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I wanted to bring this up for awhile. Please excuse my spelling and actually using words. Came from the era of carburetors. My grandpa owned what I think was a 63 or 64 fullsize four door. Maybe a 62. I can't find any pictures yet.
So what warped all of you on Oldsmobiles over the rest?
I have many stories. My first was riding down the street to do my paper route and seeing one of my older Brothers 70 W-31. White. Blue stripes. Blue interior. Dual gate. Gauges. I was done.
I bought that a 69 Cutlass S after that from a swim instructor. I felt for her and her car. She was 28. I was 17. I tried. Loved her. Anyway. White. Blue top. Blue bucket seats. Shorty console. Owned an SX after. Then I bought my one owner 70 442. Factory OAI. Rally red ORANGE. That car and I have too many tales. I Never got over my Oldsmobile love.
I was, and still a Chevy guy. My older brother, like 20 older drove Olds. When I got out of the army in 1968, I wanted a new high performance car. I was a Chevy, guy, so I wanted a SS Chevelle. So I started looking, had no money, had a nice 64 Nova HT, low mileage. 17K. So my wife and me go looking, Chevy were hot, and no dealer would deal. So being I had no money, was looking for best deal. Went to about 3 Chevy dealer, looked at GTO, and Buick. Then I went to the Olds dealer, and talked to them, they had no 442 on the lot that I would buy, no 4Sps, After talking to sales man, he said we will order one, and give you a good deal. They took 2 hundred of the price and I talked them up 2 hundred , on my trade in, so this was my best deal, so went with Olds, and been Olds guy since.
Sweet Harv. That's what I am talking about. I am the last of seven. So many Mopars. Big block Chevy's (don't ever discount any big block Chevy). I bought my 70 SX Easter Sunday before my accident. I must have been 16. 455. 2.56 rear? I was never the same 455 Olds power is unique. More power than fools give credit for. Oldsmobile Power. 👍
I come from a Oldsmobile family. I live an hour from Lansing. My grand father owned 4 I know of. My father 3. My brother another. Myself 6. Still own the 442 I bought in college 38 years ago. Drove it into work today. Nothing brings back the memories like cruising
along two lane black top thru the country windows down listening to rumble of a 455 olds. Tom
The first automobile I purchased in 1969 was a super plain Jane 1967 4-4-2 - my father actually picked it out for me. A neighbor owned an automobile dealership and showed it to my Dad. My Dad was a 100% Buick man (except for the very first car he ever purchased - a 1947 Lincoln Continental V-12 Sport Coupe immediately after discharge from the Navy after WWII), but I think he was thinking of his own youth when he picked out that 4-4-2 for me. My second daily driver Oldsmobile was a 1972 4-4-2 (1976 - 1982). Four decades later I found my current 1971 CS convertible very much in favor of my tastes of years gone by. Oh yeah, I knew the history of REO Speedwagon (saw them several times just as they were coming on the scene). R.E. Oldsmobile + REO Speedwagon + my own 1967 4-4-2 just seemed like a good combination (and, I didn't even mention my awesome fondness for REO fire engines and delivery trucks).
I come from a Oldsmobile family. I live an hour from Lansing. My grand father owned 4 I know of. My father 3. My brother another. Myself 6. Still own the 442 I bought in college 38 years ago. Drove it into work today. Nothing brings back the memories like cruising along two lane black top thru the country windows down listening to rumble of a 455 olds. Tom
My Dad got the ‘66 98 convertible new. Grew up in it. Have super 8 movies of me washing it as a 4 year old. Went to college in it. Kept it.
Never had a new car until 1994 when I decided I could either drive the 98 every day or keep it forever, but not both. Then in ‘98 came across a used ‘66 Starfire at SFO and paid $4k for it. Wanted to see what it was like restoring a car without needing to drive it to work.
Over time I figured out that they were pretty reliable, a bit off the beaten old-car path with a good mix of performance & luxury for their time. In the old car world it gives us a bit of uniqueness without any pretense. Of course the cost is that since they’re not popular I have a bit of a parts hoard going on under our house so it’s possible to fix when something goes wrong.
With advice found here and just a couple of other places, I did a few safety & performance upgrades to make them stop & drive better. They’re not modern, but make a great counterpoint to today’s cars for enjoyment.
Now they’re just fun to cruise around in and work on here & there and enjoy.
