Very Important!! Anyone know this 66 Trac Pac car in TX

gearheads78 · October 4th, 2008, 09:54 PM

Extreemly nice car I saw at Goodguys today. If anyone knows the owner I was looking at the details and noticed the LH front control arm bolt is very loose and close to falling out. I tried going back to the car several times but no one was ever by the car.

Ranzan · October 5th, 2008, 05:50 AM

gearhead maybe try the texas olds chapter

Oldsguy · October 5th, 2008, 07:58 AM

Gawd that's a beatiful car!!

gearheads78 · October 5th, 2008, 09:00 AM

OK I can turn the alarm bell off. I just talked with him. He said all the control arms are left loose on purpose so the finishes are not damaged.
It only rides on a trailer so no road miles.

redoldsman · October 5th, 2008, 09:26 AM

Oldsguy it is a beautiful car. It is kind of amazing how beauty changes over the years. In 1966 we would not have been caught in a car that looked like this. We would have had to have bucket seats and some Keystone Classics or Cragers on the car before we would drive it. This is a georgeous car.

Run to Rund · October 5th, 2008, 09:36 AM

I just wish he hadn't used the Chubby C48 heater delete plate on the firewall. The Olds plate belongs on an otherwise well detailed Olds. I also wish more folks knew that Olds left the fuel filter bracket dark phosphate finish and a few other engine details that I see are done wrongly on so many Tri Carb restorations.

68conv455 · October 5th, 2008, 10:21 AM

What a shame not to drive it. When I saw the interior picture, I immediately visualized what fun it would be jamming through the gears.

citcapp · October 5th, 2008, 04:32 PM

I guess I just don't get it. I could not enjoy a trailer queen. To see such a fine car in my garage and not drive it. Couldn't do it. I guess I don't appreciate the art form or the future value enough. As far as I am concerned they are meant to be driven and shown so all can enjoy

Run to Rund · October 6th, 2008, 09:48 AM

The 66 W30 was intended by Olds to be a drag race car. Olds expected the dealerships who got one or more of the 54 factory-built cars to find buyers who would race the cars. Olds made sure anyone bringing a 66 to the NHRA Nationals at Indy on Labor Day weekend in 66 would have the W30 conversion package on their 442 to be as competitive as possible.

In my opinion, it is unfortunate that virtually everyone with a 66 W30 has become a "restorer" who keeps his car in a plastic ziploc baggie and never uses it. I recently resurrected the "Run to Rund" 66 442 W30 from Rund Olds of Detroit that appeared in two full articles in High Perf. Cars magazine and was raced at Indy. This car gets drag raced, full throttle, 6000 rpm take offs. I put a lot of effort and money into it, but I will use it as Olds intended, not as a garage potato and flower pot. My enjoyment of the 66 W30s (3 of them) includes their appearance, rarity, but most of all their performance.

Olds64 · October 6th, 2008, 12:25 PM

Trailer Queens are no fun. He might as well seal it in a lead box pressurized with nitrogen. The UV light from the sun are doing horrible, unrepairable damage to that car in the picture!

Oldsguy · October 6th, 2008, 02:59 PM

my heart is now filled with sadness to know it is a trailer queen.

October 4th, 2008, 09:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
gearheads78 Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 1,563	Very Important!! Anyone know this 66 Trac Pac car in TX Extreemly nice car I saw at Goodguys today. If anyone knows the owner I was looking at the details and noticed the LH front control arm bolt is very loose and close to falling out. I tried going back to the car several times but no one was ever by the car. __________________ -Richard 66 Cutlass ragtop my way Keep watching your cotton candy coated TV while your world falls apart around you...

October 5th, 2008, 05:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ranzan Parksville B.C. Canada Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 262	gearhead maybe try the texas olds chapter __________________ Wes 67 C/S Sports Coupe http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2447183

October 5th, 2008, 07:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
Oldsguy Hot Rodder at heart Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 5,360	Gawd that's a beatiful car!! __________________ Dan '77 Cutlass Supreme '46 2 door "The rocket 455.....it's a sledgehammer approach to a thumbtack world" LuxBlue of HAMB.

October 5th, 2008, 09:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
gearheads78 Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 1,563	OK I can turn the alarm bell off. I just talked with him. He said all the control arms are left loose on purpose so the finishes are not damaged. It only rides on a trailer so no road miles. __________________ -Richard 66 Cutlass ragtop my way Keep watching your cotton candy coated TV while your world falls apart around you...

October 5th, 2008, 09:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
redoldsman Proud Viet Nam Veteran Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rowlett, TX Posts: 480	Oldsguy it is a beautiful car. It is kind of amazing how beauty changes over the years. In 1966 we would not have been caught in a car that looked like this. We would have had to have bucket seats and some Keystone Classics or Cragers on the car before we would drive it. This is a georgeous car. __________________ redoldsman

October 5th, 2008, 09:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
Run to Rund Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 337	I just wish he hadn't used the Chubby C48 heater delete plate on the firewall. The Olds plate belongs on an otherwise well detailed Olds. I also wish more folks knew that Olds left the fuel filter bracket dark phosphate finish and a few other engine details that I see are done wrongly on so many Tri Carb restorations.

October 5th, 2008, 10:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
68conv455 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 259	What a shame not to drive it. When I saw the interior picture, I immediately visualized what fun it would be jamming through the gears.

October 5th, 2008, 04:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
citcapp Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 3,443	I guess I just don't get it. I could not enjoy a trailer queen. To see such a fine car in my garage and not drive it. Couldn't do it. I guess I don't appreciate the art form or the future value enough. As far as I am concerned they are meant to be driven and shown so all can enjoy

October 6th, 2008, 09:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
Run to Rund Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 337	The 66 W30 was intended by Olds to be a drag race car. Olds expected the dealerships who got one or more of the 54 factory-built cars to find buyers who would race the cars. Olds made sure anyone bringing a 66 to the NHRA Nationals at Indy on Labor Day weekend in 66 would have the W30 conversion package on their 442 to be as competitive as possible. In my opinion, it is unfortunate that virtually everyone with a 66 W30 has become a "restorer" who keeps his car in a plastic ziploc baggie and never uses it. I recently resurrected the "Run to Rund" 66 442 W30 from Rund Olds of Detroit that appeared in two full articles in High Perf. Cars magazine and was raced at Indy. This car gets drag raced, full throttle, 6000 rpm take offs. I put a lot of effort and money into it, but I will use it as Olds intended, not as a garage potato and flower pot. My enjoyment of the 66 W30s (3 of them) includes their appearance, rarity, but most of all their performance.

October 6th, 2008, 12:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
Olds64 Landyacht Club President Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lawton, OK Posts: 4,286	Trailer Queens are no fun. He might as well seal it in a lead box pressurized with nitrogen. The UV light from the sun are doing horrible, unrepairable damage to that car in the picture! __________________ Ferris, my father loves this car more than life itself... Apparently, you don't understand! Ferris, he never drives it! He just rubs it with a diaper! Cameron Frye Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986

October 6th, 2008, 02:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
Oldsguy Hot Rodder at heart Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 5,360	my heart is now filled with sadness to know it is a trailer queen. __________________ Dan '77 Cutlass Supreme '46 2 door "The rocket 455.....it's a sledgehammer approach to a thumbtack world" LuxBlue of HAMB.

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