It seems like every other ad or story claims the rarity of the car, trying to hype up the value. 1 of 1,500 high performance editions ? OK. 1 of 675 made with close ratio 4 speed ? Again, I get it. 1 of 3 made with chartreuse interior and butt-ugly stripes ? There is a reason it is rare, only 3 people were tacky enough to order it.
When I was looking for a 78-80 Cutlass, I was offered one that was touted as extremely rare - medium brown, T-Tops, 5-speed and 260 V8 diesel. I was interested, because I would've swapped out drivetrain and the original clutch pedal set up it would've made it easy to go with a manual trans. I never received a dollar figure, as the potential seller would not throw one out. He wanted me to make the first offer, so I just didn't play the game. He clearly thought the rarity made it worth more than I was willing to pay for a car I would swap the drivetrain out of.
Ironically, I ended up with a similarly oddly-configured car, a 79 Cutlass Calais in dark carmine (burgundy/black cherry) metallic, with carmine (red/burgundy) interior, T-tops, and the 260 diesel. Sharp color, bucket seats, console shift and T-Tops, SSII wheels, Calais suspension (sway bars, etc.) and...... the mini-diesel ??? It might be a 1 of 1, 'cause I cannot figure out who the hell thought T-Tops and diesel are a good match ? Nothing like smoking yourself out sitting at a stop light or drive through line.
The purists may have a hissy fit, but I am looking forward to getting a gas burning V8 and better transmission in this thing and kicking the ultra-rare diesel and anemic TH200 to the curb. 1 of a low #, I don't care.
When I was looking for a 78-80 Cutlass, I was offered one that was touted as extremely rare - medium brown, T-Tops, 5-speed and 260 V8 diesel. I was interested, because I would've swapped out drivetrain and the original clutch pedal set up it would've made it easy to go with a manual trans. I never received a dollar figure, as the potential seller would not throw one out. He wanted me to make the first offer, so I just didn't play the game. He clearly thought the rarity made it worth more than I was willing to pay for a car I would swap the drivetrain out of.
Ironically, I ended up with a similarly oddly-configured car, a 79 Cutlass Calais in dark carmine (burgundy/black cherry) metallic, with carmine (red/burgundy) interior, T-tops, and the 260 diesel. Sharp color, bucket seats, console shift and T-Tops, SSII wheels, Calais suspension (sway bars, etc.) and...... the mini-diesel ??? It might be a 1 of 1, 'cause I cannot figure out who the hell thought T-Tops and diesel are a good match ? Nothing like smoking yourself out sitting at a stop light or drive through line.
The purists may have a hissy fit, but I am looking forward to getting a gas burning V8 and better transmission in this thing and kicking the ultra-rare diesel and anemic TH200 to the curb. 1 of a low #, I don't care.