Bushman455

My Father bought this car from Oldsmobile after he saw it at the Chicago auto show on a turntable is what he told me.
I would like to get the car in better shape it's been sitting a few years so i thought with the knowledge of the forum we could get her back to her glory and answer some questions about The Mod Rod.

It doesn't look so great right now (not so good Repaint years ago) but I'll get pictures soon.

Thanks
randy

attached a pic from the web

allyolds68

Cool! I was wondering if this car would ever surface. Isn't this car in a closed dealership in Georgia? There was a magazine story about your dad ten years ago or so, correct? He has some other classics too if I remember correctly.

rcorrigan5

Looking forward to seeing more pics of your mod rod! It looks very interesting. I see you've had a few posts on this site...welcome aboard and enjoy! Lots of expertise to share from and with the people here!

Randy C.

'68 4-4-2 convertible, provincial white/black top & interior
'69 4-4-2 convertible, cameo white/black top & interior

oldcutlass

Cool story Randy, also look forward to seeing more of this car.

Bushman455

We are in NC, Olds dealer for years now a used car lot but still open.
Thanks for the welcome

Bushman455

Here it is the gold turned out too dark but it was a good paint job. I'm going to get it out of storage soon and we'll check the codes out. It has 8,000 miles on it! Any questions hit me up

Joffroi

whoa, that is wild. definitely looking forward to just seeing more pictures.

timholliday

allyolds68

It doesn't look like it has many options. No A/C And no headrests

Do you still have any documentation that this is the auto show car? That would make it really interesting. Can you post a pic of the cowl tag?

Bushman455

wow never saw that video before thanks

allyolds68

Can anyone provide a link to the article on Bushman455's father? I can't even remember if it was a hard copy magazine or if I read the story on-line.

Bushman455

I'll get it out of storage soon and more pics

Bushman455

Muscle Car Review Annual 2004

allyolds68

Thanks,


I wasn't a MCR subscriber back then (I am now) and I'm guessing I just happened to buy it, probably when I was going on vacation somewhere. I'm sure I don't have it anymore. I'd love to read it again. If you have it and could email me a copy I'll PM you my email address.


Thanks,

Bushman455

Here is what is left of the quarter panel letters

timholliday

I was wondering if you had them.

Bushman455

The letters were glued on so some fell off or were helped off by someone when it sat on the showroom floor.

droldsmorland

FYI BeenThere is selling what looks like the correct Spyder wheels for this car. If not 100% correct Im sure they can be chromed. the Video looks like they are full chrome?

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...***-442-a.html

Diego

FWIW, the "Annual" was only available on the newsstand. I believe all articles were initially printed in the monthly and there was nothing exclusive to the Annual, so you may actually have the article if you have a good MCR library....but you'll have to sift through issues to find it.

Bushman455

Interesting, my Dad said they would not let him have the wheels that are in that video, He had to buy the wheels that are on it now to get it home. What kind of wheels are on it now? They are aluminum had chrome centers with an "A" on them.

droldsmorland

"What kind of wheels are on it now? They are aluminum had chrome centers with an "A" on them."

Appliance "Cross Wires" Or "Cross Lace" I think?

EDIT....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Set-of-Appli...-/302057268548

Bushman455

Thanks

servexcell

is it possible to get larger size pictures of the car from the show.

Bruce

allyolds68

Google "1967 Chicago Auto Show Oldsmobile Youngmobile" and all kinds of pics come up

servexcell

do you have a link to the magazine article

allyolds68

I looked and I don't have the hard copy anymore. As far as I know MCR does not make their articles available electronically. I have an electronic subscription now and you can't access it without a password and the pages are obviously write-protected so you can't share them

servexcell

thanks what a nice picture to have especially with the car.

servexcell

Bushmann can you post the full picture the 1st one

Bruce

Bushman455

no sorry that pic was found on the net

still trying to get the car out of storage I will update then

Olds442redberet

Wow! That's one cool car.

61Bat

Amazing car, so cool that it still exists! Subscribing!

steedaq

Way too cool!!

Chris J

Awesome story cant wait to see more pics and watch this project!

sammy

Great story....

Bushman455

For Your Information
****CAR IS NOT FOR SALE****

I was just trying to share with the Oldsmobile community but Some people...
I'll keep my mouth shut
Thanks
Bushman

wing

I have pictures that I took in 1974 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina while I was student there.
Tom

83hurstguy

This car would be awesome to have at the MCACN show (http://www.mcacn.com/) for the 50th anniversary of 1968. Any chance it has made it out of storage?

wing

When saw this car back then, I suspected that it was a GM show car, the paint and interior changes were excellent. I dug up the old photos last week and starting doing some research which was not possible before the internet. Eventually I found this forum which answered a lot of questions. Seeing the video from the NYC Auto Show made me realize that my 1974 encounter with this car was probably not my first since I had also attended the 1968 show in New York six years earlier. I agree that it would be nice if the car makes to show circuit again.

Bushman455

Cool my sister went to UNC and drove it she also had a silver 69 firebird convertible.
Thanks for the pics

wing

I am glad that you like the photos. I am new to this forum and for some reason I am unable to view many the pictures that you posted. Is there any chance that you could re-post the ones of the car with the re-paint? I would like to see what it looks like today. By the way, my car back at UNC was '69 GTO which I still own today. Good luck with you 442. Hope that you get it of storage.

Tom Winger