Hi from australia
March 3rd, 2010, 12:49 PM
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goin crusn in my55 olds
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Hi from australia
Hi everyone, just joined up , i have just purchased a 1955 olds super 88 . its in california at present waiting to be shipped to sydney, its for my wife , we can't wait for it to get here , im sure we will be able to get any information we may need from this forum.
cheers
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cheers
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March 3rd, 2010, 12:55 PM
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Welcome
Welcome aboard
The Col down there is sweating bullets waiting for his to arrive.
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...ah-why-me.html
The Col down there is sweating bullets waiting for his to arrive.
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...ah-why-me.html
March 3rd, 2010, 01:21 PM
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goin crusn in my55 olds
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Welcome aboard
The Col down there is sweating bullets waiting for his to arrive.
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...ah-why-me.html
The Col down there is sweating bullets waiting for his to arrive.
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...ah-why-me.html
cheers chris.
March 3rd, 2010, 01:51 PM
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cheers chris
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March 3rd, 2010, 04:37 PM
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Chris,
I have a 55 super 88 holiday coupe. Don't expect to find anything for that car in Australia theres no parts here for them at all. So might be worthwhile throwing a few things in the boot before it leaves Cali.
Looks like its in nice condition. guessing its still the 324 and hydro? Just an FYI Holden tierod ends replace the original outers, but only one, as in instead of using the R and L thread ones as you would on a holden the Olds only uses one of them, can't remember if its R or L thread.
I have a 55 super 88 holiday coupe. Don't expect to find anything for that car in Australia theres no parts here for them at all. So might be worthwhile throwing a few things in the boot before it leaves Cali.
Looks like its in nice condition. guessing its still the 324 and hydro? Just an FYI Holden tierod ends replace the original outers, but only one, as in instead of using the R and L thread ones as you would on a holden the Olds only uses one of them, can't remember if its R or L thread.
March 3rd, 2010, 04:57 PM
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That is a nice lookin' Olds! As you now own an Olds we'll forgive your slight indiscretion with the F*rd, (tha't a four letter word that isn't allowed in a family forum!). Chalk it up to youth!
March 3rd, 2010, 05:14 PM
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Chris,
I have a 55 super 88 holiday coupe. Don't expect to find anything for that car in Australia theres no parts here for them at all. So might be worthwhile throwing a few things in the boot before it leaves Cali.
Looks like its in nice condition. guessing its still the 324 and hydro? Just an FYI Holden tierod ends replace the original outers, but only one, as in instead of using the R and L thread ones as you would on a holden the Olds only uses one of them, can't remember if its R or L thread.
I have a 55 super 88 holiday coupe. Don't expect to find anything for that car in Australia theres no parts here for them at all. So might be worthwhile throwing a few things in the boot before it leaves Cali.
Looks like its in nice condition. guessing its still the 324 and hydro? Just an FYI Holden tierod ends replace the original outers, but only one, as in instead of using the R and L thread ones as you would on a holden the Olds only uses one of them, can't remember if its R or L thread.
The pictures were taken on a phone camera, the olds is much nicer in the flesh than the photos show.
cheers chris.ps yes its still got the 324 and hydro
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March 3rd, 2010, 05:20 PM
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cheers chris.
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March 4th, 2010, 05:37 PM
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cheers chris.
March 5th, 2010, 12:49 AM
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G'day Chris.
I guess we'll be meeting up in the not too distant....... My Olds gets here in a week or so (arrives Auckland tomorrow & hopefully Sydney next weekend) and I'll be joining the AMCCA as soon as it's on the road. The waiting is a killer. So's the website I've found which tracks the ship and tells you what size waves it's battling.
Is Mick Donaher from the club shipping it out? Looks like the Mustang shot was taken at Wollongong ???? So where in Sydney are y'all from?
Cheers
I guess we'll be meeting up in the not too distant....... My Olds gets here in a week or so (arrives Auckland tomorrow & hopefully Sydney next weekend) and I'll be joining the AMCCA as soon as it's on the road. The waiting is a killer. So's the website I've found which tracks the ship and tells you what size waves it's battling.
Is Mick Donaher from the club shipping it out? Looks like the Mustang shot was taken at Wollongong ???? So where in Sydney are y'all from?
Cheers
March 5th, 2010, 03:27 AM
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G'day Chris.
I guess we'll be meeting up in the not too distant....... My Olds gets here in a week or so (arrives Auckland tomorrow & hopefully Sydney next weekend) and I'll be joining the AMCCA as soon as it's on the road. The waiting is a killer. So's the website I've found which tracks the ship and tells you what size waves it's battling.
Is Mick Donaher from the club shipping it out? Looks like the Mustang shot was taken at Wollongong ???? So where in Sydney are y'all from?
Cheers
I guess we'll be meeting up in the not too distant....... My Olds gets here in a week or so (arrives Auckland tomorrow & hopefully Sydney next weekend) and I'll be joining the AMCCA as soon as it's on the road. The waiting is a killer. So's the website I've found which tracks the ship and tells you what size waves it's battling.
Is Mick Donaher from the club shipping it out? Looks like the Mustang shot was taken at Wollongong ???? So where in Sydney are y'all from?
Cheers
I would have loved to use mick, but the guy that found the olds for me is also a shipper, he came with good feed back from others that have used him, so i felt obliged to use him to ship the car aswell, mate you will love the AMCCA , top bunch of blokes and chicks
, we have runs on evey weekend , the mustang shot was at kiama ( blow hole), I live in the malabar area (south east) , you can tell me your shipping saga over a beer as mine will probably still be at sea when yours is on the road here , the olds won't be leaving CA till end of next weekcheers.
