Hey guys, i'm new here and i'm so happy to be back in an Oldsmobile. It's almost been 10yrs since i lost Christine (78 Cutlass Supreme) and now my wife is buying me her uncles 71 Delta 88. the pix i'm gonna post are mostly of when he first go her. Once i have her in my possession i'll take more pix.

 

 

 

 

ok check it out i found the info on the when my uncle in law was selling the car

"I HAVE A 71CLASSIC OLDS DELTA 88 RARE COVERTIBLE, ABOUT 80 % RESTORED, NEW VERY STRONG 350 ROCKET ENGINE &NEW 400 TRANSMISSION( WITH ABOUT 500 MILES ON IT). PWR STERRING,POWER BRAKES,NEW DUAL EXHUAST SYSTEM ,NO A/C, RUNS GREAT,HAVE ALL RECIPTS OF ALL WORK DONE, CLEAR TITLE IN HAND , NEEDS A PAINTJOB & TOP COVER... MUST SELL ASKING ONLY $6,500 OR BEST OFFER.NO TRADES AND PLEASE NO LOW BALLERS , MY LOSS ,YOUR GAIN, FOR MORE INFO CAL ME BIG AL @210-286-0529 BY APOINTMENT ONLY, THANK YOU FOR LOOKING"

and this is the only current pic i could find

 

Alright guys, i just took possession yesterday and took a few pix and a made a vid

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp0oqVlgfxo

 

Francine's new mods
Mirrors
Before


After




Steering wheel
Before

After

 

ok, so since i could find another rear blinker housing i decided to cover the holes. they seem to be coming out pretty good but i still have a lil more work to do
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i also started covering up all of the lil badge holes too and installed a trunk lock.
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