I ONLY HAVE THIS ONE
PICTURE AS OF RIGHT NOW. WE ARE TAKING SOME MORE .
OUR 65 OLDS 442 IS SAFFRON
YELLOW, WITH BLACK INTERIOR. MY HUSBAND, DWAIN BUILT THIS
CAR 12 YEARS AGO. HE BUILT THE CAR FOR HIS FATHER , GENE.
THIS
CAR HAS THE ORIGINAL 400 ENGINE, POWER BRAKES, DISC BRAKES
FROM A 72 CUTLASS. POWER STEERING, FACTORY TRUNK RELEASE IN
THE GLOVE BOX, GRIFFIN ALUMINUM RADIATOR, 355 POS TRAC REAR
END, TURBO 350 INSTEAD OF POWER GLIDE. FUTURE PLANS ARE FOR
A 700 R OVERDRIVE AUTOMATIC. WE STILL HAVE RED LINE TIRES
FOR IT, AND 2 SETS OF ORIGINAL HUBCAPS AND SPINNERS. DWAIN'S
PARENTS, GENE AND JOYCE DYE, HAD A 65 OLDS 442 JUST LIKE THIS
ONE WHEN DWAIN WAS A CHILD. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THE TRANSMISSION-
SAME COLOR.DWAIN ALWAYS HAD A LOVE FOR THAT CAR , AND SO DID
GENE. I BELIEVE IT HAD THAT REPUTATION OF BEING THE FASTEST
CAR AROUND!!!
WE BOUGHT IT A FEW YEARS
AGO FROM HIM, AND ENJOY TAKING IT TO ANY SHOW WE CAN MAKE.
WE WILL BE GOING TO DAYTONA THE WEEKEND OF MARCH 22,23, 2001,
TO THE "SPRING FLING". THE ONLY INFO I CAN GIVE RIGHT NOW
IS THAT THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC. IT HAS FACTORY AIR. WE DID
HAVE THE REDLINE TIRES AND THE ORIGINAL HUBCAPS WITH SPINNERS,
BUT PUT THE BIGGER TIRES AND THE AMERICAN RACING WHEELS ON
IT. IT REALLY IS A GREAT DRIVING CAR. I WOULD DRIVE IT EVERY
DAY IF DWAIN WOULD LET ME!! I ALSO KNOW THAT IT HAS A NEW
ALUMINUM RADIATOR IN IT.
MELISSA DYE