looking for my moms first car

[cloneman315]

Let me know

 

[cloneman315]

I drove it! It still runs awesome!!! You can stop worrying now...

Where did you drive it?

 

[cloneman315]

??

 

[cloneman315]

TTT

 

[BriceRoad]

I haven't seen it but I was thinking do you have a close friend someone who you can trust really well? This person could approach the current owner and try to buy the car at a fair price for you? This way no sentimental value come into the picture. I wish you good luck.

 

[cloneman315]

Yes just need to track them down. Believed to be in or around PA. Maybe someone saw it at Carlisle

 

[cloneman315]

TTT confirmed it is in PA

 

[Ohiowoodchuck]

I found my dad’s cuda after not seeing it for 34 years and me searching off and on for 23 years. I left the emotions out of it. He put a price on it, even though it was double what a cuda in the condition was worth, I paid the man got the title, loaded the car and left. I looked to hard and long to let it out of my sight again. I don’t think the guy is dishonest he saw it was your family’s car and priced accordingly.

 

[Mopar Nut]

I found my dad’s cuda after not seeing it for 34 years and me searching off and on for 23 years. I left the emotions out of it. He put a price on it, even though it was double what a cuda in the condition was worth, I paid the man got the title, loaded the car and left. I looked to hard and long to let it out of my sight again. I don’t think the guy is dishonest he saw it was your family’s car and priced accordingly.

Do you have a picture before it left your dad and after when you found it?

 

[Ohiowoodchuck]

Do you have a picture before it left your dad and after when you found it?

Yes I have a couple pics of it before my dad sold it and of course I have it now. Got all my sheetmetal for it and it goes to body shop in two weeks.

 

[cloneman315]

Ttt anyone

 

[RCodeCuda]

Ttt anyone

It runs great!

 

[Cuda Hunter]

@RCodeCuda

Do you own the car?

 

[cloneman315]

TTT

 

[Cuda Hunter]

@cloneman315
Did you exhaust your search with @RCodeCuda ??

 

[cloneman315]

@cloneman315
Did you exhaust your search with @RCodeCuda ??

I didn’t even bother if you see his responses he’s just one of those type of people. But we have confirmed the car is in Pennsylvania believe to be around Harrisburg Carlisle area.

 

[FrankenKuda]

Cloneman, I believe I do understand your quest for the "Holy Grail". I've had my car since I was 17 back in 1980. My little icon was taken in 1982. In late 81, I'd just replaced the /6 with a 383 from my crashed '71. I've been putting it all back together for nearly 10 years now as it rusted off it's wheels. The point to this story is; very little of my old car is my new one.. It's more from Taiwan (~75%) on the outside and after 45yrs, so is a good amount of the inside.

Now for my real point to you. If this is a thing more for your parents than for you, they may not have the time to wait for this car to become available at any price. As a couple others have said, it may mean just as much for them to have a White '74 with a black vinyl top. You could probably get that tomorrow, in any condition that you're willing to pay. They'd absolutely love it as the memories will still come flooding back. This will help create even more memories for you before time runs out. No car, no memories. Keep, drive and enjoy this car for the next - however many years. Then, if/when the Holy Grail becomes available you can buy it and sell your White '74 that you spent the last possible decade of memories with, vs the few that you have of the "real one". It's possible you may want to keep this White one vs the now green "Holy Grail".

I go by FrankenCuda because my '72 Barracuda is now getting closer to my '71GC. I stripped my '71 back in '80, of everything I could before it went to the scrapyard. I bought a junk 72 Cuda in '82 to get other parts from before the repaint, in my picture. Now it's a combination of all three. It's already cost me nearing $50K and it's not done yet. The car's not worth that much, but it is to me, only me. Well, this is where our paths my cross. My son wants it when my time comes. Not because he's into or anything. He knows how much this car means to me. In his mind, this will become a family heirloom. It won't and may never be for sale.
So I'll leave you with this: The gentleman in the Mecum photo has a small child. Your Holy Grail may very well become a family heirloom for them. Taking E-Bodies to local car shows usually draws attention, questions and stories flow. Give the purchase of a "new" White one some thought. Good luck.