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I worked in a body shop in my teens and one of the owners had special
cars built. He loved Olds but hated the interiors. He liked the Pontiac
interiors but didn't like the cars usually. So, every 2 years he went
to Detroit and picked up a new Olds with a Pontiac interior. Don't
know how he arranged it but this went on for years. I seem to remember
that very special orders had to be picked up at a Dealer near whichever
Factory built the car. The worse part of this is that one night after I
was Married we were watching the 11 p.m. News and there was a head on
with a fatality. They showed a close up of the car and I recognized it
from the interior. Someone crossed the centerline on a curve and hit
his wife head-on. She was killed instantly with not a mark on her,
foot still on the gas pedal we were told later by cops that we knew.
Had a hard time sleeping that night. The next day I had to go thru the
car and clean it out before we sent it to the junk yard. Never found
out the actual cause of death, but think she slammed the Steering wheel
so hard it stopped her heart. I had a best buddy who got a new car every 2 years. 57 Fury Stock, 59 'Vette, Special Ordered, 61 or 63 Pontiac GP, Special Ordered. Most were built special and he also had to go to Detroit to get the cars. The 57 Fury he tried to get Hollywood Mufflers on but they wouldn't do that. So, we bought 2 Steel Pack Mufflers, soaked them with Gas and burned them for 2 days. Painted them and when the car came in had them put on. Then when the cops got on him about his "pipes" he could truthfully say "It came from the dealer with these Hi-performance Mufflers on it". Never did get a ticket for the Pipes. Ray On Jan 14, 2006, at 9:44 PM, Tom Stroup wrote: It wasn't just Mopar. ? I worked at a foundry, once apon a time, and the owner worked right alongside all of us in his bluejeans. His name was Charlie. He knew I was a motorhead, and when the new cars came out we talked them over. He wanted a new Olds Toronado when they came out.? He asked me if I wanted to go with him, after work, to the dealership and look them over.? Of course, I went along. So, we look them over and the salesman is dogging Charlie's heels. Charlie says he wants one. They go sit in the guy's office.? He asks Charlie what he wants on the car. Charlie says leather seats. They aren't available. He sales he will buy a Caddy. The salesman asks if he is willing to pay extra, and let him make a phone call? Charlie brings out a roll of money from his pocket and plunks it down. He ended up with the only Olds Toronado with real leather that I know about. Of course, it probably happened at other places. Back then, we didn't care about codes and documents. I have no idea what code they used for that one. ? Tom? S????????????????????????????????????????????? southern Ohio ? ************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1
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