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Another good one is Oldspower.com.

If anyone is interested, take a gander over to Oldspower.com. The wife of the owner just joined, and will be giving details after the show airs.

That was my first time at the show, and I think it was great. Well run, and yes the trophies were given timely. My only complaint would be to have more food vendors

Check over on www.realoldspower.com I'm sure there are guys that have done the swap that could tell you.

Check the FAQ on 442.com. They have some things to look for.

If you don't mind not having the manual in front of you, get the CD version. I have it for the '68 and it's great. It has the Fisher body manual, the Chassis service manual, Parts catalog through '75, and Parts Illustration through '75, as well as some other cool stuff like popular movies that year, and production figures. You can also zoom in on the pages, which I think ends up a fair amount larger than the book text, though I can't say for sure since I don't have the books.

Try Year One. They have seperate ones for the hardtops and the convertibles. I checked the OPG catalog I have, and they have the same comment, modification is needed on the top. Didn't look like Fusick has them either.

Heheh, good, then we can afford more

Sounds like the perfect opportunity for a little vacation in a warmer climate

"I paid SMS $60 a yard for the Hurst's Comfort-Weave " Actually that was the place I couldn't think of.

My friend talked to a place (can't remember the name right now) to do the seats in his Tempest Custom S since they don't make bench covers. He was quoted like $45 a yard (I don't recall if it was a square yard) for his car.

I think that price sounds a tad high, but you'd have to take a look to be sure. I've been actively looking at all cars for about two years when I decided I might finally have the money to buy one. That sounds a bit high, but if it's original and in very well kept shape, it might not be bad. Another factor is the area. I live in Michigan, and I think cars in the Midwest seem to command 10-20% more than other areas where cars stay rust free. And like someone said, you need to feel out the seller. $14,000 sounds a bit high, but if it's in very nice shape, and you can talk him down to say $12,000, then you might call it a good deal. For what it's worth, I bought my '68 Cutlass convertible for $9500 last May. It's pretty much original, but has a '74 Olds 455 engine. It really could use a new top and rubber, but otherwise it is a nice car. It was appraised for $11,000, and was originally listed for $12,000 by the seller. Then again, as tough as it can be to find the car you really want, it could be a good deal if that's what you want.

Someone asked this very question on another site. The consensus was that if the car has the 60/40 bench it will have the necessary matching holes, but if it's a full bench it won't have the inside holes.

Yes, the two door trim extends all the way to pretty much the bottom of the fender, but I think on the four doors I've seen, the trim stops about 4-6 inches from the top, and then a wide piece runs along the rocker panel to the other wheel.

Sounds to me like you indeed have a Chevy engine. I've read before on other boards that a lot of the Canadian Cutlasses had Chevy engines.