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To: wardaddy

The best car I ever had or ever will have was a 65 Olds Delta 88. It had a 425 C.I. Rocket V-8, 360 HP. Obviously not a dragster but still ample power. Probably the most surprising thing was how nimbly the large car handled.

It was my Father’s first then my older Brother’s then mine. During it’s lifetime it had two water pumps installed, an AC compressor seal replaced and the alternator rebuilt. I don’t think it had anything else done to it.

The posi-traction made a slight noise the last hundred thousand miles but never tore up. I sold it to a Mexican who worked for me. The water pump had begun to make a noise so I guess that would make 4 in all. 250,000 miles and still not using oil

That old car was just fun to drive. You could cruise the interstate all day at 80 with the AC on and it never minded.

Just before we got married, my wife bought a new Olds Cutlas Supreme. It had a 350 but got worse gas mileage than the old 65.


65 posted on 09/30/2014 3:56:03 PM PDT by yarddog (G)
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To: yarddog

My dads pal owned Van Trow Oldsmobile...he moved to Winston Salem and started a Ford truck dealership

We had lots of Oldsmobile’s including Tornados..66/67

Cutlass and Ninety Eights.....

A friend of mines ultra hot mom had an orange peel 88 convertible...white vinyl interior...it fit her....

My wife’s high school first love had a 442 black....bench with Hurst Tee

Believe me...I never hear the end of that car and the nostalgia for her misspent youth...lol

My folks wouldn’t allow muscle....my first car was an MGB GT yellow.....1968

They wouldnt allow bikes either so I snuck off and bought a 74 Kawasaki H2 750 TWO STROKE

my 15 year pleads he can drive his KTM off road bike he rides on our 10 acres to 9th grade on MC license in TN

MY REPLY

nyet......I buried too many pals on bikes...I am my parents


66 posted on 09/30/2014 6:27:22 PM PDT by wardaddy (Ferguson MO...but i thought blacks went north to escape the racism of mean ol southerners)
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