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treitz3
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Title says it all brothers and sisters.....

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    I can't see you because you are on my BOZO list.

    Since we are playing post tennis, it's your serve.

    Tom
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    1932 Duesenberg. Lots of models to choose from. Here is a teaser...

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    Tom
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    motorhead43026 Posts: 4,121
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    Everybody has seen these before and still in my garage. So I guess these are my favorites, that I can reasonably afford anyway.





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    Tom

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  • Tony M
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    I had one for a few years. 65 Starfire. 455 motor in them too.
    https://youtu.be/PEQZ4XjuB18?t=78
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

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  • Tony M
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Tony M wrote: »
    I had one for a few years. 65 Starfire. 455 motor in them too.
    https://youtu.be/PEQZ4XjuB18?t=78

    Olds didn't get the 455 until 1968. Biggest until then was a 425.

    I wish I had pictures of my air cleaner top that said 455 on it? It said it because I saw it enough times for all the oil it drank up. Maybe I'm wrong. I'm going to go look for a minute.

    I found this and it agrees with what you said. My car came from an Oldsmobile dealership owner. Maybe he had the motor replaced in 68. I'm going to look some more though.
    https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/mus/2014/08/1965--66-Oldsmobile-Starfire/3740911.html

    Then there is this first ad I clicked on and looked at. What does he mean "not original 455.?
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-Oldsmobile-Starfire-Convertible/143116922171?hash=item21526eed3b:g:vScAAOSwx0FbhD6M:rk:1:pf:0

    Here's a 66 with a 455. ? I'm still lookin'. :)
    https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1966/oldsmobile/starfire/101018969

    Another 66 with a 455.
    https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1966/oldsmobile/starfire/101002158

    According to this, it looks like the 455 ( generation 2 motor availabilities)motor was available as an option. You are correct...they didn't come standard and I'm thinking the people with money and had the know ( like an Olds dealership owner would ) that a 455 could be installed for extra, paid for it. It looks like they started making 455's in 64.

    I never met the man so I don't have personal knowledge OR any remnant of the cars title. So it will remain a mystery. But so many 65's have the 455 it must or just maybe, everybody back then swapped out their 425's for the 455's when they could.

    Thanks John. You might be right about my old car starting life with a 425. Further research is needed though. ;):)
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

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    Hang on a minute......I thought Tucker got the credit for the first "moveable" headlight!!!!????!!!!

    This is history that has been presented to me.....yet I look at this photo and I see....

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    What gives?

    Tom
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    Yeah, okay John.....that's all sweet and dandy along with the price of premium Yak posterior positioned just right in Istanbul but what does that have to do with the tea in Vietnam? Trinidad and Tobago want to know....

    Tom
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    65 Ford Falcon. My first car.

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    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
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    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
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  • gudnoyez
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    https://goo.gl/images/GndKSm
    69 Barracuda 340 6 pack a friend in Minneapolis has a Purple one. 1/4 mile champ.
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    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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    motorhead43026 wrote: »
    Everybody has seen these before and still in my garage. So I guess these are my favorites, that I can reasonably afford anyway.





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    Does that Cougar have the taillights that scrolled from left to right when putting the blinker to the left and vice versa when taking a right? Love those early model Cougars.
    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • stangman67
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    My baby will always be my first love. Would love to have a fastback someday though

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    2 Channel in my home attic/bar/man cave

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  • Tony M
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    I think it was swapped out like you say. This is identical to what my engine looked like. I even took the heads off and had them shaved to stop a water leak in them. But it was red too. God I hated the gas mileage and oil costs back then. 7 miles to the gallon! :s But it felt like a stock car motor power under that hood.
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    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

    “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
    --Mark Twain.

    “If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 4,121
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    Concerning the 455, GM had a rule that no A-Body car could have a bigger displacement engine than the Corvette. So to get around this rule the geniuses at Oldsmobile hired George Hurst to convert Cutlass 442's to the venerable Hurst Olds with balanced and blueprinted 455's.

    This started in 1968, the first year the 442 was an actual standalone model rather than a performance package.

    The rest is history.
    Since we don’t know where we are going we have to stick together in case someone gets there….Ken Kesey.

    Idolizing a politician is like believing the stripper REALLY likes you.

    And the boots you lick will stomp you too.
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    gudnoyez wrote: »
    motorhead43026 wrote: »
    Everybody has seen these before and still in my garage. So I guess these are my favorites, that I can reasonably afford anyway.





    nkfld19mr2c3.jpg

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    73bs49sx8rse.jpg



    Does that Cougar have the taillights that scrolled from left to right when putting the blinker to the left and vice versa when taking a right? Love those early model Cougars.

    Yes Sir, on the sequencial taillights.
    Since we don’t know where we are going we have to stick together in case someone gets there….Ken Kesey.

    Idolizing a politician is like believing the stripper REALLY likes you.

    And the boots you lick will stomp you too.
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    I knew this blonde in HS that drove one of those.....the body of that car was as perfect as hers. I was proud to be her friend.....sad we lost touch over the years. She was a beautiful car.

    Tom
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    BlueFox wrote: »
    65 Ford Falcon. My first car.

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    Fox, it didn't happen to have the 260 V8 did it. Those were a blast to drive.
    Since we don’t know where we are going we have to stick together in case someone gets there….Ken Kesey.

    Idolizing a politician is like believing the stripper REALLY likes you.

    And the boots you lick will stomp you too.
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