croozer

My 57 Olds had a kind of an "accident". The hood flipped up while driving and now it is just a piece of junk.
The 57 bodies have different sizes ( 88 , S 88, 98 ). Are all the hoods the same, or do they vary, depending on the model ????????

Yellowstatue

The hoods are the same but it's the trunks that are different...the 98 quarter panels are about 6 inches longer, thus the trunk lids are longer...

croozer

Okay, cool ! So I can take any 57 Olds hood !!??
I know about the deck lids, the 98s donīt even have those edges.

belgium57olds

hello cruizader

all the hoods are the same on the 57' there is one for sale on ebay.com now for 280.00 $
is there other damage on the car ?

greetz marc

croozer

Hi Marc,

Thanks for your info. I found that hood on ebay already and "shot" it !
I hope it will arrive okay.
The price of the hood is okay so far, but the freight.........

Both fenders have little paint chips on top, but thatīs it, thank god !!

That "accident" doesnīt happen to me !!, but to the owner of the body shop while a test drive, so he can put all the costs to his asurance company.

Louy

belgium57olds

hello louy ,

i also think the shipping will be the expensif part lucky enough the

asurance company wil cover the cost for the parts and repair .

i hope that everything ends up fine afterall and you can anjoy your 57'

agian .


greetz marc

croozer

Yeah, hope that too !
I will let you know and I hope I can post some pictures, before and after.

Louy