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My choice would be the 75-79. It has the suspension of 2nd generation Camaro-Firebird and its front steer instead of rear steer, already has HEI, and the 250 and at sea level will do an honest 100mph. This car of mine is still in its original paint, interior, rear brakes, 2nd set of front pads, carb never been rebuilt, engine never been apart, trans never apart(T350), posi. rear end never been apart. It has the complete original exhaust including cat, at Idle .02% CO, 20PPM HC, cruise .00-.05% CO (sometimes it won't measure) and 20PPM HC. A 46-year-old, 115,000+ car that gets if careful 26mpg on 87 octane 10% ethanol that I special ordered new. I just drove it today! See below, it's Oldsmobile's version. even the engine is in original paint

Wrong, A 1600 yes, can't understand that exposed blower motor assy. and I don't like cables. I expect the 2002 since it's the same car body. Try a 320, now that is a job and a half. Wear long sleeves and rubber gloves if you don't want to bleed. Take precautions with air bags. Ever done one😉 you'll know what I mean.

Nissan was not bought out; they were 43% bought into and Nissan owns 15% of Renault (3.8 billion) and their products are as good or better than before. Just more complicated like every other manufacturer. These days they are easily 200-250,000+-mile machines.

Chevy Nova, 230-250" six all the way up to 79, in fact 1975-79 is the best or the Omega, Ventura-Phoenix, Skylark that are based on Nova. Early HEI is very reliable. Ford Falcon 200" six, Merc Comet, Maverick later Fairlane 61-67 Fairlane is best with 200hp 289 Valiant-Dart 225 six Datsun LB110, B210- 510-610-710, heck a 76 B210 Honeybee will do 100 and gets 42MPG! Early non EFI VW Rabbit or diesel Rabbit, back in the mid 70's I had a diesel Rabbit on the Autobahn doing 90mph on the flat and level. A 71-74 VW beetle & will hit 80mph with stock dual port 1600 BMW 1600- 2002 The cars above are simple and easy to work on and you won't come out of the engine compartment looking like you were in a fight with a bear or bobcat. With the exception of the VW beetle and its tin sealing the engine compartment, the rest of the cars when you open the hood you can actually see the ground!

I remember those agitators. BTW our new Washer isn't worth a darn. If someone made a washer that the agitator rotated back and forth and up and down, I think my wife would really be interested!😉 FYI, I have our old (1964) Maytag in my shop that I use on the Terry towels for the cars. It never leaves soap in the towels like the new washer does.

You might have added to the 54 Pontiac "A" body Star Chief extensions extended to 1958. 1958 Bonneville still considered a sporty Pontiac was on the smaller Chieftain chassis "A" body. When 1959 came around Bonneville became the flagship model and used the Star Chief long wheelbase extended body on the "B" platform. I don't know when that formula ended (probably 1976) but my 1959 Catalina and my 1963 Catalina are both seven inches shorter than their respective Bonneville/Star Chief counterparts and it's all in the trunk even though their wheelbases are different. 59 wheelbases are 122" and 124" and 63 are 120" and 123"

Notice the stainless ribs on the carpet or mats of that Impala? Shows up in Olds Starfire

Here you go Walt, I'm surprise you didn't see or hear of this car. I believe AMT even made a model of it. Here is a shot at the motorama there appears to be at least two. notice throttle through the floor.

And then again starting 1961 Oldsmobile 98 is built on "C" body. Remember 1940 and 41 Pontiac's? They were built on A-B &C bodies! "C Body Olds- Two different 4 dr. HT. "C" body Olds 88 "B" body 4 dr HT. Olds 61 98 "C" body hardtop with it bent bubble top roof below next to an 88 "B" body bubble top below notice the difference on the drip rail curvature. 1961 Buick B&C bodies have the same roof as Olds 1961 Cadillac "C" bodies hardtops are the same as as "C" body OLDS/BUICK One thing to note. Cadillac makes a unique car for 61 and it's called the "Town Sedan". It's a shortened Cadillac (trunk) "C" body for people who live in large cities where parking is difficult. Town sedan & de Ville difference And they also make this "C" body hardtop like Olds and Buick The Cadillac "C" body hardtop like Olds 98 and Buick Electra get the bent roof Bubbletop FYI this is a one-year roof, in 1962 it becomes this Also, look at the formal 6 window hardtop sedans of "C" body Olds, Buick, Cadillac. G.M. Styling modified the "A" pilar and made a true sedan but the same look for the new Pontiac, Olds, and Buick "Y" bodies for 61-62. See comparisons below; C Body Cadillac>Y Bodies Pontiac Olds Buick

