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"gettingoldercarguy" (gettingoldercarguy) 06/11/2020 at 23:00 • Filed to: None

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Gertman2000 > gettingoldercarguy 06/11/2020 at 23:04

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Sweet, you don’t see too many of those at car shows these days. From that angle at least, it look similar to an Olds from around the same period . They were very clean designs.

fintail > gettingoldercarguy 06/11/2020 at 23:07

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Great colors, not so great wheels (road and steering).

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > fintail 06/11/2020 at 23:14

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I’d Rather have the 383 and some stock wheels.

fintail > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/11/2020 at 23:16

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My grandpa had one new, 383 with hubcaps:

Apparently a very good car, my uncle still talks fondly about it.

Svend > gettingoldercarguy 06/11/2020 at 23:20

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Good night fella.

Have a British car from 1965.

1965 Bentley Continental Flying Spur 6.2

and much further down the food chain,

the 1964 Singer Vogue

RacinBob > gettingoldercarguy 06/11/2020 at 23:28

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An all white ‘65 Olds ‘98 was the first car I drove. My first drive was in St Paul’s School parking lot.

ranwhenparked > Svend 06/11/2020 at 23:33

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God, that radio looks hideous in that Bentley’s beautiful dash. 

Svend > ranwhenparked 06/11/2020 at 23:44

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Ye’, it sticks out quite a bit.

This 1961 MkII has an original headset. Which can be modernised.

I also dislike the add on after thought radio headsets. Where they were original but didn’t have a place to put them in the dashboard, so they mount it underneath the dash, but put a bit of walnut burr wood on the fascia to blend it in with the dashboard, but there’s nothing hiding the side or the wires of the radio. 

ranwhenparked > Svend 06/12/2020 at 00:25

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The thing is, it isn’t hard to find a modern radio that blends in well with a vintage car, even if it doesn’t look totally stock. The folks at RetroSound have all sorts of appropriately vintage looking models with all the modern features - Bluet ooth, USB, Sirius XM, etc, and they don’t stick out like a sore thumb. 

Svend > ranwhenparked 06/12/2020 at 00:32

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This was probably put in about 10-15 years ago and never thought about.

I’m sure/hope the new owner will replace it with something more period looking. 

Slant6 > gettingoldercarguy 06/12/2020 at 08:00

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Reminds me of my 1965 Chrysler product.

Unfortunately it’s in indefinite storage on my father's truck yard . I’m a good 5-7 years from getting a garage.