That is a cool 442! I hope you can get it spiffed up easily. Keep us posted on your project.

Just to let everyone know. I ETSed from the Army at the end of May. Now I am working for a company called Stanley in Lawton, OK. I am doing software and equipment training for the radars I serviced in the Army. I will be doing alot of travelling to and from military bases so if I am out on a weekend I might be able to get in touch with some of you guys that aren't too far from a major military base. I would love to see some of your projects.

 

I am a electrical estimator/designer of commerical and industrial projects. A gear head since 1960 when my brother gave me a 37 chev coup with a burnt valve. Did and hand grind in the back yard Age 15. Lots and lots of cars later I now have a 57 Olds super 88. 455 engine swap in progress

The forums have been great for ideas. Hope to be able to contribute as I do my swap

 

I have 35 years real-estate experience and am now "plowing new ground" by developing [It's really a non development development] a "Green Cemetery."

A " Green Cemetery" does not allow burying concrete/steel vaults, metal or exotic wood caskets, toxic embalming fluids or upright markers. Usually the bodies are burried in a simple pine casket or burial schroud. I am putting some land in a land trust to allow the cemetery to remain as it is now and part of the procecedes of lot sales will go to the 501 c 3 to purchase other acreage for parks and green space.

I think it's the wave of the future.

“Every year in the United States we bury enough embalming fluid to fill eight Olympic-size swimming pools, enough metal to build the Golden Gate Bridge, and so much reinforced php concrete in burial vaults that we could build a two-lane highway from New York to Detroit,” said Joe Sehee executive director of the Green burial Council

http://www.greenburialcouncil.org/index.htm


What people are connecting to is that their last act can contribute towards a conservation effort.
After about 6 months of studyng the concept, I am amazed at what people spend on funerals. This new concept makes os much more sense IMHO

I'm be cursious as to what ya'll think

 

I am going to be cremated and have the extra money spent on beer at the wake! Seriously.

 

Good for you. Sound like you may have some Irish blood.

Ideally, we should be buried, not cremated, because crematories use fossil fuels to fire ovens at high temperature. Some opponents to cremation object to emissions of carbon
dioxide and toxins such as mercury from dental fillings.

I don't have the numbers in front of me at the moment, but you would be amazed at the amount of fuel it requires to cremate a body.

However, we will have specific areas at our new "Green Cemetery" for scattering and burial of ashes [in biodegradable containers] for those choosing that option.

I beleive somewhere around 60% of ashes unfortunately end up in a closet.

What we are trying to do is use your last real-estate purchase as a partial tax deduction that 1] serves as your final resting place in a protected area and 2] purchases other green space.

 

I am an orthopedic technician/orthopedic surgical technician by trade. I opted to venture into business with my mother, and now we own a "care facility/boarding home". This is our first year in business and it is great. I just purchased my first house (signed final docs this monday). We will open our second "boarding home" beginning of next year. My wife is a LV nurse..

 

I am an artist and writer, but I have also been on a crusade to have the Oldsmobile division brought back, with or without GM! - Gus Edwards/Cheryl B. Montoya

 

I sell Toyota parts , I have had 2 Olds in the past a 1970 Cutlass 4DR hardtop and a 80 something Cutlass . My parents had a Vista Cruiser WG 65 ? vividly remember the growl of that car getting on the freeway .
I have had around 50 cars so far. My current project is my 65 Cutlass vert with a 425 . Still not running but it will ! Soon !

 

New Guy form Central Illinois.

I am an all around tinkerer, I picked that up from my dad.

For a living I am an Industrial sales person for Caterpillar Inc.. before that i was a Master tech for Toyota and a cerified Ford and BMW service tech for about 8 years .

I have owned serveral "for fun" cars starting in order from 1987: 1969 Olds Cutlass convertible,1973 Cutlass (engine/ trans swapped from 69 cutlass),1979 buick Regal (engine / trans swapped in from 73 Cutlass) 1971 Olds 442 (engine/trans swapped in from Regal) 1937 Ford pickup, 23 Ford Tbucket, 1957 Cushman eagle scooter, 1990 5.0 Mustang (350 rear wheel HP) 1959 Edsel,1949 Buick Super Eight 4dr sedan, currently own 1990 Harley Davidson Electroglide (converted to look like a '62 Pan head including engine)1956 Pontiac (60s surviving drag car) and a 1965 Starfire Conv. 4spd.

I occasionally borrow my dad's 1929 Ford model A he bought in '68 restored in '69. The has been in the family longer than I have It spends most of it's time up on Jack stands.

