johnnyd

Hi, I am looking for the rocker panel and wheel opening moldings for my 1966 f85 deluxe 2dr hardtop. Thank you

tru-blue 442

Are they the same as a 66 442? I'm not familiar with the 66 F-85 deluxe.

johnnyd

I think they are different the f85 deluxe runs all the way down on the bottom of the rocker panel

tru-blue 442

OK. Then they are different. I have a set for the 66 442's.

johnnyd

just out of curiosity what shape are they in and how much are you asking for them? The f85 deluxe trim is impossible to find so I was going to eliminate all the side trim, but maybe the 442 trim will look good on it.

tru-blue 442

Let me dig up what I have 1st. I have some of the side trim as well.
Have you checked with Larry, lemonoldsnut? He has several 66-67 cars
he parts. He may have the F-85 trim your looking for.

johnnyd

yes larry didn't have it either. But I did get some other parts from him, This is my first restoration on an oldsmobile and he was very helpful and informative

lemoldsnut

Yes he is after the F-85 deluxe trim. I have had over 65 Oldsmobiles but never a 66 F85 deluxe. They are all by themself. I appreciate the heads up. I have probably a full car of 66 Cutlass trim, 67 as well.

I am trying to find pictures so you all can see the difference.

If this works here is F-85 deluxe
http://momentcar.com/images/oldsmobile-f85-1966-7.jpg

This is 66 F-85 Cutlass
http://www.cars-on-line.com/photo/51...lds51726-1.jpg

Hope that works for you.

Larry
lemoldsnut@aol.com
Calls 8 am to 8 pm 541-815-4363

johnnyd

Hi Larry, Thanks for the pics. The cutlass trim does have a nice look to it. The car is in the body shop right now and will be black so that trim may look nice on it rather than eliminating the side trim. I definitely have something to think about. What would the cost be on the cutlass trim?

lemoldsnut

pm sent

johnnyd

didn't receive a pm not sure it went thru

lunaboy

years ago a removed the the deluxe type wheel well moulding from a 66 4 door .

i am sure the front fenders are the same but not sure about the rear. pics would help me dig them out if you want me to look.

Wayne Shipley

I have the front trim you need.

DR_DAN

email me at drdan442@yahoo.com I know I have 1 wheel molding, but not sure if 66 or 67. I`ll get you a picture

ferndaleflyer

I HAD it all. That is the only thing I have sold off of my 66 F85 deluxe. Luna, Wayne, Dan have all seen this car if they remember back a few years. That trim brought the money and its the only complete set I have ever seen. Its still sitting behind my garage, complete other than the chrome and the SS1 wheels that were on it which I sold.....

lemoldsnut

Here is one I have that I am parting. Cutlass

ferndaleflyer

Lemoldsnut that is not the side trim on the f85 deluxe----that's the CS trim I think.. The F85 delux goes completely around the wheel wells then along the rocker panel. If I remember right the rocker trim was the same as a 65GTO-Lemans but ot sure.

66-3X2 442

The 442 option was available on all 2 door models in 66 including the F-85 Deluxe. That makes 5 different 442 models. I have both rocker moldings,quarter moldings and @ least 1 W/O molding if you're still looking. Contact me @ pchopesq@aol.com

Mike

lemoldsnut

Actually in 66 there was no Cutlass Supreme 2 door the one I posted the picture of is a 66 Cutlass F85. You could in 66 get a 442 in a Cutlass/F85 trim or F85 trim. In 67 you could only get a 442 on a Cutlass Supreme which was the first year for a Cutlass Supreme 2 door.

66-3X2 442

The car you pictured is a Cutlass Holiday Coupe.

lemoldsnut

Yes it is an f85/Cutlass Holiday coupe. The Holiday Coupe means 2 door hardtop that was how Olds said 2 door hardtop.

66-3X2 442

No,that's wrong. What did Olds call the F-85 Deluxe hardtop? It was called a F-85 Deluxe Holiday Coupe. That means there were two different hardtop models. The Cutlass Holiday Coupe & the F-85 Deluxe Holiday Coupe. The car you pictured as I noted was a Cutlass Holiday Coupe,not the F-85 Deluxe Holiday Coupe.

L69

X2. Here is my old f85 deluxe holiday

oldcutlass

Isn't that a 67?

lemoldsnut

"Holiday coupe" for Oldsmobile means 2 door hardtop.

In 66 all F85 cars were and F85,
Even a Cutlass in 66 was called an F85/cutlass

Holiday coupe is the body style not he model of trim or model of car.

I don't have time at the moment but can pull it up for you in a factory service manual.

66-3X2 442

Don't waste you time,my info came straight from the 66 salesman guide. The dash emblem on a F-85 Deluxe says just that. The dash emblem from a Cutlass says just that. You are correct that Holiday Coupe denotes a hardtop but the discussion is about the car you pictured saying it was an F-85 model when in fact it was a Cutlass model. Is this the same guy who tried selling a 66 Sport Coupe on eBay for a Club Coupe a few years back?

lemoldsnut

From page 0-2 of the 1966 Oldsmobile Chassis Service Manual.

Not trying to bad mouth anyone or talk down to anyone. Just showing what is in the manuals. I worked service in Olds dealerships and the first thing you always had to do was verify the model by the Chassis Service Manual to the cowl tag or vin.

Plus everyone is not perfect or mistake free.

I am just providing information that is available to me.

Hope this helps

Larry

66-3X2 442

I'm not talking down or badmouthing either. The man was looking for F-85 Deluxe trim and the picture you posted was a Cutlass trim level. Just trying to make sure the guy wasn't confused. It's all good.

lemoldsnut

I had two pm's with questions about Cutlass level trim that came from this thread so posted a picture of the one I have that I am parting out. Never said it was F85 trim. Maybe that was not clear.

If you look at the manual they are all called F85 That was the point. Kind of weird that Olds did that.

paulolds

I have an NOS Left front w/o molding for the deluxe model.


Paul

Mikes442

The 1966's had a lot of different moldings. I have a 1966 F-85 Deluxe with a 442 option.


These cars had wheel well moldings(Stainless Steel) that went all the way around and then an Aluminum rocker molding(about 4 inches wide) between the wheel wells, then a molding from the bottom of the back wheel well to the back bumper. The wheel well moldings have flat spots on the very bottoms for the Aluminum moldings. 4 moldings all together on each side.


The F-85 Deluxe was a Hardtop Coupe but it shared the same interior as the Cutlass Club Coupe. You could not get the bucket seats in the F-85 Deluxe.


What parts are you still looking for? The Aluminum pieces are the toughest to find because the gravel put holes into them very easily.
Mike

ferndaleflyer

Mike that f85 deluxe sitting out back of my garage is a 4 door and the moldings are all stainless. But they are in the location you describe.......

Mikes442

Wheel well moldings are stainless, but never seen the rocker pieces in stainless. Even the whole set I had NOS, but sold, were stainless(wheel wells) and aluminum(rockers).