The Age of Future's Past

[cb123]

I think I know someone who would be interested in this. It may be oldies but it sure is goodies.

 

[midcenturyfan]

Fantastic!! Thank you very much for that.

Robin.

 

[human]

Very cool. If all goes as planned, I will soon be acquiring a somewhat newer, yet still vintage, ride--a 1964 Olds Dynamic 88 convertible. Dad bought the thing from a friend of his in 1978 with the idea of fixing it up for me to drive when I turned 16 a couple of years later. In the meantime, gas prices ended up topping-yikes!--$1.00 a gallon and I ended up with a VW Beetle instead. To date, I have never driven the convertible. He finally did do some work on it after I graduated from college but then it sat in a garage for almost 30 years. A friend of his has the car now and is working on getting it running again. Hopefully, in a few months, I'll get to drive it for the first time after waiting almost 40 years.

The car in the link is quite similar to mine but I like the color better. Mine is white with a dark green interior and a black top. I'd post pictures of it but I haven't seen the car in 12 years. I'll give an update once I have the car in my possession.

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds...namic-88/1836112.html#PhotoSwipe1467860072063

 

[dartman]

Those were the kind of cheap used cars my family had as a kid. Step Dad liked Mopar and a Cadillac so we had a lot of both. I remember a 60 Dart Pioneer 4 door, 57 Plymouth wagon, 54 Chrysler with the last straight 8 they made I was told, 55 Cadillac we bought for 200 bucks in 69, then a bunch of newer Cadillacs and like that.
They were just cheap beaters back then with all the usual issues and not collectable at all.

 

[cb123]

Robin, I had a mighty strong suspicion you'd like this, even though it got a little melancholy towards the end. But, nevertheless, you have a refined taste in cars as your collection proves...Outstanding, and I'm so very glad you enjoyed it as much as I did...Superb video! I've been working a lot in my spare time on the '56 Bel Air, and she's coming along quite nicely. I've re-skinned the trunk lid and replaced the rotted metal in the doors. Now I'm moving on to the rockers and floor pans, and before long I should have some good before and after photos to post. But in the meanwhile, I have some photos of a truly great product. This stuff works some serious mojo, like witchcraft in a jug, it packs a wallop of a punch! Great, great product as it does exactly what it suggests!!!


 


human, do post some photos soon!

 

[human]

Dartman, I hear you. If I recall correctly, Dad paid $350 for that convertible back in '78. I think it just might have appreciated a little bit since then, although it'll never achieve the status of a Hurst 442. Still, it's kinda cool in its own way.

cb123, I'll post those pics when I have the opportunity to take some—hopefully sooner rather than later.

 

[cb123]

human, that's good, I'd really like to see'em. I'd bet Dartman would like to have that '57 Plymouth wagon right about now, and if he don't, I sure would because it's Hot...Hot...Hot!!!

 

[arh1953]

I'm an Oldsmobile nut, I love the '63's and '64's, would love to get a Ninety-Eight. A good friend of mine loved all those cars too, he had a couple of hardtops of the '64 Dynamic 88, one two door, one four door. I've got a '90 Custom Cruiser wagon, but mine is not even remotely in the same class as human's convertible. I can't wait to see pictures either!

 

[midcenturyfan]

I am delighted to hear that you are making progress with the '56 Chevy.

I would like a swimming pool full of that rust converter.

Robin.

 

[cb123]

Thanks so much, Robin, it truly is some amazing stuff! It seems that I seen a YouTube video a while back where it had a fellow which submerged car parts in a small pool filled with a mixture of molasses and water. The general idea was that the bacteria would consume all the rust, even in the most inaccessible nooks and crannies, which the video highly detailed, and it did so in just about a week of submerging. The stuff that I use, you can just simply paint it on with a brush or spray it inside the door panels or anything out of reach for that matter. And the best part is, you don't have to tear the whole car down and wait a week for it to work its magic. I was really surprised on how well it worked!

 

[human]

There used to be some stuff called 'Naval Jelly' that was a pretty good rust remover and fairly effortless. Haven't seen it on a store shelf in years.

 

[cb123]

Yes, they still sale it. I like to use it to clean radio chassis' ,but I must with all honesty say that it doesn't even hold a candle to the other stuff! I've used a number of different methods in rust removal and this concoction works like a magic potion; by far the very best -- It's kinda like {{ THE KIRBY }} of the rust removal world...The best of the best!!!  

 

[human]

I would never have recognized that packaging on a store shelf.

 

[dartman]

The 57 was a cool car, mom always drove it to heal us kids around. It had a 315 poly V8 that step dad claimed the previous owner used to race. I remember it ran good but the brakes would randomly lock up after stopping. I remember the push button trans went out and step dad and one of his brothers bought another one similar with bad brakes and a good transmission that still ran and paid like 50 Bucks for it and swapped it in his yard.
It moved from then on till we sold it probably about 70 cheap so he could buy maybe a Cadillac.
It really was a cool car but was a bear to drive for 4:11 mom. With my real dad she had a 56 olds with the hot dual exhaust V8 and she was really pissed when he traded it off for a 60 Falcon that truly was a horrid car. After that I never could understand why many thought those early small 6 Fords were such great cars and the early Mustangs do nothing for me as they are the same platform with a nicer body on top. The V8 ones were nicer and had way better running gear.