When I was looking to buy, I was originally on the hunt for either a '70 Chevelle or a '66 big block 4 spd Impala, but they were out of my budget. So my search landed me on my '72 U code Supreme. Didn't know much about Oldsmobiles at the time, and wasn't really looking for one, but the asking price was within my range, so I figured it was worth a look. I reached out to the seller and as soon as I laid eyes on it, I knew it was the one. After some negotiating, I drove it home. Little did I know at the time what I had, so without a doubt, it was the right decision
My father beat Oldsmobile into my brain at an early age with his street race tales. That, and I'm no fanboy (i.e.- LS swaps), and I like to make people scratch their heads while I pull my hair out. Otherwise, no reason, really.
My love of automobiles started with my Grandfathers 1957 Olds Super 88 2 door hardtop, kind of a caramel color and white 2 tone I remember when I would visitGramps I would sneak into his garage to look at it !! then when Gramps decided to move from Chicago to PHX he sold the car to my dad !!!! wow dream come true !! I still wasn't old enough to drive when my pop got the car but I used to volunteer to go and start it on cold winter days. I was 16 and about to get my license I was so close to driving that beauty !! I was home and received the call "hey its dad some one has to come and pick me up I was in a accident" turns out pops was stopped at a intersection on that rainy day when a tractor trailer rig rear ended the Olds !! dad was ok but the car was not !! I never forgot that car !!
So 51 years later I finally got my Super 88, not a 57 not a hard top but a 56 Super 88 2 door sedan , missed it by 1 year !!
I still love her !!
Dad was a Ford man for years. His best car, I wish he kept was a 56 Ford Crown Victoria 2 dr with a 312 Y block. Didn't use a drop of oil and very few problems, best car he ever owned. Fast foward after owning many Ford's including a Galaxie, a 1976 Ford 1/2 ton with a straight 6 was a POS. Then two Fox bodies, a 78 Fairmont and 79 Zephyr were equally as bad, just junk, criminally bad. He swore of Ford's for 10 years. Dad bought a 76 GMC, then a 78 Chev and a 83 chev, all OK 1/2 tons. We got our 75 Cutlass 4 door, nick named "The Beast". A pretty good car for thr terrible mid 70's. The 350 Rocket, lasted over 300,000 Miles and the cushy interior were the best parts of the car, the TH350 went up in smoke and the HEI pick up died. It finally got towed away after it started to knock slightly. The wrecker sold it and someone drove it 5 more years. We then got our 81 Delta 88 4 door, the best $500 my parents ever spent on a car. A bunch of regular maintenance receipts since bought new in 82, including 3000 km oil changes.The Olds 307 and TH250C lasted over 400,000 km and used very little oil with decent power till the timing skipped at 450,000 km. These two cars cemented me in Oldsmobile's. I owned the 81 Delta 88 as well, 88 Delta 88, a POS fwd, my 88 CSC and my 70 Cutlass S.
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I was born into the love affair. First one I remember was my fathers 48 ninety eight, then a 55 , then a 59, then a 62 , and finally a 76 “455” delta. My Oldsmobiles were a 70 “442”, 67 “442”, 68 cutlass and now a 64 F 85. I just like being a little different than the regular crowd. Lol!
My first car was a graduation present , a 1970 olds delta88 royale 455 2 barrel my stepdad paid 200 bucks for it . Everyone in my small hometown were Chevy Ford Pontiac guys I wanted to be different .Been hooked every since
First car was a two year old 1959 Chev Biscayne 2dr, 283 2bbl with PG trans. Fast forward to 1963 and a ride in a 1963 Ford 406 convinced me that big block torque ruled. My next car was a 1964 Merc Monterey Marauder 2dr which I special ordered with the Police Interceptor 390 (330 HP) and 4 spd trans, no power steer or brakes. The 427 was turned down because of lack of warranty compared to the 390. That Merc would cruise at 105 all day long! Sold it and had a 1957 Ford while I shopped for something new. Was looking at 1966 & '67 Ford Fairlanes & Merc Comets with the 427 when a friend talked me into checking out a 1967 442 at a local Chev-Olds dealer. They had raced a 1965 and then a 1966 442 at their drag strip in Walterboro SC and would have raced a '67 442 except for the new Camaro. They had two W30 cars at the time, an automatic trans car which was the owner's ride and a 4speed car which I test drove and bought. It had M21 trans, 3.55 rear, power disc brakes, and UHV ignition. As it turned over 500 miles, I was driving into Myrtle Beach Dragway and ran a low 14 second ET on slippery bias ply red line wide ovals. Still have the old girl but she's due for a complete restoration now. Have had several other A-body Oldsmobiles along the way, 1964 Cutlass, 1966 442, 1967 442 vert, 1969 442 W30, all fine vehicles.
