[Closed] Pics 1962 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Fiesta Wagon

If definitely a one-off, can Sergio make accurate plates for one of the owners?

John, You only have me by a year. Regarding fender skirts, I don't understand all of the controversy. I had a 58 Impala hardtop with skirts but there were times I would take them off and times they were in place. In 1956 I bought my 1950 Mercury which I customized with a 1954 Chevy grill, shaved door handles, hood and deck lid, frenched head lights and tail lights and 144 louvers in the hood etc,etc. I never put skirts on the car because I liked it better without them. My point being that in most cases it's not major surgery putting them on or taking them off. Your point about which cars had skirts and those who did not is well taken.

In my opinion there's a big difference between a modified car and a factory concept car. The modified car is one person's idea of a neat car and a concept car is the manufacturer's vision of what they may incorporate into future models.Now don't get me wrong, this Olds is very well done but I just don't have any desire to own a model of a modified car. Incidentally, I have owned a 61 Starfire convertible and two 62 Starfire coupes and an important style feature of them was the built in floor mats which are missing in this wagon. When I restored my 61 I had to have the aluminum frames for the floor mats made at no small cost.

This sure poked a hornet's nest of opinions, it's a passionate hobby! [I do prefer showroom-stock]

John, let me clarify my thoughts regarding fender skirts.....

we are talking about early cars. Cadillac was done with skirts in 1976, Lincoln in the seventies, Chrysler in 1978, Buick Electra in 1976. Nothing newer.
Plus, the skirts would have to be a genuine factory accessory, which would be shown in the accessory catalog each year. Nothing added by someone later.
On Cadillacs, they came as part of the stock package. On 1949 thru 1951 Fords, they were optional, but still genuine.
Does that clarify the subject, or is it still cloudy. Bob Jackman, what do you think?

Jack, The ones that Buz did that were one persons creation was the '47 Oldsmobile sedanette with the country club trim. The only kits made were sold by Chevrolet dealers in '48 for Chevrolets and would not fit the Olds. The Olds that exists was owner made for his car. It is a good look. The other car is the '55 Lincoln Sportsman which was one guys dream, never existed as a concept or production from Ford.

Yes Ray, an all to common problem!

John, in my opinion, and it is once again, only one person's...

opinion. The one off concept car was built by the factory, or commissioned by the factory, where as Joe Schmoo customized the Olds station wagon.
The factory adds legitimacy to the concept. I have plenty of concepts, and a few customs, which I pictured here on the Forum, but otherwise, I will only buy factory stock models.
Everyone to their own likes and dislikes.

I also prefer stock as factory built. I wish the models would reflect this and if someone wants to have a modified car that's fine just do what people do with real cars, start with a stock model and modify it yourself, then everyone's happy! I think that a model manufacture would sell more stock because I think that people would buy stock models but some people would not buy a modified model.

So Sergio, I hope these opinions are aplenty. For a while there I was sort of hoping the blue and white one was one Olds had done for one of the many car shows preferably the west coast maybe. (So it's too bad the twin spotlights are missing there.) But I joke, sorry. Now a case for the green one. which could be seen in other colors and still just right for your wife to pick you up at the train in the evening. One color we never sold too many of in over 1500 new Oldsmobiles each year, was green. Just never was a car color. If you did buy one, you left it in the garage. So years later it was a low mileage unit.

I'm a fender skirt fan. Look at '63 vs.'64 Buick Electra or Olds 98, perfect examples.

Thanks Curtis; I didn't know those 2 weren't stock. Good to know.

Don; what color would you choose for this model? Also, I wonder if this is the lighter surf green rather than willow green?

In my humble opinion I think skirts look good on few cars. and there was a reason you did not see many in your pumping gas days. I wish the model makers when considering skirts would make them seperate and the model buyer could attach them or not. This is what Motor City did with their '40 Ford convertibles.

I will probably get the one-off skirtmobile.

But only because I saw the 1:1.