You are right, it is factory Glenn. 31nash880, it's a 40 Chevrolet

Bay standard surfboard racks

What I didn't realize was that 1957-58 Oldsmobile 98 was not built on the "C" body like Buick and Cadillac. 1957 Buick "C" body hardtop top and "B" body hardtop bottom- 1957 Olds 98 "B" body hardtop-

Or the Bonneville Or Buicks version?

You just about checked all the boxes Bodyside windsplit appeared on 61-62 Pontiacs.the 62 Pontiac loses the pointed spear. A-pillar foreshadows 1959-60 GM full lineup "C-pillar appeared on 1957-8 Cadillac, 1958 Chevrolet and Pontiac." The "C" pilar shows itself in modified form (53-54 Chevrolet and Pontiac hardtops have the original form) in the 1957 "C" body hardtop coupes of Cadillac and Buick. see below. 53 Pontiac57 coupe deville 57Buick Stainless roof appeared on Eldorado Brougham and on into 80s on Biarritz models. There are not many good pictures of the Impala tail end, but here goes

It's possible, but improbable that Buick was just getting the 2X4 off the shelf because of the new edict coming down from the 14th floor of GM for the new 1967 GM cars. The edict said NO multiple carburetion for 1967. The new president of GM (ED Cole) in 1967 would be the father of the small block Chevrolet, the Corvair, the Vega who pushed the edict through. This new edict would exclude Cole's beloved Corvette and Corvair and would axe Pontiac's Tri-Power, Oldsmobile resurrected for 1966 J-2 from an eight-year absence from 1958. Buick for 67 had made redundant the Buick nail head and a 2X4 system for the new Gen 2 Buick designed big and small block engines. Pontiac would increase displacement on all its V-8's. The 326 would become the 354 (350 in name) the 389 would become the 400 and the 421 would become the 428 (really a rounded up 427) and redesign the cylinder heads valve angle and port angles and to increase valve diameter size. All done to promote better breathing and keeping HP up from previous engines. Thank you, Ed Cole.

Did you happen to see the specs on the Wildcat I provided. notice how many carburetors??? Buick Wildcat GS Sport Coupe Power Pack (aut. 3 speed) as offered for the year 1966 since October 1965 in North America U.S. How many were produced ? Check Buick Full-Size 6gen available production numbers data. Production/sales period of cars with this particular specs: October 1965 - September 1966 Modelyears: 1966 Country of origin: USA United States /FLAG/USA.jpg Make: Buick Model: Full-Size 6th generation (Electra, Le Sabre, Wildcat) 1965-1970 Submodel: Wildcat 2-Door Hardtop 1965-1970 Optional equipment: EEC segmentation: F (luxury cars) Subsegment: S-C-L (luxury coupes) Class: full-size luxury / luxury car Body style: hatchback coupe Doors: 2 Traction: RWD (rear-wheel drive) Engine specifications Engine manufacturer: GM Buick Nailhead V-8 425 Engine type: spark-ignition 4-stroke Fuel type: gasoline (petrol) Fuel system: 2 carburetors Charge system: naturally aspirated Valves per cylinder: 2 Valves timing: Additional features: 4-barrel Emission control: Emission standard: Cylinders alignment: V 8 Displacement: 6970 cm3 / 425.3 cui What power? Horsepower net: Torque net: Horsepower gross: 268.5 kW / 365 PS / 360 hp (SAE gross) / 4400 Torque gross: 631 Nm / 465 ft-lb / 2800 Car power to weight ratio net: 103 watt/kg / 47 watt/lb (estimated by a-c) Car power to weight ratio gross: 138 watt/kg / 62 watt/lb Car weight to power ratio net: 9.7 kg/kW / 7.1 kg/PS / 15.9 lbs/hp (estimated by a-c) Car weight to power ratio gross: 7.3 kg/kW / 5.3 kg/PS / 11.9 lbs/hp

