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elwood565 · January 8th, 2009, 08:35 PM

congrats on the purchase!

you have quite a nice CC on your hands there, certainly worth saving and restoring. the buick clamshells can be found, and same with the chevys and pontiacs, but finding an olds that is as nice as yours is a great find...and $1200 is a steal!

my 71 98 is solid as a rock, and i wouldnt hesitate to drive it anywhere. when you take care of these big ol' yachts with their 455's, they take care of you. your paint looks decent, although its tough to tell because its wet in the pictures. i agree with oldsguy that its worth seeing how it will buff out. here's a trick i picked up when it comes to the woodgrain. try rubbing a little bit of plain old motor oil on the woodgrain with a rag. it brings back the luster and gets rid of some of the waxy hazing that occurs. i found this out when i spilled some oil on my dad's 72 chrysler town and country wagon's woodgrain! my dad came home and saw the spot where it happened and said, "hey the woodgrain looks great! what did you do?" lol.

i agree with rocketraider...im pretty sure that there is some differences between the custom cruiser rear bumper and a 98 rear bumper. for starters, if you look at a 1972 98 rear and a 72 CC rear, the reverse lights are vertical in the CC bumper, and they are horizontal in the 98 rear. i also think they reach down a little farther because the rear quarters are lower to accomodate the tailgate sliding down and the spare tire well. i cant prove this, but ive compared my 71 98 to the 73 CC i used to have and the rear quarters do look different to my eye.

youre really lucky to have an indoor space to take care of your cars like that. this is the first winter that my 98 has to stay outside, which is very upsetting. but at least i havent had to drive it in any salty winter weather, which is the main concern.

great score! your CC makes me miss my 73 CC! im jealous! welcome again to the board, youre going to have a lot of fun here...i know i am!

-Bob

January 8th, 2009, 08:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
elwood565 in love with a '71 98 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 92	congrats on the purchase! you have quite a nice CC on your hands there, certainly worth saving and restoring. the buick clamshells can be found, and same with the chevys and pontiacs, but finding an olds that is as nice as yours is a great find...and $1200 is a steal! my 71 98 is solid as a rock, and i wouldnt hesitate to drive it anywhere. when you take care of these big ol' yachts with their 455's, they take care of you. your paint looks decent, although its tough to tell because its wet in the pictures. i agree with oldsguy that its worth seeing how it will buff out. here's a trick i picked up when it comes to the woodgrain. try rubbing a little bit of plain old motor oil on the woodgrain with a rag. it brings back the luster and gets rid of some of the waxy hazing that occurs. i found this out when i spilled some oil on my dad's 72 chrysler town and country wagon's woodgrain! my dad came home and saw the spot where it happened and said, "hey the woodgrain looks great! what did you do?" lol. i agree with rocketraider...im pretty sure that there is some differences between the custom cruiser rear bumper and a 98 rear bumper. for starters, if you look at a 1972 98 rear and a 72 CC rear, the reverse lights are vertical in the CC bumper, and they are horizontal in the 98 rear. i also think they reach down a little farther because the rear quarters are lower to accomodate the tailgate sliding down and the spare tire well. i cant prove this, but ive compared my 71 98 to the 73 CC i used to have and the rear quarters do look different to my eye. youre really lucky to have an indoor space to take care of your cars like that. this is the first winter that my 98 has to stay outside, which is very upsetting. but at least i havent had to drive it in any salty winter weather, which is the main concern. great score! your CC makes me miss my 73 CC! im jealous! welcome again to the board, youre going to have a lot of fun here...i know i am! -Bob __________________ Last edited by elwood565; January 8th, 2009 at 08:42 PM..