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  1. Someone say Deux Chevaux? Even Mike and Edd are impressed!
  2. Generally accepted estimates of Oldsmobile stick production in those years is 2% of total. Approximately 54000 1957 88 4d sedans built. 2% is slightly less than 1100 cars so equipped. Figure 1% survived and maybe ten are left in any condition. This one is pretty nice. Another case of rarity doesn't necessarily equal desirability, but for the right collector this car is a goldmine.
  3. It's an honest question. Nick has a 1950 Buick that's 40-some years older than he is.🙂
  4. European license plate so it is probably a T5. A German truck company already had the Mustang name registered and rather than pay royalties Ford renamed the Mustang for the European market. There were some trim differences between North American Mustangs and the European market T5.
  5. You may have already found this but here's what Wikipedia says about it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Detroit_Corporation That looks like a fairly stout rig. Not sure Chevrolet built engines for fire truck duty on an engine that size. Hope you can find information and restore that hero back to new!
  6. Looks like you've found your people.😎 Also look into the ROA, Riviera Owners Association. There's a link on the Riviera subforum page. Nothing like having a like-minded support group when you're trying to keep an old car going.
  7. That was intentional 🙂. 1967 Oldsmobile ad copy was full of "uncompromising Toronado styling", "Toronado-inspired from stem to stern", "engineered for excitement... Toronado-style!" references. I don't think this car has its original engine. That's a 68-later aircleaner and a 425 should be red, not blue. 70-76 455 and 75-77 350 were blue. Cruise Control isn't hooked up either. Mmph. A triple black convertible with non-working A/C and top and an uncertain drivetrain. If all you want is a convertible to sport around in this car might fit the bill. Might not satisfy most of us here, and there's some expensive repair work waiting. Look at how involved the stitch pattern on the rear seat upright is and imagine paying someone to duplicate that on top of smoothing out the top and getting it working.
  8. I see a little rot in trailing edge of the front fenders, but overall an Idaho car might not be rusty. A lot of the state is considered high desert. Even though the windshield has to be replaced anyway that headliner scares me. This is one of those Fords that the windshield and back glass have to come out to replace it, which escalates into at least having to replace the rubber window seals if not the glass. Never saw many Fairlanes or Falcons wearing Chestnut around here but seems like half the Galaxies were that color. I almost had a Chestnut Galaxie 500 2d sedan as my first car but it was a 390/3spd/OD and the folks nixed it. "Too much power for a 16 year old!" The real reason was my mother had a decades-long dislike of the old fellow selling it. Something had apparently happened between him and my Grandpa long before I was born.
  9. I like 1st-generation Barracuda a lot and being a Colorado car rust may not be a factor on this one. 273 with buckets/console make this one interesting. Barracuda beat the Mustang to market by two weeks yet Mustang outsold it by 6 to 1, using the same tactic of raiding the compact car parts bins. I think Barracuda's problem was Ford disguised the Falcon better. There was never doubt about Barracuda's Valiant origins, whereas Mustang looked completely new and different. Wonder how Barracuda would have fared if Iacocca had been at Chrysler in 1964? Pretty obvious someone at Ford noticed the Barracuda fastback styling, since Mustang followed suit when the full 1965 model year cars appeared. GM too ten years later with the wraparound rear windows on 1975 F-bodies.
  10. Trying to remember last time I saw a Virginia safety inspection sticker like that. I think it dates back to when it had to be done every six months. It's aggravating enough to find time to do it once a year, much less twice. But I'd daresay Virginia vehicles were probably in better shape in those days.
  11. If the Oldsmobile pans out, there's a lightly used Olds forum a little further down. Or you can come hang out with us on Classicoldsmobile.com. There are knowledgeable 50s guys there. You're worried about a Dynaflow's performance? Wait till that four-speed HydraMatic snaps your head back when it shifts from 1st to 2nd!😃 Nothing wrong, it's what a HydraMatic does... And is a big reason Buick wouldn't use it. HydraMatic and torque tubes wouldn't have gotten along at all...
  12. If it's been sitting, all the more reason to own the 1969 CSM. The explanation of the TVS is typical of the type information you'll find in the manuals. 1969 Fisher Body Manual is good to have too if the car has power windows, seat or door locks, and it explains the Royale's unique rear window and vinyl top treatment. Be aware that by 80k miles an Olds V8 may need a timing chain and gears. Next question. Is this Royale a factory dual exhaust car? Oldsmobile had this underpublicized engine option called "W33" for Delta 88s in late 1960s. Also known as "Highway Patrol Apprehender". Not all dual exhaust cars were W33 but if a dual exhaust 455 is combined with certain suspension options, there's a good possibility the car has the 390 horsepower 455. In other words, outfitted for cop duty.
  13. Optimistic? More like ludicrous. Doubtful a 401 4-speed in this condition would command this money. I want some of what this cat's smoking.
  14. Even though I still believe you should own the service literature for any car you own, here's the engine vacuum configurations straight out of the 1969 CSM. 455/4bbl with A/C or heavy duty cooling: 455/4bbl without A/C: Detail of the TVS (thermal vacuum switch) for distributor vacuum and explanation of how it works:
  15. I realize you're hoping someone has posted the vac diagram for free, but if you don't have this book you really should get one. It contains more than just vacuum diagrams and is pretty much necessary to properly service and understand your Royale. Same book dealer mechanics used. Original print copy only if you can find one. Reprints, PDFs and CD-ROM copies are notorious for losing essential details especially in wiring diagrams. If a book says "sections 0-6" or "sections 7-15" it's guaranteed to be a reprint. The good thing is engine vacuum hose routing is pretty simple on these compared to only a few years later. The 1969-70 Royale was more special than most people understood. This one isn't by chance a bucket seat/console car, is it?
  16. Nice Cadillac and probably worth the money. CLC decal in windshield tells me it's collector/enthusiast owned which is a big plus.
  17. Detail job, hire a locksmith, and have the "carbonation" looked at. Then ask $5000 and hope someone gets interested. I wonder if the "carbonation" issue is a dirty fuel system. Not a bad car, but I don't think the market supports $9000.
  18. A Gran Coupe is a weird package. 1970 was based on the Fury I 2d sedan with swing-out quarter windows and all, but packing Fury III level trim for a hefty profit per car. 1971 moved to the Fury III 2d hardtop and most got a wild paisley interior and vinyl top- the "Mod Top". This one's missing the roof sailpanel "Gran Coupe" script. Vinyl roof has possibly been replaced? 72-74 moved up a notch in Plymouth hierarchy since the Sport Fury, S23 and Fury GT were gone. There were also "Gran Sedan" 4d hardtops by then. Interesting cars. Paint's kinda rough on this one and doubtful you'd find the Mod Top vinyl for the roof. Which is probably why driver's seat doesn't match the rest of the interior. Gran Coupe with paisley Mod Top:
  19. These are the folks who will know. You may even meet some Riviera people close by. https://forums.aaca.org/forum/73-buick-riviera/
  20. Riviera and Impala had X frames so would more than likely be different. The other B (and probably C) platforms had perimeter frames and would probably have shared power bucket and bench seat mounts.
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