Hi everyone,

I like the introduce myself, my name is Filip, 37 years old, live in Belgium near Brussels and dreamed since a kid of American Muscle cars.
I recently became the proud owner of a Cutlass 69 (my first American car!!), she needs some work, but I am pretty technical and not afraid of learning and trying things myself.
My aim is to get her on the road by next summer.
So far I have replaced, brake shoes and drums, brake cylinders, did an extensive maintenance, changed the gearbox to a TH350, (the 300 needed revision and preferred 3 gears instead of 2) and I am currently installing a HEI distributor.
Work coming up: bought a complete set to replace all bushings.
So, you'll see me here in the future with some technical questions.

Regards,

Filip

 

congratulations, really nice car, do you have more pictures? what engine do you have? is it a recent imports or an original GM Europe?
cheers
JD

 

Hi Johnnee,

thanks, it is a Californian car imported in Belgium 10 years ago, good thing is the guy I got it from had really everything of the car, like 2 pairs of keys, original invoice of 69 and so on, bad thing he drove it on propane and did almost no maintenance to it, so I expect some extra work on the engine in the near future.
The engine is a Rocket 350 with 2 barrell carburator, but I already have another intake manifold and a 4 barrell carburator ready, so I am planning to change this in the coming weeks as well.

Regards,

Filip

 

cool, propane uh? I've seen a few cars in France with that installation, good thing it's not too populat here in Switzerland...congrats on your car, real cool
JD

 

Welcome to CO Filip.

 

Glad to have you aboard Flip. Lots of 69 owners on the site so you'll be able to gets lots of information and help. A friend of mime Jamsbo will chime in soon he is just plain nuts on 69's or maybe just plain nuts period.

 

Welcome, many Olds owners in Europe, glad to have you here.

 

Welcome aboad

Yep, ya got the right year Oldsmobile

 

Welcome. Nice car! Good luck with her.

Keith

 

Welcome. That is an AWSOME car!

 

hello filip ,

Great to meet a Belgium member on the forum ,nice car buddy hope to meet you in person somwhere in belgium on a car meet .

belgium greetz

marc

 

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone, feel home already, I am on a few Belgian forums, but none of these are specifically on Oldsmobile, so I feel a bit in the walhalla
There seem to be a lot of Oldsmobile in Europe, but not that many in Belgium, makes it unique to drive, but not many locations for parts unfortunately.

Regards,

Filip

 

Hi Marc,

nice to meet another Belgian here, look forward to see you on a meeting, once she is ready I'll surely be on a few meetings.
Nice ride by the way, did you restored her yourself?

Regards,

Filip