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March 5th, 2010, 04:19 AM
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Looking forward to catching up. Really nice looking car, and to Tedd's point, if they turn heads in the States it'll do some chiropractic damage down here. Oldsmobiles from any era are as rare as rocking horse poo.
I can guarantee that 9 outa 10 people won't know what mine is cos it doesn't say Oldsmobile anywhere on it and they'll think 442 is the engine size. And that's OK by me.
Good site this one Chris...you'll enjoy it. The guys really know their stuff. Just don't get on the wrong side of Cutlassgal....she can get a bit narky when the "Prettiest One's" locked away for the winter.
I can guarantee that 9 outa 10 people won't know what mine is cos it doesn't say Oldsmobile anywhere on it and they'll think 442 is the engine size. And that's OK by me.
Good site this one Chris...you'll enjoy it. The guys really know their stuff. Just don't get on the wrong side of Cutlassgal....she can get a bit narky when the "Prettiest One's" locked away for the winter.
March 5th, 2010, 06:50 AM
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.......Just don't get on the wrong side of Cutlassgal....she can get a bit narky when the "Prettiest One's" locked away for the winter.
Yep...Yep....Yep.... I sure can!! LOL!! And especially when SOMEONE tries to Hijack The Prettiest One!!!
Yep...Yep....Yep.... I sure can!! LOL!! And especially when SOMEONE tries to Hijack The Prettiest One!!!
March 6th, 2010, 02:04 AM
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Most Americans I've met reckon Aussies speak quickly. I was certainly aware of that when I was doing the deal on the Olds with the seller who comes from South Carolina (2 words per minute territory) and the transport company from Oregon (6 words per minute). I had to slow my speech down heaps to be understood. Same in Canada when I was there years ago.
We do tend to write as we speak mate.
So when I say "owyagoanjavagoodweeken", it simply means "how are you going? Did you have a good weekend?"......eh!
March 6th, 2010, 08:52 PM
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Colonel...... I don't know what "agro" is, but it sounds like you're describing my hubby!!![/quote]
Not a chance.....I reckon if he got "agro" you'd shorten him up.
Agro is "Strine" (Australian) for "aggression or aggressive"
Eg: He's an agro bastard....."He is an aggressive chap"
There was a fair bit of agro before the boys bunged the blue on up the pub last night........"The situation got fairly heated at the hotel last night before the patrons started punching each other".
See tseazy.
Colonel...... I don't know what "agro" is, but it sounds like you're describing my hubby!!!
[/quote]Not a chance.....I reckon if he got "agro" you'd shorten him up.
Agro is "Strine" (Australian) for "aggression or aggressive"
Eg: He's an agro bastard....."He is an aggressive chap"
There was a fair bit of agro before the boys bunged the blue on up the pub last night........"The situation got fairly heated at the hotel last night before the patrons started punching each other".
See tseazy.
March 7th, 2010, 09:06 AM
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When I was in Australia 7 years ago I spent a fair amount of time in the pubs and had a ball listening to the lingo and drinking with all the friends the four of us made over there. Great people. Can't wait to go back again
March 7th, 2010, 07:06 PM
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The wife and i are planning a big trip to the US in about 4 years time , hoping to stay 4 weeks , waiting for the kids to get abit older before we go, We are so hangin to go to sema and as many car shows as we can, ive been blessed my wife loves all this car stuff , we both always go to car shows and club drives together, just makes it so much more enjoyable, it also helps when you break them and have to fix them she doesn't get all narky 
March 7th, 2010, 07:50 PM
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Welcome
Welcome to the site. I'm sure you will find a wealth of information on this site. I was in Perth in 2003. Very nice people and beautiful women!!
I have never had so many people buy me alcohol in my life, and women buy dinner for me!! Loved it also went to Hobart, Tasmania. I hope I can go back one day, I had so much fun!!
I have never had so many people buy me alcohol in my life, and women buy dinner for me!! Loved it also went to Hobart, Tasmania. I hope I can go back one day, I had so much fun!!
March 7th, 2010, 08:48 PM
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The wife and i are planning a big trip to the US in about 4 years time , hoping to stay 4 weeks , waiting for the kids to get abit older before we go, We are so hangin to go to sema and as many car shows as we can, ive been blessed my wife loves all this car stuff , we both always go to car shows and club drives together, just makes it so much more enjoyable, it also helps when you break them and have to fix them she doesn't get all narky
They're both good lookin' so I'm OK either way.
March 7th, 2010, 08:57 PM
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Welcome to the site. I'm sure you will find a wealth of information on this site. I was in Perth in 2003. Very nice people and beautiful women!! I have never had so many people buy me alcohol in my life, and women buy dinner for me!! Loved it also went to Hobart, Tasmania. I hope I can go back one day, I had so much fun!!
I have never had so many people buy me alcohol in my life, and women buy dinner for me!! Loved it also went to Hobart, Tasmania. I hope I can go back one day, I had so much fun!!
March 7th, 2010, 09:57 PM
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March 8th, 2010, 04:24 AM
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Welcome to the site Chris! Beautiful car! You will definitely have a true one of a kind car in Sydney. You have come to the right place for Olds answers, this site is great. Plenty of friendly and knowledgeable people, for sure. Cheers, Mike
April 27th, 2010, 03:48 AM
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