Wrote before but forgot to add that I owned one -- it was a 1956 olds 88
holiday hardtop-- beautiful car -- wish I still had it -- that was in 1963 &
64 -- had it bored and balanced to 392 cubes, 30 off the heads, 12to 1 johns
pistons, j303 esky cam, with tri power. she would run -- very proud the day
I SMOKED the first GTO sold in the area.
Rich Reul
1951 3604
Dixon, IL
rreul@cin.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward T. Dingo" <cen36932@centuryinter.net>
Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Chevy Holiday?
> I forget the year, but sometime in the 50's, Oldsmobile had a car called
the
> Holiday 88, or Holiday Coupe. Forget the year, but believe it was a
smaller
> wheelbase, maybe Chevy sized. Perhaps sheet metal may have interchanged
too.
> Just my faded memory....
>
> Ed in Mich.
> '57 3100
>
> Meredith Tunick wrote:
>
> > Hi all-
> >
> > This is a bit off the subject, but I was at Leon's Auto Parts in Leon,
VA
> > last weekend (an extremely overpriced junk yard) and stumbled across a
car
> > called a Holiday. It was definitely from the 50's and looked to me like
a
> > Chevy, but I have never heard of such a car. I got the emblem off the
side-
> > it was in real good condition and had that neat 50's script. If anyone
could
> > give me some info on this car, that would be great-
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Meredith
> >
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> >
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>
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