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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 12:46 PM
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57' olds nut

hello olds fans ,

i am in to 57' oldsmobile's for abouth 20 years now and still hookt on the cars .


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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 12:53 PM
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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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Welcome!! Do you have any pictures?? We like to look!!
Old Nov 3, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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Talking Welcome to CO

I am a 57 Olds fan as well. The more 57's the better
Old Nov 4, 2009 | 06:09 AM
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 05:03 AM
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Welcome aboard

Where in Belgium are you from?

X 2 on posting pics

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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 08:23 AM
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 09:15 AM
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Welcome on CO !! Have fun here !

I have a 57 too. http://www.cruizaders.com/Cruizaders..._88Custom.html

Let us see some pics of yours.
Old Nov 7, 2009 | 02:04 AM
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hello ,

i live near by antwerp 35 mile's from brussels i am in to the' 57 stuff almoost 20 years now .
i am yust using this forum and i put some picture's on the side by photo gallery
if you whant i mail you some nice one's from my other cars .

best regards marc
Old Nov 7, 2009 | 02:07 AM
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thanks olds friends .

best regards marc
Old Nov 7, 2009 | 02:14 AM
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hello olds friends ,

thanks for welcomming me how cant i send picture's to you on this side ?

best regards marc
my email addres marcvisbeek@msn.com
Old Nov 7, 2009 | 06:15 AM
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Welcome!! Do you have any pictures?? We like to look!!
hello ,

here a few picture's from my 57 super 88 olds convertible


greetz marc
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 06:22 AM
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Smile belgium 57 olds nut

Originally Posted by croozer
Welcome on CO !! Have fun here !

I have a 57 too. http://www.cruizaders.com/Cruizaders..._88Custom.html

Let us see some pics of yours.
hello ,

here some picture's from my 57' olds super 88 convertible .

greetz marc
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 06:52 AM
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Smile belgium57 ' olds nut

Originally Posted by cutlassgal
Welcome!! Do you have any pictures?? We like to look!!

hello here some picture's from my 57 ' olds super 88 convertible .

greetz marc
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by belgium57olds
hello ,

i live near by antwerp 35 mile's from brussels
Nice ride

Got any diamonds laying around you'd like to ship to me?
Old Nov 7, 2009 | 07:17 AM
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Smile belgium57olds

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Welcome to the forum.
thanks tony ,

here a few picture's of my 57 ' olds

greetz marc
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by croozer
Welcome on CO !! Have fun here !

I have a 57 too. http://www.cruizaders.com/Cruizaders..._88Custom.html

Let us see some pics of yours.
hello cruizaders ,

nice car you have i think i so your car in a magazine ( chroom and flames )

did you still have the original engine and gearbox ?

here a few picture's of my 57' olds convertible .

greetz marc
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 07:50 AM
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Nice ride

Got any diamonds laying around you'd like to ship to me?
hello james ,

yes antwerp is the city of diamonds but i think we allredy own a fwew

exelent diamonds in are garage

cant you send me some picture's of your four 69' oldsmobile's i love the

see them all .

i was on the centennial celebrating in lansing 1997 where you there to ?


greetz marc
Old Nov 7, 2009 | 08:28 AM
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Thumbs up SWEET

That is a very sweet convert. How is is optioned ? I like the wagon and hardtop as well. Glad to see you join up
Old Nov 10, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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Hello all. I am very new to the classic cars but I really enjoy it. I have a 1957 Oldsmobile 98. I just got the motor pulled and its the 371 rocket that is locked up. Should I rebuild the motor or just put a 350 in it ? Thank for and help
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 05:29 AM
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Hello all. I am very new to the classic cars but I really enjoy it. I have a 1957 Oldsmobile 98. I just got the motor pulled and its the 371 rocket that is locked up. Should I rebuild the motor or just put a 350 in it ? Thank for and help
I knew you would find some more "57 owners here. Cool.
I would say rebuild the 371 as there are sources for engine parts.
Old Nov 11, 2009 | 10:41 AM
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Rebuild it. Its a great motor and there are new parts available
Old Nov 11, 2009 | 04:12 PM
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Always enjoyed the 57 Olds--best friend had one back in school. Got lots of raves when riding in it--great car to restore. Are you doing all the work yourself? Post pictures of your progress.
Old Nov 11, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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I have a good friend of mine that is helping me along the way. He has redone about 25 cars and really knows his stuff so that is a major help. I will post pics along the way and I look forward the days I get off work and can play in the garage
Old Nov 18, 2009 | 09:36 AM
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Hi belgium57olds,

Yes, it´s true, the car was in CHROM&FLAMMEN 3/99.
No, I don´t have the drivetrain anymore. I sold it some years ago, when I switched to a Chevy 350/350 combo.
I really love your cars !!!! Thats really a dream of me, to have all 3 model styles !!!! Keep them up.

Louy
Old Nov 18, 2009 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by 317rcampbell
Hello all. I am very new to the classic cars but I really enjoy it. I have a 1957 Oldsmobile 98. I just got the motor pulled and its the 371 rocket that is locked up. Should I rebuild the motor or just put a 350 in it ? Thank for and help
I say keep the 371! It was called the J-2 Rocket and it had a six pack, putting out like 312 HP... how can you go wrong with something that cool? I think one of the coolest things about clasic oldsmobiles was the engines, they were all unique and cutting edge for their time, it's just my opinion that dropping a Chevy 350 in it ruins a car like that, and I also think we see way too much of that these days.
Putting in a different/better classic oldsmobile motor like a 425 or whatever would be one thing, and people used to do that back in the day (an old teacher had a 1949 Olds 88 with a hopped up olds 394 back in the 60's, one of the fastest cars in town) so it would still be a "period correct" thing but I think 350's are too generic and boring. You can put a 350 in anything, but a classic Olds with a real-deal Olds motor is something special!
That's just my two cents
Old Nov 18, 2009 | 06:22 PM
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croozer,
A very nice car. It is sweet.
Too bad you went to the dark side with the Chevy.

Gene
Old Nov 18, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by belgium57olds
hello james ,

yes antwerp is the city of diamonds but i think we allredy own a fwew

exelent diamonds in are garage

cant you send me some picture's of your four 69' oldsmobile's i love the

see them all .

i was on the centennial celebrating in lansing 1997 where you there to ?


greetz marc
You are right, your cars do look like diamonds. I admire that they are in such fine condition. Welcome to the Forum.

Originally Posted by 317rcampbell
Hello all. I am very new to the classic cars but I really enjoy it. I have a 1957 Oldsmobile 98. I just got the motor pulled and its the 371 rocket that is locked up. Should I rebuild the motor or just put a 350 in it ? Thank for and help
My vote is keep the 371 Olds engine. It is well worth restoring/rebuilding. IMHO there is no substitute for the 371. I restored a 69 Chevy some years ago and replaced it's 327 with a new 350 and regretted that move to this day. 350's are geared lower and did not have nearly the pep of the 327 - nor will it have compared to the 371 fully reconditioned.
Old Nov 20, 2009 | 03:08 AM
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Hi & welcome to CO!

I see croozer already answered. There are several other German/European members, wouldn't be surprised if some answer!
For instance, there are 3 '63 Cutlass 'verts (convertible 63 is from the black forest, 2 are in Switzerland), a '68 Cutlass 'vert, etc.
Croozer has "volunteered" to try to get an email list together.
Enjoy the site!

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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 01:18 AM
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Nice ride

Got any diamonds laying around you'd like to ship to me?
He did a wise thing by cashing them out to get all those cars. There's no better way to dissapoint burglars
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