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Old April 4th, 2012, 05:41 PM
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Radiant Green 442
I got mine in 1990 or so.
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Old April 6th, 2012, 05:13 AM
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The car has not been on the road , except on a trailer to the exhaust shop and back , in 20+ years. I hope this year to get the Olds moving under its own power and maybe painted too.
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Old April 25th, 2012, 05:16 AM
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The 442 is at the body shop!
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Old April 26th, 2012, 11:36 AM
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Post pics when you can and thank you again for the Toro oil pan :-)
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Old May 17th, 2012, 11:18 AM
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Glad you could use it!

The car should see primer next week
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Old May 17th, 2012, 11:48 AM
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Coming along I see . Radiant green is a nice color . My car is almost ready to go back on the frame . Should have the underside painted by tonight . My car is Sherwood green .
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Old May 18th, 2012, 05:30 AM
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Sherwood green is a good flavor too! Getting the body back on the frame is a big milestone. I hope things go smoothly for ya!
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Very Nice! I like that shade of green. Can't wait to see what it looks like all painted up! Great job.
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Old May 28th, 2012, 11:24 AM
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Front fenders and the hood are now "bodied out". The 442 will be in primer this week.
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Old September 10th, 2012, 01:31 PM
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Finally got to the body shop today. 442 is getting closer to the paint booth
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Radiant Green
For those not familiar this is Radiant Green.

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Old September 10th, 2012, 02:35 PM
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Thanks Dave! I will send that picture to the body shop guys and let them know that is what our 442 needs to look like

Nice car mister!
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Sherwood green is not bad.....
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Sherwood green is not bad.....

X2 on that one
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Old October 16th, 2012, 12:43 PM
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The 442 has made it out of the paint booth
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The 442 has made it out of the paint booth
Looking good!

Will your striping be white or black & is this getting 442 striping or W-30 stripes?
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Old October 16th, 2012, 05:19 PM
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Thanks Dave!
The stripes are going to be the standard 442 stripes in white
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Looking great Brian!
I like the color, it looks very modern
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Thanks Dave!
The stripes are going to be the standard 442 stripes in white
Shoot me an email at dlnicol@shaw.ca & I will email you pics of a radiant green 442 with factory stripes in white.
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John and James Kryta's '72 W30 is an outstanding example of a Radiant Green/White stripe 442.
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Old October 17th, 2012, 04:22 PM
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I would love to see more examples without the w30 stencil before I get
stripes on the ground
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I would love to see more examples without the w30 stencil before I get
stripes on the ground
I tried to send you the pics but the email address was rejected by the server.

I am out on an oil rig & it might be a firewall issue with our satelite internet connection.

I'll be home Sunday & mail them to you after that from my home server.

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Old October 17th, 2012, 06:14 PM
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I like the color looking forward to seeing it together.
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Old October 17th, 2012, 06:23 PM
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I got around the server issue by sending the pics to my hotmail address & then sending them to you from Olds442Dave@hotmail.com


You should have them now....enjoy.
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Old October 18th, 2012, 06:34 AM
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Got the pictures! Thanks Dave

Thanks Richard. I am excited to see the car assembled and buffed out
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The 442 is home from the body shop!
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Old December 5th, 2012, 05:53 AM
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Sure is purrdy! You must be thrilled. I love the white, it sure sets off the green. Are you keeping the whitewalls, as it is such a novelty to see them. Enjoy the results.
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Old December 5th, 2012, 05:57 AM
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Brian, Looks great. The stripes look great.

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Brian,

That looks great - really like the colour!

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Beautiful car and great color. Is it a 71 or 2? Gotta respect someone who really is keeping it stock down to retaining the 350 and regular rear bumper.
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Old December 5th, 2012, 02:18 PM
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Nice now get out there and put it together.
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man that's nice
Wow looks great, it is pics like these that keep me going, and stories of long term resto's makes me feel I am not a complete loser and others also have had to make choices and restos get put on hold, makes me see the light at the end of the tunnel :-)
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Just gotta love it!...looks awesome ! Agree with others, originality and hope for my resto's !

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Brian that looks awesome.
We are going to have to get our cars together for a date LOL
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Old December 5th, 2012, 02:59 PM
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Thanks for all the comments!

The guys at In The Works really came thru. The goal was to make the car as if it was coming from the factory when new. The stipes were hand painted over the clear.

Thanks to all who helped me find the NOS GM and other OEM parts for my project

http://www.intheworksautobody.com/
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The car looks great. That is one shade of green I really like.
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Originally Posted by gearheads78
Nice now get out there and put it together.
Thanks for the encouragement richard

Just got a chance to get all the junk out o the trunk. Next step MAW
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Except for the color your signature pic looks a lot like how my car sat all summer. Keep up the good work Brian. You're right, MAW do that trunk and let it cure over the winter. BTW, I am a fan of Radiant Green. Now, I just have to ask you - why do you have 1971 tail light lenses instead of 72's?

Have you picked the wheels/tires yet?
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I think it is a '71 with '72 grilles, correct? Man, that is a gorgeous color combo!
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to be continued..............
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