1957 Oldsmobile 88 2dr Hardtop. Completely Stock. 371 Ci 4b Carb on 2040-cars
Mattawan, Michigan, United States
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My wife and I bought this car in the late 80's from the owner in Kalamazoo Mi. It was not in running condition and partially apart. The owner had bought several other cars for parts and pieces but still didn't have enough to finish it. We still have a lot of those parts which we will include. Hard to believe that in Michigan, in the late 80's, there where 2 yards in the area that had 1957 Oldsmobiles that supplied the engine, windshield, and a few other parts. That and a lot of searching catalogs for new parts put the car in excellent condition. Now this is a very nice older body on restoration from the early 1990's professionally done by me at the shop not at home. We owned an autobody shop. Body was completely disassembled and small amount of rust on lower fenders and doors was metal patched and undercoated. The body was 3 tone painted Black/White/with Red accents with wet sanded and buffed old style Dupont Centari paint that looks better than any basecoat clearcoat of today. The front suspension was rebuilt and power steering added. New brakes and wheel bearings and new BF Goodrich Silver Crown Radial 15" tires where installed. The interior was completely redone in cloth and vinyl with new carpet and headliner. Most of the chrome was redone or purchased new. We don't attend car shows all the time but when we do it is a real crowd pleaser. It is unique in the 1957 GM car line up with the long 1/4 panels and three glass rear window along with 371 cubic inch engine. We get a ton of thumbs up and a quite a few trophies that I give to the grand kids. We got another first in class in July. Even though we have had it for a long time and the restoration was done a long time ago it is still very nice. It was not used much, maybe 500 to 1000 miles per year and we still can drive it anywhere. I don't want to see it sitting in my garage any more. Someone needs to use it. |
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Jay Leno bangs up his own Toronado in GT6
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For the latest Jay Leno's Garage episode, he takes his real Toronado out for a cruise and then drives the virtual one like he stole it, accruing some body damage along the way. Leno also drives the virtual supercar Mercedes-Benz designed for GT6, the AMG Vision Gran Turismo Concept that debuted at the LA Auto Show, along with the real one, which is a 1:1-scale model. The model is radio-controlled and equipped with a small electric motor, sufficient to move it on and off of auto show floors.
Head below to watch the episode, which includes a few words from GT6 creator Kazunori Yamauchi.
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You might anticipate an over-40-year-old Oldsmobile to pale in comparison to any modern Ferrari, but this wagon has a ton of secrets under its skin thanks to Lingenfelter. First, it packs a supercharged LS3 V8 with a claimed 650 horsepower and a six-speed manual gearbox. That big upgrade in power is further helped with air suspension and massive Wilwood disc brakes. The result is nothing short of deafening, with blaring yelps whenever the driver even nudges the accelerator.
The alternative sounds just as good, albeit in very different way. The Ferrari's 6.3-liter V12 pumps out 651 hp and 504 pound-feet with a part-time all-wheel drive system. While the FF lacks a lot of the hauling ability of the Olds, it makes up for the deficit in handling, luxury, and in many eyes, simply by having the famous prancing horse on the grille.
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My loss in the first round of our This or That series, in which two Autoblog editors pick sides on any given topic and then attempt to explain why the other is completely wrong, didn't stop me from picking another good-natured fight, this time with Senior Editor Seyth Miersma. Last time, our chosen sides were eerily similar in design, albeit quite different in actual execution. This time, our vehicular peculiarities couldn't seemingly fall any further from one another: A 1980 Oldsmobile 442 wouldn't seem to match up in comparison to a 1989 BMW 635CSi.
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