My Very First Car - Dad Says Keep This Car Forever But Buy Something Else To Drive !
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- Sometimes, listening to your father is in your best interest. In this case my brother took our fathers advice 35 years ago and kept his very first car. Here he is to tell the story on how all of that unfolded throughout his life. Although life has many hurdles and hard times you have to overcome, cars, in our family stick with us. Especially, my brother and his '69 Oldsmobile F85 W31. Join us in celebrating 35 years of ownership and counting and check out the other videos we have saving the classics we love.
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What an extraordinary walk down your memory lane. I've been watching you from afar, on the yellow one, cringing at what seemed to me as the ubiquitous never ending money pit, sometimes shaking my head as you attacked it all and I do mean all...There is nothing else that compares to any Olds from this era, the way there's a solid thunk as the door closes, the cam at a loping idle, all flooding my own memory. As a 15 &16 year old growing up in western Pennsylvania, my uncle owned in Salem, Ohio the oldsmobile dealership, Zimmerman Olds. My cousin had a 1966 Olds 442 convertible, was originally a dark blue light interior, of course a 4 speed, had it repainted black, and had all the SS/chrome trim removed at that time. I would usually spend a couple weeks each year over there, hanging around the dealership getting the most out of my youth. I remember quite vividly while driving that car at least at 80 mph burying my right foot to the floor and the secondaries from the Q-jet popping open and shoving me into the back of the seat. It was of course somewhat modified with a 455 from a Toronado, that had been replaced from a Toro under warranty. The F41 suspension also set the Olds apart from it sibling rivalries, the boxed lower control arms and sway bar that allowed these to corner like they were on rails. I could go on and on. Even the beautiful olds plate on the front bumper, was a dealer advert plate, they used to put them on all the cars in the showroom, my Uncle had given me one, wow, wish I Still had that! When I say probably like many others understand that "it's what we do" I truly do get it and perhaps sadly even more understand it. The interior of your W-31, in the later material, is nothing more than an upgrade, as I recall they were all a shiny black utilitarian cover, as was the rubber floor liner.
I know the good Dr.Olds be smilin'
Wow We thank you for taking the time to watch our videos. Glad to know that those who have watched, have enjoyed it. Believe me when I say that the "Mr Jones" project has had all of us shaking our heads. Not quite sure was Joe was thinking hahaha. very cool that You noticed the front plate !! we have one on my daughters convertible as well as Joe's 70 QB code cutlass please help spread the word.
What an amazing story, Thanks for sharing.
We are so happy that you liked this video. It is one that Joe and I worked a whole lot on. While we had much higher hopes for its' viewing performance, we are very grateful when we learn that people enjoyed it. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and maybe cruise through our other videos.
Until next time....
-steve
@@theautorefinery I've watched couple of your other videos, keep them coming I love the content.
Another awesome video Steve , I remember that car when when were teenagers and when you got it , Your dad was a great man buddy . So glad you are able to tell this story !
So glad with the response that this video is getting. Thanks for playing along
Congratulations on 35 years owning your first car! You never have to regret selling it like so many other folks do. I still own my 1987 Buick Regal Turbo T, that I bought with my own money in 1991.
Thank you very much for taking the time to watch and to comment. I'm glad to hear that you still have your Turbo T A Rare car for sure!!! only 1035 built correct? What color is it? I'd love to learn more about it. Take a look at some of our other videos and please consider subscribing.
Thanks again,
-steve
@@theautorefinery It’s silver with gray bucket seat interior. It also has the rare CF5 Astroroof option.
Mr. B. Here ! Go Bills ! 🇺🇸👍
I had my 76 442 for 38 years. It's still on the road with over 500 thousand miles on two rebuilds. 😊
Now THIS is a great story! I'm guessing that you live / drive somewhere that salt and rust is not an issue. Would love to get more details!
Thanks for taking the time to watch this one!
-steve
More History. I bought my second 442(1976) while I was in the Coast Guard stationed In Mobile Alabama. It was sitting on a used car lot(Karmart) on Government blogs and had 42,000 miles. The first owner, a woman, purchased it new from Bill Summers Chevy/Olds in Fairhope Alabama. When I got transferred to NY, NY for school I drove it there. After school I drove it to Louisiana where I left it for two years while on Alaska and picked it up when I transferred to Corpus Christi TX and there I lived until present day. Had to sell it. Body needed a restoration and couldn't afford it at the time but it ran like a bat out of hell. It now in Dallas.
Awesome story. You are wise among your years. Your dad was a smart man.indeed!
