Newbie from Italy
June 24th, 2015, 11:30 PM
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Newbie from Italy
Hi everybody,
I am Carlo and was born and live in Italy.
In 205 I purchase a 1972 Cutlass Supreme convertible from Germany.
When the car arrived it was a mess with a 400 pontiac engine inside . . . .
It took me 2,5 years to restore it and now it is quite a good car.
I attach a pic
I am Carlo and was born and live in Italy.
In 205 I purchase a 1972 Cutlass Supreme convertible from Germany.
When the car arrived it was a mess with a 400 pontiac engine inside . . . .
It took me 2,5 years to restore it and now it is quite a good car.
I attach a pic
June 25th, 2015, 12:21 AM
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Welcome to CO Carlo.
If the picture of your car is anything to go by, your car is a credit to you.
Perhaps you might share some of the work you did with us?. Pictures of before and after would also be interesting.
You have joined a forum with many helpful, friendly members, and plenty of them have a vast store of knowledge about Oldsmobiles which they will happily share if you have any problems.
Roger.
If the picture of your car is anything to go by, your car is a credit to you.
Perhaps you might share some of the work you did with us?. Pictures of before and after would also be interesting.
You have joined a forum with many helpful, friendly members, and plenty of them have a vast store of knowledge about Oldsmobiles which they will happily share if you have any problems.
Roger.
June 25th, 2015, 03:21 AM
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Hi Roger,
I am not able to attach pics but I can absolutely tell the story of what I did to the car.
Actually I need some time to understand the forum, I beg your pardon but is my first english Language forum . . .
I am not able to attach pics but I can absolutely tell the story of what I did to the car.
Actually I need some time to understand the forum, I beg your pardon but is my first english Language forum . . .
June 26th, 2015, 12:47 AM
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Well somebody writes in Italian . . . . . WOW . . don't know how to write.
I think the best is to use English right?
Well I live in a beautiful small city near Torino, Piedmont (North west of Italy).
actually licence plates do not point out where you live, it is only a number started with AA 001 AA and on . . .
The plates starting with ZA means the plate is square instead of long.
The story of this car . . .
Came from Germany, saw only in pictures . . . when arrived it was a real mess . . .
So I decided to restore it. Never done before, so I bought all possible manuals and started disassembling.
The color was Matador red with black interior and top.
It was very difficult for me to find parts and the original engine was gone so . . . . . . why buy a 350 when I could buy a 455?
Discovered Fusick, talked with Dave and purchased a 1970 455 engine remanufactore for 4.000 $.
Transmission was a TH 400 (while disassembling I saw it was a TH 375 and was doing well so I used that.
Well if engine is not correct, why keep the black interior and top that I really didn't like? I had to purchase new ones anyway, price was the same so I decided for the White color.
End of part 1
I think the best is to use English right?
Well I live in a beautiful small city near Torino, Piedmont (North west of Italy).
actually licence plates do not point out where you live, it is only a number started with AA 001 AA and on . . .
The plates starting with ZA means the plate is square instead of long.
The story of this car . . .
Came from Germany, saw only in pictures . . . when arrived it was a real mess . . .
So I decided to restore it. Never done before, so I bought all possible manuals and started disassembling.
The color was Matador red with black interior and top.
It was very difficult for me to find parts and the original engine was gone so . . . . . . why buy a 350 when I could buy a 455?
Discovered Fusick, talked with Dave and purchased a 1970 455 engine remanufactore for 4.000 $.
Transmission was a TH 400 (while disassembling I saw it was a TH 375 and was doing well so I used that.
Well if engine is not correct, why keep the black interior and top that I really didn't like? I had to purchase new ones anyway, price was the same so I decided for the White color.
End of part 1
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