Hi my name is Mary Ann, I have been missing from the forum for a while.....why I dont know...but I am back! Anyway I am in NY and 42 with 2 teens. I originally began with a plight to find parts to breathe life into our 69 Cutlass S that had unfortunatley caught on fire . It was a lonnnnnggg road..we are still having a few things to get her back . SOoo..the car started out as my mom's (but I think dad had other ideas!!) in 71, we are the second owners. We had made changes thru the years..who would have thought to keep it all original?? Dad still driving it and now all the grandkids can' wait to get behind the wheel..they have to fight me first..

 

Mary Ann,

Nice to see you back.

 

I am a retired police officer for the City of Detroit, and I live in the formerly great state of Michigan. I am on my third 72 cutlass. I spent all the money I could muster building a 69 455 and on headwork with the original intention of drag racing my latest (had it twenty years) but after I got it running. on a 90degree day, I repaired the a/c and and I realized it was too much of a nice car to cut up and race . I did a stop light drag during the Woodward cruise and beat up a beautiful super duty Trans am and the guy couldn't even stand to look at me, especially when he saw that my wife and kids were in the car and the windows were up with the air on. I love that torque. I am still looking for a vintage 71-76 custom cruiser for a tow car (I love the look) see you later.

Mike

 

Great story Mike, the kind that make us feel good here, welcome aboard!

 

Name is Troy... the 'sportynut ' handle is because of my Love for the Harley Davidson Sportsters I own .
I found this site while looking for a way to sell my collection of 66 - 70 Olds Toronados (I have 10 of them!).
My Loves include my bikes (esp. the '62 ; Ruthy) and my Vans ('70s and early 80s Chevys) which I customize myself to haul my Bikes and family to the 6 annual events we attend .
I'm a very social person and enjoy helping others where I am able (and dirrecting them to someone who can if I'm not), so hope ya all can feed my need to help out ...lol
Wisconsin is my home . I am 40 yrs old and think quick is better then fast.

 

Welcome Troy,

Good luck in selling your Toros.

 

Thanks OLDSGUY! I have been talking to Phil of the Toro club of America and he seems to think they will go fast. The trouble with selling a lot of ten cars is not alot of people have the storage to facilitate such a deal. even if they were MG midgets or TR4s or something small.... ten of anything is alot.lol

 

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I'll bet it's also the city of "Wild Kingdoms" old sponsor (Mutual of Omaha)

 

Greetings to all and thanks for a great site and sharing your knowledge.

My name is Brian, I'm 45 and live in beautiful Oregon (Oregon City Area). I'm fairly new to the site and probably have too many posts and questions but I thurst for knowledge. I'm married with three kids (one getting married in August) and two dogs. I love to hunt, fish and work with my hands. I came to Oregon by way of South Dakota, Montana, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. I can tell you this, there is no better place in the world to live than Oregon (just don't tell the Californians ). I bought a 1965 F-85 Cutlass for $500.00 from a freind as a project for my 16 year old son and I. I figured it would be good for him to understand how things work and since he's about to become a young man, the experiance and bonding is needed. The attraction to the car was the square lines and the fact that we have all the glass, chrome and the body is perfectly straight (no body work or dents). It has no interior except old torn seats and the motor and tranny were basically shot. We found a 425 in Montana that we've rebuilt and improved, bought a fresh TH350 and are now getting close to the interior. All in all it's been a very rewarding experiance (especially when the motor actually started!). I come from meager beginings, didn't go to college and started my career as a janitor and then welder in a railcar repair facility. I'm currently in charge of the commercial organization for one of the largest railcar manufacturers in NA and feel blessed. The sole purpose of this venture was to instill into my son the same sense of hard work and accomplishment that we were all taught as young individuals. Along the way, I've become a hard core, died in the wool Olds maniac. I can't wait to get this one done so that I can move onto a rag top 71 442 (which by the way, does anyone know where I can get one?). Thanks for knowledge, expertise and time!

 

The best reason in the world! My son is now 26 and firmly a "gearhead" and "oldsmaniac". I did the same thing with him when he was about 12. He started by holding the flashlight for me when I would troubleshoot under the hood.

edit: and he is still one of my best friends.

 

Ditto Oldsguy! My son loves to work on his car. Trouble is , he is the new generation and in so being , the jap cars are where it's at nowadays. max HP per cube nowadays is the 2.0 ... and all the computor junk confuses the issues when determining the problem (for me, not him).
Been done raised the boy on GM , and the occasional jap car....( I DON'T do Ford or Chrysler PERIOD)... His first engine swap was in a 1970 Chevy van... thru the pass door....paid him a $100 dollar bill for helping, so he could guage the going rates better

 

So , this must be the spam pages huh?

