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Post by chadman on Nov 10, 2010 8:32:28 GMT -5
I'm new here. This is my first post. This is my '65 4-4-2. My grandfather bought this car new from Barber Motors in Elyria, OH. He was an Olds man all his life. I remember sitting in the drivers seat of this car pretending to drive and bang gears since before I could see over the dash. It has 44k original miles. Currently it is powered by a 455 with a TH400 trans. The original motor and trans are tucked safely away for later. I drive it on the street and bracket race it a little. It typically runs 12.20's but looking to make that about .5 seconds quicker for next year.   |
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Post by stan65cutlass on Nov 10, 2010 8:54:13 GMT -5
nice car, even better when it comes with history. lets hear and see more pics. was it an auto car new?
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Post by bil on Nov 10, 2010 9:50:26 GMT -5
Very nice car,glad to hear it has stayed in the family! ---bil
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2010 14:27:47 GMT -5
Very nice car...even better since you've had it forever...now if I only had a couple of mine back...
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Post by miksan on Nov 10, 2010 15:35:24 GMT -5
A nice looking ride and it has history also. Have fun on this site, and if you want to learn stuff about your car you came to the right pace.
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Post by chadman on Nov 10, 2010 15:55:38 GMT -5
nice car, even better when it comes with history. lets hear and see more pics. was it an auto car new? The car was originaly a 4-spd M-21 with 3.55 gears. This car came with very little options. Would have made a good race car back in it's day. Manual steering, manual brakes, no console. The only real options are remote mirror and tinted glass. I would like to put a stick back in it but I don't want to 1) break the original Muncie or 2) cut the floor pan for a TKO-600. I am holding out for the new McCloud 5-spd if it ever comes out. |
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Post by stan65cutlass on Nov 10, 2010 20:16:55 GMT -5
i suspected cuz you said bangin gears when you were young. just put another muncie in it and have fun
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Post by 1965f85 on Nov 10, 2010 20:32:36 GMT -5
Nice looking Ride.... It's hard to tell from the photo's, but does your car have a short hood spear on it?  (Club Coupe) |
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Post by shane on Nov 11, 2010 20:29:01 GMT -5
very nice. Ive had the chance too look at your car a couple of times out at norwalk . I'm familiar with barber motors i grew up in elyria.
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Post by ricks65cutlass on Nov 11, 2010 21:28:40 GMT -5
Hell yeah, Chad, that is a great looking car. It is awesome that it has a story to boot.
I love the way it looks with the Pro Stars on it.
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Post by chadman on Nov 12, 2010 7:14:58 GMT -5
Nice looking Ride.... It's hard to tell from the photo's, but does your car have a short hood spear on it? (Club Coupe) No, it is a sports coupe with the full length piece. |
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Post by chadman on Nov 12, 2010 7:16:19 GMT -5
very nice. Ive had the chance too look at your car a couple of times out at norwalk . I'm familiar with barber motors i grew up in elyria. Next time you see me there come say hi. |
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Post by chadman on Nov 12, 2010 7:17:33 GMT -5
Hell yeah, Chad, that is a great looking car. It is awesome that it has a story to boot. I love the way it looks with the Pro Stars on it. Thanks, I like the way yours looks as well. Are those Monocoque's on the back? |
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Post by RAM Z on Nov 12, 2010 7:36:15 GMT -5
Looks awesome, nice color too.
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Post by ricks65cutlass on Nov 12, 2010 8:24:59 GMT -5
Hell yeah, Chad, that is a great looking car. It is awesome that it has a story to boot. I love the way it looks with the Pro Stars on it. Thanks, I like the way yours looks as well. Are those Monocoque's on the back? I am running Bogart Fly Stars on the back, and Weld Aluma Stars on the front. I just re read the original post, and somehow missed that it had 44,000 original miles on it. Great car. |
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Post by moldy on Feb 5, 2011 20:15:04 GMT -5
What front springs are you guys running? I bought small block AC springs I wont run AC but think they might make the car ride lower in the front than I want. Probably should have gone with bigblock springs.
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Post by bubbasz1 on Feb 5, 2011 20:21:25 GMT -5
I got mine from eaton springs in Detroit, they have all the original GM spring drawings, they carry ours in stock. Order what came with the car and you can't go wrong. Any confusion on their chart, call them, they have good customer service. eatonsprings.com/ |
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Post by chadman on Mar 24, 2012 12:20:39 GMT -5
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Post by hicompolds on Mar 24, 2012 13:26:49 GMT -5
chadman...she's a beautiful beast! Love it as is. Other than the drivetrain and wheels, is the rest of the car original? Was it always stored indoors?
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Post by bil on Mar 24, 2012 16:45:58 GMT -5
Nice car-it's good to see it stay in the family like that. ---bil
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