jeffreyalman

I would like to see your interiors, mainly driver's seat and dash.

I just think Oldsmobiles are so beautiful I want to see all of them.

Here are my 3, 76 Toronado, 75 88 and 76 Custom Cruiser

jaunty75

How do you not have cracked steering wheels?

jeffreyalman

I got very lucky all 3 were very well kept, but the wagon actually was / is cracked and hanging on the garage wall, this is a Grand Prix wheel with a rocket logo shhhhh

jaunty75

Here's a couple of shots of the interior of my '67 Delta 88 convertible. The gauges are aftermarket, but I like 'em. (That's my goofy beagle Jake to the left of the driver's door in the first photo.)







I'd put up some photos of the '73 Custom Cruiser, but with the seats and carpet out at the moment, it ain't much to look at. But give me a few weeks.

jaunty75

I won't tell.

Actually, I didn't think that there was much you could do about this. These wheels crack because the plastic, over many years, finally "dries out" and shrinks, causing the cracks. It cracks for the same reason that over time, your nice, new, flexible shower curtain liner eventually becomes stiff and brittle along the bottom. The whole curtain is slowly losing its plasticizers (what gives a car the "new car" smell), but the part of the curtain near the bottom loses them faster because the water helps wash them out.

As far as your car's steering wheel, you can't stop this by taking any extra special precautions because it happens by just being exposed to the atmosphere.

At least, this is what I always thought!

jeffreyalman

the Grand Prix wheel makes the wagon handle better. I got lucky, all of mine were very well protected from the sun. Some guy wanted $675 to recondition the wagon wheel. I paid $30 for it, got the woodgrain redone for a 6 pack (well it started out as a 12 pack but the painter only got 6 hehehe) this is what it arrived with not horrible but much better now

jeffreyalman

very nice 88 that interior is beautiful! I don't remember ever seeing a color-keyed rear speaker grille was that available or a custom? Looks like Jake thinks there may be some food in there LOL

w-30dreamin

WoW! there are some very great looking interiors pictured,I'm almost embarassed to show mine but I try to contribute as much as I can.So here goes...
*edit* after looking at this pic,the next thing I clean will be my pedals.

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jeffreyalman

W-30 that's beautiful!

w-30dreamin

thank you very much

jaunty75

I have no idea. Car had this interior when I got it last June. The grille looks original to me.

He thinks there's food everywhere.

jeffreyalman

he's actually right!

Jaybird

It's interesting that the rear ash trays in jaunty75's car are long. Both of my 67 - 88's have short ash trays like w-30dreamin's car.
That's just another example of the differences between cars of the same year. I bet his has rear cigarette lighters.

jeffreyalman

maybe custom? seems the 4 door has a different rear armrest

jaunty75

Exactly right. Both rear ashtrays have cigarette lighters. Neither of them worked when I got the car, but they both do now.

Who knew that back in 1967, Olds would already be anticipating the day that we'd need to be plugging in our cell phone chargers, I-pods, and GPS units. Not to mention light the occasional cigarette. Talk about forward thinking!


Actually, all three ashtrays (these two plus the one on the dash) looked they had seen MANY cigarettes in their time. I cleaned them out as best I could and painted them with some chrome paint, and now they look pretty good, especially if you don't actually open them up and look inside!


By the way, did you ever notice that in the owner's manual, service manual, etc., they never refer to these as "cigarette" lighters? They're always referred to as "cigar" lighters. I wonder why that is. More classy sounding?

Jamesbo

Here are a few

jeffreyalman

very nice Jamesbo thanks!

cutlassgal

Aren't they all so beautiful?? I loved the velour seats that were in my Delta! Here are a couple of The Prettiest One's interior.... I need to get out and take some better pics!!

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jeffreyalman

wow Sandy that is really pretty! You may want to send me that burgandy cup holder though it clashes with your green

Lady72nRob71

Great thread Jeff - some very beautiful interiors indeed! I sure miss those overstuffed velour seats (my mom's car had them and they were sure comfy!!!!)

She will end up painting that with green interior paint - right??
The saddle carpet on her door panels is a bit striking, too - I thought it would be green! Are these original door panels?
A unique yet pleasing difference!

