Well I am new to the classic car world but I must say the last 4 months I been involved have been a blast. I have a 1957 Oldsmobile 98 that I am re-doing and hope to have on the road come spring. It has a 371 Rocket motor..

 

Welcome to the site,
There are many people here that can help you out.And Good Luck with your project.

 

Thanks Dan

 

That's the correct engine. Olds offered only one motor, the 371 V-8, in 1957. Standard horsepower was 277. With the J-2 option, it was 300 hp.

Good luck with the car.

 

You'll get a lot of information from these guys! They like to help!

 

Very nice, Best of luck with your project.

Charlloots

 

looks like you have quite a project going there but it will be a great car when it's done. There are lots of guys with lots of info here so ask lots of questions and hopefully you get the answers you need. Good luck

 

Cool looking car you have there. Were you doing brakes at the time the picture was taken? What are your plans? Welcome to CO.

 

There are a number of lucky guys who own 57's on this site. If you need any help just let us know.

 

Thanks to all for the great welcome. I found this car about 4 months ago and saved it , It was in line to go to the car crusher . The car for its age is in good shape. It had a 1984 Indiana plate on it. The owner said it been sitting in a garage for the last 20 years that he new of. My plans are to redo the whole car and have it back on the road come spring. The engine was locked up and I have it pulled and working on rebuilding it now. I hope I can save the 371 rocket and put it back in the car. I do need to find a new front windshield . Looks like some one took a bb gun to it..

 

Used Windshields are hard to find. There are new ones available on the internet and on ebay. Its going to cost you around $450.00 plus shipping and installation. You will also need a new rubber seal. I have a large crack in mine and have been puttin this expense off. I buy a new one and have it installed in the spring

 

welcome 57' owner

best regards from belgium .

marc

 

Welcome,great looking project.