Hey guys, my name is Michael, 23 and I'm from Germany/Europe, so first of all please excuse some writing mistakes At the moment I am working at a Bosch Service Station here in Germany as a mechanic. My love for old cars started early in my teens way before I even had my drivers license with pictures of old american muscle cars and sports cars hanging around my room. My dream always was to sometimes own some cl***ic american car, but having limited budget at this young age I started with the closest brand you could buy here that somehow resembles American cars, Opel. I bought an old 76' Rekord and started small by doing the basic service and repairing all the parts that broke while i just drove it as a daily driver, until last year. I finally saved enough money to search for something big. The last couple of years i really fell in love with old 40s/50s kustom cars and hotrods, especially with another GM brand, Oldsmobile. Last month i stumbled upon a really nice 1950s Oldsmobile Rocket 88 4dr Sedan, though it was 600 km away in the netherlands I just grabbed a friend for the ride and some cash, and bought it right away. As these cars are really rare around here it really is something special to own. I hope to get some useful answers for questions that will definitely pop up sometime sooner or later as I am one of the younger folks around here and still have much to learn. I think I got the right exit at the Autobahn back home
welcome to the board ... nice looking wheel(s) but hope that you ll be discuss the olds on the board =) pre-65 board ....
Welcome! Herzlich willkommen von einem Oldsmobile Liebhaber zum anderen! Your '50 looks to be in very good shape, you'll have a lot of fun with it!
hi Michael, damn, where's to find this HAMB parking bay? i'm not far from you! anyway, welcome here, i once restored a light blue Opel Rekord long before they were cl***ic, so nice to see! (yes, the color was ***led lite blue). hope to see some time, this is a good place to have fun! best GM-greets from up above, Cheers, Carsten, near Hamburg
Thanks for the warm welcome @Carsten: Nähe Halle/Saale (Angersdorf, Sachsen-Anhalt), Original Color on the Opel was called "Pastellblau" I think The olds still needs some work, doesnt brake at the moment and it needs some welding at the trunk/rockers/floor panels. The brake shoes look good but the brake lines are dry, need to fill it up and look for some leaks. I just hope it's not the master cylinder, could be expensive The wheels seem to be stock, at least had the stock hubcaps on when i bought it. I'm planning on some whide whitewalls, but the engine/brakes/transmission comes first. Just stripped it at the moment. Maybe I'll start a build thread when more work is done...
I just took the stock master cylinder out of my '56. Not sure if they are the same, but i don't need it any more since I switched to dual reservoir.
Welcome, Michael, and don't worry about your grammar; it's better than some of the locals on this side of the pond. You will also be pleased to know that your Olds is considered to be the original American muscle-car, especially by us Rocketeers. Good luck w/ the project and hang on to those great Rocket valve-covers, (regret tossing mine years ago in favor of the spendy Edelbrocks.)
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