GMTruckGuy74

Not too bad, but yeah, on shorty 2WD's that jacked-up rear just isn't going to work. I can't wait to see pictures of it after you install the new shackles. Are you going to make it look similar to this? (thanks Harley!) The regular cab pickup is my favorite style - the shortbed with the Stepside/Sportside is my #1 favorite combo, with the Longbed being #2. Seeing as how GM isn't offering the Sportside Bed option anymore (or not right now), I'd have to go with the Regular Cab Longbed SLE Z71 4WD for myself if I was in the market.

Well Camino, since you want something cheaper to work on, how about this idea - maybe something a little bit on the classic side, maybe something with 4WD, and something that has BARN DOORS, check this out: 1971 Chevy Suburban 4x4 You can check more details at this link here: http://www.autoshopper.com/viewfull.asp?ID...;FromSearch=Yes; it's located in southern New Jersey btw.

Bob, is there anyway to know that we have been accepted? Or do we just go ahead and show up? I will be *sick* next Friday from work :AH-HA_wink: , so that's why I want to make sure I know I can get in (I'd hate to use a sick day and not be able to get in the show).

(even though I have an Envoy, it's not a Sierra!)

Satty, my little guy had 9 ear infections - all before he turned 1 (a downside to having to rely on daycare 5 days a week). When he was just 13 months old, he had surgery to get the tubes installed. They have really helped him a lot; only one major infection so far, and minor irritation recently. That's not to say he hasn't had other illnesses, but the ears are becoming a thing of the past now. I had my reservations about the surgery, but it was quick, little pain afterwards, and no implications to date. We go back to the ear doctor every 2-3 months for check-ups. P.S. - what is it with the grips these guys have today? Going on 18 months old on 2/8, but his grip is getting stronger. I have a beard, so when it's not trimmed short, he can really grab on to it

Well, personally I would have liked it a whole lot more if it was just left as a HOLDEN Ute. But Pontiac is more well known, and it would be cool to take to Pontiac shows and the like. At this point, would it even make sense to convert it back to a HOLDEN? I'd say if you got it, either leave it as a GTO and put the rest of the PONTIAC badging on it (rear) or go ahead and try to convert it into a Chevrolet El Camino. I do think that we'll eventually see these here as NEW cars, the question is when though. Is the Ute going to be updated like the Commodore? And when?

Where is the dealership that you work for located at?

Will do Bob - thanks!

Do you have the car listed in the "For Sale" section with details? Where is the car located at?

Geez Bob, why couldn't your customer have been able to sell this car in November. I'd probably bite at it if I didn't go ahead and lease the AURA. I love the Caddy Deville!

I saw, I registered, and I posted my name. Thanks Camino!

Bob,I just registered on the site and signed me & the wife up. This will be a great event! I went to the GM sponsored event for dealers back in 2000 - breakfast was great, the slideshow of upcoming models was great, and having the show from 8:00 - 10:00 AM with no public was great too. This was back when I worked at the B-P-G dealership; the sales manager took me because he knew what kind of car nut I am!!! I hope that if we're able to go, we could meet up at some point - bring that new '04 GTO/Ute with you! :AH-HA_wink:

Camino, what a unique car! It has your name written all over it. You won't see many of these around for a while. If you do get it, and you want to put PONTIAC badging (or have no badging at all) on the rear, I'd be more than happy to take that HOLDEN emblem off the back for you:

That's one sharp looking '59 Buick... and I have to say that I like it in the refrigerator white btw!!! Do the rear windows go down? I see what appears to be handles right behind the driver's seat on the second interior picture.

A guy in my area has a red & white '59 Skyliner and had installed a remote control for the top's operation. So at car shows he'll stand about 10 feet awy from the car when kids are around, tell them that his car responds to his commands, and then say out loud, "top open/close" and watch as a bunch of little kids think his car is magic! It's priceless. I asked him about it and he said he got the idea about 5-6 years ago. He found the technology online and took him a month or two to install it and get it working right. He stated he has not had any problems with the top's operation or with the remote system. BTW, it's pretty cool watching one of these tops go up or down.

XP, that advise was given to me about 7 years ago by a fellow salesman at the dealership I worked at. He wanted a '62 Impala convertible, just like he had when he was 17. Putting two kids through college didn't allow him the finances to buy one restored. So at around the age of 40 he found a complete car that needed work and over the next ten years he got it to the point where it looks like it came right off the showroom floor (he completed it in the mid-'90s). He told me to find a real nice old GMC, buy it, store it and slowly work on it as I can. Problem with that advise? There are no decent '55-'57 GMCs in New Jersey! Everything I find looks just like, if not worse, than the Olds pictured above. That's why I started this thread - to see what the experts around here would tell me. Now If I really had the money, I'd love to find an old GMC out in the west/mid-west states and do exactly as you said XP. Problem with that is most shipping companies won't ship anything that's not driveable, and I don't know anyone that has the capability to drive cross-country with their truck & trailer to get it for me. I will not give up hope. Just pray that I win the lottery soon (well, let me start playing again first, then pray for me!).

Thanks haypops for the heads-up... I haven't been over to Saturnfans.com in a while. I will say that I'm surpirsed GM/Saturn is making this move. Usually the Chicago show is a Pontiac show, and Saturn has been saved for the New York show. Maybe they have it wrong, or maybe GM/Saturn have changed their minds. I do know that the '99 Grand Am GT models were shown at the '98 New York show, so maybe each year they'll change it up between the two brands. Glad to hear that we'll be seeing these new models soon!