 

Some weekends it is worse than others. Usually I don't sign on during the weekend because I am working on the car. They hit this particular thread because it is alway on the top, of course if I made a thread to top this called "put your spam here" then it would cover up this introduction thread and new members might miss it.

 

I have just joined the list and have also just become interested in cars! I grew up driving older cars which as a teenager I thought was terrible! Now I'm older and am starting to appreciate the classics! My first car was a 1973 Volkswagen Square Back. The car was my Grandmother's and had aobut 40,000 miles on it when she gave it to me in 1989 for my 16th birthday. I hated it at the time but sure wish I had it now! In more recent days I've had a nice new mini-van but we just acquired my favorite "new" car, a 1988 Olds Custom Cruiser. My husband isn't so fond of it but, I am totally falling in love with station wagons again! We originally purchased it as a "beater" to drive for work just for a few weeks until the transmission in the van was repaired. But I am so in love with "The Ark" that I'm not sure I'm going to want to part with it! It's the best to haul around our 3 Golden Retrievers. They just love the 3rd row of seats facing backward!

 

Welcome to our site and enjoy your stay.

 

doesn't anyone moderate these freaks?

 

Yes, but they tend to post in the middle of the night, or on weekends when the Moderator may not be logging on every day. The best we can do is ignore it, hopefully nobody is using the links and they'll realize this isn't good a good phishing site and give up.

 

There were some originating for some Latin place, I can't read spanish, they went away after a while. I see some commonalities is them for about four days then they give up. Doing the best I can though......

 

Hi, I'm Frank and new here. I'm working on a 70 Ralley 350. This is a car from my mis-spent youth or at least ill-spent youth. I'm in New Mexico now and will probably stay here. this is my sort of pre/post retirement idea of fun.

 

Welcome to our site Frank. I hear ya, mine was mis-spent on a '71 Cutlass S.

 

hi brad here from NewZealand introducing myself to your site. Bought this car about a year ago and have started restoring it. How many of these cars are still around? Trying to track parts and seem to not have too much luck. Where would be the best place to look. Need front bumper, a flexplate and various other parts. Also does anyone know of a supplier for rubber weatherstripping kits? Thanks .

 

Hi Brad, welcome to our website. You could try Fusick and Kanter. They both sell stuff for Oldsmobiles although the bumper may be difficult.

 

Hello everybody, I'm Chip. I'm 50 yrs old and have been in this love affair with oldsmoble since my first one many moons ago it was a 1972 Cutlass S coupe, nice car, then after 8 yrs in the army and finding a beautiful and understanding woman I found a 74 Delta 88, it was fun for a while but the wife took care if it, (shelled the transmission) then parked it just a little to close to a railroad right of way, and a train clipped it I suppose it wasn't that bad but I had a hell of a time getting the 88 off my niebors roof. But now i have a few toys and am selling most of the chevys to keep the one olds I now have, I found her about 6 yrs ago and not being a fool I didn't tell a soul where she was. Till I bought her last summer for the grand total of $3,400.00 and got her running the same day I bought her. a 1971 442 convertable that need some TLC, but she's complete and even has a fair amount of extra parts. I mainly repair farm equipment for a living. and am being extra smart cause the wife wants to drive the 442 I am giving her a original 65 mustang. But Dan You've a Truely Awesome site here.

 

Chip, welcome to our site. Thanks for the compliment but it really isn't mine, I am a conscript. Admin asked me if I wanted to be a moderator since they aren't around much. Looking forward to photos of your car and follow along with the improvements you make.
Dan

 

Hi! I have been on here for about a couple weeks now, but havent formally introduced myself. My name is Ryan and I am 23. I have been married for almost four years now to my wife Faith and we have a 19 month old girl named Erin. I am in the Army, and currently stationed at Fort Campbell with the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division. I own a 71 Cutlass. Ever since I was about 11 I have wanted one and it was pretty emotional for me when I finally drove it home. I felt like Wayne from Wayne's World when I saw it in the auto trader... I thought "it will be mine... oh yes... It will be mine". I am currently replacing the head gaskets, and then bolting on a few extras when I get the beast back together. I cant wait to drive the beast again, I dont know if anyone knows what i am talking about, but I miss the euphoria of being behind the wheel of that machine! Something about the asphalt ripping sensation of gettin on it!

 

Welcome to the forum. My second Olds was a '71 Cutlass, nice model! Thanks for your service. Is the cat-eating thing an Airborne deal or what??