Although I was raised in a Ford family, the town where I grew up was the home of Phillips Petroleum and therefore pretty affluent for a town of 35K people. There were a lot of gear heads and people with money, and the town was thick with muscle cars of all types, including a lot of rare cars. We had 3 Dodge Daytona / Plymouth Superbirds, maybe a dozen Shelby Mustangs, a Ford Torino Talledega, a few Boss 429s. The list goes on. After the father of a friend of mine passed away, Big Daddy Don Garlits came to town with his Top Fuel car in tow to pick up my friend's father's low mileage Hemi Roadrunner.
But there was one large family that bought nothing but Oldsmobiles. The parents and all their children always drove Olds muscle cars, eventually selling them to others, resulting in our town having more than a dozen 4-4-2s and Cutlasses, including a couple of W-30s, a Rallye 350 and two Hurst Olds. Starting at 14, I worked as many hours as allowed at a small grocery store, saving every penny I made to buy a car. While I really wanted a Mustang, I could not afford one, but by the time I turned 16, I had saved up enough money to buy a 66 4-4-2 convertible.
The original engine was long gone, and it was powered by a very long-in-the-tooth 68 Rocket 350 4bbl. About 6 months after buying the car, I damaged the 350 street racing, as a foolish 16 year old does. I found that an Oldsmobile specialty salvage yard in Soldier, Kansas, had a 425 out of a 66 Starfire available, so my father and I drove up there to buy it. The father of another friend of mine had a 69 4-4-2, and I asked him if he needed any parts from the salvage yard. He gave me a list, and we became friends, helping each other work on our cars.
Over the next 6 months, he and I bought 17 cars together, mostly Oldsmobiles and mostly parts cars, and we started a restoration business out of a 3500 sq. ft. warehouse. Our project cars were a 65 4-4-2 hardtop, a 69 4-4-2 convertible for his wife, a 64 Dodge Dart convertible, a mid-60s Triumph, and our best find, a 67 4-4-2 W-30 4 speed that had been a drag car. The most expensive car we bought was the W-30 for which we paid $400, and it came with a 66 four door Cutlass for parts.
By the time I went to college, we had restored and sold all of these cars except for the W-30 and convertible which his wife kept. We also restored a few cars for clients including a beautiful 72 4-4-2 convertible that needed an engine rebuild and some minor additional work. Every penny I made went into the project cars or my own, but over the course of these 3 years, Oldsmobiles really got in my blood. Life, work and family commitments kept me out of the hobby until recently, but I am glad to have found my way back into both the hobby and into Oldsmobiles.
Back in 1978 I was looking for a sporty car to trade my 74 GMC truck in on. I spied a 66 Mustang at a small dealership so I asked my Dad to go along to help swing a deal. He was a great deal maker but he wasn't too fond of the Mustang and steered me off of it. Just before we were about to leave, the salesman pointed me across the lot towards a 72 Cutlass S. Matador red, SSII wheels, black vinyl top with a black bucket seat/console interior. It had a 350 with a 2 barrel carb. Great condition and ran pretty dang good. Dad was a diehard Chevy man but because the Cutlass was at least a GM product, he helped me make a deal.
I grew to love that car. I flogged it almost every time I drove it like any other 19 year old red blooded American male would do. It never let me down. I dated my soon to be wife in that car but 3 years later sold it off. Since then I've had a 2 dr. 76 Cutlass Supreme, a 4 dr. 68 Delta 88 Holiday and presently own a 70 442. I've had good luck with all of my Oldsmobiles. They are great cars and wish they were still in production.