Thank you so much! This has been a pretty surreal experience. To think our father was just 35 ( Joe's age now) when we bought that car!! Any wisdom I or we have has been passed on to us by him! Thanks for watching and please help spread the word,
-steve
Goodday Steve,
Finally I got to see your entire video uninterrupted & what a absolutely great story.
Both you & I are same vintage, I am a 1970 child.
My very first car was a 1970 VG Valiant 770 Hardtop with a 318 Fireball V8 a Aussie Mopar.
Bought of the original owner for $900 back in 1988.
Sold & bought plenty of plenty of Aussie Mopar & all of them V8's.
Moved to Adelaide buying V8 Mopar's in Melbourne drive 750 kilometres overnight to Adelaide & sell them triple the price.
Adelaide is where Chrysler had its manufacturing facility to manufacture Mopars at Tonsley Park & Adelaide was the home of Mopar Australia.
Imported parts & engines from the states had it all going.
I can relate to your story.
Now I own a 1970 VG Valiant 770 Hardtop again but with the 6 cylinder Aussie Hemi.
I was actually on Adelaide this weekend pass because my Muscle Car Club was having its annual show over 300 cars it was a great day Sunday.
No Oldsmobile's & if I wasn't a Mopar Guy my second choice Oldsmobile all the way.
Great story & look forward to more.
Love to share with you & your family picture of all things Aussie Muscle Cars.
Cheers
Louis Kats your number 1 Fan in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 👍 🙂
Hell there!!! Wow, I'm very humbled and appreciative that you took the time to watch this video in it's entirety. Very cool! This is great to have a viewer from this far away. Incredible really. Who would have ever thought that foldk would enjoy watching our stuff this much. Crazy!
We'd love to see some pictures of what you have.
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steve
@@theautorefinery👍
Your channel just popped up in my feed and I was blown away when I heard Ulster County. I grew up in Dutchess and could totally relate to your story which was very cool by the way. I bought my muscle car for 3K in 1993 from an ad in the Poughkeepsie Journal, restored it and still own it!!!
Good morning. What a small world it is. So glad that, 1- Our channel is getting some promotions and 2- that you clicked on a video! Thank you for watching. ( and hopefully subscribing)
Tell us about your car!
-steve
Thank you. I did subscribe. My car is a 1971 Duster 340, sassy grass green, factory wing, performance hood, etc.:) It was a Fla car all it's life except the 6months it spent in NY where I bought it.@@theautorefinery
Thats a cool car !! The prior owner of my car told me there were a few small blocks to worry about on the street... and the 340 was one of them. Thank you for subscribing. !!!!!@@jessicagreene1773
Steve, I may have heard a lot of this history over the years already but it didn't matter watching this video, I still enjoyed it from beginning to end! You guys are getting so good with the videography and editing. Very impressive.
I can't believe it's over 2 years now. Your Dad would have loved watching this with pride.
Good morning! I'm so glad you had a chance to watch this one. Joe worked his tail off on it. This is still so new to us but we honestly try to improve a little time at something. I think you're right, our Dad would be proud for sure. He'd certainly be pointing out to us how much time we are putting into - the channel that is!
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That is my favorite color and the car is cool
Code #75 Aztec Gold.
Excellent video, your car is priceless, good on you.
We greatly appreciate that compliment on the video. Certainly was a great deal of effort for us - always learning .
And yes, to all of us, that car is definitely priceless.
Thanks for taking the time to watch this one.
-steve
great video guys!
Thanks brother! Joe really worked hard on this one!
That was an awesome video!!! I have all that info and documentation on my W31 as well. I love all the history as much as you guys!!!
“More than just a car”
Hey there. We figured for sure that you'd get it!
Thanks for watching.
the 3:91 and M20 combo is a blast. I have it in my 442
I'm glad you agree. It sure is fun.
Great video you put together very well I thought. I’m about your age and my 14 year old son was shocked at the way we used to look for cars in the newspapers or buy and sell lol. He’s on kijiji all the time. I bought my first car in 89 , at 17 years old 1970 442 post 3400$.
Hello and thank you for watching. We love to hear when viewers can really connect with our projects and stories. Is that an online classified that your son uses? I'm not familiar. Do you still have your 442?
Please stay tuned .
-steve
Mr. B. Here ! 😎👀🍩☕️. Good morning guys ! Love the storytelling, Long Island cars do not fair well my 1st car is my 70 442 convertible, was in a fire 🔥 ! I got for $150. , rebuilt it one wire at a time ! Many things in life come first. I still have the car needs TLC ! Love the video, I have other vehicles & am keeping it short ! 👀☕️🍩👍
Mr. B !! Good morning to you. So glad to know that you liked this one. You still have your first car??? We'd love to see some pictures of it.
Thanks as always for taking the time to watch.
