cream body colour, as the hood (not sure about this traduction) does.
The inside is stock except water temp and oil pressure SW greenline gauge to keep and eyes on the engine health.
Thanks in advance for your welcome and sorry for my english...
Just for information: here in France the title is called "carte grise" (grey card) and each new owner of a vehicle have to make a new one to put his name into it.
You have to pay a tax for it (there's always one...), based on the administrative power of the vehicle.
The price for one taxable horsepower is determined by region, here in aquitaine (south west France), it's 42€ per taxable horsepower and the olds has 31.
Hopefully, for an old vehicle (10 years or more), the total amount is divided by 2
Hi Youri, you guessed correctly. Each state in the US has it's own method for taxing new purchases of cars (new and old vehicles, between private sellers and buyers, as well as Dealer sales), in addition to Registration (licensing) of the vehicle for driving on public roads. In my state, Colorado, they USED to charge interest/tax for a used car between private seller/buyer based on what the homemade Bill of Sale says was exchanged for the car. Many times, the seller would take, say $3000, for the car, but write up a B.o.S. for $150. This would save the buyer a few hundred in tax. However, the state finally changed that formula a few years ago. Now the state charges according to the current NADA Blue Book price, whether the car runs or not. This is almost always a losing proposition for Project cars, but can be VERY good on a fully restored vehicle.
Nice car Youri, especially since it's a convertible. I'm impressed that a young fellow like you has taken to the classic car market; and with an Oldsmobile no less.
Hahaha, you should move to Canada. I paid $86 for my registration (pink card - same as grey card) on my 72 Cutlass, plus if I sell it there's no sales tax on it. It's also a permanent card and never needs to be renewed unless change of owners. I have 2 tags (license plates) for the car. One is an Antique Auto plate, the other is a YOM (Year of Manufacture). Both are registered to the car. I can drive with either and the police will only pull me over if they want to look at the car or don't know what a YOM plate is for.
Your English is very good. Do you use a feature like Google Translate or are you just that good with languages?
The old system in Colorado was the same in Western Autralia, where I bought a van ten years ago. The deal was concluded for 2000 AUD and the owner writed 500 bucks to lower taxes i had to pay. Thanks for the compliment on the car! An expression that i like so much!
@Allan R : i think so! Coupes look more aggressives but in south west France, convertibles are so enjoyable!
With warm weather and the windows down, it's like a magic carpet ride (with a V8) !!
Maybe you guys don't know what i'm talking about but when i'm driving this car, i'm the actor of my own amercian moovie. Even for a 10km drive , i'm on a roadtrip in the US...Makes me dreaming and traveling...in another continent and in the past...It's a kind of magic! (wow, so much good music references!)
To be honest with you, i'm a little bit scared about my abilities to maintain this car...parts availability, costs, lots of thing to learn, not a big community around here (even though i found some nice guys around Bayonne (There's also a Bayonne in the US!) which have an association called "Amercian Crazy Cars". The president's got a Cutlass from the 70's).
But anyway, i'll do my best!
My grey card is so old that there's 3 or 4 informations on it (compare to 20-25 on modern cars). I have no seat belt, which are mandatory here. When police asked for them, i just said that they didn't exist int the US back in the days "Ok sir, have a good day!" Hahaha
Thanks for the compliment on my english...in reality, i have an horrible french accent!
No i'm joking, thanks to a 6 month road trip in Australia and studies in english. But I'm loosing it, this is another issue this forum will help for ! I'm trying to take hollidays in english speaking countries...one day for sur in Canada! In the US one day too, i have to buy a mega ship first, to bring back everything that i'll buy there...I guess it will be easier to live there
I wasn't very prolific here... I went to California 2 years ago, my wife's present for my 30's, and i assist to Bob's Big Boy car meet in Burbank (every friday night)... an awsome awake dream !!
I was very lucky to meet a 64 cutlass owner (convertible, red, injection converted... if he's here, i'm sure i will recognize itself), lots of nice guys, curious, proud owners of amazing cars... It was fantastic!
I finally sold the cutlass last year to return to my first loves: Pick ups!
I found a wondeful '71 Ford F250 Camper Special in....Paris. The first road test was epic on small clogged streets of the capital. I bought it and bring it back to south west France (800 miles) in 2 days, sleeping in the cab on the way.
It's a very nice pick up (long bed, C6 trans, Dana rear axle, big radiator and alternator, V8 360ci i fitted it with a new carb and electronic ignition).
He was made for big spaces like we have here. Not afraid of evrything anymore (rain, little dents, supermarket trolleys, dust....). It's a real pleasure and freedom of mind that i enjoy everytime i can.
So time to say goodbye to Classic Olds Forum and register on FORDification i guess.
Youri, you don't have to leave Classic Oldsmobile. You don't need to own a Olds to visit here. That was a nice '64 and that also is a nice Ford Pickup!! I like them both as I have a 71 Cutlass and a 56 F100. I hope you come back on site once in a while.
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I've looked for a 70's pick up for a while untill i found this cutlass, for sale at 20 km (sorry, i don't speak miles) from home...
