(first posted 2/20/2011) Oh boy, did this unleash a wave of memories that came crashing down on me…oops, wrong metaphor. Yes, the timeless ritual of youth, hopefully. And yes, those very old (about a hundred years old, actually) stone-imitation blocks are going to be just fine. But there was still an annoying wiggling, but they finally put a stop to that:
See it there, under that rocker panel, wedged in so carefully? No more rocking when the torque gets applied to the wrench. So what needs replacing today?
What is that wedged in on top of the blocks? To me, it looks like a putty knife! And is that guy seriously underneath the front wheel?? Scary!
I would drive one side of my ’69 Wildcat up on the curb to get underneath.
(That car was ugleee…but fast and comfy!)
Never trusted those jacks that came with the car. Changing a tire, which I haven’t done in about 30 years, was always a hair raising experience.
That, stylistically speaking, is my all time favorite Cutlass Coupe. Squared off nose, quad tailight styling, still just a hint of “coke bottle” in the rear fenders, and the Oldsmobile “rally wheels.” I’d put raised white letter tires on there instead of black walls but at least it doesn’t bare the dreaded whitewall tires. Whenever I see whitewalls with anything but wire wheels or wire wheel hubcaps it raises my blood pressure.
Consider this a warm-up for the “Cutlass Chronicles” coming soon to CC.
Yay!!!!!! 🙂
The Oldsmobile doesn’t do much for me, but the car next to it appears to be a late 80’s white Volvo 740 Turbo that’s externally identical to the ’87 740 Turbo (now with intercooler!) I drove in high school. I’m sure those are plentiful in Eugene.
I thought I’d be the only one to notice the Volvo. My dad had a bright red ’88 740 Turbo that he bought brand new. It was traded in on a black ’91 940SE Turbo that became my first car many years later.
Lots of Volvo love coming too. So many cars, so little time!
These were as common as could be in Saskatchewan in their time. And why not: roomy, comfortable, they were the last gasp of the personal luxury coupe era, and the Cutlass Supreme was the best of the G-Body breed.
And look at that baby, still (barely?) running after 25 years. That’s what’s so sad in a way about today’s vehicles. No one’s going to be wrenching on a 2011 Cruze or Camry in their driveway in 25 years.
And I confess to having wanted one in my younger days. But it was also a favourite target of thieves when I eventually moved to Regina, so maybe it was for the best that I was never handed the keys for one.
P.S. Body on frame also means you don’t have to particularly picky about where or with what you jack up the car.
🙂
Very odd looking tow hitch. Seems to be a sheet metal strip looped around the bumper!