Marty Roth

Helfen offered: "A bit off topic, I watched the original movie Gidget (1959) and after this party Gidget takes Kahuna to this beach house in the Malibu Colony. The house was built late 40's mid 50's and had asbestos siding.....the stuff last for years and years! My buddy's house in Hermosa Beach still has it!" Yup !! Memories - my parents 2nd home in Linden, NJ had asbestos shingles on all four sides, and when we added onto the house, we cut and used a grinder on these. I've also inhaled more than my share of brake dust over the years Howard, wish you could keep the equipment - no telling when I might need your expertise - looing forward to touring with y'all again - Sentimental? Founders?

I continue to be impressed with the combined knowledge and generous sharing of information on our FORUM. You all make this hobby more enjoyable.

I'm with West --- sometimes things are actually what they appear to be. "TRUST, BUT VERIFY" ?

NICE !! Great old truck... Thank you John for posting these reminders of times past. I'll bet that this gem has seen some memorable events, and maybe even saved lives in the process. I've been hanging around Fire Trucks since before my 5th birthday, and still have them in my blood.

One more thought, You may want to consider replacing the standard bulbs in your brake/turn/tail lights with modern LED bulbs which are available in both 6-Volt and 12-volt versions - just be sure of your choice of Negative or Positive grounding for your vehicle. The major advantages are that they work much faster so they are much brighter, and are "INSTANT-ON - INSTANT-OFF", giving a much faster notice to the driver behind you of your intention to stop, or to turn. They also draw much less current than a conventional incandescent bulb. A possible concern is that your flasher unit may not get enough current draw to flash properly, and as a result may trigger only a brief momentary flash. The way around this is to either replace the flasher with one designed as a mechanical, rather than heat-sensitive unit - or to add a resistor in the circuit to create additional current draw. I have made this upgrade to many of my "drivers", and am happy with the result.

I STILL love your truck, and you made the right decision with the new tires. Take it out on good days and enjoy it

Transport Cleveland to Detroit?? Why not Just Drive it ! You could avoid the busy highways by taking the old roads along the shores of Lake Erie as we did last summer, and make a very pleasant trip.

WOW ! Great Car- My first modified was a '32 Chevy 5-window coupe powered by an Olds 303 pushing a LaSalle tranny Congratulations - looking forward to seeing it on Friday, and again on Saturday at Hershey Meet.

Beautiful car, Adam - and a great find ! Congratulations

Lloyd Young in Canal-Winchester, Ohio can adapt an overdrive (30% reduction) to the differential, and you can have the driveshaft shortened to compensate. That way, when you are doing 60 mph, your engine thinks the car is doing only 42 mph.

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WOW !! Beautiful car with tons of potential, and a very fair price. There is a similar one, restored on Hemmings.com for $59,900 http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/lincoln/continental/1675168.html?refer=news

My 1954 Cadillac uses the same system as your Olds. The system originally called for Type-"A" transmission fluid. This was replaced by a sequence of upgrades, now using Dexron/Mercon or any of its Roman Numeral subsequent iterations

This Oldsmobile has been SOLD ! We have found the proper adoptive caretaker and are pleased that it is en route to its new home. Thanks to all for your generous comments, and thanks to AACA for sponsoring this FORUM, Marty

Hopefully the new caretaker will post here to let us know how he is doing and how the Olds is making him happy. He is a regular on the FORUM

Hopefully the new caretaker will post here to let us know how he is doing and how the Olds is making him happy. He is a regular on the FORUM

Susan emailed me that it is sold.

This Oldsmobile has been SOLD ! We have found the proper adoptive caretaker and are pleased that it is en route to its new home. Thanks to all for your generous comments, and thanks to AACA for sponsoring this FORUM, Marty

This Oldsmobile has been SOLD ! We have found the proper adoptive caretaker and are pleased that it is en route to its new home. Thanks to all for your generous comments, and thanks to AACA for sponsoring this FORUM, Marty

This Oldsmobile has been SOLD ! We have found the proper adoptive caretaker and are pleased that it is en route to its new home. Thanks to all for your generous comments, and thanks to AACA for sponsoring this FORUM, Marty

This Oldsmobile has been SOLD ! We have found the proper adoptive caretaker and are pleased that it is en route to its new home. Thanks to all for your generous comments, and thanks to AACA for sponsoring this FORUM, Marty

Looks similar to the style used on MOPAR products

And just a couple more:

Here are a few shots from my cell phone at Oconomowoc this past Saturday

Greg, I CAN STRONGLY RECOMMEND A SHOP IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. This shop is owned and operated by an honest, conscientious, very talented couple who have restored several of my cars. My 1934 Buick 34-57 was intended to be "Driver-Quality, but has gone on to the level of AACA Grand National Senior. They have also worked on my other Buicks, Cadillacs, Chevy, Oakland, and Packard. PM or email me for contact information