Our family didn't start out an "Olds" family. Grandpa's cars consisted of (as far back as I can remember) a '63 Impala 'vert, a pair of '66 Impalas (sedan and wagon, the wagon was eventually handed down to dad), '67 Couple DeVille, '71 Impala. Gramps on my mom's side drove a '62 Galaxy and later a '67 Galaxy. Dad's cars consisted of a '48 Plymouth, '58 Bel-Air wagon, '62 Sedan DeVille, '66 Impala wagon, '74 Ventura..............before he purchased his neighbor's gently used '68 Cutlass in the spring of '75. At that time I was in 8th grade and fell in love with it, being as close to a "muscle car" as I'd imagine my parents ever getting. When Dad purchased an '81 Omega he sold the Cutlass to me (my first car). Dad eventually traded the Omega for an '84 Cutlass Ciera, then the last Olds he purchased was an '88 Delta (early FWD chassis). The last car he purchased was a late '90s Crown Vic. So while my family didn't own a plethora of Oldsmobiles, we were a solid GM family and my Cutlass had a positive influence that resulted in 3 more Olds purchases.
Personally, my other cars were a '69 Bel-Air, '69 Toronado, '76 T/A (455-4spd), '77 Camaro LT, '84 Fiero, '84 Chevy Van, '70 Cutlass 'vert, '92 LeBaron 'vert, '77 Dodge Van, '94 Z28 'vert (M6), '84 NISSAN pickup, '98 T/A 'vert (M6 WS6), '99 Dakota R/T (CC), '00 Lincoln LS, '07 300C, '13 SRX. So also not a plethora of Olds, but heavily GM biased.
Why my Olds (and why is it one of my "keepers")? Its my first car, I've known where its been since it was new, its from the peak muscle-car era and shares sheet-metal w/ 442s, Ram-Rod 350s, and the first H/O.
My retirement gift will be a C8-Z06 (9000 RPM!!)
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I come from an all GM family and learned to drive on a '73 Omega. A second reason I fell in love with Oldsmobile is the Redline Hot Wheels Olds 442.
That's funny. I get it. I swear of All the muscle cars. There are NO sexier rear quarters than a 70-72 A body Oldsmobile. I love a Buick too. Same for a 70 Chevelle. I don't hate on the 70-72 GTO's. Liked them too. Oldsmobile kicked all of GM's butt. 70 Chevelle is a beauty. 70 GS the same. Nobody had the hood and the rear quarters that an Olds A body did. Oldsmobile killed it with the Cutlass Supreme body. Those rear quarters on a ragtop?? Good luck. Convertible Challenger or Barracuda. Sweet looking cars for sure. 70 Oldsmobile A body Ragtop?? Can't beat it.
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My Dad was in the market for a new car in '67 and I vividly remember going car shopping with him, I was 8 at the time. My Dad was pretty sure he wanted a Cutlass Supreme Holiday Coupe so we went to the local dealer to see what they had. They had a beautiful CS, red on red, buckets with center console shift automatic. I think he was sold the moment he first saw it. However, they also had a 4-4-2 optioned CS (4-4-2's were not their own model yet and only available as an option on CS's in '67), that was Aquamarine, 4-speed, SS1 wheels with redlines, and all the 4-4-2 option goodies. I remember my brother and I begging him to get the 4-4-2, but to no avail, we got the regular CS. Still, I always thought it was the prettiest car we ever had when I was growing up! From that day until now, I always had my heart set on getting a '67 CS 4-4-2. It took me 50-years, but in 2019 my dream finally became a reality.
I've always thought Oldsmobile found me. When I was younger I simply wanted a GM v8 automatic two door. I didn't know what A or G body meant then, but that is what I wanted. I came close to owning a 74/75 Laguna and a 74/75 monte carlo. A 71 cutlass fell into that spot and have since owned four, two being parts cars.
My dad had several Gran Sports, Impalas and of course Olds Cutlass. While he is not a “car guy”, he likes sporty muscle cars. As a kid growing up in the 70s, we always had a station wagon, usually Oldsmobiles. My grandfather had a 71 olds 98 2 door, I loved riding in it. I think those cars have the coolest dashboards.
When I was nearing driving age, I wanted a 70 Chevelle. Even then, those were way out of my price range. I saw a ad in the newspaper for my 69, I borrowed the last 150 bucks (paid 750 for it) from my dad to needed to buy it. This was back in 1987.
I still want a 70 Chevelle (in addition to a 70 Gran Sport, 68-69 GTO, and countless other cars) but I like being different. There just aren’t nearly as many Olds as Chevelle or Camaros.