Tad

 

Hey guys I'm 42 back in the 80's car from the 60's were all we could afford, It was a chore just to keep them running. I wish I had the cars that I've gone threw back then. 67 Lemans - 1ST CAR bought it for $50.00 dollars. Ran it for awhile in HS and ended up selling it to a friend who was restoring a GTO. He still today has that Goat. worth 10x what I sold it to him for. I've owned a 75 Dodge Charger, A 72 Delta, 74 Mustang, 65 Mustang, which my Dad took back from me cause I ran amuck with it, 76 Chrysler Cordova and yes it had corithatin leather seats,(hope I spelled that right) 2 chevy trucks 85,78,a 78 Plymouth Fury, and an old rusted out Ford van. Had my 1st and only child by 19 and was divorced by 23. Single father until 95 than I met the real true love of my life Nancy. I've been in every aspect of the building supply since I was 18. My little girl (she will always be my little girl) has come into herself and has since left the nest. I felt the time was right to find a classic that Nancy and I could have fun with. Today I own a 72 Corvette Stingray and my pride and joy a 68 Delmont 88. I enjoy old cars, it's great to see them around. Original cars the most. I'm not into hotrods I had enough of them in my youth. My daily driver or should I say rider is a 2001 HD Roadking. My 03 GMC crew cab sits more than it's used due to fuel prices. I remember back in the 70's my dad came unglued the day high test hit .50 a gallon, would hate to be standing with him today while he fills his Caddy. Enough already I'm starting to ramble. I found this site a year ago and have just now started to chime in. It seems to be full of good people. God Bless everyone.

 

I'm 47 years old and have been "into cars" since I was 8 years old and got my first Hot Wheels car. I got into Oldsmobiles when I was in high school. All the fast cars were Oldsmobiles. We had a 1969 4-4-2, a 1971 W-30, and a 1972 Hurst/Olds. Sure we had a few SS Chevelles, a couple of GTO's, and even a 440 Dodge Challenger. But the Olds cars were consistently on the top of the pile. Between my wife and I we have owned:

1972 Delta 88 coupe
1975 Cutlass Supreme
1984 Cutlass Ciera (New)
1987 442 (New)
1990 Toronado Trofeo (New)
1994 Delta 88 (New)

Currently we own a 1972 4-4-2 W-30 (over 22 years), a 1999 Aurora (bought new), and we are in the process of restoring a 1972 Delta 88 convert. I look forward everyday to reading the forums.

I work as a salesman for a bearing company today but previously worked for ZF and Tenneco in sales and marketing positions.

 

Hi I am a newer member, a few weeks old now, but owell. I am 18 graduated high school back in 07 in a wheel chair due to a freak injury, I dont let it get in my way though, I work full time at the federal center here in Battle Creek, graveyard shift in there interaction center. I just recently bought a house and even more recently bought my first project a 69 vista cruiser which I love more then the house already and I Just got it. It is my first olds and I dont plan on getting rid of it anytime soon. I am a giant fan of cutlass's thats what i was trying to find for a project but then i saw a add in our local paper for the vista went and looked and fell in love. Well thats about it

 

car addict by night and weekends

By day worked in a body shop right out of highschool and decided is was going to be a hobby for me as it only lasted 6 months. Went to work for Super Shops busting tires and worked my way up to have managed several different stores until the chain folded. Went to work for a high end Plumbing / Hardware store for a few years and then a Chevrolet salesman until my daughter was born. Went to work as an estimator for a Lexus body shop and am currently with the same company as a pre-owned sales makeready manager.

 

You didn't mention your body work experience when we talked down in Texas. I should see someone like you about why the door on my '46 binds on the rear of the front fender. I am leaning toward a mis-alignment in the fender, not the door, but I am a moron when it comes to body work....

 

My first throught would be the lower door hinge but without seeing it that is just a guess.

 

Just into 65 cutlass' and or 65 442's have been for about 20-years. Currently have 65 442 conv and 65 cutlass conv. I'm always looking for nice clean parts and always looking to help some out in return. Thanks for asking JATA

 

Hi Guys/Gals,
Worked for Oldsmobile Division for 22 years! First in Lansing then out in the field as a Field Engineer. Finally a Field Executive-Sales/Service. Retired in 1994 when I saw the handwriting on the wall. My forum name is taken from the New York area Olds dealer network called the Good Olds Guys with whom I worked closely with for years. Did you know that in 1984 every third car you saw on the road in NYC was an OLDS! I have many stories and plan on writing a book in the near future.

