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Hello! I'm the new kid on the block ... with a '41
Hello all,
I've just joined and although I don't own an Olds, I've recently taken on a restoration project of a '41 Oldsmobile sedan and will begin work next month.
I am a laid-off offshore oilfield mariner who has been hauling cars with my 4-car Wally-Mo trailer through-out the 48 states for the past 18 months. The drillship I was on as mate and DPO (Dynamic position Officer" on the bridge has been laid up and there does not seem to be a date as to when we will be back drilling again so here I am hauling cars and back in a shop. It may be another 2 years before I may go back to sea.
In the meantime, We are located in Stockton Springs, Maine.
This '41 is an absolute beaut as it has minimal body rot, a rarity up in New England. here are plenty of dents though and there are the chrome issues as well but I am very excited about this project. At the moment, I will be looking for what appears to be missing side moulding just ahead of the rear wheel. The rear "Oldsmobile" emblem is also broken and missing the "M" part. Both bumpers are pitted as are the door handles and those very nice art-deco parking light bezels.
Soon, I will post some initial photos of the car and you all can critique my progress as I go along.
The shop will be up and running in May.
By the way, I also have a number of other cars slated for work including a '55 Buick Century, a '65 Marlin, ' 66 Charger, '68 Firebird, my '85 Ford wrecker with a Wreck-Master (Cranbury, NJ) single wire boom.
You might want to drop on down to the vintage forum where the early Old's guys hang. There is a ongoing thread(something like How many have 46-48 Oldsmobile's) that your era car would fit in well. Most have been where you are and are very knowledgeable. As you know many of the pre war cars are very similar in their running gear as the first post war cars.... Lost in the fifties ... Tedd
Anyone know eher I can obain the running board rubber for this '41?
Ralph, that is an AWESOME car!
To replace the rubber on the running board you will either have to find NOS parts or a good parts car. You also might consider cutting your own from sheet rubber or looking at other makes like Chevy or even Ford. Finding parts for this car will be a chore but restoring it will definitely be rewarding.
Fusick Automotive should have a repop of the Oldsmobile script. That Hydra-Matic emblem can be bought on eBay.
Is is a later '41. The grille panels under the headlights and the lower instrument panel are painted stamped steel instead of chromed castings like the earlier '41s had. They were already conserving for the impending war.