 

I've several hundred photos of my 71 but they are on our main computer which is in the shop, for a motherboard replacement, so it willbe a while, but I will post the pics of her asap.

 

Where I could add this little bit of Oldsmoble History, that isn't in the (history) on this site. But in the grand year of 1910 Oldsmoble was the only truck manufacture that had the contrat to supply trucks to the U.S. Army as far as I know they produced 5,000 units and the U.S.Army recived them all. I personally have only even seen ONE 1910 oldsmoble truck it sits in a warehouse garage in Tucson Arizona. But to think about as rare birds go think about it. Even the idea of owning a military Oldsmoble 1 and 1/2 ton flat/stakebed truck complete with dual rear axle chain drive. It may just be me but to see one in a parade or something of the like, you can bet most people would assume it was a Mack.

Ok I'm done. Its just something I had to add.

Chip
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71 442 conv.

 

Interesting. I thought REO made only cars prior to 1910? And I'da thunk H#nry F*rd and his flivver trucks woulda had that contract sewn shut. Not doubting....just saying...and it would be waaaaaaaaaay cool!

Maybe the RE Olds Museum would have more info?

DYK (Did You Know) an Olds made the first successful Canadian trans-continental run.

C.J.

 

Paul here in Colorado, the proud owner of a 1971 Olds Cutlass Supreme convertible. Car's been through a frame off restoration, and is just awaiting a few final touches.

While I'm new to the Olds world, I'm an old hand with cars going back to, yes, the 1970's and earlier. Getting the car I now have has been a goal of mine a long time coming.

I'm also not new to internet forums, as I've been participating and moderating them since they were called BBS's. I'm currently the senior admin over at all the Mazdasource.com forums - rx8club.com, rx7club.com, and mazda3club.com, as well as President of the Rocky Mountain Rotary car club.

Nice to "meet" y'all - just thought I'd say hi.

 

My 71 Cutlass convertible has been down for paint since December 2006...I sure hope it looks as nice as yours when I'm done! It's a beauty.

Welcome to the board.

C.J.

 

Thanks CJ, nice to be here.

 

hey my names justin im 27 and i've been a parts counterman now for 7 years. i recently purchased a 1961 olds dynamic hardtop and i'm turning it into a 60's kustom. my second car when i was 17 was a 66 dynamic 88. i've only had two oldsmobiles but i've owned plenty of other g.m. cars mainly late 50's and early 60's chevy's caddy's and buicks. i'm planning on pulling the 394 this winter and going over everything so i'm sure i'll need some info at some point. and i'll try and help in anyway i can.

 

Justin,
Welcome to our site! From your avatar, if that is your car, it looks pretty nice! With you interest in late fifties and early sixties customs, you should check out the H.A.M.B. over at jalopyjournal.com I think you would enjoy visiting over there. You can get most everything you need to rebuild your 394, my son rebuilt the 394 in his '64 98 about five years ago. Fusick and Kanter were a great help in that respect. They are both on the web.

 

Hi Ya'll, just towed a '67 Cutlass Supreme home-----2d. ht., auto trans., P.S. A/C, black interior, buckets, console, pretty fair shape, busted dash around the ignition switch--good glass, stainless side trim and bumpers are pretty good, not hit anywhere but has some rust blisters. Fair silver paint, original hubcaps. Some rust in the trunk and pass. floor. Looks like an F engine with A heads was installed----HEI distributor, quadrajet. Drove 4 hrs. to see it, looked at it for 15 min. and bought it----couldn't pass for $1500. Drove it into the trailer and towed it 4 hrs. home-----DYIN' for daylight to look at it some more. Great to see this site with a bunch of knowledgeable OLDS enthusiasts as a resource. Had several Oldsmobiles over the past 55yrs., but have forgottten lots about 'em, 'cause............it's been awhile. Thanks in advance for any thoughts, info, or helpful hints. Howard, Mims, Fl.

 

Welcome! Any Olds for $1500 is a good buy in my book. Looks like you will have a driver almost immediately and a nice project for the rest of the year.

 

Hi All! My name is Gary and I just registered on this board. I have several Oldsmobiles including several '66 full sized Deltas and Dynamics, a 1966 F85 2 dr post ( rough project ), 1966 Cutlass 2 dr ht ( good project ) and a 1987 Olds Cutlass Olympic Edition hardtop. This looks like an interesting place and maybe I can help some of you guys out as I do come across Oldsmobiles from time to time to part out. But mostly, I am here because I share an appreciation of old cars and there is much to learn from the wisdom of those who have been at the hobby longer than I have. Gary

 

Welcome aboard Gary. Although I have not been here too long myself I have found this site to be one of the best.
Doug.