Currently I am working as a General Manager for a small family dealership with two stores. I like cars and spend alot of time with my '58 Corvette and my '68 Olds 442 which I have owned since 1968. I purchased my car in NYC at Rosenstock Oldsmobile on 11th Ave. in Manhattan. Has 350hp 400 cu.Rocket V-8 Turbo 400 Automatic, 3:42 posi rear (38 spline axles) and power windows,brakes, seat and AM-FM stereo. It currently is a numbers matching car. (engine,trans,rear) I am currently planning to drag race it once again (raced it continually '68-'69) at our local tracks on more of a fun basis.

I like seeing so many folks realizing the virtues of an OLDS! They are great cars produced by what was a great company. This forum is a great tool and is helpful for those who have questions and need help.

Hope to see you all around....if I can help,especially with anything on a '68, I will shure chime in or PM me directly. I have a pretty vast Oldsmobile library.

Regards,

Fred

 

WELL IM NEW TO THE SITE ALSO AND I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A 71 CUTLASS THAT IM WORKING ON, MY FIRST RIDE WAS AN 88 CHEVROLET S10 THAT A FRIEND OF MINE, MIKE LEE OUT OF SUMTER SOUTH CAROLINA, YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM BETTER AS MR. SCRAPE, HELPED ME CUSTOMIZE, THEN MY BEATER 99 HONDA JUST WANT TO GET IT TO HEAR THE EXHAUSE I WILL NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN UNLESS ITS JUST A DAILY DRIVER /GAS SAVER, I THEN JOINED THE NAVY IN 03 AS A COOK AND BOUGHT A 95 ECLIPSE TALON FOR $1500 TO GET AROUND, I WAS IN THE MOJAVE DESERT FOR 2 YEARS NO REASON TO SHINE,THEN A GIRL GAVE ME A 89 CADILLAC DEVILLE, THEN I BOUGHT MY SUV MITSUBISHI MONTER SPORT 02, AND FINALLY THE MONEY PIT MY CUTTY, I WORKED AT PRO GLO A BODY SHOP IN SUMTER SC FOR A BIT DID LOTS OF BODY WORK MORE IN HIGH SCHOOL, SHAVED DOOR HANDLES ON MY S10 WHICH I LEARD TO DO BY MY SELF AND THE ONLY IN MY CLASS, SHAVED TAIL GATE ROLL PAN, PAINTED IT AND CLEARED IT TWICE AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL..NOW I AM CURRENTLY BAC FROM IRAQ I WAS THERE FOR 7 MONTHS DOING SUPPLY LOGISTICS AND I AM STATIONED IN GULFPORT MS ATTACHED WITH NAVAL MOBILE CONTRUCTION BATTALTION 1.......HMMMM.........

 

Fred, welcome to our site. I have said it before on another thread, I really dig your car, the wheel/tire treatment is nice.

Squid, welcome to our site. Sounds like you have had lots of fun with lots of different vehicles. By the way, thanks for your service, now with MCB1 eh? How do you like working with the SeaBees? I knew a few in the past.

 

well ive done many jobs as alot of have done...ive been a soldier,ive been a service tech at a gm dealer,ive been a parts counter guy,and i even worked for goodyear for a while but i am in the aircraft and aerospace industry now and its a good thing because when i have "down time" between jobs i can crank out small parts for my car out of scrap and most the time its lighter weight and stronger than the original. my obsession for cars started very early and has grown with deep passion and excitement as i get closer to getting my car done...my neighbors love me...wait till the big block comes. even though im grown up there is still a pest inside of me who loves to irritate my neighbors with a big lift cam and questionable ehaust systems or the lack of one...anyways thats what i do...i work and **** my neighbors off...life is good

 

Greetings! I just joined in June or so, and recently purchased my second Oldsmobile. My first was brand new 96 Cutlass Supreme 4 door, but with the Coupe's 5 spoke rims. A sweet ride. I just bought a 72 442 Convertable, Viking Blue with the 455, Hurst dual gate, and a trunk wing. It's in great shape and will be even more so over the next couple years as I finish restoring it.
My first Olds memories were of Mom and Dad's 68 Cutlass Supreme notchback, flame orange with white interior. A really cool car.

In order to pay for all this fun and games I fly B-52s for the Air Force. We specialize in, uh, real-estate re-development.

 

Welcome to both of you guys. Droopy, looks like you have a nice hook-up for material for your fabrication, good going. Scotty, didn't realize we were still using the B-52s, thought they were retired at the turn of the century, awsome birds!

