I finally got my 50 Olds 88 club coupe, some photos on the trailer from Fla and in the garage with a cool Nevada plate i got from Oregon. Now all thats left is to work on it. Have some NOS trim parts, need to ID the motor & see if it turns over and work on it a little at a time

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I just like 50 Olds Coupe's

 

Love that car--I am old enough to remember washing and waxing one just like it brand new. I worked in a Shell Station in California at the time. At 35 cents and hour one was out of the question for me. Could not wait to drive it into the bay for a lube job. Of course it had to be road tested for the coustomers safety. Wow. do a great job on it it's a beauty. Andy

 

That is a pretty car. It looks pretty solid for such an old car too. That Super Deluxe radio is something else. You definitely need to have the radio restored so it works again.

 

Congratulations to you. I know you are very excited right now. Spring time is approaching and you have something to look forward to now.

 

Looks very solid,Most of the ones ive found around have no rockers & not much left in the 1/4s. If you get to the point you want a NOS viable Hood we have one located in Ohio

 

Yea, I'm pumped i had 2 50 coupe's in Chicago way back $125 each.
A gray primer one it had a newer 4 barrel & manifold on the 50 303 V8 & Zephyr gears he said.

This one has plain green valve covers with the vertical embossed where they bolt on, square bore manifold, the motor is just laying in there no trans. There auto flywheel that bolts to the old cast iron hydro is there.

The car needs quite a bit of work. I'm glad to have it. The radio cost me $5.00 out of a pile of $5.00 radios. just Lucky on that one

My 1st Olds coupe > 60 miles per hour in first gear > hit 2nd, and i was at the stop sign, the Speedo read 60 > not sure if it was the true speed.

It was a fun car it looked just like this one, had Red rims.
This will look just like my 1st Olds for a while, until it's painted all Black

 

That was a radio in the picture?? That looks like a jukebox to me! Great ride and good luck on it

 

NH, congrats on your '50 Coupe!

Please keep us "posted"

Jeff

 

That would make it a Ford trans. Cheaper and easier to find, than a Cad, Buick, or Packard.

Norm

 

Nice project car

 

Thats what they looked like, one big 6 volts music grinder

 

Cool car, Nailhead! You are going to have a blast with that one! The oldies are indeed the goodies!

 

Front bumper is not Olds.



Probably a Chev or Pontiac. About 20 lbs lighter, and easier/cheaper to get re chromed.

Norm

 

Much bigger because of the tubes, the main board was mounted vertically.

 

And the loudspeaker was mounted inside the case, behind all those holes in the front.

Norm

 

Norm, Man now thats a beauty! a gray primed coupe > Choice! I like that baby

it's a lot like my 1st 50 Olds coupe except it had Red rims and no radius, it was fast, but not as fast as the one below

Someone thought the front bumper was 55-56 Plymouth - getting a Olds on the front later

 

I think they were right.

Norm