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"She got a big Olds-mo-beel" Any other Delbert McClinton <img src="/ubbthreads/images/icons/cool.gif" alt="" /> fans on the forum?

Only thing is, if they build an Olds they'll botch it up like they have most of 'em they've done, but... ANYTHING EXCEPT ANOTHER SBC <img src="/ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif" alt="" /> ! My gawd, how many more of those can we stand?

Greg, this sounds very similar to a GM A/C evaporator case drain tube. You might also try Steele Rubber www.steelerubber.com . If they don't have the exact part, they may have something that can be adapted or make them if yours are good enough to make a mold from.

I've got a bunch of metal dealer badges and license frames, and VA/NC county/city license tags. I also collect vintage GM ads, as well as shop manuals and K-M and Burroughs special tools. I started scarfing the dealer stuff off junked cars. I try to limit the license plates to the years of cars I own, and the ads came about as a result of an aunt's packrat habits- she never threw a magazine away! Shop manuals and tools- I guess they're a fetish. And I have the nerve to wonder why I can hardly get thru the house .

Contact Dixie Olds Chapter OCA, 2570 Hwy 29, Lawrenceville GA 30044. They'll know of old-Olds-friendly shops in the Atlanta area.

For a straight rust free loaded wagon, I'd have near-'bout risked it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif" alt="" /> .

A/C didn't affect carb usage on 1970 350s. All except W31 used 0250 carbs for AT, MT and A/C-non A/C applications. The 0255 carb was for W31 only, AT, MT A/C or non A/C and didn't have a power piston or metering rods. For the record the 0256 W30 455 MT carb didn't either.

Wouldn't the Country Sedan have been available in all three trim lines? Maybe Bill S is thinking about a Fairlane Country Sedan. Just remembered two more 56 Fords from my past. A tutone green Fairlane hardtop that had had Fairlane trunk trim added to its fender skirts, and a green and white Fordor sedan that one of my cousins owned briefly before a pissed-off teenage meltdown made him drive it into the side of a dumptruck. And after all that the girl still wouldn't talk to him... . On a different take- has anyone else seen a 55 or 56 with optional extra side trim? Two of the wide fluted bands down the side, from the "Fairlane sweep" to the taillight. Saw one at Spring Carlisle ten years ago or better, and the guy had paperwork documenting its availability.

It was to be the last Olds Convertible ever built and was, until the Cutlass Supreme ragtop showed up again in the late 80s. It was a Lansing car built 3rd week July 1975 and was code 75 Spectra Red w/white top and interior, from the info I have. I've been trying to find info on dealer it was shipped to but haven't had much luck. Rumour is it went to the Southeastern US. Thought I'd found it earlier this year in Greensboro NC but that one turned out to be a Linden NJ built car. Still damn close to the end though. I owned the next to last Linden-built 1973 Royale convertible for nearly 14 years. Bambi whacked it hard in the left quarter and I fell out of love with it- got disgusted with it, truth be known. It went to Parkersburg WV where it lives with a 1973 Olds collector who has restored it.

I'm far from a Ford expert, but the way I understand mid-50s Ford wagons, Country Squires and Country Sedans were four-door wagons with difference being woodgrain on the Squires. Parklanes and Ranch Wagons were two-door wagons, again with the Parklane having the fancy fake wood side panels and I think fender skirts. Ranch Wagons usually had a western theme upholstery pattern. As you know, Ford car series in 1955-56 were Mainline, Customline and Fairlane which explains differences in trim and script locations for both the cars and the wagons. All this is based on childhood recollections of my uncle's '56 Parklane and a neighbor's mint green '55 Ranch Wagon. While we're on this subject- another neighbor had a 56 Customline 2-door sedan that was a strange (to my young eyes) purplish gray color. Any idea what that color was called? Now that I think about it, there were no less than six 55-56 Fords in the community where I grew up. The two aforementioned wagons, another red and white wagon, the gray Tudor, and two 1955 Fordor sedans. One mint green Customline, one tutone blue Fairlane Town Sedan. For some reason I was scared of the lady who had the Town Sedan, though she and my mother were friends... Like 'em or not, the Dave and Pete Show usually garners a lot of interest and occasional thought-provoking discussion. We need people like them to keep things balanced .

Once you have the QuadraJet completely apart and cleaned, look on the bottom of the float bowl and you will see the plugs. They're steel balls pressed/staked into the float bowl body to plug the holes left from drilling the passages from the main jets to the venturi cluster nozzles and for the secondary metering rod transfer holes during carb manufacture. These plugs are notorious for leaking fuel from the float bowl into the intake manifold. I had a brand-new Q-Jet start leaking at less than 6 months old <img src="/ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif" alt="" /> . Mix up yer JB Weld or other epoxy and coat the plugs thoroughly. Allow to dry before reassembling the carb. Some carb kits include a dense foam well plug to install under the plugs as a fix for this problem, but the epoxy is yer best bet.

Thought maybe it was a Dave@Moon... Stellite- what is it like living with a drunken pit bulldog? I learned along time ago you can get just as drunk on cheap stuff as good stuff, though the difference in price gets offset by the price you pay the next day... Pit bull with a hangover- must be an evil thing indeed!

In Germany odds are all available are metric. Thomas, if you can get us some measurements someone on here may be able to get you some freeze plugs here in the States.

