NZ Hot Rod

Precious Metal

THE Oldsmobile was always marketed as a high-end General Motors car, supposedly a step above the “humble” Chevrolet. Because of this, sales figures were low in comparison; they now seem to be quite a rare ‘beast’ indeed.

Steve imported this 1956 model from the States where rumour has it spent a lot of its later life in a police impound yard, complete with bullet holes in the windows. Whether it was

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