Mirko 73 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Good morning my friends, after Buick now start restoration of this fantastic car, run but body isn’t in good conditions; interior is good but some works are to do. I want to do a conservative restoration, have a problem, is miss the body tag, can help me to rebuild it? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirko 73 Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirko 73 Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 Fuel, new battery and go https://youtu.be/0vaZXm1H0Eo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARY F Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Nice work you are doing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Nice to see another 'post' Fiesta being restored. They are rarer than the hardtop version. https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/forum/your-studebaker-forum/stove-huggers-the-non-studebaker-forum/52229-orphan-of-the-day-05-02-1958-oldsmobile-88-fiesta?50956-Orphan-of-the-Day-05-02-1958-Oldsmobile-88-Fiesta=&highlight=fiesta Craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirko 73 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Thanks Mr, yes wagon with b pillar are very rare. Hope to do a good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 27 minutes ago, Mirko 73 said: Thanks Mr, yes wagon with b pillar are very rare. It surprised me to find that in 1958, Olds built 3249 copies of the Fiesta Sedan wagon (with post) and 8498 copies of the Fiesta wagon (hardtop). The Sedan wagons were all Dynamic 88s. The hardtop wagons were about 35% Dynamics and the rest Super 88s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 A couple of more photos of that same '58 Fiesta 'post' I linked above. Craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Looks like a clock delete? Interesting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirko 73 Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Some pics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirko 73 Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 On 1/27/2020 at 8:02 PM, D Yaros said: Looks like a clock delete? Interesting! Mr, please help me. Why write clock delete? Is an optional? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 It is not a 'delete'. A clock was always an option on the 88 models. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Mirko 73 said: Some pics That restorations is looking great, especially with those new floors!! Was it originally green? Or that 'Desert Glow' color seen peeking through where its been sanded, or the green has peeled away? Keep us posted with your progress! Craig Edited February 5, 2020 by 8E45E (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 2/5/2020 at 6:57 AM, 8E45E said: It is not a 'delete'. A clock was always an option on the 88 models. Craig I do not understand what you are saying, here. Probably me? If "a clock was always an option" then when one chose not to order that option instead of clock in that location a plate would with the Oldsmobile emblem, a.k.a. clock delete plate, would be installed. Would it not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 2/5/2020 at 5:59 AM, Mirko 73 said: Mr, please help me. Why write clock delete? Is an optional? I used the term "clock delete" to identify the emblem plate in the housing on the dash (top/center) where a clock, if ordered, would have been installed. That may be the common name, as opposed to the official/technical name for the part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mirko 73 Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) Well, is a very hard restoration, but love this car. Original color is green, but was paint desert glowe and after green. Interiors are green. I don’t want do a frame off so now can do this restoration type. Now have a problem, hope you can help me. The firewall plate is miss, i’m rebuilding it. This is a pro-form. Think my car have only air ride option, we know code? thanks for help OLDSMOBILE DIVISION GENERAL MOTOR CORPORATION LANSING, MICH. STYLE 58-3693 BODYN°_ M TRIM. 367 PAINT. 30-60-31 ACC. BODY BY FISCHER Edited February 12, 2020 by Mirko 73 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 5 hours ago, D Yaros said: I do not understand what you are saying, here. Probably me? If "a clock was always an option" then when one chose not to order that option instead of clock in that location a plate would with the Oldsmobile emblem, a.k.a. clock delete plate, would be installed. Would it not? A 'delete' option is where it was standard equipment from the factory, but one could special order the car without it. Because a clock was an extra-cost option on that particular model, and it wasn't ordered, it had a 'plate' or 'blank' or 'cover', (depending what the parts catalog called it.) in its place. Does anyone have a 1958 Oldsmobile parts catalog that mentions it? Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Well, I understand your technical point, but in the end I do believe we are talking the same thing? In the 98 model if one special ordered -No Clock- the "plate, blank or cover" standard on the 88 would be installed and would then be called a clock delete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 15 hours ago, D Yaros said: Well, I understand your technical point, but in the end I do believe we are talking the same thing? In the 98 model if one special ordered -No Clock- the "plate, blank or cover" standard on the 88 would be installed and would then be called a clock delete. That is correct. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 On 2/8/2020 at 11:58 AM, Mirko 73 said: Well, is a very hard restoration, but love this car. Original color is green, but was paint desert glow and after green. Interiors are green. Think my car have only air ride option, we know code? I particularly like that shade of green with white. It would be really cool to see your car and the blue/white car that is here in Alberta parked next to each other, although that is not likely to happen with the distances involved. If your car has the optional 'New-matic Ride' air suspension, that would certainly be rare!! Rarer still would be one that was not converted to regular coil springs. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirko 73 Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 unfortunately it keeps the original air compressor and pipes, but she has also been converted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirko 73 Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 Know the code for the air ride suspension on firewall tag? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirko 73 Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 Other question, body number, is print only on firewall tag or also in other part? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Cardinal Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Mirko 73, Your car would not have a Fisher Body tag. The station wagon bodies were made by Ionia Manufacturing, a Division of the Mitchell Bentley Corporation in Ionia, Michigan. I don't have any Oldsmobile body tag images, but here is a picture of an Ionia Body tag on a 1958 Buick. Your Oldsmobile tag would be the same size and shape, but the top 3 lines will be: Oldsmobile Motor Division General Motors Corporation Lansing, Michigan The tag is aluminum. It is 63,5mm wide x 100mm long and 0,3mm thick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Superb work , congratulations ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirko 73 Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARY F Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Great work you are doing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirko 73 Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Always at work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Has there been any further progress on this car? I'm looking forward to seeing more photos of the restoration. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARY F Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 I am also waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirko 73 Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARY F Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Great progress. Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Wow. This Fiesta, and a 58 Buick Estate Wagon has surfaced up in AACA-General. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 How did I miss this one? I'm subscribed so I can see the progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirko 73 Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share Posted December 19, 2022 Some updates 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cannon Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I have a few NOS, NORS and used parts for this car. Let me know if you need anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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