One of my best friend's parents had a new 1970 Cutlass Supreme. I thought it was a great personal luxury car. I caddied when I was a kid and I remember all those Lincolns & Cadillacs in the Country Club's parking lot. I thought it was too much car for me and the Cutlass being touted as a personal luxury car was just the right fit for me. And when the downsized 1978 Cutlass came around I liked the lines. When a friend of a friend came by in a brand new 1978 Cutlass Supreme Brougham, I poked my head in and made my mind up that I had to have one of these. By 1984 I got one, a blue 79 Calais. Still got it. Still drive it. I get in it now and I still feel the way I felt when I first bought it, all smiles. I'm glad I kept it up all these years.
I'll be showing it at the Morgantown Zone Show, in the Show Only class. Stop by and see it and you will know why I was glad to keep it all these decades later.
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Not to get off topic here but ------ we where discussing why Oldsmobile ? I advised in my post earlier for me it was Gramps 57 Olds. We were not Olds people in my family but we were GM. It started with a 55 Bel Air 2 door hard top, My mom rolled it in a accident which resulted in a messed up leg and some facial surgery but she survived the car did not, so Mom and Pop then bought a 57 Belair 2 door hardtop, they then traded that in on a 63 Impala Convertible (moms first convertible, she was hooked) that was followed by a 1966 Catalina convert which was traded in on a 1969 Catalina convert, which was sold out right to purchase a 1969 Buick Electra convertible (long car !! even a longer story behind it) that car brought them from Chicago to Phx Dad passed and Mom bought her first Ford a 76 Torino 4 door (it was actually a nice car ! that car broke the GM cycle she drove it till she passed. Anyway that brings me to this point, DID THIS HAPPEN IN YOUR FAMILY ? both my parents worked so they needed two cars, Mom got the new cars and dad got what we called THE BEATERS ! Dad was not a car guy but he always seemed to pick mechanically sound cars but boy what a patch work of vehicles, there was no brand loyalty when it came to Pops beaters the only one that wasn't a beater was the previously mentioned 57 Olds he bought from Gramps .Here's the parade of beaters I remember. a 1952 Dodge Cranbrook 4 door with rusted out floor boards, a1957 Chevy 210 that was stolen from where Dad worked one day, a 1955 Nash Ambassador yes I said Nash it actually was a pretty cool car but it may have been the only lemon he picked . he even had a Renault Dauphine for a while (it didn't last long) and a 63 Chevy Biscayne 2 door sedan 6 cyl, radio delete with rubber floor mats. so that's it Mom had the nice GM's Dad got what ever rolled and was affordable at the time.
Born in 1989. Grew up in San Francisco with two older brothers who loved buying cars. My oldest brother had a 69 Chevy Nova 4 speed with a corvette engine. Slightly, remember that car. But after that he got a firetruck red convertible 72 cutlass Supreme. Absolutely loved everything about that car. Centerline wheels, the grill, 3 brake lights, bench seats, column shifter. Especially loved that acceleration and sound of that old school muscle. Unfortunately he crashed it doing dumb ****. So my mom ended up fixing it and giving the car to my other brother. He fixed it. Painted it blk with white racing stripes. Got some custom blk n white matching interior. I remember when he would park it in the garage I would sit I it pretending it was the batmobile. Unfortunately he crashed that car too. About 8 years later around 2003 my brother (2nd one) bought a old Convertible 70 442. Needed a lot of work. No engine. No tranny. Rust everywhere. No interior. Took years to fix but was able to drive it to my prom in 2006. Greatest day of my life. However, the engine and tranny was pulled from a delta 98. So it didn't run how I expected. He ended up selling that car to a collector who paid a pretty penny considering it was still in progress and didn't have the original engine or trans. Fast forward 12 years and I have my very own 1969 442 Holiday Coupe matching numbers engine and trans. In progress right now but hoping to drive her by my bday in October. I love olds! Love cutlasses! They just look so beastly and elegant at the same time.
I wrote an entire article about this question for March JWO. Short story is I saw a 1969 H/O on the street in our small town and fell in love. Poduction was limited, so I didn't get to buy one, but later got two 1970 Vista Cruisers that I put a lot of that love into.
Today, Vista Cruisers are an unusual car--perfect for a creative guy like me. My current one has enough power to be entertaining (and shaming to the unwary who ignore the raucous idle note).
