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The "Dirty Dancing" Oldsmobile

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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 12:18 PM
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The "Dirty Dancing" Oldsmobile

Found this today while googling for 75th Anniversary stuff. I could have sworn the car was a Tanbark Brown Holiday Sedan, but...

http://www.blueridgecountry.com/arch...y-dancing.html

And it's still a damn good movie. Yes, I admit to being a little hot for Jennifer Grey- boy she had a pair of legs!

Now, as to what provoked the 75th Anniversary search...

Hit an estate auction this morning and there was a literal PILE of Oldsmobile-related stuff there. Yes, I got it all, and paid too much for some of it, but I knew what it was. Turns out the deceased gentleman was selling Oldsmobiles at the Altavista VA Chev-Olds dealer in 1972.

The prize? 3 of the watercolor framed prints that were given to dealership employees as a 75th Anniversary souvenir. At first I thought someone had framed the place mats until I realised the lettering was different and these are printed on heavy artists' bond paper.

They are: 1897 First Oldsmobile, 1903 Curved Dash, and the 1908 Baby Tonneau.

Also scored my third 75th Anniversary Jim Beam decanter.

More junk to have to find somewhere to put.
Old Jul 5, 2009 | 09:07 AM
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Thanks for posting the link to a really great article. One of the Starz Encore channels broadcasted "Dirty Dancing" yesterday and seeing that car being driven on the open road was indeed a treat.
Old Jul 6, 2009 | 09:17 AM
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You are right she does have great legs. Oh the article was good too.
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