I took my 71 Cuda to that show a long, long, long time ago.
Meet Regina FQ3, a 1970 Polara convertible who turns 51 today
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Any pics?I took my 71 Cuda to that show a long, long, long time ago.
Not at that show, but since you asked.....
What have you done to Regina since you acquired her in terms of appearance - or was the paint, for example, that good when you got her? Top looks new and it looks like Road Wheels were added or maybe it came with them when you took ownership as well? You know that is one of my favorite colors at least. Gorgeous.
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Paint was that good when I bought the car. It is really sharp. Ditto for the top -- it had already been replaced under prior ownership.
The road wheels are indeed new to the car. Regina had nice road wheels in a previous life, but at the time when I bought her she sported aftermarket 14-in wheels instead. I found road wheels in Regina's trunk, but they were not great so I acquired a good set and the correct center caps, which @71Polara383 then installed. The lug nuts are also new: they are the correct repops that you had recommended.
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You really know how to make a great car in the beginning even much better with that choice of new convertible top color and a nice set of road wheels too. Super!
Thank you for the kind words. The top is new, but the color is correct (same as when she came off the factory line): V3X -- see her fender tag below.
One a side note, her sequence number is an anagram: 148841 in DL27L0D148841
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Old Man with a Hat
Superb car!
What a credit to you for all that time researching and ordering parts!
Cudos to Wyatt for his magnificent work.
Agree with Wyatt that the engine calls out for paint. But the car also calls out: Drive Me!
Well done
At the invitation of @Imperialist67 I took Regina out for some exercise today. Here she is in the beautiful afternoon weather:
And here she is a few minutes later together with Buttercup, my 1972 NYB:
And here she is a few minutes later together with Buttercup, my 1972 NYB:
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Old Man with a Hat
Stunning!
Another photo that was taken at Carlisle, though not by me. It must have been after I had left (driving Medina, my 1971 Monaco, and leaving @david hill to bring Regina back safely), as I see that the rain after my departure made some mud -- explaining the brown stains on the tires.
Thanks a bunch to @david hill for fixing the electrical gremlins that materialized for the first time at Carlisle. He drove Regina back to Indy at the end of the show in mid-July, and I just picked her up all fixed up this afternoon, with new points and condenser, fresh fluids and filters, LED lightbulbs in the dash, a repaired power-window wiring harness, a new power window lift relay, and a working passenger-side rear window motor (thanks to @70 Sport Suburban for finding one in his stash and parting with it).
She drove superbly on the highway, and her odometer passed the 103,103.1 mark soon before crossing the Illinois border.
Here she is parked briefly before a work meeting later this afternoon. Yes, she is gorgeous.
She drove superbly on the highway, and her odometer passed the 103,103.1 mark soon before crossing the Illinois border.
Here she is parked briefly before a work meeting later this afternoon. Yes, she is gorgeous.
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Regina attended the 9th C-Body show in Illinois today. Here she is parked to her older sister, @Don Stolfi ’s beautiful red 1969 Polara ‘vert. Many thanks to @DESOTOHAWK for sharing this photo!
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