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August 10th, 2007, 12:51 PM
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1963 Ninety Eight Convertible
Hello fellow Olds enthusiasts! I would like to introduce you to Marge the Barge, my 1963 Ninety Eight Convertible. I purchased her 3 weeks ago from a guy out in Nevada for $8500. She was really topless when I got her as there was only the frame! She is now sporting a new 'doo and is looking quite smart! She has been painted and the entire interior has been redone. She awaits a front end rebuild, a rebuilt carburetor and maybe some valve adjustment. She does run like the wind, plenty of power and oh so smooth on the highway!
Marge will be touring the highways and byways of Northern California with two enthused owners inside!    |
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September 18th, 2007, 06:34 PM
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Very pretty! Congrats on a beautiful car.
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February 19th, 2008, 07:19 AM
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Update : Front end has been rebuilt, Carb Was rebuilt, Brake booster by "Booster Dewey" New brake shoes, Re attached the proper spinner hub caps, and gave her a good detailing. I still have bad lifters / cam and the transmission front seal leaks like a sieve.
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February 19th, 2008, 08:09 AM
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Sounds like you've made some good progress. I wish I could work on my car, but it's coooooold up here! I'd like to see more pictures with the right wheel covers.
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Norm Witte Lansing, Michigan '63 Ninety Eight Holiday Sports Sedan '99 Aurora The Internet: a fascinating new technology that combines the excitement of typing with the accuracy of fourth hand hearsay. Last edited by ncwitte; February 19th, 2008 at 08:12 AM.. |
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February 19th, 2008, 09:42 AM
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February 19th, 2008, 09:44 AM
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Very nice!
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Norm Witte Lansing, Michigan '63 Ninety Eight Holiday Sports Sedan '99 Aurora The Internet: a fascinating new technology that combines the excitement of typing with the accuracy of fourth hand hearsay. |
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February 19th, 2008, 10:02 AM
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Beautiful
That would be really at home on the really nice country lanes here in England. In the Spring of course. WOW Andy
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February 19th, 2008, 02:56 PM
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Wow! What a gorgeous car! Why have you been hiding it from us for so long?????
That leaking front seal is a special feature of the Slim-Jim... if the car is stolen you follow the trail of transmission fluid until you find it. Cam & lifters? Sounds like every 394 I've ever had, too! The car looks GREAT with the spinner wheelcovers. Did they have colored highlights available on them in '63? Please post some more pics- how about a few of the engine & the interior? BTW- how do you get a pic to appear directly in a post, instead of a clickable link or a thumbnail? Congrats again on a fine job! Chuck Last edited by Starfire61; February 19th, 2008 at 04:40 PM.. |
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February 19th, 2008, 04:28 PM
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Awesome car, I'm jealous.
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February 19th, 2008, 05:33 PM
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Heh, I posted this originally back in August '07 ! You can find my set of pictures on Flikr, just search for 1963 Oldsmobile.
If you want to show a picture in your postings, host that picture someplace ( flikr, photobucket, et al ) and use the yellow picture icon. It will prompt you for your hosted pictures URL. Copy and paste that in and your done ! Last edited by Modern Motoring; February 19th, 2008 at 08:24 PM.. |
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February 19th, 2008, 07:03 PM
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Yes they did have color highlights available on the 63, I actually found and own then stencil from 63 that would have been used to spray paint these at GM. Rare find I was thinking, so I had to get it...never actually used it as this was after I'd spent hours and hours masking and painting them... Beautiful 98 By the way as well. Wedgewood mist I'm assuming as is the same as my 63 Starfire I have for sale. I have a local friend with the same 63 98 ragtop as well as a 63 98 Holiday Sport Coupe, very nice job on yours! |
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February 20th, 2008, 06:13 AM
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That is a beautiful car. Check out Fatsco Transmissions for Slim Jim parts. They would have the seals you need.
www.fatsco.com
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February 20th, 2008, 08:17 AM
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Thanks for all the compliments ! Out of all the old cars I have owned, this one is my favorite! |
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February 20th, 2008, 12:40 PM
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I'm curious, do those spinners mount with the infamous clips? Is there a hole for the valve stem?
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February 20th, 2008, 02:07 PM
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Yup- they work just like the other clip-on wheelcovers. Meaning they are a PITA. All for the sake of hiding a valve stem... I sure am glad they quit using them for 1964. 'Course then they came up with the bolt-on aluminum cap that everybody tore chunks out of because they didn't realise they were bolted to the wheel.
The 63 stencil seems to be fairly common as I've known several people who owned them. They had them for 58-62 also, but I have never heard of one for sale or borrow. I believe it was one of the dealer essential tools those years in case a wheelcover had to be painted.
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February 20th, 2008, 09:30 PM
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The clips are easy, once you figure out how they attach to the rim, then how they attach to the cap. When I was younger I worked at a tire store busting tires. Trust me, you learned ALL kinds of goofy ways manufacturers attached hub caps!
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