Post by dads442 on Jul 9, 2014 22:59:58 GMT -5
being a newbee thought i would share a photo of one of the 65 442s I have...This one is completely stock and my wife and I are the second owners...bought from the original owner in LA...interesting older gentleman...was part of the Flying Tigers...he and his commanding officer had written a book about their time as members...even gave us an autographed copy as a bonus...car looks ok from 20 feet but needs a full restoration...will keep it stock...it is an auto trans...so far we have replaced the springs and rebuilt the front suspension and replaced the trunk floor...other than that it seems to be a good place to start...we have had the car for several years and have driven it to Nor. Cal for Pacific Zone West Olds club show...maybe someday when I retire I will get a chance to restore it either in this lifetime or the next...
The other one is a Holiday which i am in the process of tearing apart now...it will be a resto. mod. as the original engine is long gone...would like to find a 400 to put back in it but haven't found one yet...it came with and will have a mild 455...the car is a 4 spd. car with 355 rear end...don't have any pics currently...will try and post some photos of where I am...most everything is off of the car...engine is being rebuilt...hood and core support are at a friends being welded up as the previous owner had drilled holes for hood locks...no rust except the trunk floor and what might be lurking under the front and rear window...there is about a pound of bondo in the roof above the windshield to deal with...other than that a decent car also
The other one is a Holiday which i am in the process of tearing apart now...it will be a resto. mod. as the original engine is long gone...would like to find a 400 to put back in it but haven't found one yet...it came with and will have a mild 455...the car is a 4 spd. car with 355 rear end...don't have any pics currently...will try and post some photos of where I am...most everything is off of the car...engine is being rebuilt...hood and core support are at a friends being welded up as the previous owner had drilled holes for hood locks...no rust except the trunk floor and what might be lurking under the front and rear window...there is about a pound of bondo in the roof above the windshield to deal with...other than that a decent car also
