Posted on 05/30/2021 7:36:41 PM PDT by ETL
Note: This video is from 2011. The car was sold years ago.
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Description from the dealer...
“Don’t be fooled by the large-by-huge chrome wheels it’s wearing today, this particular ‘57 Golden Rocket 88 is an authentic J2 car, and is extensively and thoroughly restored to original condition from top to bottom. Our documents suggest that this is one of only four Golden Rocket 88 2-door sedans in existence with the J2 engine.
The two-tone bodywork on this car is spectacularly done and looks especially striking in black and white with a red stripe in the chrome trim that separates the two halves. Bodywork is beautiful, with straight panels and excellent fit throughout, evidenced by the miles-deep reflections in the paint.
The real story on this Olds is the J2 371 cubic inch engine under the hood. Fully rebuilt during the restoration, it runs like new and the passing of years has proven that these are some extremely durable engines. Detailing is first-rate too, from the ‘Oldsmobile J2 Rocket” decals on the valve covers, to the correct 2-barrel carburetors, to the original power steering system that’s fully functional. You’ll note that this engine sports a trio of shorty air cleaners on the carbs, but the original dual oil-bath air cleaner is also included.
The engine is backed by a 3-speed Hydramatic transmission, and drives the original rear end. Brakes were rebuilt to stock specifications, as was the suspension, although the car was given a subtle, aggressive look by tweaking the spring height slightly. The car wears a set of chrome Billet Specialties wheels, but the original 15-inch steel wheels and plain hubcaps are included.
From the tri-tone seats with patented GM comfort weave cushions, to the positively breathtaking instrument cluster, this interior is new. The original radio has been upgraded to include an iPod interface. The trunk is sporting a custom carpet, but an original trunk mat is included.
This Olds is fast, comfortable, luxurious, and about 2/3 the cost of a comparable Chevy. There are no irreversible modifications, and this car could be put back to 100% stock condition in an afternoon. Act fast and call today!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cEg02ITHw4
Unreal. Thanks ETL. Made my night! Beautiful!
i liek that first one- and the color too-
Yep, I remember some guys I hung with in the 70’s were such gearheads, they’d do things like take a wagon, have the rear doors stripped, welded shut, ground out, and make homebrew Nomads. Sometimes to grisly effect, depending on the make and model. LOL Come to think of it now, we used to go to car shows at the National Guard armory back home, and there was a couple of sweet ones my buddies and I saw. Padded, tuck and roll interiors, aircraft lights, I mean the whole JC Whitney catalog in there. They were like a custom conversion van with lower headroom. Joe Sixpack Love Machines.
Around 15 years or so ago I was approaching a red light at a busy intersection in Manhattan in a beatup 1970 Caddy convertible that I had stupidly just bought, stepped on the brake and the pedal just kept slowly fading to the floorboard! The car was slowing, but just barely, with people crossing in front! I stuck my head out the window and warned them to move out of the way. Typical New Yorkers, they didn't notice or pay attention to what I was saying. Fortunately the car did slowly come to a stop, just past the crosswalk! I put some more brake fluid in and was able to drive again. Thing was leaking brake fluid from one of the lines.
Chrysler tried that with the PT Cruiser. Yeah, they were eye candy, inside and out, but they were garbage under the skin. I owned one. An '09, I believe. Less than a year old, low mileage, fleet rental. Still smelled new. I loved that retro roadster body style, and for a while there was a whole cottage industry in aftermarket custom parts (yes, I threw a lot of chrome into mine, came close to adding running boards), but the drivetrain wasn't fit for a lawn mower. Mine had a bad cam and timing module, and the engine seized before it could get diagnosed and fixed properly. That's when I bought the Rogue.
yeah the cruisers weren’t tat great- like you say, styling was fine- but not a great car- If they came out with like a 60’s Mustang, or SS, or roadrunner look or goat or something- with a decent engine- doesn’t have to be quite as fast as the old powerhouses- i bet they’d sell- as long aS they aren’t seriously underpowered-
Long, long time ago, bought one of the early 1000cc HD Sportster. Drum front brake. That “heritage” thing they wallow in, no doubt.
Had been used to a Honda CB750 with a disc front brake.
Big wake up when I come up to a red light at full tilt, and nail the brake. Yep, faded out in a second or two, went halfway into the intersection before the POS would stop.
Sold it shortly after.
Nice car!!
First real rock and roll song ever done by Ike Turner under a nom de guerre
Yep. They’ll never really be able to clone the old muscle cars like that with all the safety, emissions, and enviro regs they’ve suffocated the industry with now. I mean, when was the last time an auto manufacturer built a car that had a posi rear and could bark the tires from a dead stop at a red light? A ‘Vette, maybe? I think nowadays, they even have governors on the clutch to prevent you from doing that. Anything that they’d build that could do that would have a ticket on it that would look like your average mortgage payment.
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First real rock and roll song ever done by Ike Turner under a nom de guerre
Took me awhile. But I figured it out.
Lose the pimp wheels and keep the rest. I only saw “three deuces “ carburetor set ups on hot rods back then, not production cars. Very special.
That is a 55Chevy.
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