Easy- a factory four-speed 1965 or 1966 Starfire. Second choice would be a 1968 bucket seat W34 Toronado, third would be Rooster Bush's 74 Hurst/Olds Pace Car. Hmmm- the last 1975 Royale convertible wouldn't be a bad pick either.

You really want cool? Find a pair of 1973-74 Olds valve covers to plate. Those have "OLDSMOBILE" embossed into them. <span style="font-weight: bold">WAAAY</span> - but maybe not on a Buick. Besides, all the emissions plumbing on the RH would cover it up .

I like electrical troubleshooting and repair, and engine, trunk and interior detailing. I especially like cleaning grunge off wiring so it looks new again ! I have neither talent nor patience for body work, and I don't like scraping crud off the underside. As some of you may have gathered, I also like researching factory literature to make sure what I'm doing is accurate. I even like scrounging junkyards for treasure . I used to like the "thrill of the hunt" digging up NOS treasure in swap meets, but as it's gotten scarcer and more expensive, I find meself sitting on me ever-spreading arse doing it on e-bay .

www.windsor-jewelers.com . The website doesn't show them, but they have a line of special KK jewelry and accessories for the better half. Not cheap stuff either- good stuff, commissioned by Winston-Salem's own Krispy Kreme, "King of America's Doughnuts!" Christmas is coming, folks... here's a good gift idea. Get her some of this and she might let you buy another old car, or at least buy you some KKs at the grocery store

Time to rant 'n' rave, I think... there's sure plenty of it going on now. Skyking- some people have valid reasons to remain anonymous. To revile someone without being man enough to reveal one's identity is not one of those reasons.

Tony, in a wagon, I'd be inclined to ditch the 307 and get a Jasper, Interstate, etc remanufactured 403 long block and stick in there. It'll drop in on the same mounts and all the 307 auxiliaries, emission equipment and carb will bolt on. Olds 260-307-330-350-403 engines are the same engine family. Paint it black and nobody will be able to tell it's not a 307. I think you'd come out ahead financially and would have a warranty to boot. I had an 81 Pontiac Safari 307 OD car, and while it was a dependable engine and got 24 mpg, hauling that 4000 lb wagon around worked it to death especially if it went thru mountains.

I suspect the people who wouldn't pay over $2200 are thinking its a Cutlass. It's a 442. It's a rare piece, even though it's not a real street killer like the 64-74 cars. If it's nice like you say, and still has its original drivetrain, (VIN code 9 307, if it has a Y engine code in VIN it's not a 442) I don't think $2700 is outrageous for it. I see GTs with that mileage go for $4000+ regularly, and those aren't factory built cars. If you like the car and it's got a good body and mechanics, get it. The hell with what everyone else thinks.

Dang, Bruce- I had forgot Chevy had a whole series of "Classic" cars in the 70s and 80s. In addition to the Caprice they made "Malibu Classics", "Nova Concours Classics" (now there's one to set the CCCA on its ear) and I'm almost sure there was some Monte Carlo Classic variant too. And then Oldsmobile made "Cutlass Supreme Classics" in 1988. Didn't Chrysler hang "Classic" on some of their downsized Gran Furys too? Ah, the 1980s... a time of excess and big hair <span style="font-weight: bold">Greg Everett</span> - join the group. We're not all crusty old coots like you would infer from reading some of our posts. AACA is made up of many fine people who have a common goal and interest of preserving and restoring old iron, whether it be classic, mundane, or motor scooter. We just like to run off at the mouth sometimes . <span style="font-weight: bold">Bill Thomas</span> - no offense taken by anyone here. We're all used to Pete- just don't get him started on Britney Spears . Sounds like you're creating a neat website. There'll be people here who'll help. I'd love to send you some pics of my 64 Oldses, but I don't currently have the capability to post pics anywhere.

Olds chrome valve covers are available aftermarket, but all I've seen are based on the 1965-67 425 ci design which has the PCV valve and breather cap holes toward the ends of the cover instead of in the middle as 1968-later are. PCV valve would be no big deal, but you'd have to create some plumbing to connect the breather cap to the aircleaner. Try Jeg's or Summit. These engines are common enough that you could find a junkyard set and have 'em plated. They'd last longer than the aftermarket Taiwan chrome anyway. Every set of those I ever bought started to rust after a couple years. As hateful as 307s are to r&r valve covers or even to get at them, you want plating that will hold up.

Try www.kanter.com . Not always the least expensive, but they list new wheel cylinders for 1936-60 Buick in the catalog and website.

Hmmm-mmm... we have Rambler "Classics" from the 1960s, 1961 Oldsmobile "Classic Ninety Eights" - <span style="font-weight: bold">HAY!</span> it's not only us unenlightened car owners who make the mistake. Even the carmakers got in on it!

1952. Option M2, "Self-winding Steering Wheel Mounted Car Watch" was designed to get rid of problems with electrically self-winding clocks, which typically quit after a couple years in the car once the points in them corroded a little or the works gummed up from dust. It mounted in the bottom spoke of the horn ring which, along with Deluxe steering wheel and turn signal lever, were specific to the option. Turning the wheel would wind the clock, kinda like a self-winding wristwatch, and it would supposedly run for eight days without winding. If the steering wheel clock option was ordered, the clock nacelle on the dash was typically used to mount a compass. It's a neat piece to have. Olds went back to dash-mounted electric clocks in 1953.