Thanks for the input so far. Like I said, even though this happens to be one of my favorite Olds models, there's no way I could afford the restoration of this car. I was just wondering, given it's appearance in the pictures, if it was even worth attempting. I'd much rather wait to find the old GMC of my dreams ('55-'57). But some I've found online look like this Olds, and I agree with many here that something like that would take a long time and a lot of resources. It's getting to the point that many rare vehicles are becoming parts for others in restoration or are being used to make hot rods/etc since you can't find all the original parts. One of these days I'm going to come across the perfect GMC, and then I'll just have to figure out where the money will come from! But I now know from the advice given here to stay away from anything that looks like this Olds and find something that is "all together". Thanks guys for your time!

While I think the Holden Commodore SS needs some Pontiac styling up front, if it was offered here for sale back in November, I might have been driving that instead of my AURA (don't get me wrong, I love my AURA and its styling, but that G8 is a mighty fine looking car too). I used to be into the new Pontiacs (had a '95 T/A, '99 G/A GT1 sedan and a '00 G/P GT sedan). But the only Pontiac I wanted after 2003 was the Bonneville GXP, which was way out of my price range (and now gone). Saturn has caught my eye and as you can see, I bought two of them this past year. I'm still a die-hard Pontiac fan, but need the styling to bring me back. The current G/P is a joke, the G6 is alright (I prefer the AURA more), and the G5 is way to small for my needs (especially since it's not offered in sedan form). macadamianut, do you have any pictures you could post of the HSV taillights? Or a link? I'm interested in seeing what they look like.

One of my all-time favorite cars happens to be the 1957 Oldsmobiles... and at the top of that list is the Olds Fiesta 88 station wagon. While cruising eBay, I found this: See more pics and info at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/57-Olds-88-...1QQcmdZViewItem Not that I have the money, nor experience, space, skills or tools, to buy and restore back to showroom condition this car, but I'm wondering if something like this is even worth somebody's time & effort? Anyone with experience care to educate me?

Have you seen the new Orville Redenbacher microwavable popcorn commerical? If not, check it out here first: It's creepy! This guy has been dead since 1995, yet the company decided to resurect him for their new ad??? He looks fake - I watched E!'s "Talk Soup" show yesterday and they said it was a combination of live action, Orville's head & lots of CG effects. But I think it's creepy. Especially in the beginning of the commercial, I think all the people in it think it's creepy to see a dead guy boppin' to an MP3 player and making popcorn- just look at their faces (especially the white guy with glasses)! And best of all, at the end of the commercial he says "You'll like it better, or my name isn't Orville Redenbacher" -- well, he isn't Orville Redenbacher!!!

I only watched about an hours worth over the weekend (Sat & Sun). Two years ago you had the excitement of the '54 Olds F-88 and last year there was the '54 Pontiac Bonneville Special and the GM Futurliner. Anything exciting this year? I didn't hear about it the week before, and there was no news of anything special coming up over the weekend. I did miss seeing one of my favorite Oldsmobiles, a 1957 88 coupe with the J2 Rocket engine, cross the podium

A neighbor of mine that I haven't met apparently is a saleperson at a Saturn store; I know this because back in October I saw an AURA XR in his driveway with dealers plates for over a month. The wife noticed yesterday a Carbon Metallic OUTLOOK XR now gracing the driveway. It is one nice truck! Maybe take her over to the local GMC dealership to see the Acadia - my wife still is having a hard time deciding which one she likes better to replace our '05 Envoy lease (we have 18 more months on our lease anyway). Good luck and keep us informed.

Fly, while waiting for a teaching position to become available, I thought the same as you and accepted a job for "Internet Sales" for a Buick-Pontiac-GMC dealership back in February of '99 (I lasted until July '00). As much as I thought that I'd enjoy it (the ride & drives were fun, driving all the new cars was fun, hell - I even enjoyed most of the training (videos & booklets sent by GM)), it was some of the worst times in my life. If you're not at the dealership, you;re not making money. If you're not there and your customer comes back & buys from someone else, be hopeful the manager splits the commission. Get ready to deal with a lot of B.S. - from customers, fellow sales people, service writers, managers, finance people, etc. Remember, you're the middle person - you control nothing (good old managers). Now that I've been teaching going on 7 years, I look back at that time a little more fondly. But I'd never want to go back. And I teach MARKETING & run a school-based enterpirse (aka = school store)!!!!

Sixty8, congrats on finding your dream '59 Buick. As long as you're happy with the purchase, then that's all that matters. Good luck witht eh sale of teh '64 Olds 88... if I liked the style of those years, I'd probably be interested. Please reconsider the yellow. I'm not 100% sure what this body style Buick looks like (I'll patiently wait for you to post the pics), but check out this link (courtesy of Balthazar): http://tcpglobal.com/autocolorlibrary/cgi-...-buick-pg01.jpg There's too many nice colors to choose from IMHO. Again, I;d have to see what this body style looks like before I;d comment on what color I would choose, but I'm just not picturing bright lemony yellow! Anyway, enjoy the wait <sarcasm>, as me & ocnblu did for our new rides, and here's hoping you find a buyer quickly for your '64.