w30hurstolds

Getting ready to show my 68 w-30 at MCACN . ordered with wheel covers. The original owner swaped them out for rally 2 rims which is currently on the car. Let me know if I should install the original wheel covers or keep the rally on them thanks for your input

allyolds68

For MCACN I vote for original

rocketraider

Are the SSII correct 1968 pieces? And which wheelcovers came on car?

allyolds68

SSII's are a correct wheel for 68 although the spare tire lug wrench stowage is different for hubcaps vs SSII's

BlackGold

It all depends on whether you're going for the Day One or Day Two look. And on whether you want to look unique or like every other restored '68 442.

w30hurstolds

JUst got it running

junior supercar

if these are those rarely seen 68 wheel covers, you gotta go with those. I would enjoy seeing that combo in person in two weeks

Octania

Wow I didn't know you could put wheel covers on SSII's!

But seriously would you not need then the wheels to go with, and a whole nother set of tires? Since you have "the proper" SSII's and there is no way? to tell what THAT car came with originally.... seems like a lot of cost and trouble to change briefly to another wheel configuration.

w30hurstolds

picture taken in the 70s

RetroRanger

pics says oct 89 ? car looks good tho

73supreme

That is a stunning '68! I have one in the works. I also determined it was sold with hubcaps due to jack stowage. Here is the thing; There were many hubcaps used. How would you possibly determine which cover without the build info? I bought a set of the awesome PA-1 wheel covers for show but will run Cragars on the street. Also, a standard non W-36 car would have the GT stripe, does it show in your vintage photo?

rocketraider

I was thinking along lines of the narrow width SSII for 68-69.

Octania

I think the wheel covers give it sort of a sleeper look. Grampa's car, unobtrusive. Only the hidden scoops give a clue that something is afoot. Well, the 442 badges, to those not clueless. Whereas the Sport wheels give the car, surprisingly, a sportier look.

I am not that familiar with what MCACN is but I guess if originality wows 'em, the jack handle storage rats it out, and you have access to the hubcap setup.... sure, go the sedate rod route. Anyone can get SSII's [well, the proper '68 version is less common...] but the wheel covers on a 442... rarely seen.

The wife says it's cut an dried- if you are going to "a show" then you make it original.

I did some research

http://www.mcacn.com/classes.htm

Saturday Nov 21: 9AM-9PM Sunday Nov 22: 9AM-5PM
$20-25 a ticket

Evidently this is one of them snooty high-falutin' car shows where the least award you can get is a bronze. Concours, if not d'elegance. Perhaps third in snooty level behind Pebble Beach and an All-Corvette affair. Your presentation will need a rotating pedestal, or at the least a knee high curtain. Mirrors underside. Pink Champaign on ice. All that rot. Real Champaign, too, from France. Not that "sparkling wine" stuff.

Alas, they might not let your car in, because it is not a Cutlass. The relevant classes allowed are shown as:

"Oldsmobile:
Cutlass 1962-1963
Cutlass 1964-1967
Cutlass 1968-1972
Cutlass 1974-1988
Toronado 1966-1978
Oldsmobile Misc. 1901-Present
Oldsmobile Competition/Race"

Perhaps you can educate then on the fact that for some years, a 442 is not a Cutlass, by definition, as specified in the VIN and published factory literature.

83hurstguy

Probably should go there before making fun of it... it's not like people are going to truck in a collection of hemi E-body convertibles, Pontiac swiss-cheese factory race cars, Boss 429 mustangs, and survivor low-mileage muscle cars for the local drive-in diner cruise night where Billy Bob and Joe can sit there and talk about how "they had one jus' like 'er" back in high school.

btw, "Champaign" comes from central IL and won't fit in a glass...

Looking forward to seeing this one in person in a few weeks, whatever wheels are on it. Those SSII's with red lines are killer, but the originality of the hub caps is neat too. Maybe put a pair of them on each side of the car, that way we can get both perspectives? Bet most people don't even notice, lol...

Hairy Olds

My vote ---- Wheel covers for the win.

Octania

Well, hell, if I have to visit before poking fun then I will never get to. I'm just saying, if this is judged and judged to the point of whether your jack handle is stowed correctly for the wheels used... then you better do it right. Looking at the web page, which presumably shows the best/ most elaborate displays.... you need AT LEAST mirrors and rope to keep the touchy pokey folks away, and the rotating pedestal would be better yet.

Yeah, you'd need a big glass for Champaign. Might as well make room for Urbana. Not sure there is a Pink Champaign. :-)

I like the idea of half n half wheels. See who notices.

Bfg

I think a set of wide white walls would really set it off, it would really look sharp with the white body and top.

rocketraider

EWW-WWW-WWW!!!


Didn't we used to have a barf smiley?

oldsmobiledave

Show it with the SS11 & the Red Lines. That look suites the car way better than full cover caps.

droldsmorland

Or SS1 red lines! SOLD...with the OEM hubcap in the trunk. Those are uncommon covers. Mine had those as well. I just prefer the SS1 or 2 or 3...

RALLYE KID

I like the wheel covers....

w30hurstolds

Just received them today

Yellowstatue

Now that you have those wheel covers, pull the trim rings off and see if the wheel covers will fit onto the SSII wheel. And then you can change your mind at will if they fit. Those wheel covers also came in fifteen inch to fit the big cars. '68 also had wire covers and my favourite-PA1- covers.

rcorrigan5

My '68 4-4-2 came originally with the N95 wire wheel covers and white stripe tires, which I chose to use for judging at the Olds Nationals in 2011, even though I believe it makes it look like an old man's car! I personally prefer red stripe tires on SSI wheels which is the way I keep it most of the time. It makes the care look so much more like the 4-4-2 it was supposed to be! With regard to the SSII wheels pictured on your car, they are not quite right. The '68 SSII wheel didn't have the 5 stainless bezels in the slots of each wheel. Instead, the those openings were trimmed in a silvery paint. The stainless bezels didn't happen until the '69 SSII.


I would use the original wheel covers. Just my personal opinion.


Randy C.

allyolds68

Also, it's hard to tell from your photo but the 68 SSII trim ring is a one year only brushed finish, as opposed to polished, like later years.

w30hurstolds

For those who couldnt make the show here is a picture with its wheel covers on.

73supreme

There is something that is missing from that white car. The vast majority of 1968 4-4-2's are restored without applying their correct GT stripe. Most go with the W-36.

w30hurstolds

This was a y-74 delete car

73supreme

There are many styles of wheel covers for that year. I will post the choices. I know mine came with a hubcap because it has the round houndstooth spare cover, but finding out WHICH one is unlikely without paperwork. If anybody knows how to narrow it down, I am all ears.

rcorrigan5

Good choice! It's nice to see a car that's restored the way it originally came. Far too many W-36 stripes, super stock wheels, and so forth out there today!

Randy C.

Gary's 2 442-S

Your car looks really great!

z11375ss

Got some pics of your car. It was stunning. Great choice on the wheelcovers.