Posted by Bob Kerr on December 31, 2007 at 07:15:48 from (205.188.116.73):
In Reply to: OT Bob Kerr posted by Hugh MacKay on December 30, 2007 at 11:26:44:
Hi Hugh, I am located in Indiana, but I did go to an Oldsmobile National meet at Fanshawe park in London one year. Had a blast! Met a lot of super nice people up there. I have been selling Olds parts nationally since 1987, but have "laid myself off" for the past 6 years or so. I am picky about mechanical things and how they are designed and built. In the past I have had Chevys and Pontiacs, but anytime I raced someone with an Olds I usually got smoked. That Olds 455 is one great engine, but I think one of the all time greatest is the Olds 350. Good all around engine with lots of HP and torque and very few problems even at 100,000 plus miles. No ridge wear, no worn out valve guides Etc.They used a very high grade of Cast iron alloy with a lot of nickel. I have several that are over 300,000 and race them! I have a lot of friends who race them and have only heard of 1 that threw a rod out of the block. They will sometimes spin a bearing, but it is rare to see an Olds with a shredded oil pan. Seen lots of Chevys with holes in them, and it seems Chevys come from the factory with bad valve guides. As for the 442 standing for something here is the real story on that. in 64 when they came out, it stood for 4 speed, 4BBL, dual exhaust (they came with a police spec 330 cid engine). In 65 you could get one with a automatic tranny so it changed to 400 engine 4BBL Dual exhaust. In 1968-1971 442 was its own Model. From 72 Up it was a "performance and appearance package". I have one "toy" you would like! It is a 1907 Olds stationary 3 HP Hit and Miss engine. Runs like a top and is original and was exported to Canada and sold through Massy Harris when new. I have found the Olds crowd and the Farmall McCormick Deering IH crowd to be a bunch of great people! I got my old 10-20 to move junk cars around and have been hooked ever since and picked up an F-12 and now an H and M. My Grandpa farmed with IH and had an F-20 and 2 Ms and a 300 and a 202 combine (with no cab) when I was a kid. If you get down here to Indiana south of Terre Haute stop by any time!
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