dcaddick Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 I have been working on this car for years. My posting here is to establish a legacy of the project for my children and grand children. The car is not finished, but I will post pics up to date. Thanks for watching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dcaddick Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 New steering wheel restored by Koch. Gauges restored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dcaddick Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 The passenger door had enough left of it to put it together and install the door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcaddick Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 second door just so I can figure what to build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcaddick Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 Front bumper very beat up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcaddick Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 Thanks to Don at Escondido Plating for making the bumper beautiful. Found some used grill pcs on ebay. Not perfect but better then what was there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dcaddick Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 Painted the original 15 inch wheels. bought two new tires. finished the brakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dcaddick Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 I got this far and did not have enough experience or template to figure out the back of the car. Off it goes to Ron Heiden. I have built a 1950 Ford, 1949 Ford, 1931 Ford and am currently building 1949 Mercury Woodies. This car is a whole other level of woodworking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dcaddick Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 Some day the wood will start looking like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Boehm Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Thank you for posting this thread. Very fascinating. I always wondered about the wood on this Oldsmobile. The wood is actually structural and there is more wood in the doors than shows ion the outside. It is not like the wood on a 1949 Ford which does not hold anything up. You restored the engine. Is the car drivable yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcaddick Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 Thank you both for commenting. I have wanted one of these cars for a very long time. I had tin woodies, then Ford 49 and 50 woodies, 31 Ford and a 49 Mercury woodie that I have not finished the wood on. But I was always looking for the 1949 Olds88 Wagon. I didn't plan on one in such bad shape but at was mostly complete, except for the pile of fire wood that came with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind pew Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 (edited) Your car rocks. I as well did not know that the wood was structural. You certainly can shape wood and the work is beautiful. Great work and thanks for posting your images! It's nice to see woodies are not that common like yours and Tom Boehm's LaSalle. I'll bet getting those patterns was a bitch. Did you have to use a hand held router, rather than a table mounted bit, to do the work on those corner pieces? I'll bet those finger joints there took a few tries as well. Edited February 12, 2021 by blind pew (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcaddick Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 Hand tools, grinders. Bandsaw for the rest so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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