Hello from Edmonton
December 18th, 2013, 06:40 PM
#1
Hello from Edmonton
Hi my names Miranda,
I'm originally from Port Kells British Columbia but currently live in Edmonton Alberta. I have a 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass S named Daisy! She's a working progress but I wouldn't sell her if my life depended on it.. She's a little rough around the edges but she drives like a champ. My husband thinks i'm crazy but thats okay.. Grew up around classic trucks (1967-72 Chevy/GMC) and muscle cars my whole life. Its just who I am. So my problem is that I moved to Edmonton and don't even know where to start with the car scene.. Is anyone on this site from Edmonton? If not thats okay your all Olds fans which means your all awesome!
I'm originally from Port Kells British Columbia but currently live in Edmonton Alberta. I have a 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass S named Daisy! She's a working progress but I wouldn't sell her if my life depended on it.. She's a little rough around the edges but she drives like a champ. My husband thinks i'm crazy but thats okay.. Grew up around classic trucks (1967-72 Chevy/GMC) and muscle cars my whole life. Its just who I am. So my problem is that I moved to Edmonton and don't even know where to start with the car scene.. Is anyone on this site from Edmonton? If not thats okay your all Olds fans which means your all awesome!
December 18th, 2013, 07:38 PM
#5
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Posts: 63
Welcome Miranda to the site and to Edmonton. Your shoulders and arms are sure to get stronger from shovelling all the snow. There are drop in car shows in Edmonton just about everyday of the week starting in the spring. A great local Oldsmobile club to join is the Oldsmobile Northern Lights chapter and it can be a good source of parts. Hopefully you post some pictures soon.
December 19th, 2013, 10:57 AM
#10
Just an Olds Guy
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Edmonton, AB. And "I am Can 'eh' jun - eh"
Posts: 24,525
BTW, this weather we're having is typical of the region so I hope you can live with it. A nice good sized heated garage would be uber cool. LOL, my wife wants us to move to BC to get away from this and I'm pretty much in agreement with her.
As the others said, we'd love to see pics of your ride; 68 was the transition year on the the A body styling that my car evolved to. I checked out your profile page and from what I can see the car looks to be in pretty decent condition overall? Mostly surface patina? Looks like the Cutlass S Holiday coupe. If that's the original color (I'm guessing either Sapphire blue or Teal Frost) it will show DD or FF on the cowl tag next to the PNT code.
There is also an Olds club here; Northern Lights Oldsmobile, which you can google and join if you want. They have a quarterly publication that has some good tips and part sourcing info. They also have an ALL Oldsmobile show every July down in the town of Olds, AB if you have Daisy ready to rock and roll by then. Hoping to have mine ready for the show this year too.
Good news about your parts dilemma? There are plenty of 68-72 Cutlass parts available now with the increase in vendors catering to the car hobby market.
December 19th, 2013, 11:05 AM
#11
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Didsbury, Alberta
Posts: 359
Welcome. Pics definitely good. Lots of great info on CO to read about & X2 on the Northern Lights Olds club http://www.oldsnorthernlights.com/. They are based out of Edmonton. Another good link to keep an eye on is the Northwest Cruise Calendar http://www.members.shaw.ca/calgarycc/. It lists pretty much all of the car shows, swap meets, etc. throughout Alberta & BC during the year. The Rocket Roundup is a good one to go to in Olds,AB every July.
I have a '67 stepside that I bought in high school and still own to this day 
January 4th, 2014, 03:16 PM
#17
Wow thanks for the loving welcome guys!Sorry it took so long to reply I was back in Bc visiting family for Christmas i'm def a newbie cuz i'm having trouble loading my pictures...
January 4th, 2014, 04:09 PM
#19
Just an Olds Guy
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Edmonton, AB. And "I am Can 'eh' jun - eh"
Posts: 24,525
Welcome back to the land of the ice and snow. Hope your Christmas holidays were great!
To install pics, choose the 'Go advanced' button below the message dialogue box. then clik on the 'paper clip' and follow the on screen prompts to surf to your stored pics on the puter. Upload them and they'll appear at the bottom of your post when you hit the 'submit post' button. Just make sure the pics aren't ultra high resolution. The server on CO will accept 1024x768, but not high res. See how it works out. If you were able to install your avatar, you'll be able to install the pics.
So which direction from NAIT? The airport is now officially closed and there's a new LRT line scheduled to open in your area sometime in May/June.
To install pics, choose the 'Go advanced' button below the message dialogue box. then clik on the 'paper clip' and follow the on screen prompts to surf to your stored pics on the puter. Upload them and they'll appear at the bottom of your post when you hit the 'submit post' button. Just make sure the pics aren't ultra high resolution. The server on CO will accept 1024x768, but not high res. See how it works out. If you were able to install your avatar, you'll be able to install the pics.
So which direction from NAIT? The airport is now officially closed and there's a new LRT line scheduled to open in your area sometime in May/June.
January 4th, 2014, 04:10 PM
#20
Hi Miranda and welcome aboard. Yup, there's a few of us in the Edmonton/St. Albert/Sh. Park area so you're not alone. I'm in Elsinore, where abouts are you?
