Hi, everybody!! I am new here and I hope that this is the right way to start off!! Anyway...I am the proud owner of a 1971 Olds Cutlass "S"....I really enjoy driving and tinkering with this car...I have had it for about 6 months now and I have a lot of questions about this car, which I will search the forums for answers later...but for now i would like to know about the different designations for the body styles, such as W-30, F-85 etc. what does all of that mean? Also I am looking for a site where I can enter my VIN and get some facts about my Cutlass, that will not cost me another arm and a leg just to find out that they do not support my 13 digit VIN!!! Thanks Guys and Gals!!

 

Welcome to CO. If you post your VIN someone will help you decode it here. We have a pretty good FAQ and Tech section that should help you with some of your questions as well. W-30 was an option package for the Cutlass line that had the 455 engine, and F-85 is a model number designation that later became the Cutlass.

 

This site will help you decode your vin number.

http://www.oldsmobility.com/vin.htm#Oldsmobile

 

Welcome aboard

No arm and a leg here. It's all free for the asking.

 

Welcome! These guys are loaded with information, and we have a lot of fun here too!! Stick around!! Where is Mount Orab, Ohio??

 

Welcome to the site.

 

Welcome.

Another Ohioan, we'll take over this place yet.

 

Thanks for all of the responses!! I did not know if it was appropropiate for me to post my VIN here or not!! I will as soon as I figure this site out!! Is this the correct way to reply to the people that gave me the info. welcomes etc.? Mount Orab is about 35 miles East of Cincinnati on Rt. 32!! You guys ROCK!!!

 

Hi, I guess there are a few members from Ohio here!! That's great...I could use the local help!! I will be needing an engine rebuilder or a engine that's done so that i can sawp!!

 

That should be swap not sawp...oops...I am not much of a typist!! I hunt and peck!!

 

Thank You!!

 

If click on this link it will take you to a page that has all the info. you need. On how to decode your vin number where your car was made, model and so on. You don't have to post your vin number.

 

Welcome

 

Yeah, what you said!!!


Hey Wolfman... know of anyone you want to volunteer??

 

Hello form the other coast where they don't use salt on the roads and the cars don't rust away and we can drive them year around hehehehe

 

Be quiet Citcapp.... or we'll send the flying monkeys after you!!!

 

Flying Monkeys vs. Bigfoots, that would be cool!!!
Maybe they could have the battle on top of on one of those supposedly "dormant" volcanoes like Mt. St. Helens that are all over the place out there.

We squeeze more fun into less days and go for all the gusto we can get.

 

Aahh , sure I had so much fun with the first one I'm suprised you never asked for a swap too late now

 

Welcome! I'm new here too!

--Ryan

 

You just make me laugh!! We do need all the gusto we can get... especially with it being dark at 5:30! God I hate this time change!



Nope... no swap!! Though yours is very pretty! My yet to be "bea-u-ti-ful" painted trophy winning engine is gonna knock the air cleaner off of yours!!! (and you know I mean that in a nice way ) nah nah nah nah nah!!!

 

Hello again...how do I go about posting pics of my car here?

 

When you reply make sure you are in “Advanced” If it says post a “Quick reply” hit “Advanced”

Scroll down below the box you type in and hit “ Manage Attachments” A new box will pop up.

Hit “Browse”

The hit “Upload” and wait a few secs for the pics to up load. Then close this box.
Next you can hit “Preview Post and your pictures should be there.

There is a size limit on pics

 

Great...thanks for the response!! I will try and post some pics later on

 

Ok...here is another question for everyone...how do I know when the answers and or replies to my posts...like this one...show up? The only reason I knew when I got a reply from Jamesbo is because I got the message on my phone and then had to go and find it here!!! Thanks all....

 

Well, I'm the technologically challenged one of the bunch here! I don't understand your phone thing, but I'm sure someone else does! When you sign in, you can go to the top of the page and click on "new posts" and you'll see if someone has responded, or go in to "forums" and look for your thread and click on it.
Refresh your screen once in a while!! When you're typing in this "quick reply" box, sometimes it will time you out, and you'll lose what you typed when you go to post it. Hi-light it and copy, refresh, then paste it back in the box and post.
These guys will teach you all that too! It took me a while to get the hang of it, now they're scared of me!!! But I love them anyhow!! Post back when you get this and tell us how you knew you had a response.

 

You can also click on the USER CP at the top where FORUM is and there down the left side you can see options like having responses sent to your email. That is what I do

 

X2 on what he said

You can also hit "quick links" at the top left on the grey bar and the drop down will allow you to hit "subscribed threads"

So when you go from your e-mail [phone] and it takes you to CO rather than go back and forth from your phone[e-mail you can get the same info at "subscribed threads" that you're getting e-mail notifications of.

But don't tell cutlasgal

 

I heard you Jamesbo!!!!!

 

Hello again..had to get out of here for a while!! Thanks for all of the responses...obviously the responses came up when I logged back in..so I will try to get responses with the suggestions from you guys...thanks again!!

 

the poularity of thi site amazes me I have seen lots of newbies since I started in here.welcome to the site your in for some fun and info.By the way never put any thought into it is there a way to see how many strong we are on this site (how many subscribers we have)

ehh nevermind says it on the front or main page

"Threads: 16,582, Posts: 117,338, Members: 8,948, Active Members: 1,807
Welcome to our newest member, G Joiner"