Rocketman

Maybe someone here has run across this problem before. I have a 75 H/O. Whenever the vehicle speed gets up to 50+ mph I begin to get a loud whistling noise (somewhat like a boiling teapot, but much louder). So far I have not been able to locate the source of this noise. I have tried using tape to mask off all the trim and spaces around the windshield, but I can't get it to stop. It doesn't matter whether the roofs are in or out. What's really amazing is that I had one of these cars 20 years ago and it did the same thing Any ideas?

Thanks Mike, those are some great pix Art I hear what you're saying about already having 2 cars on hand, but I seem to remember someone telling me the photos for the sales brochure and press kits were taken much earlier - maybe even in the fall - and the car used was not built up for actual use. If you look close at those pix the car has a different exhaust system. The car in the press photos has Goodyear Polyglass GT H70-15 tires, track photos of the cars show them with Goodyear GT Radials. The 2 real pace cars should have some date codes on some of the components (i.e. rear end). That could at least give us an idea of when they were built. The ad for the recent auction said "one of three". That earlier car may be the one that was destroyed.

If I remember correctly, there was a "photo op" car mocked up for the press photos. If you look close you can see that it is nothing like the original pace car (roll bar is much more narrow, single exhaust ect.). Someone told me that it was so unstable that they would only push it around. I also remember that Olds did build 2 pace cars, but as far as I knew, it was understood that the second car was destroyed shortly after the race. The auction ad in Hemmings listed the car as 1 of 3 !!! Now I'm really confused Anyone know what the real story is and where or who I could look to for info or pix?

Anybody notice that a 74 pace car was auctioned off in Boca Raton a few weeks ago? Is this the same car from the Carolinas that belonged to Mr. Bush or possibly another one ? Anyone have any info on who may have bought it?

For Sale 1987 Cutlass, 307 V8, Auto, Posi, PW, Buckets/console, Power bucket seat, Tilt Wheel, Delay wipers, Rally pac, 15ich SSII, Good tires, Dk Blue repaint, Blue interior, 94K miles, Showing its age but it runs GREAT! Just inspected, (Power Locks, Cruise & A/c are not working) Asking $2,500.00. Bronx,NY Email: Rocketmanolds@yahoo.com