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Nice ride! Take that to your next gig and you’ll have ro play some ZZ Top

There's one of those around here somewhere, but I only see it maybe once a year at a certain local car show every June. It's mint and fire engine red and every year when I see it, I think of my dad. He never owned one of those but early in his marriage, before the kids came along, he and mom were both working full time and raking in the money. Dad told me that in 1949 he was planning and saving to buy his first new car the following year. He wanted to get a new Olds convertible, and he even told me he wanted to get a red one. Until mom got pregnant with me, and then the new car idea got put on hold and he never did get a new car until 1962, which was 4 kids later when he bought a new 1962 Chevy II station wagon.

That car is also credited with being the subject of what is generally regarded as the first rock and roll song ever recorded. Take a listen.

And wear an Old Guys Rule shirt!

LOL

Dang kids ruin everything! LOL

No idea on the motor Geno.

Roger that.

My mother's cousin was an ATF agent in SW Virginia & NC in the late 40s and through the 50s. She said despite that most of the family still liked him ok. He said Fords were probably the most used car by the moonshine drivers but in his opinion when Olds put their new overhead valve engine in the lighter "Rocket 88" it was the fastest car out there and in his opinion the best looking.

Me either. 😉

That car must not get outta the barn much.

Can't match it up even on the gawker type, 'I seen this' websites.

Ultra cool vanity plate and custom wheels.

BEEYOOOTIFULL!!!!!

Basically a Boogie Woogie beat and bass line.

Boing!

and that is still listed for Sale?

Said it has been listed for 13 weeks, and still available for just 10 grand?

You'd think someone would have snagged that one! Rusted out floor pan maybe?

I'd almost bet, take the bumpers off, they'd weigh (the bumpers) as much as a new car today.........
They made them solid back in the day.

I could find out if you wanted

First word that comes to mind is...CLASSY!

Thanks for sharing.
GB

Could that be the 303 cu. in. Olds V-8? I know that was what the 1953 Oldsmobiles had. I also have pics here on the computer of that mint, red 1950 Olds ragtop taken at the aforementioned car show. If this web site wasn't such a PITA for dinosaurs like me to post pictures on, I'd put 'em up right now.

Boot is finished. Came out nice.

This car was tubbed which put the mounts for the top up/out in the open. Kinda janky. Top never goes up so the boot kinda conceals things.

Pics of the Goodguys sticker and OldsMafia stickers just for giggles.

In my olds 88

My parole officer will be proud of me

Just so we are all crystal clear Higginez:

This is Not your father's Oldsmobile.