Ooh, that one above has got some cool work done. Starting with a tough car to chop, then the details like the peaked deck lid, widening out to frame the sunken plate. The opening even extends into the lower deck lid. 54? Olds grill bar as a rear bumper. Nice, and the little swells in the gravel pan over the ovals ... also nice. Sectioned, rounded and peaked hood with a sunken ornament. '53 Merc bumper bullets frame a body color custom bumper center, reminds me of a '55 Pontiac grill center without the chrome strips. I assume the lip around the grill opening and the front wheelwells are custom? Flush mounted custom skirts. Due to the size, they are permanent, car would not look right without them. Packard side trim, floating Olds "world" in the grill .... I sure there's more. Thanks for posting!
I am amazed at how good those Moon discs look on that Olds.. What I always liked about the Olds is the exhaust note, you could always tell when a Olds went up the hill. They even sound better with duals and a pair of Porter steel packs...
I really think that Oldsmobile was the most stylish of the GM line through the late 40s to early 60s. With some exceptions of course, they have the big body that makes an impact, and a handsome trim package without being overly gaudy. They have probably the most attractive dashes and gauge clusters of the entire era. Luxurious and upscale without being stuffy. I could only imagine that a young guy rolling a 2 door hardtop or Starfire was probably getting noticed by a lot of women in the day.
'35 Oldsmobile L35 convertible, built and extensively customized years ago, recently updated and mod'ed more. It's obviously out of this thread's year range, but hey, at least it's an "Old Olds" (!)
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