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Re: Rear Posi (is it worth the money)
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Originally Posted by truckster
I put in a 1981 Buick Estate Wagon that had previously been home to an Olds diesel. Just for fun I left the diesel badges on it. It's one of the ones I kind of wish I still had.
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In the early 1980s I special ordered an Olds Cutlass wagon with the diesel engine. When it arrived on the lot several weeks later, I jumped in and fired it up. After 20 seconds, my wife and I looked at each other and said almost in unison: "I don't want this noisy thing!" The salesman told us it was no big deal, because diesels were starting to sell for list price!
Always wished I would have ordered a gasoline engine, because it was a very nice car. Light yellow with the tan vinyl interior that I've always loved in GM cars. It also had an excellent instrument panel with a the gauge package.
Seems to me it had bucket seats. Could that have been correct? Am I off on a tangent here, or what?
Super cool instrument cluster, IMO.
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Mike
1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes.
1982 C10 SWB -- sold
1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it!
1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming.
Retired as a factory automation products salesman.
Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop.
Member here for 23 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!
Last edited by MikeB; 02-14-2024 at 02:20 PM.
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