John S.

I believe, if I am not mistaken, this was an exhibit at the Chicago Worlds Fair. I remember a post card issued of an evening shot of the display all lit up. John

Ted, again, very nice work. As i said in a prior post, this is a Master Class in restoration. You are taking great pains to get the Oldsmobile correct in every possible way, and i take my hat off to your dedication. It is fun for me to see the Olds come together. I can only imagine the excitement that you are feeling. Thanks. John

Ted, i would go with the metal. How was it on the car originally?

Amberly, welcome to the forum. I see that you have been given a lot of valuable information about buying an older, vintage car. With a budget of $25,000.00, you have a wide selection of cars to choose from. I would stick to your budget, and try to look for original cars that have been taken care over the years. See if the owner has kept service records for oil changes and regular repairs. I love 1957 Chevrolets, but you will not get a nice Bel Air 2 door hardtop for that kind of money. The Bel Air you were looking was a little questionable at best. Stay away from 20 footers! the next thing when you are ready to buy a car, find a good mechanic to go over the car, before you purchase it, and when you do purchase it, it will be ready to drive. A common mistake when getting an old car, is driving it without checking belts, hoses, fluids, etc. The '55 Oldsmobile is a nice looking car, but never buy anything unless you ,or someone you trust looks at it in person. Amberly, I wish you good luck on your quest. Thanks. John

Cahrtley, no, it was a Ford. I did own a few Pontiacs, but not enough to make General Motors happy. I do , however ,have a collection of Pontiac promotional models from 1948 to 1972. The original Bonneville hardtop promo from 1963 did not survive, but i replaced it with a twin years later. Thanks. John

Mercman, i would be happy to help. I will see what i can do. John

mercman from oz, in the US brochure, the illustrations are the same on the red 112, and the yellow Hudson six.

That is a great story. It reminds me of when I was ten years old, I , with the help of my Mom, wrote to The Pontiac Division a letter, stating how much I loved the New 1963 Grand Prix, and did they know if a toy model of the car was available? About 3 weeks later, I received a package from PMD. Inside the box was a 1963 Pontiac Bonneville promotional hardtop. Also enclosed was a letter from a Pontiac Rep, thanking me for taking the time to write , and since they did not have any models of the GP, they hoped i would be happy the Bonneville promo instead. He ended the letter by saying, that by the time I start driving and buying cars, hopefully It will be a Pontiac. John

Yeahhhhhhh!

That is one very nice Thunderbird.

Thank you mercman from oz. Never knew Hudson made Utes. Good looking trucks. I appreciate the info. John

B442adams, welcome to the forum. Very nice Oldsmobile. Nice too that you know the history of the car. .Looking forward to any and all updates. John

Luv2Wrench, my daughter gave me projects too. Ah, the joys of Fatherhood.

Martin, this is one nice restoration. John

Frank, the picture that I have of the Packard Service Department is from the early Fifties, but it looks exactly like the picture that you posted. Thanks. John

Frank, the numbers 97-02, 97-20 , are the address numbers, meaning that these rows of buildings are on Jamaica ave. are between 97th., and 98th, Street. The 02 to 20 even numbers are on the South side of Jamaica Ave. Odd numbers are North side of street. Thanks. John

Ted, new kitchen, and football aside, the Oldsmobile is coming along so nicely. This has been a great restoration project. Thanks. John.

As the neighborhoods became built up, the dealers moved from Jamaica Ave. to larger locations. On Woodhaven Blvd., for instance, Haven Chevrolet was South of Jamaica Ave. along with Litchfield Studebaker, later Litchfield Buick. Yes, Cunningham Pontiac was on the Woodhaven, Richmond Hill boarder.

WQ59B, Wow, you are really digging up great pictures of dealerships. The Pontiac dealer that I remember in that area was Cunningham Pontiac. They had two locations in Queens. One under the Elevated train on Jamaica Ave. in Woodhaven, and a showroom on Queens Blvd., in Forest Hills. There was a Packard dealer, Woodhaven Motors located on the corner of 98th. Street. Their address was 98-01 Jamaica Ave. Their service garage was several blocks away at 88-04 102 St. John

The word "Original" has many meanings in the old car hobby, and almost never used correctly.

Roger, first of all, thank you for sharing your passion with all of us. The Mark 2 is remarkable. Your skills go way beyond the modeling world. The Mark is a beautiful work of art. I have learned so much, from each and every post. Looking forward to seeing you restore the Cadillac. Thanks. John

Love the neon Indian. John

Beautiful Chrysler. Surprised it is still available.

Welcome to the forum Roadmaster71. Really nice Buick. John

WQ59B is correct about Strang Buick being in business thru 1973. It then became Grand Buick, which lasted until the early Eighties. They were a block away from the old Ideal Toy Company factory.