I own a 1966 Oldsmobile Cutlass holiday. I

have installed an overdrive transmission, sniper fuel injection, aluminum heads, cold air intakes, four wheel disc brakes, air conditioning, and much more! She’s a pleasure to drive!

 

Looks super cool. Love it.

 

 

My wife and I each own a '69 A-body... Hers: '69 442 ragtop,(400/4-spd, matching #s) which we've had for about 30 yrs, 3 clutches, top, paint, interior. It was Janie's "Daily" for 3 yrs...winters and all! With studs all around, it does AMAZINGLY well in the ice and snow. We've put 90+ thousand miles on this 'ol girl. MY A-body is "Vista-Carouser", which was rescued from a life as a logger's crummy. Needless to say, even tho the 350/400 combo ran GREAT, it was ROUGH. Side-swiped down both sides, dents on all corners, FORTUNATELY, came with the back COMPLETELY full of "Unobtaneum" spares... Apparently, the 2" deep combo of McDonald's wrappers/saw-gas-and-oil on the floor helped, as there is NO floorboard rust. We've put nearly 200,000 on the already Hi-mileage car, giving it 386,000 actual miles. I'm into it for the 3rd time, trying to finish up the 4-bucket interior. We've given it new paint, interior, disc brakes. My all-time favorite!
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Pair-o-'69's

 

I am the new caretaker as of yesterday. This was 442Murph's personal car. I hope to do him proud.

 

98% all orignal including paint.

 

I inherited this beauty in 1989 after my granny beat it to death. worth $300
used all my hair-transplant savings and a lot more to bring "Otto" back to life.
He's taken me down Rt 66 twice, and a lot of other cool rides

I hope putting a question in here is ok

If I put 4" pistons in a 324, what else do I have to change to make it all work?

 

Hey all,
I just picked my car up from a local gentleman. She's in great shape with a light patina finish and everything works minus a backup bulb light and the right turn indicator in the instrument panel. Have really enjoyed driving that 2bbl 394 UHC motor with that Hydramatic transmission with that "Super" gear position...then sliding her into D after topping out in 2nd. Everything is original down to the power steering, power drum brakes (which I want to find a 2 piston front disc brake package to upgrade her with), NO A/C , not a single floor or trunk floor patch or rot. Just a fantastic car in my mind. I think she'll be around for a long time in my garage.

 

You found a beautiful car! The local gas pumps have far more patina than your ride does.

 

Thanks so much! As I look around the market more I realize what a deal she was at 6200$.My GF and I go cruising every evening that the weather provides us the opportunity to do so.

 

I don't think I've ever replied to this thread, but knowing how you guys like pictures, I thought these might be fun for some of you:

'66 big cars, mechanically very similar, but different driving experiences

66 big cars. Acres of sheetmetal, hundreds of pounds of trim.

I started working on the convertible in college in LA where I discovered junkyard parts for pennies on the dollar, adding all the options my Dad passed on when he bought it. The soft top has 365,000 miles on it with an engine rebuild or 2 along the way. The Starfire has somewhere over 230k I think. It's hard to tell since I bought it used, but I have it since 1998 or thereabouts.

The Starfire was project 2.0. I was curious for 20 years what a big Olds coupe would be like for noise and A/C and as a driver. I found it at SFO airport and got it for maybe $4,000 and used what I had learned on the convertible to restore it. The convertible is arguably more fun, but the S/F is a better restoration - quieter too.

Both are nice drivers with disc brakes, HEI ignitions and mild 455's, not too loud and they ride nice with upgraded stereos and other touches. One good part is a lot of my parts hoard will fit either car.

In my part of CA, we don't salt the roads, so I use these cars several days a week, even in winter. Usually from November to April I use the Starfire since it resists water better, then come April 1, I swap it for the convertible with a few swap-backs in between just to keep seals fresh and the driving interesting. Doing life's little errands like grocery getting, hardware store, dropping off people at bus/airport is made a whole lot more fun with these old cars. Traffic too - most people are grinding away, we just get to enjoy these old machines.

Cheers
cf

 

Dynamic 88 1962 when i bought it

 

Slightly modified. I purchased it this way but plan to go back to stock wheels and suspension. 94,000 miles. Interior is all stock. Engine bay appears stock but the 455 has been modified internally.

