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1971 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 convertible recreation. This car is a clone of a cover car on Hemmings back in the early 2000's. That car was one of 3 produced and worth well over $120k at the time. We copied colors and trim as close as possible. This car was almost a decade long project. We did much of the work ourselves in our shop which at the time produced many extremely nice frame off Olds and Buick cars of the 60's and 70's. We have a reputation of building top notch cars that are capable of placing high in Olds or AACA shows. This car is just another fine example. We built this car for my father to personally keep. However due to a recent illness and the fact he doesn't get to drive it he wants me to list it here on ebay. Never thought he would sale it but life changes things. Since I did much of the work myself I can answer many of the questions you have. The car was started in approximately 2005 and finished in 2011. Since being finished he has driven it less than 500 miles. Currently it has no insurance so I haven't driven the car over 1 mile. But it seems the long storage since 2011 in his garage hasn't hurt the car. The gas is a little old but the car seems to purr like a kitten. Brakes seem great. Trans shifts great. Top works great. Gauges all appear to work as do the lights. Body: Low mileage car from GA. Painted in correct special order silver correct for the car we copied. Top of the line PPG paint was used. Very solid panels and doors. Replaced complete floor pan with original trunk pan in place. Very slick paint with only minor imperfections. White stripes in correct position. $3400 hood used to put the finishing touch on this beauty. All new chrome, emblems, lenses, grill, W-30 Red inner fenders, door handles, rubber, felts, T3's, top with hard glass, cleaned and painted top frame, among other items I missed. Basically it's all new or refurbished. Frame was blasted and painted. New lines and bushings. Detailed to as accurately as possible even with paper decals in place. It still looks great! Drive train: Rebuilt 455 engine. Correct 1971 replacement with K heads. Replacement W-30 cam and original very hard to find W-30 intake manifold. Correct breather with all attachments. Correct routing of all wiring and hoses along with correct type QuadraJet Carb. When you open the hood you are wowed! Rebuilt turbo hydromatic transmission. Rebuilt posi trac rear. All new brakes and lines. New joints in the driveline. New deep sounding exhaust with crossover pipe and Flowmaster mufflers. Interior: All new kit ordered for the interior. Pearl white panels and covers for the seats. New carpet and visors. New top with glass window. Custom built gauge holder made from original 8track panel. New wood grain and all trim is refurbished. Tic Toc tach. New His Hers shifter. Beautiful interior! Trunk with all new mats and original spare with refurbished jack. Cooker redline tires.
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