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In a momentary lapse of reason, I sold my ’71 Cutlass S custom (a rare “post coupe” model) in October 2019 after 16 years of ownership. The buyer was a guy in Tucson, Arizona, and I shipped the car to him. It was rather traumatic.
Later, knowing I’d be in Tucson on business, I reached out to the owner, hoping to visit my old ride while in town. Coincidentally, he had just put the vehicle up for sale, consigning it to Hi-Speed Rods & Customs, a high-end restoration shop in Tucson. I spent over an hour there reuniting with the Cutlass and checking out a bunch of other cool custom rides in the shop.
When I sold the Cutlass, it had a long list of performance upgrades, including a pro-built 455 with Edelbrock Performer RPM aluminum cylinder heads, Art Carr 200-4R Extreme Duty overdrive transmission, 12-bolt rear end with Eaton posi-traction and 3.55 ratio gears, front disc brake conversion, MagnaFlow Performance 3-inch dual with Tru-X pipe and more.
Although the Cutlass needed nothing to cruise/show when purchased, the current owner spent over $25,000 in parts/labor on a large list of upgrades, including a completely new powder-coated frame, four-corner coilovers with front tubular control arms, Sniper fuel injection, Vintage heat/air conditioning, a Be Cool aluminum radiator with twin Spal fans and more.
Sadly, through our communication while I was in town, I learned the current owner was under distress with his wife’s medical situation. He originally turned down my considerably lower-than-asking-price offer to buy the car back but then accepted it after further consideration.
I hired InterCity Lines to enclose ship the Cutlass approximately 2,700 miles from the shop in Tucson to my home in Southern New Hampshire, where it now joins my other three joy rides.
Although the original buyer/now seller and I share quite the special relationship, we still have not met in person!
– Steve F., New Hampshire
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