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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 01:26 AM
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Leave the nailhead in it...Rock that bitch as-is.
 
Old Mar 25, 2012 | 01:47 AM
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Thank for all the posts

Originally Posted by abig84
i like it how it is. get that thing running and just drive it. you never get what you put into these cars especially if its not really a popular car. you may restore that thing put 10k into it and only find out its worth 5
Thats what we hope to do, the 300 was rebuilt 3-4 years a go do it should run but we had a dead cell battery and the fuel line and tank have rotted out. so we have to try and get that fixed. I have been told when it runs its one of the loudest little V8s you have ever heard. Factory (probably rusted out) dual exhaust lol

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I would rock that all day long.
yeah but a $4 buck a gallon I would rock it too once in a blue moon lol

Originally Posted by warthogdriver
i agree...have fun with it as is.
best case rattle can murdered out paint and call it a day.
would look good...tint the rear...and rock that bad boy.
Except on a rainy day the roof leaks kind of bad. But wouldnt be bad but like i said 4 bucks a gallon can add up fast when the car gets like 10mpg. But its a project so we will see what happens

Originally Posted by bigbadblazer91
my 68 Rebel SST had a speedo like that
Weren't the horizontal speedometers pretty common in back then??
 
Old Mar 25, 2012 | 02:12 AM
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If I were to make it a daily driver, I'd drop in an FI 3.8 or 4.3 and modern trans....a GN 3.8 turbo would be a blast in that.

I wish it were in Texas..I would seriously buy it..
 
Old Mar 25, 2012 | 02:14 AM
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Originally Posted by RetroBlazer
Leave the nailhead in it...Rock that bitch as-is.
I dont think its a nail-head cause i though the 322 was the smallest they went but i could be wrong but def since it was rebuilt. When we looked at it last we had try and jump it. The alternator would kick but even while charging it wouldnt kick over with a dead cell. We had to put fuel hoses in a gas can and prep the carb so it could turn but no luck last time.
 
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I could be wrong too on it being a nailhead...I'm not too versed on the old Buicks.
 
Old Mar 25, 2012 | 02:38 AM
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Originally Posted by pettyfog
Memories fade. First look I swore that was a Chevy, but whatever it was .. indeed a Turd!
That series B-body was an rattletrap abomination Especially after the tight and crisp and I thought one of the best looking Chevvies ever.. 1964 Fullsize.

My dad bought a 66 Impala new and that was the last Chevy he bought {other than S10}
He traded it at 4 yo for a 1 year old Marquis Brougham, Then an Olds Delta 88, then from then on.. Buicks.

On the other hand, any car, esp a full size, that old is a piece of crap so roll some Rust-oleum on it, and drive the hell out of it.
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Lol.. had the feeling something wasnt quite right. That's an A-Body, midsize.. same as Chevelle and Cutlass. look at that doghouse.. no wonder you could shove a big block in there easy as pie!

The memory's going, I guess..
Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yep the sport wagon is a A frame that was stretched XD
 
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Originally Posted by Chevy33
Hell NO that is a turd without any airbags. Scrap that death trap.
lol back when cars had a solid frame and weighed 6000lbs they didnt need air bags. heck i dont even think they had seatbelts back in the 50s.

i hit a bmw suv in my 90 fullsized chevy going 35 head on with no air bags i was totally fine
 
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Originally Posted by abig84
lol back when cars had a solid frame and weighed 6000lbs they didnt need air bags. heck i dont even think they had seatbelts back in the 50s.

i hit a bmw suv in my 90 fullsized chevy going 35 head on with no air bags i was totally fine
Now with how the cars are the car you hit with that thing is going to take most of the force and crumple like a pop can.
 
Old Mar 25, 2012 | 07:34 PM
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i think its cool i would cruise with that its different
 
Old Mar 26, 2012 | 02:20 AM
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they are desined to crush up like a pop can ...to a point i could explain it but ...videos are way cooler
Old vs New Chevrolet Crash - YouTube
enjoy lol
 



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