 

Huh? I thought Ya'll "laid Carpet"

 

Been here for just a bit but just ran across this thread. I am retired Navy and currently work as a HVAC technician in a commercial Trane office. Got into Oldsmobiles by accident. Car was sitting in a driveway of a house that was scheduled to be torn down. Wasn't for sale but I stoppd to ask about it and ended up buying it. My midlife crisis I suppose. I told my wife to be glad it wasn't a woman.....the guys I work with told her she'll wish it was a woman cuz it would only last a short time and cost a lot less money.
Anyhow, am glad to find a place like this where we can share information. There's no more valuable information than the voice of experience.

 

I've been here a short while, and just found this thread too. I am a writer- technical and marketing- and have been working in the high tech sector for 25 years. I'll be doing this until I croak- no pensions for contract workers. I have a 1969 Cutlass convertible that looks very nice from 10 feet away. Has a '68 front end- thought that I'd make it right, but it's kinda growing on me now; we'll see. Need to do a lot of work to it, but that's okay; she's drivable, and that what I do. When I find some time, I'll post some photos, and link to a site with my other vehicles and past ones, too.

 

Hi, I'm Will. I'm a concrete worker in Springfield MO. I also have a goat farm (I know ha ha joke joke) but in a couple of years it's gonna support my car obsession better than concrete does.

When I was about 10 or 11 I got to ride in my friends, uncles 68 Cutlass with a 350 Rocket and the swivel buckets. NICE! Anyway, I really fell in love with Oldsmobiles when I met my wife almost 12 years ago. She had an 84 Cutlass with a Chevy 305 2bbl. Engine sucked but the car was cool. Since then we have had 2 other Cutlasses, a 71 Olds 98 with a 455, an Caprice wagon with Olds 307, a 84 Delta 88 with 307, a 78 Olds 98 with 403 (which resides in my curent 85 Cutlass project).

I am more drawn to Pontiacs, with the 400 being my favorite engine of all time, but Oldmobile engines are a very close second. They're just so reliable.

Sad to say I currently own only 1 Olds, an 85 Cutlass. However, about once a year for the last 3 years I have been trying to talk an old man into selling me his 68 Toro (think it's a 68). Currently I also own an 84 Chevy shortbed which is in the works as we speak, so the Cutlass is on hold. I also own an 82 longbed Chevy, an 88 stepside Chevy, a 91 3/4 ton GMC Suburban, a Ford minivan, and a Ford Probe. I am getting ready to start building a dune buggy to put this 307 in. Just a funmobile for cruising around on my 40 acres.

 

Droopy. You're on an OLDSMOBILE forum, with a sig line that pokes fun at Front Wheel Drive?

I have a W34 Toronado you need to meet... 400 horsepower worth of 455, twisting the half-shafts in half on a regular basis...

 

Hi guys.
A week or 2 ago, I threatened to show you my past cars- now I'm following through with that threat.
1st car was a 76 Volvo hand me down (http://www.xalling.com/keithzone/images/76volvo00.jpg). 2nd was a 79 Camaro with a 305 (http://www.xalling.com/keithzone/images/79camaro00.jpg). I aksed a guy about dropping an Olds 350 into it, but he talked me out of it. Good thing, in hind sight. Now that 350 is likely properly living in an Oldsmobile, somewhere... My 3rd vehicle was a 69 International Harvester Scout with a 73 Datsun on top with a Buick V6 in it-- don't ask (http://www.xalling.com/keithzone/images/74tonka00.jpg). Then I had a sweet 68 Camaro (http://www.xalling.com/keithzone/images/68camaro00.jpg); the garage in behind was the home of my buddy's 69 Cutlass; I had to park my Camaro in the car port. Now that I'm a Cutty man, I forgive him. Then my old 1981 GM pickup (http://www.xalling.com/keithzone/images/81sierra00.jpg), my 84 Camaro with a 305 (http://www.xalling.com/keithzone/images/84camaro00.jpg). Then my 1988 Blazer (http://www.xalling.com/keithzone/images/88blazer01.jpg), followed by my current vehicle, the 2000 Jimmy (http://www.xalling.com/keithzone/ima...0_jimmy_01.jpg). No pics of the wife's cars. I drive my Cutty regularly, but not to work (too far, and I don't want baby on the freeway in rush hour). On a totally unrelated note, you need to see this: http://www.xalling.com/keithzone/images/vettewagon.jpg. I scanned it from an old AutoTrader mag that I had. It's real!
Okay; from now on I promise to only talk about my Cutlass.