Lady72nRob71

Just some existing pictures, not quite posed for beauty...










This is an oldie, but goodie! I need to redo this one with fresh switches...

jeffreyalman

show off
j/k
love the dash lights and the tach and the power windows and the saddle cupholder (note to Sandy)

Bluevista

Man you guys got a lot of junk hanging around and sitting in your cars.
Cupholders... who needs stinkin' cupholders when you have thighs?

No food or liquid gets anywhere near my interiors so I don't need that junk, All you need is a Playboy bunny sticker on the back of the mirror to show you like girls, if you do that is.

I wonder how many mouse pelts it took to make one of those those velour seats?

Here's mine, no 8-track or tilt or powerful locks and windows at the time.



Here's my other one, the thread title doesn't say beautiful Olds interiors?

jeffreyalman

beautiful Allan I didn't know you could get a Malibu with a 3 spoke wheel

jeffreyalman

hey Rob I just saw a peek of the 86 - wow it looks nice - how about some shots of it???

cutlassgal

Yep... the cup holder getting painted is on my list!! My sister gave it to me - I couldn't find one that fit the "hump" very well! The only liquid that ever goes in the 72 is bottled water!

Rob.... those are original door panels, and the carpet is fading, bless their old hearts. It's still greenish, but the pics make it look really brown. Replacing them is on my "eventually" list! The top of the passenger side seat is starting to fade also, where the sun hits it. Poor old girl!!

jeffreyalman

Sandy RIT dye, a bucket, a big sponge, done (just dab it)

cutlassgal

Really?? I would have never thought of that! I was gonna use spray paint.

jeffreyalman

I mean for the seats and the door panel carpet - a nice big sponge, semi-wet, and dab

Lady72nRob71

She is a bit camera shy and does not get out much... I have considered selling her also. I will see what I can do.
Here is the only decent picture I have of her on the PC, taken back in '94 or so with a disposible 35mm camera.
She DOES need to get out soon so i can get more pics. Her battery developed an internal short and is now deader than dead.
Wanna take a quick ride? See the short video from last year in this post:
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...tml#post134177


The door panel carpet only is available - just contact cement it in place of the old stuff... Sounds super easy but I do not guarantee it...

cutlassgal

Rob.... The 86 is very beautiful also!! I had an 85 Supreme- silver w/ maroon interior.

jeffreyalman

what she said but my 85 was a 74 and the silver was white but other than that it was the same

w-30dreamin

I would like to add my compliments to the people who have posted after my first post. Again,you all have some very,very nice interiors!

I have a couple curious questions regarding interiors.

I notice Cutlassgal's and Lady72nRob71's door panels have hand pulls to grab and pull the door shut.Is this a cutlass supreme item only?

Also I noticed they (Bluevista also) have the chrome backing plates behind the armrests as does my cutlass S,I have 2 other sets of cutlass S door panels and neither of these have the chrome backing plate.What determined which cars recieved this chrome backing plate?

thank you

jeffreyalman

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Aceshigh

The only thing I'm doing now is putting a modern GM mirror in it with Autodim, Temp, Compass
because the stock mirror position annoys the absolute CRAP out of me blocking the middle of the windshield.

That plus new Glowshift Elite series gauges for Volt, Oil, Water, and Wideband Air Fuel.

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D Appeldorn

pfff how do you guys keep your interior so clean and without any cracks?

mine have several minor cracks a litle tear becouse of the sun and use of former owners.

very sharp! shal make some pictures this weekend to, going to my first visit with my 69'88 to a usa car meeting

stan 65 cutlass

question, i have a for sale ad for a 66 or 67 cutlass with original leather interior? did they ever come leather????

jeffreyalman

they were not available with leather from the factory

cutlasssupreme71

WOOOOOW!!!

You guys and gals have some beautyful interiors......

Here is the interior from my ex 71 supreme and my 70 "S" right now.

Torsten

jeffreyalman

wow Torsten very nice I love the embroidered rocket

Do I see a wire grid type (not fan) rear defogger in the ex 71?