Turned my attention to the tail end. The paint around the trunk letters was really age stained so even though we are not repainting the car at this time – I wanted those letters removed in order to polish the paint as best as we could. We discovered the letters have flat tabs on them and there are some tiny – hard to buy clips that go into the s…[Read more]

I have been sending many hours working on all the exterior bright trim, but I am not quite done yet. I completely disassembled the front grill and headlight assemblies. All the bright trim has been re-polished by hand, the black background accents repainted, the OLDSMOBILE letters repainted as well in the grill. Everything was reassembled and…[Read more]

Steve also installed a factory clock in the dash that Ken Dennison had brought to my attention on ebay. Apparently, the clock was an item that was added to the car on the assembly line or possibly at the dealership) after the completed dash was installed as the ‘Assembly Manual’ has instructions on how to install the clock. Of course, when pur…[Read more]

Steve has been working on some of the interior details. He removed the carpet and cleaned the floors. We found our first ‘real rust’ however it was surface rust in the two foot well areas: an indicator that cowl area of the car had done some leaking to the inside of the car. The car had been stored in the same spot of the original owners dri…[Read more]

Over the winter I received my Turbo back from ‘our favorite Turbo Guru’ – Jim Noel of Bloomington Minnesota – who did a complete rebuild on the unit – looks brand new! We also delivered the engine block to Mark at D&D Aluminum V8 in Michigan before heading to Florida. Mechanically this car will be fully restored – Done once and done right! The…[Read more]

I will keep track etc. Hopefully have something in a few weeks.

Yes, I love that name and look. Please do post a photo of it in the car after you receive it.

Following this conversation. Wondering the same. My car had a replacement Montgomery Ward battery from likely the early 80’s. I love the look of it and have even wondered about if anyone can somehow use that case on a new battery. I have not even cleaned it up but I love the name and look!

Thanks again for all your replies.
I am awaiting some samples from ACC however from what I am hearing their Maroon is not correct either. The Maroon I got from SMS last fall is quite a bit lighter in color than mine and my door carpet is in perfect condition so I really want it to match. SMS’s trunk mat is the right pattern but it is quite a…[Read more]

very cool bunch of options etc. Good find!

Primed, Painted & Done!

We discovered a hole in the driver’s side fender where the horn was mounted rather poorly: vibration broke a chunk right out of the fender. Another Jetfire owner mentioned they had this trouble too. Relocation of the horns due to the TRF tank apparently was not thought out well. We used the chunk that broke out that was still attached to the h…[Read more]

thanks for the leads guys!

Looks good Eric. I did not have any stamps like these on my car, are these 62 only?

Wow, you have done a gorgeous job on it Greg. Did you rebuild your engine or send it out? I am still waiting for the border to open up, my engine is at D&D Aluminum V8 in Michigan.

All that fuss and you hardly see the stencil job! It is the cool little things that make this car unique though!
Looks immaculate under that hood from what we see! Can we see more photos of your engine bay?

Well then: How did we miss that! That would be an easy fix for my daughter too. DANG!
Perfection is a difficult thing to chase! Hubby beside me just commented – A blind man on a fast horse . . . . . he is obviously not as fussy as I am.

Excellent, Thank you Oaklyss! Is that an original filter or one you did with the stencil kit?