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My name is Clint Miller, I live in Charles Town, WV. I first got involved in Oldsmobiles when I was in High School when my sister let one of her Male friends talk her into buying a 1969 442-Galleon Gold and Black scoops. That car was nothing like I had ever driven before. (I was driving a 75 Monte Carlo). The first time that April let me drive the Olds I was hooked. Hooked on the sound of the 455 rumbling thru the trumpets, the dual gate shifter, but most of all the grunt and pure torque of the Big Block. My sister and her friends drove it hard for one summer and then she left the car in the back yard as she went off to college with her Honda CRX. I was in charge of getting the car ready to sell. It had some leaky head gaskets, two flats and had been driven hard and not taken care of. I replaced the gaskets (Which blew about every 2 weeks), Put 2 new rear tires on it and even though I drove it hard that summer, I took good care of it. After maybe the best summer that a 17yr old kid from Kansas could have with a car. My Sister and parents asked me to sell it. I put an ad in the Big Nickel and in about a week a guy from Great Bend who owned a couple other Oldsmobiles bought it for 1500.00. (Hindsight is 20-20). Over the next 15 years I would think about owning my own Oldsmobile and after I moved to Charles Town with my job I found the one I own now (71 Cutlass Convertible) in Northern Virginia. The car I currently own has been one of the highlights of my life and also one of the most frustrating. (As described in the 71 Olds restoration Help posting on this site. I am a member of OCA and I love all things Olds. This site is a great way for me to get advice and guidance from more experienced Olds owners. Thanks and keep up the great work.
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