BTW, this weather we're having is typical of the region so I hope you can live with it. A nice good sized heated garage would be uber cool. LOL, my wife wants us to move to BC to get away from this and I'm pretty much in agreement with her.
As the others said, we'd love to see pics of your ride; 68 was the transition year on the the A body styling that my car evolved to. I checked out your profile page and from what I can see the car looks to be in pretty decent condition overall? Mostly surface patina? Looks like the Cutlass S Holiday coupe. If that's the original color (I'm guessing either Sapphire blue or Teal Frost) it will show DD or FF on the cowl tag next to the PNT code.
There is also an Olds club here; Northern Lights Oldsmobile, which you can google and join if you want. They have a quarterly publication that has some good tips and part sourcing info. They also have an ALL Oldsmobile show every July down in the town of Olds, AB if you have Daisy ready to rock and roll by then. Hoping to have mine ready for the show this year too.
Good news about your parts dilemma? There are plenty of 68-72 Cutlass parts available now with the increase in vendors catering to the car hobby market.
BTW, this weather we're having is typical of the region so I hope you can live with it. A nice good sized heated garage would be uber cool. LOL, my wife wants us to move to BC to get away from this and I'm pretty much in agreement with her.
As the others said, we'd love to see pics of your ride; 68 was the transition year on the the A body styling that my car evolved to. I checked out your profile page and from what I can see the car looks to be in pretty decent condition overall? Mostly surface patina? Looks like the Cutlass S Holiday coupe. If that's the original color (I'm guessing either Sapphire blue or Teal Frost) it will show DD or FF on the cowl tag next to the PNT code.
There is also an Olds club here; Northern Lights Oldsmobile, which you can google and join if you want. They have a quarterly publication that has some good tips and part sourcing info. They also have an ALL Oldsmobile show every July down in the town of Olds, AB if you have Daisy ready to rock and roll by then. Hoping to have mine ready for the show this year too.
Good news about your parts dilemma? There are plenty of 68-72 Cutlass parts available now with the increase in vendors catering to the car hobby market.
January 4th, 2014, 04:15 PM
#22
Just an Olds Guy
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Edmonton, AB. And "I am Can 'eh' jun - eh"
Posts: 24,525
I don't think so. I dropped out of their club a couple years back to work on my restoration. Send Ken Pilidis an email ( president@oldsclub.ca ) and you could ask. Might be a novel way to get more people out here together.
So you "Wanna go fast"?? I just looked at your album. The fenders and quarter panels need help, but good news is there's 68/69 quarter panels and fender patch panels being made for these cars. You'll likely also need inner/outer wheel well housings. If the trunk floors need help? The drop down and trunk floors are reproduced now too.
Oh yeah, gotta get rid of those chevy wheels....
So you "Wanna go fast"?? I just looked at your album. The fenders and quarter panels need help, but good news is there's 68/69 quarter panels and fender patch panels being made for these cars. You'll likely also need inner/outer wheel well housings. If the trunk floors need help? The drop down and trunk floors are reproduced now too.
Oh yeah, gotta get rid of those chevy wheels....
January 4th, 2014, 04:20 PM
#23
The nova wheels came on the car but I have a set of stock rims and rallys. I have both rear quarter panels and the front left quarter as well. Now is just saving up money and trying to find a good body and paint guy.. Any suggestions?
January 4th, 2014, 04:50 PM
#24
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Windsor, Ontario
Posts: 901
Hi From Ontario
Hi Daisy Dixie: Welcome to the Classic Oldsmobile Forum! Great people and good information can be found here.
I was going to warn you about Allan R but I see that he has allready made his presence known. Allan R is the type of guy who travels to Mexico in the middle of winter, for God knows what!
I was going to warn you about Allan R but I see that he has allready made his presence known. Allan R is the type of guy who travels to Mexico in the middle of winter, for God knows what!
January 4th, 2014, 04:53 PM
#25
Hi Daisy Dixie: Welcome to the Classic Oldsmobile Forum! Great people and good information can be found here.
I was going to warn you about Allan R but I see that he has allready made his presence known. Allan R is the type of guy who travels to Mexico in the middle of winter, for God knows what!
I was going to warn you about Allan R but I see that he has allready made his presence known. Allan R is the type of guy who travels to Mexico in the middle of winter, for God knows what!
January 4th, 2014, 05:02 PM
#26
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Windsor, Ontario
Posts: 901
January 7th, 2014, 09:55 AM
#27
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Didsbury, Alberta
Posts: 359
Ken can definitely give you all the info for club events, etc. The one to look forward to is the Rocket Roundup every July in Olds, AB.
January 7th, 2014, 06:32 PM
#28
Just an Olds Guy
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Edmonton, AB. And "I am Can 'eh' jun - eh"
Posts: 24,525
Yup, even if you're not a member when that rolls around it's a cool event to drive down and just take in. The entries are exclusive. MUST be an Oldsmobile to enter. Last couple of years the turnout has been great, and the weather has been cooperative for the show.
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