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Old May 31st, 2019, 06:27 AM
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Hey guys, I'm Chris from Lafayette, Indiana. I'm new to the old school Olsmobile scene. I'm in the process of purchasing a 1964 Oldsmobile 98 sedan with 394 in it. 64k original miles.



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Old May 31st, 2019, 06:49 AM
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Welcome from a fellow Hoosier. Looks like you have a nice project to work on.
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Old May 31st, 2019, 03:43 PM
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Welcome to the group... Good luck with your new acquisition... Looks fairly clean from the photos...
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Old May 31st, 2019, 04:06 PM
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Welcome to the site, congrats on the new to you toy.
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Old June 1st, 2019, 08:41 AM
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Another former Hoosier welcomes you to CO! 1964, the last year for the venerable 394 c.i. V8.
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Old June 1st, 2019, 09:42 AM
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Welcome from Northwest Indiana!
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Old June 1st, 2019, 01:38 PM
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Welcome to CO!
Love the Land Yachts and that one looks like it's survived very well. What are your plans for it?

Here's what the 1964 Brochure showed it as - super cool luxury all the way. Such an elegant design that new cars just seem to always miss the mark with.

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Old June 1st, 2019, 04:52 PM
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My plans are to get it road worthy to cruise with my family. Going to install seatbelts in the rear for my kids to enjoy the car with me and my wife. Then start saving money for front disc conversion and swap trans to overdrive so I can take it road trips. Basically just enjoy it as a classic cruiser.
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Old June 1st, 2019, 04:54 PM
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Welcome from NWI, Straight up I65
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Old June 2nd, 2019, 04:12 PM
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Try parking that in the compact spot at Walmart. Beautiful car. Good score. Your kids are lucky.
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Old June 3rd, 2019, 09:12 AM
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Welcome aboard and congratulations on your good taste in big Oldsmobiles!
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Old June 3rd, 2019, 10:25 AM
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Welcome aboard and congratulations on your good taste in big Oldsmobiles!
I'm surprised you haven't invited him to the Darksiders yet...
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Old June 4th, 2019, 02:16 PM
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I'm surprised you haven't invited him to the Darksiders yet...
I wanted to leave the honor to Charlie...
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Yes , by all means come and join the "Darksiders" at this thread ;
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...s-unite-83695/
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Old June 6th, 2019, 04:44 AM
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Hello from another Indiana resident! If you haven't heard of it, you should drive that Olds down to the Antique Hill Climb in Newport, IN in October. Your car is too new for the main event but its an awesome time and you get to meet a ton of people with unique vehicles and loads of rare knowledge. Newport is an hour southwest of Lafayette.

Good luck with the car!
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Old June 24th, 2019, 03:25 PM
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I had a '64 3819. What a ride! 20K miles (it came from a funeral home in SC). Black with gray cloth seats. 394 Sky Rocket. Enjoy yours and make the most memories with your kids!
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