Oldsfan

Had a guy at our chapter show yesterday that is looking for a new home for his '49 98 full plexiglass display hood. Hershey PA area. Anybody interested? Paul

My '63 parts book lists the '62 98 convertible frame as being only for '62 98 convertibles. '61 and '63 are different. Other '62 98s are different. Heavy duty frames were not available for non-convertibles in '62. I think they only started that in '64. Paul

I would think it should - they both used the same front end sheet metal. Paul

A 98 convertible frame won't interchange with much. Convertibles probably have boxed frame rails, which other 98s won't have unless they had the heavy duty frame option, and I don't even know that option was available in '62. 88 and starfire convertibles are a shorter wheelbase, so they won't work. Difference in length is between the door and rear wheel opening. C body Buicks and Cadillacs use different frames. Now, that being said, maybe a frame from a '61, '63 or '64 98 convertible would work. I'll have to look at my parts book. Paul

I haven't had anything done by them yet, but I've heard Hershey Brothers in Lancaster is pretty good. I talked to them about my Slim-Jim, and they were willing to work on it, but I never got around to taking it to them. Paul

Rats... we've got an Oldsmobile show at the Museum this coming Sunday. Too bad it won't be on display then. Anyone know where in the swap meet it will be?

I do not have convertible top codes. Tops were available in black, white, tan, dark blue and dark green. There were three two-tone paint options available in '56. Conventional two-tone paint was available on all Oldsmobiles, except convertibles, at extra cost. There was no extra charge on for this option on Super 88 and 98 Deluxe Holiday coupes and Deluxe Holiday sedans. The combination had the body in one color and roof in another color. Shown on the firewall as XX-ZZ. XX being the color of the body, ZZ being the color of the roof. Special two-tone paint was available on all Oldsmobiles, including convertibles, and was extra cost on all models ($25). Shown on the firewall as SXX-ZZ. XX being the color of the deck, rear fender and lower body, ZZ being the color of the roof, center pillar, window area, hood and upper body. Another optional Special two-tone paint scheme was supposedly only available on 2-door and 4-door sedans, and not available on Holiday models or convertibles, same $25 cost. Shown on the firewall as TXX-ZZ. XX being the color of the roof, center pillar, window area, deck, rear fender and lower body. ZZ being the color of the hood and upper body. So, in any two-tone combination, the lower color is always first, upper color is always second. With Special two-tones, roof color is indicated by the presence of the S or the T. Paul

577M04526 1957 (57) Golder Rocket 88 (7) Lansing built (M) 3,526th Golden Rocket produced at Lansing. Style 57-3611 1957 (57) Oldsmobile (3) Golden Rocket 88 (6) 2-door sedan (11) Body no. L 256 Built at Lansing Fisher Body Plant (L), 256th Golden Rocket 88 2-door sedan produced. Trim 362 is for Ivory vinyl and Green pattern cloth upholstery Paint 64-60-60 means the hood and lower body are Cutlass Bronze (64), roof and rear deck color are Alcan White (60), and the accent stripe is Alcan White (60). ACC is where accessory codes would go. You've probably got a pretty basic car there, so there aren't any. Paul

I'm pretty sure I've got convertible top color codes. Will have to check tonight. I do have a list of accessory codes. It's probably easier for you to give me the codes on your plate, than for me to list them all. '56s don't have more than two color codes on the data plate. The S is what tells you whether the roof is painted differently or not. I'm pretty sure the first number is always the lower body color, but I'll check that tonight as well. Paul

567 means it's a '56 (56) base 88 (7). M means it's a Lansing built car (those are the good ones). 7387 means it's the 6,387th base 88 out of the Lansing plant (numbers started at 1001). I used to think that this would have been the 6,387th Olds out of Lansing, but something recently brought to my attention has led me to believe that it is just for base 88s. There also would have been a 568M7387 Super 88 and a 569M7387 Ninety Eight. The final production base 88 from Lansing was 567M81004. Style: 56 means it's a '56 3637 means it's a Holiday Coupe Body Number: L means it's from the Lansing Fisher Body Plant 2324 means it was the 2,324th base 88 Holiday Coupe body built at Lansing Fisher Body Trim 348 is for Ivory vinyl bolsters with Blue/White pattern cloth Paint 40-60 is for Cirrus Blue (40) body with an Alcan White (60) roof. If this were a special two tone, with one color on the hood and one color on the trunk, it would have an S in front of it. Top is the convertible color, which you don't have, so it's blank ACC is for accessory codes - things that would affect the build of the body, such as air conditioning, power windows, etc. You have none of those, so it is blank as well. Paul

The part numbers you have given are for radiator support mounts. 377889 has changed to 472160, available from GM dealers for $23.56 each. 377888 is also available from GM dealers for $4.35 each. Paul

A sunvisor, or a Cadet Visor?

Sounds like you're talking about motor mounts. I can check availability on Tuesday. Paul

The Oldsmobile Collection includes a green '40 60 series woody wagon. I don't know the current mileage, but back in the mid '90s, when the car was still in local private hands, the wagon only had 12,000 miles.

I saw some of these for sale, like they were repros. Can't remember where. George Cale in Ohio, maybe? Paul

The lights are part of the radio control module, included with the air bag, but also available separately. Some colors have been discontinued. Runs in the $225 range.

I think a '65 442 would have a 5V in the accessory section of the data plate.

He is wrong. You need a plate that is held on by the lugnuts, like you are talking about. But, if you've got wheels with the three metal fingers that hold the dog dish hubcaps one, they will also hold the wires. That's what I did on my '52. But maybe they did away with those fingers for '53. Paul

My '63 parts book shows that they used the same front cover gasket from '49 thru '62. GM#560003. Maybe they can cross reference it. Paul

That engine is from a '50. '49 numbers ran from 8A1001 to 8A193864. '50 numbers ran from 8A194001 to 8A568689. H means it was a Hydra-Matic car. '51 numbers started with 8C. Paul

I've scanned them. Need an address. Paul

I've got a list in my showroom album of recommended combinations, and believe they were available with either color on the front or the back. As for non-recommended, I guess if you paid your money up front, they'd probably do whatever you wanted. I was at a show last weekend where they had a '55 88 2door sedan in yellow/brown with a green interior, and we've had another '55 88 2door sedan at our own shows in beige/red with a green interior. I've seen both a '53 Super 88 Holiday and a '54 98 Holiday in red/white with blue/white interior. And then there's this '58 98 sedan in Rose Mist with green interior!: http://www.angelfire.com/mb2/olds98/ I don't know what they were thinking when they ordered it, but it can be yours for $60,000...

Factory tri-power was only available mid-way through '57 and '58, and they were 371 motors. I've been told you can't put a J2 on the newer 394s, but I don't know if you can put it on the older 324s and 303s. I'm guessing not. Maybe you've got a 324 with an aftermarket tri-power setup. There should be numbers on that motor somewhere, but without a book in front of me I can't tell you where to look.

GM #9835145. Disc. 7-96. I had no luck locating one.

N is for air conditioning. K7 is chrome door window frames. At least that's what they were in '62. I believe they used those codes for many years. Paul