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GDYNets On the Web The Zimmer Quicksilver Reader Mail Automotive Trivia
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http://ccc.activeboard.com Car Collector Chronicles-scribd Saved 62 - 1962 Olds web site http://www.freewebs.com/ jeandaveyaros The Gray Lady - 1955 Cadillac Coup de Ville web site
THE GRAY LADY: This website features our 1955 Cadillac Coup de Ville and Caddy information.
DAVES DEN: A website devoted to a myriad of interests. Foremost is extensive information on the Steel City of Gary, IN. There are also offerings on steel making, U.S. Steel-Gary Works, U.S. Marine Corps, M14 assault rifle, of course Oldsmobile, and the tragic story of the murder of Gary, IN Police Lt. George Yaros.
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To me, the car appears to bear DNA from a lot of marques. I see a Mercury Cougar, a Buick Riviera, a Lincoln Towne Car and the targatopped rear window line of the 1969-1975 914 mid-engine VW- Porsche.
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http://www.zimmermotorcars.com/
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Reader Mail
Last month I indicated I would be taking a look at reader mail. Yes, now and then I do get a communication that is collector car related. Here is some of what has landed in my email box from readers and web site visitors: ______________________________________________
Hello - Having some time to sit down and enjoy the Christmas season I came across your Aug. 2011 newsletter ref. us weird Canadians and their cars. Enjoyed it! [Ed.Hey, I did not refer to youse guys as weird. Different, yes. Youre the ones who have currency known as a looney, not us! I find the differences (sometimes subtle, sometimes not) to be of interest.] YOUR RIGHT THAT WAS THE LABEL I USED, WE LIKE WEIRD / DIFFERENT / LOONEY. IM NOT SURE IM THE FRONTENAC GURU THAT YOU REFER TO IN YOUR NEWSLETTER BUT I AM A YOUNG GUY WITH AN INTEREST IN OLD CARS IN WHICH IM NOT SURE THE NEXT GENERATION HAS THE SAME VIEWPOINT? I am trying to do a few repairs on my 1962 Olds 88 Dynamic. Specifically, I need a diagram for the vacuum hoses. Can you help? Hi Dave.... I wanted to say hello, and hope all is well.... The Hwy. 27 Tour is going great, about 600 registered this year, keeps getting bigger every year.... Mark it down, August 21-26-2012, get in the car, come join us again Take care Dave, stay in touch.... http://www.old27tour.com/ I am an "old school" letterman and pinstriper. I learned of your newsletter, Car Collector Chronicles, from Captain Bob with the Hotrod Radio Show. Keep up the great work on your newsletter! I really enjoyed it and passed along the word to many of my fellow car nuts. Just wondering if you needed any material for your news letter? [Ed. Yes!] I found a 394 c.i. 4 bbl carb and intake manifold here in Tauranga, New Zealand. I have sand blasted and painted it (no, not the correct colour), Chevy orange. It came out great. No one here will worry about the colour difference. As I can not get the correct paint shipped here I decided that I would got with Chevy Orange. At least it is a GM colour. I had the carb rebuilt here by a Malasian bourn chap that really knows his stuff. He was able to rebuild as well as acid bathe and electro plate all parts. I have the correct air cleaner which I am having chrome plated at the moment. I have the correct decals sent over from Fusick's in USA. I was surfing on the internet and found your Cadillac website with information on the subject (repair of Series III Bendix Hydrovac). I have three units to refurbish and repair kits for this hydrovac seem to be very rare. Can you help me? I need at least 3 repair kits for the hydrovac. Im restoring a 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood (body 6019X). It come from the factory with an air conditioner with roof ducts. I have these ducts missing. I can't find on the web any photo or mention of these ducts. I hear that these were made in clear plastic because the back window post is very thin. Do you have any photo of these ducts? Thank you for all the information on your website. My first and only attempt at a website is primitive by comparison to yours. But it does convey my love of Oldsmobiles, and that was my intent. I would like to share my story about the Olds Coolbus (http:// www.americantorque.com/page/0/235/) as well as the El Cutlass. As far as the dual engine project is concerned, this is a big week. We are removing and replacing the roof, "A" pillars, windshield and doors. That will leave just installing the hinges to allow the rear half of the roof to pivot. The engines operate independently of each other. The front one doesn't know that the rear one is there. Either motor is able to propel the vehicle. The J-2 option has certainly returned in popularity. A lot of them are just a tri-power set up using the 571145 manifold casting with Chevrolet carbs and mechanical linkage. These are not original J-2's. The factory built a number of the first 1958 Dynamic 88's with a J-2 manifold and only the center Rochester 2GC. The end carbs were blocked off. This accounts for the abundance of 571145 manifolds showing up.
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Automotive Trivia
From days of yore, a what is it It, is a power steering switch. Actually, a switch to turn the PS on/off. It was found on dealer demo Oldsmobiles back in 1952 (when Olds introd PS). It allowed the dealer to demonstrate the marvels of PS to the consumer. I wonder how many accidents resulted from throwing the switch to the off position while a customer was behind the wheel?
Humor on wHEELS
Not a whole lot to say, or that needs to be said. Giving credit where credit is due (?), the manufacturer of this footwear is Prada. If you have a 59 Caddy, how could you resist not having a pair laying on the back seat when your car is displayed on the show field? NOTE: These babies are expected to cost as much as $1,450 a pair!
Ok, Ive had my say for the month. Now its your turn! I invite/encourage submission of your comments, opinions and article contributions. I also ask that you please help spread the word about our publication. Everything sent shall indeed be reviewed by me. Submissions should be sent to CCC at OldsD88@gmail.com. Now that you have finished reading this months issue of the newsletter, come start/ join an ongoing dialog with other CCC readers and like-minded car collector folk on the CCC Forum. Stop by, check us out and share your views . ______________________________________
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Feb 7 - U.S. bans all imports/exports to-from Cuba Feb 10 Captured American spy pilot Francis Gary Powers is exchanged for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel in Berlin Feb 14 First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy takes television viewers on a tour of the White House Feb 18 - Wearing their dress blue Marine Corps uniforms, the Everly Brothers use a leave to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, and sing "Crying In the Rain." Feb 20 Project Mercury: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth; three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes Feb 26 - U.S. Supreme Court prohibits race separation on public transportation