 

That car looks awesome like it sits! I'd have a hard time going back to stock.

 

I agree it looks great as is but I like a softer ride where I don’t have to worry about every speed bump. When the roads are smooth this car is amazing to drive. My other muscle cars have always been stock and it’s just something I’m used to driving.

 

This is my 70’ VC. I consider it slightly modified. 4-wheel disc brakes, bucket seats, beefed up 2004R, Summit Racing EFI, Lunati VooDoo cam .539@.50, Black Widow race venom mufflers with x-pipe, and much more. Just a absolute blast to drive!

 

Got a few:



Dalton, Ga. show 2024

 

 

My aunt left her 1972 Cutlass Supreme to me in her estate. Picked it up last week. Slowly nursing it into road worthy condition. Rocket 350/4bbl/turbo 350

 

Wow! Auntie had very good taste.

You have a beautiful car.

 

You might want to check with the local Olds Club, she may have been a member and others might be familiar with the car.

 

HAVE OWNED FOR 53 YEARS. . 030 OVER 350, HEADERS TURBO 350 ,442 CUTOUT REAR BUMPER , FACORY AIR, PS, FRONT DISC BRAKES, TILT WITH 4 SPOKE STEERING WHEEL ANDLOTS OF CHROME UNDER THE HOOD .

 

Numbers matching engine, trans replaced, carb removed for sniper one by previous owner but just replaced with sniper 2. Owned for just less than a year.

 

What an amazing car, congratulations!

 

This is my 1955 Super 88 Holiday Coupe I bought a few weeks ago. I already rebuilt the windshield washer jar and pump, had a pro rebuild the carburator, put a new mirror glass in the inside rear view mirror and did some other small works.
I am still getting to know the car. After the carb rebuild it runs like a charm. I already love it!

 

Thanks a lot, I had a 70 442 in college and had been looking for over two years. Finally found this one in a price range I could afford. I didn’t want a perfect show car that I would be afraid to drive and this looks and drives good just like I wanted.

 

Yours looks sweet. I love the colors.

 

Thank you. I also was searching for quite a long time until this one showed up.
Same here, a not perfect car is more driveable without fear of tear, and be cheaper, too. :-)

 

Very nice cars you have +1 , i don,t want a showcar either , i don´t have a car to please other people
to look at , it,s for my own pleasure to drive and do work with .

 

Somewhat modified 1980 Cutlass Supreme base coupe. Swapped a 350 Olds with TH700R4 trans, 3:73 gears with positraction. The car now sports a 1986 Cutlass Salon burgundy velour interior. That car was a recovered theft with 10k miles. Otherwise stock wheels and suspension with poly bushings throughout.

 

HAVE OWNED SINCE 1973

 

I have slightly modified my 65 since I got it. New suspension, disc brakes up front, 4 speed from automatic, vintage air, dash mod, newer frame underneath, and many other minor fixes. What a GREAT hobby. And I try and drive her every chance I get!

 

Thought I'd post my new to me 55. I've wanted one for 38 years and finally got her. Changed the tires and wheels from the 7.10-15 to 235/75/15 on 15x7 steel wheels. Need to figure out trimming the fender skirts to fit the tires.

That photo is un-doctered! She's a beaut...if ya like that kinda thing.

 

That is a very clean and sporty looking model! The two door and roof lines look great.

 

The way I found it.

What I did to it.

The way it is.

 

That's a beautiful '55. My dad, who was a district sales manager for Oldsmobile, had a '55 Holiday sedan the same color combination, except the teal wasn't metallic. He bought the car in the early '90s, about the time he retired, from the original owner, who lived next door to the small town Oldsmobile dealership where he had bought it new. It was all original, but was beginning to fade when Dad sold it to another of his former dealers in the mid-2000s, who intended to give it the full resto it deserved and to use it as a showroom display piece.

 

Bone stock

 

Interesting color for an ambulance. The vinyl floor covering is just like what we had in our kitchen when I was growing up!

 

The color was chosen to match the vehicle in the 1970 C/B brochure. And yes, that is the same Armstrong flooring many of us grew up with in our parents kitchens. A good friend convinced Armstrong to do a small run for ambulance restoration, and they amazingly agreed! How is that for client satisfaction.

 

Me too! It must have ben very popular in the 70's...