 

I work in parts at Toyota ( my retirement job)

Fell in love with Olds when I was 14...a 57 olds 88 2dr HT in a yard next door...$50 and it was mine but mom said no...I made up for it though...over the last 40 yrs I have owned four 65 Cutlass 2 Dr HT's and currently a fully loaded low mile 65 442 ( something to drive while I put together my other 65)

Drove her back from the Boston area last fall and the car was awesome...My wife wanted to come with me and it was the best trip ever...She loves the 442 and encourages and accepts the hobby for what it is..... Not exactly sure what it is about these cars...maybe its a reminder of a simpler more innocent time....

My other 65 Cutlass is the longest project I have ever had...I have been plugging away at it for about 6 years...about one more year to go...Tackled everything myself....I pulled wrenches in the early years so that was no problem..but I wanted to do everything myself...from setting up the rear end to rebuilding the trans and AC compressor...

The body work was the hardest...no training whatsoever...but its coming along nicely by trial and error...could have paid less to have it done but I wanted the satisfaction of learning and doing it myself....I tried to do the front seats but sadly I had to farm those out....

This is a great forum...with great guys and gals on it!

 

Bump

19 College Student @ The University of Memphis

I work for Hilton Corporations...

The first time I saw an Oldsmobile Cutlass I fell in love..

Never really had the money to purchase one until I found a great 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme on ebay for a steal. I picked it up and I am now in the process of restoring it.

 

My interest in cars started at an early age. My father & grandfather owned and ran a Mobil Gas station in a little town in Colorado and I started working when I was 7 yrs. old, pumping gas, washing windshields, checking oil and air in tires, etc. When I turned 16, I had enough money saved to buy a new 64 Chevy Impala SS "409" 425 HP. I got into a lot of trouble with that car and wound up going into the Navy. I became a Hospital Corpsman and served 13 months in Viet Nam attached to a Marine LRRP (Long Range Recon Patrol) unit. Spent two years in college goofing off and spending more of my time partying and chasing women, and finally realized that I was going to have to go to work. I've spent the last 32 years as a firefighter paramedic taking care of the ill and injured. My wife of 28 years is also in health care. I was exposed to oldsmobiles by a friend of mine who has owned over 60 during his lifetime and by another friend who owns 2 67 W30's. I have a 67 Olds 442 convertible that I have been restoring over the last 7 years and a 67 Olds Vista Cruiser that I purchased this summer. I enjoy all make and models but must admit I'm partial to Oldsmobiles.

Les

 

I am an airline pilot.

 

Currently I work for a company servicing Handicap Mobility equipment.
I have over 20 years experience in HVAC/refrigeration, and the building trades.

 

Well, I'm a 28 year old Police Officer and my addiction to the automotive field began with four wheel drive vehicles. My first was a 1977 Toyota FJ40 LandCruiser that I still own today.

I have had my fair share of vehicles but my 69 Cutlass is my favorite. Progress will be slow due to funds and cold weather.

Dan

 

well the best intro is probably my story in the REO newsletter. Its attached. Thanks to all the members...this is a great site indeed. John....Mmmmm....guess it didnt upload...check the May - June 2008 edition

 

I'm an accountant/manager for an Auto Parts Co, for 26 years, worked thru high school and college as a gas station jockey/mechanic. Back in the 70's spent 2 summers working for Quaker State oil at their origional refinery,we had to load semi-trailers and train cars by hand it was too old of a facility to be forklift friendly. Restore older cars and repair wrecks as a hobby.

 

Iam a sales rep for a rental company you know bulldozers and such jodi is a stay at home mom as well as a partime dance instructor for tap and jazz ,ballet for kids 4 to 18

 

Hello Oldsguy-

I am 12 years old and my dad and I are restoring a 62 F-85 Cutlass convertible. We are not taking any short cuts and getting rid of all the cancer-which is not much. We have a neighbor who restores cars for a living and can do metal fabricating, which will help us, as there is no metal available for this vehicle.

I am in the 7th grade and sell candy-bars and cookies to raise money at my dads store for my project car. I recently came back from Kemmerer WY, with a bunch of fish fossils to sell. I really love my OLDS!!!!!

 

Hello everyone, I'm 28 yrs old from Alberta, Canada, I've had a love for cars since I was a kid and built alot of plastic model kit cars and won many contests, so from there on I took off with what talent I had and it lead me to where I'am now working on the real deal restoring Old Muscle and Classics, I been doing it ever since 2003 and love it, I'm currently in the process of restoring my 1966 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Holiday Sedan which my father passed on to me, I'm the Third Owner. The Olds has been in the Family since July 1st, 1977. Next will be my 2dr 66 Olds Delta 88 That I bought a 3 years ago.

 

Canadian military for 8 years.
Now a police officer for almost 21 years.
Own a couple of Harleys and I'm almost done restoring my 1970 delta 88 coupe.