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SCROLL DOWN TO SEE SOME TROPHY'S PAINT & TRIM PHASE Completed date: August 31st 2002	All factory decals and body stripes have been replaced by 3 coats of meticulous multi-step airbrushing. Red striping that raps around entire body, has fine gold flake with pearl. Grey stripes match lower body color exactly. This is all paint, No Tape Decals ! Do you believe (if you can still find them) that the tape kit and logos go for $350 and up.

8/12/02 Fred Prepping the body for multiple clear coats 8/12/02 Perfect flow of striping down the body contours 8/12/02 Width of painted stripes now match width of all 4 side marker reflectors as seen above.

Paint process: 8 coats of BLACK and 3 coats of SILVER then 2 coats of CLEAR then 3 coats of RED mixed with GOLD flake and pearl creating the decals and stripes then 4 more coats of final CLEAR. As of 8/13/02.

Flex additive applied to paint for front & rear bumper to body plastics 8/16/02

Trunk lid emblem before sanding & clear coating 8/12/02

Passenger side door emblem and striping painted. Fred shows off his perfect gaps on all seems 8/13/02

Ready for the front and rear plastics

Tires cleaned, Factory rims dipped to remove faded/chipped plastic film.

Finished Product August 31, 2002 Next to be done was the exaust system. A week after it was home, a new Flowmaster system was installed.

One thing to note: The tires and factory rims (now nice and shiny) are the same throughout the restoration to completion process. Red Rim tape applied.

Plastic still on the new seats

Doors , Hood and Trunk gaps all uniformed.

SOME RECENT PICS (18+ years after restoration) OLDSMOBILE SHOW 2017 THIRD PLACE Trophy in H/O class at "Olds Club" show May 2017 (This show I was up against all H/O' , all years) NEWSDAY CAR SHOW 2015 NEWSDAY CAR SHOW 2015 Restorations continue with all the extra detail stuff as of See the past 14 years of some of the trophies that our car has won thanks to my wife who was influential and patient in my restoring of this car. Some of the Trophies won below are from the few times the car was actually judged. Not all awards displayed here. Car has been seen in many non-judged events. We didn't do any judged shows in 2007 for absolutely no reason other then being to busy with family. The car had been tucked away in the garage from 2010-2013. It was back out in late 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 for a few shows. FIRST PLACE Trophy in class at "Long Island Cars" show April 2009 FIRST PLACE Long Island Oldsmobile Club Spring Dust Off May 18 2008 FIRST PLACE Trophy in class at "P.A.L. Shootout" car show June 2003 FIRST PLACE Trophy in class at "Blessing of the Cars" April 2005 FIRST PLACE Trophy in class at Nassau Coliseum Custom Car Show 11/26-11/28/04 FIRST PLACE Trophy in class at "Flowerfield" car show July 2005 SECOND PLACE Trophy in class at Nassau Coliseum Custom Car Show 11/25-11/27/05 SECOND PLACE Long Island Oldsmobile Club Spring Dust Off May 7 2006 FIRST PLACE "Long Island GTO Club" All American Muscle Car Show May 21 2006

THIRD PLACE Trophy in class at "Long Island Cars" show Sept 2004 THIRD PLACE Trophy in class at "Long Island Cars" show July 2004 THIRD PLACE Trophy in class at "Flowerfield" car show August 2005 THIRD PLACE Trophy in class at "Long Island Cars" show Sept. 2005 FORTH PLACE Trophy in class at "Long Island Cars" show Oct 2014 BEST PRESENTATION Trophy in Event "Son of the Monster Mash" show Oct 2014 THIRD PLACE Trophy in class at "Olds Club" show May 2015 THIRD PLACE Trophy in class at "Olds Club" show May 2017 FIRST PLACE Trophy in class at "Olds Club" show May 2019

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