-steve
@@theautorefinery Many firsts ! If the Mrs. , fines time to help me set up a g-mail you’ll see my old toys each one has a story ! LOL ! Have a good day , enjoyed W31 story ! 👀☕️☕️🍩👍
Love the history, really enjoyed it! I'm lucky enough to still have my first car too, 1986 Z28. bought it when I was 15 as well in 1995. I'm the 4th owner, personally know the last 2. I know of the first just haven't been able to get in touch with them. Your video has encouraged me to get all the history I can documented while I still can. Thanks!!!
This is very cool. We love to know that we're helping encourage people to look into the history of their project. It's all part of it. Thanks for watching this one. It meant a lot to Joe and I. If you liked it, you'll love our newest....
Thanks for taking the time to watch
-steve
@@theautorefinery I saw it just before watching this one! Great video! Looking forward to part 2
Too cool that you have the newspaper ad!!
Good morning Anthony. Thank you so much for watching this video. We really worked hard on this one. (honestly expected it to be a bigger hit) . Anyway, if you like that, you may be interested in what's coming up
Stay Tuned.
-steve
I’ve been waiting for this video I can watch this kind of stuff for hours I love what you have done I wish I even had a single photo of my 70/W-30 I’m so jealous that I don’t have it or a photo but I do know where it is a friend of mine bought it around 92 or 93 I had it since 84 my dad actually saw it for sale and came and took me outta school to go look at it I can still remember pulling up and seeing it, we thought it was a 442 had no clue what W-30 meant till after we bought and found out. I miss my dad and that car BTW it also was a 4 speed it was awesome.
Hey Keith. I am so glad that you can appreciate this and what it takes to make it this far along! This entire presentation was a ton of work for us. We are NOT nor do we pretend to be good at this video thing. Joe has done a tremendous job making this video. Any chance you have a shot at buying back that w-30?
-steve
Steve if there was I’d have it back but frank will not part with it next time I go by his house I’ll get some pics of it for ya bud
That would be great. We'd love to see it. At least you know its in good hands.@@keithcalitri840
this is a cool video...and my car when i was 16 was a 1968 Cutlass S convertible...i absolutely love loved that car...i also had a 1968 Cutlass S 2dr hardtop...i am gonna look for a 1968 Cutlas S 2dr hardtop...they arent around😕
Woah! 3 comments in one day. That's great!!!!! I'm so glad you found the time to watch this one. Joe and I worked really hard on this video. You had a very cool first car. Have you seen the videos on the '69 Convertible that we built for my daughter? - look for the Hail Mary videos. That's her first car.
68 cutlass s is a great choice........
Stay Tuned
-steve
Love it. Hope you have some time slips fr9m it’s drag history. Would be cool to know what they were capable of in the hands of a “Joe Blo”
I don't have any time slips from when Rich raced it, although he recalls a 12.72@106.
I, however, have an envelope full of time slips from Lebanon Valley and Englishtown. My best time with street tires was a 14.0 @ 99.97 mph.
Congrats love cutlasses they are my Chevelles I had a 69 gold the black stripes also but mine was a bundle bucket LOL
Thanks so much for commenting on this video. This one meant a lot to us.
We appreciate you playing along.
-steve
"Automobilia" = "Ephemera"
Wow! Great word. I admittedly did not know it. The first new thing I'll learn today. Thank You
-steve
Wish I had that advice but I did not listen to my dad
Hey there and Thank You for watching this video. Believe me when I say that I am very thankful that this car is still around and with me. My brother and I really wish he was around to see what this one car has helped create in the way of this RUclips channel. He would have been our biggest fan !
Please check out some of our other videos when time allows.
Thank you again,
-steve
BTW we paid 2500.00 for the W-30
such a deal!
*1st owner walks in closes front door to house adjusts pants* THAT IS NOT A JUNIOR CAR.. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL THAT IS, BUTCHYER NOT DRIVING THAT THING BUDDY!!!!
Ha! yeah something like that but I'm thinking that conversation may have happened right in the driveway! Thanks so much for watching and for playing along. Stay tuned.
-steve
@@theautorefinery 3 to 1 odds say, the dad was more surprised it had the power it did, for the money he paid, and was shocked, and jealous at the same time. Same thing with my sons RT Stealth. Taught em how to drive stick. Two weeks later friends of mine sends a video of my son passin him on th ehighway at 80 like my friend was standing still. The stealth is no longer with us.
Ah Ha! exactly !! See? The modern day muscle car! My son drove WRX's Quite literally an extremely imressive car!@@jasonkeighin9401
Great video! Love the story of the car. Makes it so much more special for sure.
Hello there and thank you so much for watching this one. We put a lot into making it. We appreciate this compliment.
-steve