Hey all... posting a quick intro before barging in to the classic side.
I've been a 'dubber for many years and have owned three mk1 Rabbit GTI's. My most recent was a fully restored '83 that drove like a three year old car. NOS alloy wheels, a perfect original interior, and a properly rebuilt drivetrain. Leak free and dead nuts reliable. It was an enthusiasts dream.
Sometime last year I caught myself checking out long low convertibles at cruise nights, and then I saw a '67 Cutlass Supreme vert that pretty much knocked me out. It was an original survivor and priced well out of my league, but it got me testing the waters to see what my GTI was worth.
Well, as it turns out, a member of the VW forum I belong to had been poking me to show him my car for some time. I invited him for a look and floated a highball over his head. He reached for it with a very respectable offer. I countered and ended up breaking even on the car I owned for 4 years. Bittersweet seeing it being driven away, but I know she went to a loving home.
So... after seeing a couple of real junkers I found a good local car on eBay. '75 Eldorado convertible, Jennifer blue with a white top and interior. It's a nice driver, good paint and body, de-smogged, runs smooth and pretty much everything works. I've only had it a few days and already got the factory radio, A/C, and a whole slew of vacuum lines sorted out. It'll need some front end work and a few other bits to meet my safety and reliability standards, but after that I plan to just drive it for a while before going deep on the top and interior - the CD-ROM manual, headlight adjusters, and high-impedance dash speakers are already ordered!
Anyhow, figured it was a good time to post an intro and start getting to know the regulars... I'm sure I'll be asking questions in short order!
I've been a 'dubber for many years and have owned three mk1 Rabbit GTI's. My most recent was a fully restored '83 that drove like a three year old car. NOS alloy wheels, a perfect original interior, and a properly rebuilt drivetrain. Leak free and dead nuts reliable. It was an enthusiasts dream.
Sometime last year I caught myself checking out long low convertibles at cruise nights, and then I saw a '67 Cutlass Supreme vert that pretty much knocked me out. It was an original survivor and priced well out of my league, but it got me testing the waters to see what my GTI was worth.
Well, as it turns out, a member of the VW forum I belong to had been poking me to show him my car for some time. I invited him for a look and floated a highball over his head. He reached for it with a very respectable offer. I countered and ended up breaking even on the car I owned for 4 years. Bittersweet seeing it being driven away, but I know she went to a loving home.
So... after seeing a couple of real junkers I found a good local car on eBay. '75 Eldorado convertible, Jennifer blue with a white top and interior. It's a nice driver, good paint and body, de-smogged, runs smooth and pretty much everything works. I've only had it a few days and already got the factory radio, A/C, and a whole slew of vacuum lines sorted out. It'll need some front end work and a few other bits to meet my safety and reliability standards, but after that I plan to just drive it for a while before going deep on the top and interior - the CD-ROM manual, headlight adjusters, and high-impedance dash speakers are already ordered!
Anyhow, figured it was a good time to post an intro and start getting to know the regulars... I'm sure I'll be asking questions in short order!