Oldsmobile's

I have a chance to buy a good straight bodied 1956 oldsmobile 88 holiday special, the body is very straight and the paint is good. It is missing most of the trim and the lights and bezels and the interior is gone. The main part of this post is about the motor, its got a jetway transmission and i dont know what size the motor is but is an old's motor complicated to rebuild or hard to find performance parts for ???

 

Jetaway is junk.read this http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47584&highlight=rocket

 

1956 is a 324 engine http://www.rodnkustom.com/rocketeers/hydramatic/index.html

 

thanks for the reply, anyone else care to voice and opinion ?

 

Oldsmobiles are fuckin awesome. Just as nice as any tri 5 Chevy, and they have nicer dashes. The power steering boxes sucked ass, the power brake set up is way easier to rebuild than the manual. My 55 has had it's ass kicked by mother nature and still looks bad ass