Here is a big appliance from GM, How about Honda?, Chrysler boats?? Ford?? Healey??? Healey ski master BMW ?? not to mention these Chrysler?? Hyundai ???? BUICK Hellcat???? FORD??? Subaru??? TOYOTA houses???? PHILCO, Mission control Houston, PHILCO electronics, FORD SAAB??? BUGATTI???? Chrysler ??? M1 GM mechanical heart??? FORD, PORSCHE, John Deer, FIAT, Mitsubishi, VOLVO, Lamborghini, David Brown- Aston-Martin, and more made these.

And, the car would be ALL Oldsmobile!

The reason I say the above doesn't have 2X4 is if you look at the full size Wildcat option G/S below where it actually says 2X4's and the HP is 360 instead of 340 and a 400" , the engine below is a 425 nailhead and is only used on the big cars. Buick Wildcat GS Sport Coupe Power Pack (aut. 3 speed) as offered for the year 1966 since October 1965 in North America U.S. How many were produced ? Check Buick Full-Size 6gen available production numbers data. Production/sales period of cars with this particular specs: October 1965 - September 1966 Modelyears: 1966 Country of origin: USA United States /FLAG/USA.jpg Make: Buick Model: Full-Size 6th generation (Electra, Le Sabre, Wildcat) 1965-1970 Submodel: Wildcat 2-Door Hardtop 1965-1970 Optional equipment: EEC segmentation: F (luxury cars) Subsegment: S-C-L (luxury coupes) Class: full-size luxury / luxury car Body style: hatchback coupe Doors: 2 Traction: RWD (rear-wheel drive) Engine specifications Engine manufacturer: GM Buick Nailhead V-8 425 Engine type: spark-ignition 4-stroke Fuel type: gasoline (petrol) Fuel system: 2 carburetors Charge system: naturally aspirated Valves per cylinder: 2 Valves timing: Additional features: 4-barrel Emission control: Emission standard: Cylinders alignment: V 8 Displacement: 6970 cm3 / 425.3 cui What power? Horsepower net: Torque net: Horsepower gross: 268.5 kW / 365 PS / 360 hp (SAE gross) / 4400 Torque gross: 631 Nm / 465 ft-lb / 2800 Car power to weight ratio net: 103 watt/kg / 47 watt/lb (estimated by a-c) Car power to weight ratio gross: 138 watt/kg / 62 watt/lb Car weight to power ratio net: 9.7 kg/kW / 7.1 kg/PS / 15.9 lbs/hp (estimated by a-c) Car weight to power ratio gross: 7.3 kg/kW / 5.3 kg/PS / 11.9 lbs/hp Full engine data: horsepower/torque rpm, etc. - click the button below:

Buick Skylark GS Convertible Super Turbine (aut. 2) , model year 1966, version for North America U.S. (up to September) 1966 Buick Skylark GS Convertible Super Turbine (aut. 2) specs manufactured by Buick in United States 2-door convertible body type RWD (rear-wheel drive), automatic 2-speed gearbox gasoline (petrol) engine with displacement: 6572 cm3 / 401 cui, advertised power: 242.5 kW / 325 hp / 330 PS ( SAE gross ), torque: 603 Nm / 445 lb-ft, more data: 1966 Buick Skylark GS Convertible Super Turbine (aut. 2) Horsepower/Torque Curve characteristic dimensions: outside length: 5182 mm / 204 in, width: 1905 mm / 75 in, wheelbase: 2921 mm / 115 in reference weights: shipping weight 1607 kg / 3542 lbs base curb weight: 1680 kg / 3704 lbs how fast is this car ? top speed: 199 km/h (124 mph) (©theoretical); accelerations: 0- 60 mph 7.3© s; 0- 100 km/h 7.7© s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com); 1/4 mile drag time (402 m) 16© s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com) 1966 Buick Skylark GS Convertible Super Turbine (aut. 2) Detailed Performance Review fuel consumption and mileage: average estimated by a-c©: 23.1 l/100km / 12.2 mpg (imp.) / 10.2 mpg (U.S.) / 4.3 km/l, more data: 1966 Buick Skylark GS Convertible Super Turbine (aut. 2) Specifications Review Performance option below, my guess it's NOT a 2X4 carbureted engine. Buick Skylark GS Convertible Power Pack Super Turbine (aut. 2) , model year 1966, version for North America U.S. (up to September) 1966 Buick Skylark GS Convertible Power Pack Super Turbine (aut. 2) specs manufactured by Buick in United States 2-door convertible body type RWD (rear-wheel drive), automatic 2-speed gearbox gasoline (petrol) engine with displacement: 6572 cm3 / 401 cui, advertised power: 253.5 kW / 340 hp / 345 PS ( SAE gross ), torque: 603 Nm / 445 lb-ft, more data: 1966 Buick Skylark GS Convertible Power Pack Super Turbine (aut. 2) Horsepower/Torque Curve characteristic dimensions: outside length: 5182 mm / 204 in, width: 1905 mm / 75 in, wheelbase: 2921 mm / 115 in reference weights: shipping weight 1607 kg / 3542 lbs base curb weight: 1680 kg / 3704 lbs how fast is this car ? top speed: 204 km/h (127 mph) (©theoretical); accelerations: 0- 60 mph 7.4© s; 0- 100 km/h 7.7© s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com); 1/4 mile drag time (402 m) 15.9© s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com) 1966 Buick Skylark GS Convertible Power Pack Super Turbine (aut. 2) Detailed Performance Review fuel consumption and mileage: average estimated by a-c©: 23.4 l/100km / 12.1 mpg (imp.) / 10.1 mpg (U.S.) / 4.3 km/l, more data: 1966 Buick Skylark GS Convertible Power Pack Super Turbine (aut. 2) owertrain Engine manufacturer: GM Buick Nailhead V-8 401 (Wildcat) Engine type: spark-ignition 4-stroke Fuel type: gasoline (petrol) Fuel system: carburetor Charge system: naturally aspirated Valves per cylinder: 2 Valves timing: Additional features: Emission control: Emission standard: Cylinders alignment: V 8 Displacement: 6572 cm3 / 401 cui Bore: 106.36 mm / 4.1875 in Stroke: 92.46 mm / 3.64 in Compression ratio: 10.25 : 1 Horsepower net: Torque net: Horsepower gross: 253.5 kW / 345 PS / 340 hp (SAE gross) / 4600 Torque gross: 603 Nm / 445 ft-lb / 3200 Redline rpm: Car power to weight ratio net: 113 watt/kg / 51 watt/lb (estimated by a-c) Car power to weight ratio gross: 151 watt/kg / 68 watt/lb Car weight to power ratio net: 8.8 kg/kW / 6.5 kg/PS / 14.5 lbs/hp (estimated by a-c) Car weight to power ratio gross: 6.6 kg/kW / 4.9 kg/PS / 10.9 lbs/hp Fuel capacity: 76 liter / 20.1 U.S. gal / 16.7 imp. gal Engine lubricant oil capacity: 3.8 liter / 4 U.S. qt / 3.3 imp. qt plus 0.9 liter / 1 qt for filter change Engine coolant capacity: 17.5 liter / 18.5 U.S. qt / 15.4 imp. qt Battery capacity (Ah): 70

>6v coffee percolator!

Seemed crazy to me after the end of the 455 eras that GMC would use the 403 in those GMC motor homes, but they did. Your average 3800 lb. car is no problem. A Mark 4 would be my choice. If you are into road racing/ Grand touring, that's another story where the SBC 400 and the 403 just can't take the load for extended periods of track time.

"a non-numbers-matching 403 or 455 beats the hell out of somebody sticking an LS engine in it- which seems to be an ever more common fate for any and all GM musclecars.🙄" The haunting words that every loyal Buick, Olds, Pontiac and even these days Cadillac fan hates to hear! Ross82nd, please don't turn your Oldsmobile into a Chevrolet

I forgot. The chick magnet at the beach. They would swarm the car.