1963 Ninety Eight Convertible

Modern Motoring · 08-10-2007, 11:51 AM

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!

ncwitte · 09-18-2007, 05:34 PM

Very pretty! Congrats on a beautiful car.

Norm

Modern Motoring · 02-19-2008, 06:19 AM

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.

ncwitte · 02-19-2008, 07:09 AM

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.

dar83501 · 02-19-2008, 08:39 AM

'friggin gorgeous!

Modern Motoring · 02-19-2008, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ncwitte

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.

Ask and ye shall receive !

ncwitte · 02-19-2008, 08:44 AM

Very nice!

Cecil Anderson · 02-19-2008, 09:02 AM

That would be really at home on the really nice country lanes here in England. In the Spring of course. WOW Andy

Starfire61 · 02-19-2008, 01:56 PM

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

rohman · 02-19-2008, 03:28 PM

Awesome car, I'm jealous.

Modern Motoring · 02-19-2008, 04:33 PM

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 !

62Starfire63 · 02-19-2008, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Starfire61

The car looks GREAT with the spinner wheelcovers. Did they have colored highlights available on them in '63?

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!

Olds64 · 02-20-2008, 05:13 AM

That is a beautiful car. Check out Fatsco Transmissions for Slim Jim parts. They would have the seals you need.

www.fatsco.com

Modern Motoring · 02-20-2008, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by 62Starfire63

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...

I might want to borrow or buy that stencil from you...... My Spinners have the white ring on them. I actually have two identical sets.

Thanks for all the compliments ! Out of all the old cars I have owned, this one is my favorite!

Starfire61 · 02-20-2008, 11:40 AM

I'm curious, do those spinners mount with the infamous clips? Is there a hole for the valve stem?

rocketraider · 02-20-2008, 01:07 PM

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.

Modern Motoring · 02-20-2008, 08:30 PM

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!

08-10-2007, 11:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
Modern Motoring Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 106	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!

02-19-2008, 07:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
ncwitte Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 43	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. __________________ 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 : 02-19-2008 at 07:12 AM.

02-19-2008, 08:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
dar83501 Brewsmobile > Bluesmobile Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lewiston, Idaho Posts: 271	'friggin gorgeous! __________________ 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 455 Big Block Project - "The Brewsmobile"

02-19-2008, 08:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
ncwitte Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 43	Very nice! __________________ 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.

02-19-2008, 09:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
Cecil Anderson Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge England Posts: 44	Beautiful That would be really at home on the really nice country lanes here in England. In the Spring of course. WOW Andy

09-18-2007, 05:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
ncwitte Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 43	Very pretty! Congrats on a beautiful car. Norm

02-19-2008, 06:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Modern Motoring Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 106	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.

02-19-2008, 01:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
Starfire61 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 53	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 : 02-19-2008 at 03:40 PM.

02-19-2008, 03:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
rohman rohman Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: kansas city area Posts: 11	Awesome car, I'm jealous.

02-19-2008, 04:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
Modern Motoring Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 106	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 : 02-19-2008 at 07:24 PM.

02-20-2008, 05:13 AM	#13 (permalink)
Olds64 Landyacht Club President Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lawton, OK Posts: 1,070	That is a beautiful car. Check out Fatsco Transmissions for Slim Jim parts. They would have the seals you need. www.fatsco.com __________________ "Some men are Baptists, others Catholics. My father was an OLDSMOBILE man." Ralphie Billingsley A Christmas Story 1983 "We rei-eign, supreme, ooooh god! Burrito supreme, and a chicken supreme, and a CUTLASS SUPREME!" Tenacious D 2007

02-20-2008, 11:40 AM	#15 (permalink)
Starfire61 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 53	I'm curious, do those spinners mount with the infamous clips? Is there a hole for the valve stem?

02-20-2008, 01:07 PM	#16 (permalink)
rocketraider Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Danville Vajenya, the Last Capital of Dixie Posts: 158	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. __________________ I know absolutely nothing about Oldsmobiles. Just ask the owner of Oldspower.com

02-20-2008, 08:30 PM	#17 (permalink)
Modern Motoring Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 106	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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