Finally signed up for CO today
October 7th, 2009, 03:33 PM
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Finally signed up for CO today
I've been lurking for a while and finally signed up. I enjoy the site, and now can view all the pictures of your fine rides.
I grew up in an "Oldsmobile" household and they were generally the only cars my folks ever drove. Our family cars ranged from a '50 88, several '66-79 Toros, countless '70-79 Ninety eights, '64-72 Vista Cruisers, to a string of '65-70 442's. There was even a "police apprehender" '69 Delta coupe that my father ordered when he decided his '68 442 was a "dog".
I restored have two of our family cars that sat in my parent's shed for decades in states of disassembly. In 2000 I decided to put a concerted effort to put the '70 W-30 back together, and did a frame-off resto to factory specs. When it was completed, I did a frame-off on the '66 f85 442 L69. The '66 is far from factory correct since the original engine/trans/rearend all bit the dust by 1972; I put it together with a F-headed 455, M21, and C-brand 12-bolt with 4.11 gears.
My first car was/is a numbers matching '69 W-31 that I bought several years before I had a drivers license; I did a frame-on resto on it that was completed in 1984, and I twist it to 6000 rpm nearly every time I drive it, just to make sure there are no cobwebs forming. Unfortunately, my wife doesn't appreciate these full-throttle blasts, and has only ridden in the car 3 times in 20 years. She is still hoping that it's "just a phase".
I grew up in an "Oldsmobile" household and they were generally the only cars my folks ever drove. Our family cars ranged from a '50 88, several '66-79 Toros, countless '70-79 Ninety eights, '64-72 Vista Cruisers, to a string of '65-70 442's. There was even a "police apprehender" '69 Delta coupe that my father ordered when he decided his '68 442 was a "dog".
I restored have two of our family cars that sat in my parent's shed for decades in states of disassembly. In 2000 I decided to put a concerted effort to put the '70 W-30 back together, and did a frame-off resto to factory specs. When it was completed, I did a frame-off on the '66 f85 442 L69. The '66 is far from factory correct since the original engine/trans/rearend all bit the dust by 1972; I put it together with a F-headed 455, M21, and C-brand 12-bolt with 4.11 gears.
My first car was/is a numbers matching '69 W-31 that I bought several years before I had a drivers license; I did a frame-on resto on it that was completed in 1984, and I twist it to 6000 rpm nearly every time I drive it, just to make sure there are no cobwebs forming. Unfortunately, my wife doesn't appreciate these full-throttle blasts, and has only ridden in the car 3 times in 20 years. She is still hoping that it's "just a phase".
October 7th, 2009, 05:13 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Rural Waxahachie Texas
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It's never just a phase is it? Welcome to CO. I would love to see any pictures of that Police Apprehender. Have heard about those, supposedly the Minnesota State Police used some, probably other agencies as well.
October 7th, 2009, 05:21 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Rathdrum, Idano
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Welcome to CO
Know what you mean, It's hard not to use the entrance lane to the freeway as a means to test the 455, I have the same problem.
Still at it after 40 years she says I am the last of her boys to grow up, guess my three sons passed me.
Lets see those pictures
Still at it after 40 years she says I am the last of her boys to grow up, guess my three sons passed me.
Lets see those pictures
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