things I love about my wagon

I LOVE my cornering lights.

I really don't drive at night very much, and when I do, where I live has very dark roads. My cornering lights are aimed PERFECTLY. In fact all the lights are more than adequate considering the age and the advancements in technology.

I love the tilt wheel and seating position.

I love the visibility.

I love how it handles (especially with the new Grand Prix steering wheel)



I love the Rocket power 455

Had a bit of a drama today, hard rain and a puddle on the driver's mat. Big. Trying to decide what to do (original glass all around, but some bad scratches)

The choice has been made for me. Luckily Florida is a no deductible state on windshields

 

I love the convenience, size and almost racecar-grade of road stability in mine. She's got just enough comfort for a decent road trip, and enough power to do 80% of the things I need her for.

AND! I can Mustang her as much as I want!

 

Right on, Jeffrey!

Don't these full-size '71-'76 GM vehicles drive wonderfully?
I never would have believed how great these gigantic cars are to drive, but I am totally hooked.
My '71 98 drives and handles like a dream. My Electra Limited Coupe parts car drove beautifully. I know I will love my Estate Wagon's ease of handling too.

Cornering lights are, indeed, the best!
I have had them on various cars through the years...'69 T-Bird, '74 Mark VI, '76 T-Bird, '83 T-Bird, '84 T-Bird...notice a theme?
Glad I added them to my wagon...had to find the assemblies, and cut holes for them in the fenders, but I knew I had to have them. Plus, they are very handsome.

Your new 3-spoke steering wheel looks so great! Like it was made to go in your wagon. A great addition to your wagon!

Bummer about your windshield, but it was leaking anyway.
My 98's windshield and back glass leak like Niagra Falls! I should bring soap along when I drive in the rain!It's like they were put in with chewing gum!

The windshield is cracked, so I am going to swap it out, using the one that was in my wagon, then moving the parts coupe's perfect glass to the wagon, and the cracked one to the parts car. Whew! I get tired even thinking about it! Musical windshields.

You have a wonderful fleet of Oldsmobile's finest! :2_thumbs_up_-_anima

David

 

I can relate.....I miss those feelings...I NEED A BIG WAGON!

 

Marshall,

Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick?



Go get this beauty! They don't come any bigger! Or better!

David
(plus, if you go buy this beauty, then I will be able to sleep at night once more)

 

Yes, I would. I'd rather have a job and some money, too.......

 

forgot 2 things - I love the sunvisors and I love the 4 barrel - feels like passing gear when those secondaries open up and it takes off LIKE A ROCKET

oh yeah the stereo is still fantastic to me ... simple, easy, no frills, great sound, great stereo separation, as good as anything I have had even new recently

I love the sound of my satellite and MP3 through the OEM AM/FM stereo 8 track

Looks cool and sounds great too!

 

id love a 70's Buick OR Olds. but! i can't afford the 9 mpg that a 400ci or 455ci gets and a 350 is just too underpowered in one of the big yachts!.
id love to have a clamshell in the worst way. i also don't think it would fit in my garage. especially since my Roadmaster fits with literally 1" of clearance.

 

I agree Norm, Although under powerd in stock form when I got up to speed my old Fox wagons would fly around windy corners as if the were on train tracks.

I like the Crewzer beacuse it's small although wider than a Fox BUT I hate the fact that the rear windows don't open.

I like the Clown....cuz I'm nuts

I like the "Suzie" because she's big and super comfey and being on propane it's proven to be the cheapest car on the road, even cheaper than my truck. I love the fact that the rear door windows go down ( a dog head out each window gets alot of smiles) and it's big enouph that I can have 4 people in the car and the dogs still have enouph room, can't do that in the Crewzer.

Yesterday my wife mentioned one thing that I noticed rite away (that weboth dislike), the power window switches are placed in a bad spot. You have to move your but off the couch to use them. My 80 Colony, all the switches were on the arm rest for a true lazy boy couch cruise.

 

Oo, my fox isn't on rails....feels more like a sailboat at the moment. Needs front shocks bad. Ordered off ebay!
But what I like is that I can do most of the work myself, and having never worked on cars in the past I appreciate the simplicity of this particular car.
And I can carry a double bass in it.

 

New shocks and a sailboat feeling....sounds like you drive the perimiter highway alot. I honestly remember my sisters Godmother taking her dentures out every trip to the farm when we drove the Trans Canada in Manitoba


Now being serious..... Do you play the double bass? If so, thats cool!

 

Andy sent me a link from the FordSix site that referenced this I4 build to racing grade AND 29MPG on a US (4 litre gallon):

Ford Six link:
http://fordsix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=61633

Article:
http://www.mustangandfords.com/tech...erick_four_cylinder_engine_buildup/index.html

Icing on the cake!

 

I love cornering lights. Had the idea to add them to my 71 Electra, but was too anxious to cut holes in the fenders... besides, it does need some electrical changes (turn signal switch, wiring etc) and I'm not really experienced with that.

At first I thought the windshield of a Wagon didn't interchange with a 2 dr HT Electra, but looking at a GM windshield interchange file it does... learning everyday here

 

Oh yeah. I love the cornering lights on my 1991 Caprice Classic sedan. I have had them on an array of cars over the years... my 72 Electra sedan and 89 Safari wagon were two of them, as well as my 72 Cadillac.

I WISH my 72 Kingswood Estate had them, but for some reason, Chevrolet didnt offer them back then, not even on the Caprice. It wasnt until the 80s they offered them. Ford beat them out on this one, because they were avaiable on the big Fords in the early 70s. I also wish my 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville had the option... it was available on the big 73 Pontiacs (I have even seen 2-dr 73 Catalinas with them), but my Grand Ville does not, depite being an otherwise high optioned car. I had thought about adding them, but like someone else said, I am not good enough with the electrical changes that would have to take place. I dont think these are pre-wired for them. ??

Oh yeah, these drive good. My 73 GV could use quality tires (has fairly new, lower price tires), but HD tires for these heavy cars are a plus. My suspension is all original... I could use some front shocks and springs I know. My 72 Caprice wagon needs some shocks too... they are SUPER STIFF. Maybe where the car has been setting for years they have seized up.

Window leaks... ha! That has been a GM plague on many of their cars.. especially in the 60s-70s. My 72 Electra had a rear windshield leak (had resealed) and then it developed a front leak. I sold it. My 73 Grand Ville amazingly does not have any window leaks yet... the back one was resealed a while back. My 72 Caprice wagon, well... the front windshield leaks like crazy at the top... I keep it covered. It needs to be resealed, but I have been hesitating, because I know they will probably break it when they go to remove it and its the original and its still like new, so that would be a bummer, but there is no way around it. Back window and cargo windows... again, major leaks. Well known issues with these cars.

 

MMMM, I like the sound of this thread.

It's the little qualities that make driving a wagon all pull itself together.

What I love about my '78 Squire. Every time I slide in, I fall in love with it all over again. Pump the pedal, turn over the key, and "whhooomm", Clark fires up waiting for the next trip to Wallyworld.

Anytime I pull up to a four way stop, I am always waved to go first.

The steering wheel, yea its a thin one, but I just really like how it feels. Not all clunky and childlike with newer cars.

I like having the ability to go over bumps at speed, while all the modern newer cars have to avoid them or go really really slow not to hurt it.

And yes, I love the Ford quad 8 track that Clark has got. No matter it being a Doobie Brothers tape or my IPod playing on my FM tuner, its always a pleasure to travel with.