My first car was a 1970 Cutlass S. Reef Turquoise with a white vinyl top and white and black interior. I bought it from my uncle who was an airline mechanic for TWA in Kansas City. I paid $600 for it! As I grew up I always regretted selling that car so when I was able to, I bought my 72 CS Convertible.
Environment Lansing Michigan! Dad worked for Oldsmobile, uncle was an engineer. Ex FIL worked at the main plant. Every five houses in my hood had an Oldsmobile employee. Dad drove Oldsmobiles. The family that babysat me in my single digit years became my friends. The Old man worked at Oldsmobile and his Brother in law did as well. I was always working cars with them handing wrenches over the fender. We worked on 98's, Cutlassi, H/O's and W machines.
I have led a charmed life by being in mecca, I have been in plants 1,4 and 5. Strange that I was never in my dad's plant, which was #2. I did go through a phase on no Oldsmobiles in my life from late teens and finally had enough money in my later 20's to by my first collector car which has been almost a quarter century with my 70 Supreme HT. And a handful there after.
I have ran the largest Oldsmobile show homecoming and attended homecoming for every year since 1995 except the 2 cancelled shows. I have attended the 100th and 105th and was a board member on the latter.
I had a great car start to my life ,my parents had great cars mom had a Yenko stinger and then a 67 chevelle ss. Dad had 55 Fairlane and then bought a 66 hemi charger new while in the navy. Fast forward to a young 16 year old kid and getting keys to the charger for his 16th birthday. I drove the charger for about 6 months and hated the way it looked so I shoehorn the full drive train in to a 78 aspen station wagon and drove that for awhile. I rolled that car and the drive line it still in my garage to this day with only 36000 miles on it. In highschool everyone had a Chevelle or a monte carlo so I knew I wanted something different. I found a 68 gold 4dr cutlass and the price was right. I spent a few months and had it ready for paint , some body had better ideas and hit the car the day before paint was applied. I got a insurance check for what I had paid. With cash in had I went to a auction at a grocery store of all places and found a 67 cutlass hardtop with 23000 miles on it car had been sitting since 1970 the kid that had owned it went to Nam and was killed the day he got off the plane. 1500 later it was mine. With all the 60s go fast parts to boot steel packs hilabrand mag slots the works . This was in 1993 so a a stupid young kid I parted out most of what I didn't want and slammed a 455 and a 400 with buckets and a console and drove for a couple of years. I got married and parted out that 67 to cover appliances for the new house. Since then i have done better and am now on my 28th 67 this one my first convertible. I bought sight unseen from Chicago almost 2 years ago. Car had been sitting for a couple of years major rust but 2000 and this 66000 mile one was here. Needs trunk and floor pans and frame patch , inner a pillers replaced all in all to me nothing major the neighbors think I am crazy but I love the work and when I finish a car I barely keep it over 4 months till the bug gets me to fix one again. I might keep this one. I am trying so new stuff like one piece front glass and shaving the frt turnsignals out . Might widen the rear quarters and put on cowl hood. Thinking so many things . But as I write this I am reminded what makes the love of cars great, every one has their own ideas and each classic is a survival guide to life. Bring them back in your own way.
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My dad bought a new 1971 Cutlass, after his second tour in Nam, I was 3 years old. I still recall sitting in my fathers lap as a little kid and he letting me drive the car. I learned to drive in that car. That car was a 350 2bbl single exhaust, green exterior, green bench seat interior, green vinyl top, auto, A/C, P/S, P/B, AM/FM radio car. My dad drove it till it was worthless, and he ended up giving it to an uncle. My father was an Oldsmobile guy (always talked about the early Olds 88 with the 303 rocket) until he got into a Firenza, that POS was always broken at the dealership. After that fiasco he started buying Honda's and never bought another American car till the day he passed.
You always go back to your roots. My memories of driving in may fathers lap while I was a little kid are etched in my memory, just like going to school in the mornings in the Cutlass, listening to my favorite rock station, I will never forget that. Every time I get in the Cutlass and look at the dash, I am again a little preschooler driving in my father lap...
I just bought a 1971 Mustang Mach 1, which was the first car I ever owned. It is a project, but it runs. That car lasted 3 months until I wrapped it around a tree... You always go back to you roots, and the cars you like, are the cars of your youth, just like the music you like...
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