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Old March 29th, 2020, 03:40 AM
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Greetings from Iowa!

Well, im a chick that turns wrenches Lol.
just purchased my first project build which is a 79 Olds 88 Royale with 46k original miles.
350 4bbl. I hope to learn a ton from everyone here and maybe make a few friends along the way.
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Old March 29th, 2020, 05:36 AM
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Welcome! That is a beautiful car for sure. Put up some pics!! You will find lots of good Olds friends here.
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Thanks!, thats actually my Dad's old school drag car. 73 Olds Cutlass 455 4spd. Went to my older brother when my Dad past.
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Old March 29th, 2020, 06:29 AM
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Welcome to the site, I know a few woman who turn wrenches, build engines, and cars. Post some pics of your ride when you get a chance.
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Old March 29th, 2020, 06:31 AM
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I sure will, its nothing special at this point but hope to spice it up a bit Lol.
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Old March 29th, 2020, 02:30 PM
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Welcome to the post, my sister and her best friend Drag Raced years ago, and my daughter is a fair wrench. Give my wife a carburetor, and she'll make it run right.
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Old March 29th, 2020, 02:47 PM
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Welcome to the group and the World of Oldsmobiles... You won't be disappointed with the information available here...
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Old March 29th, 2020, 03:03 PM
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Thank You all so much!
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Sounds as if you were raised on Oldsmobiles, kinda like a lot of us here, so welcome aboard!
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Old March 29th, 2020, 05:24 PM
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Yep, we always had Oldsmobile's and Mopar's, a Poncho here and there too Lol.
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Old March 29th, 2020, 06:54 PM
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My MOM had a 55 Olds 88 4 dr. and I liked to go with her to the store and sit in the Olds and start it up while she was shopping. Then after the Army I bought a 50 Olds and a 55 HT to drive around and did some drag racing at Fremont drags in Calif. Then I bought my 64 Cutlass light green a 2 dr HT. I was towing a 55 Packard down a hill and flipped it over and went to the wrecking yard and bought a 64 Cutlass Conv't and installed my front end and painted the front end yellow to match. Sold that one and bought a 70 W-30 non matching motor but had a W-27 3.42 rear end. Lots of Olds after that now I only have a 65 Cutlass I'm trying to work on but having Health issues right now. And this virus thing isn't helping right now. Yes these were my cars but sadly gone but I still have pics. They were all great cars and I drove them all.






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Old March 29th, 2020, 07:07 PM
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Holy smokes beautiful cars! Hope they went to good homes, so many of these cars have been destroyed by stupid demo teams and circle track racers. Thank You for sharing.
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