1961 Oldsmobile Super 88

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rickr

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It is a very humid rainy day here in the Midworst. My Sunday Summer habit of laying out at my sisters swimming pool has been FOILED!

So instead I have scanned the photos of my 61 Olds,and will post some of them for my cyber friends. My friend Tim did the body and paint work,and I did the mechanical rebuilding work,including an engine swap from a wrecked Oldsmobile Starfire,and a transmition reseal.I also salvaged the Starfire interior,and had it redone at a trim shop,to use in this car. We finished the car about five years ago.I took the photos the same day I took the ones of the 55 Cadillac.
 
The Roof style

Car collectors call this roof the "bubble top" It was used on several full size GM cars,except for Cadillac.
 
Side view

Straight sheet metal,and perfect panel alignment. Tim does a great job.
 
My favorite

Is the rear of this car. It reminds me of a jukebox,with the glitter!
 
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deep dish steering wheel. It was called the "Safety Vee" I guess they thought it would collapse in an wreck. I think the driver would "collapse" first.
 
Factory cruise control

It works very well too. You set the speed you want to go with the dial. Then push the black button,and away you go! It holds the speed very steady.
 
Rear sea;t

Rear speaker is in the center of the rear seat back. Many early 1960's cars were this way.Lots of chrome and bright metal on the inside of the car too.
 
Engine

Is a 394 CID V8. 330 horsepower.Quite a hoodfull here! The car is VERY fast,smooth and exciting to drive! Oldsmobile was a muscle car in the 1950's and 1960's. What did the "General" do to this division?? The "General" assigned the most boring cars of the General Motors line to poor Oldsmobile. And we know the rest of that continuing story......

BTW the silver thing just behind the power steering pump is the cruise control unit. It was made by Perfect Circle. A division of Dana Corporation. Another large American manufacturing company that has really cut it's employee work force in the last few years.
 
Rick goes topless!!

Wow Rick! I LOVE that Olds! How's about I trade you some Texas sunshine for it! ;-)

Have fun in it!

Venus
 
It Just Stopped Raining!! The Sun is peeking out!

Thanks Venus! We will settle up on the car later! Gotta go! I'm So OUT of HERE!! (:>
 

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