Erik Boattail

Let's try again next year Bigger section of that photo: < Clic

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Just for the show. I left home Friday evening around 21.00 hrs and drove all night. Had breakfast in Nîmes and followed the smaller roads along the coast to Vias Plage. Too bad: I couldn't find a hotel in the area, everything was fully booked. So I looked around at the camping site this afternoon, but there was not much going on there. I think all the cars left for a cruise ? I took a few photos, and left Vias Plage to have a look at the Viaduct of Millau. I'm now in a hotel in Mende (48000) and tomorrow I will drive back to the Netherlands. Maby better luck next year !

Ricky, See you tomorrow in Vias Plage.

That's NOT a model year 1994 Park Avenue. The 1994 model year came with dual airbags, so the glove compartment door would be placed much lower in the dashboard in order to make room for the passenger airbag. Please post your VIN, the 10th symbol shows the model year. 1994 Park Avenue dashboard with standard passenger airbag: Traduction, by Babel Fish: Ce n'est pas une modèle année 1994 Park Avenue. L'année-modèle 1994 vient avec coussins gonflables doubles, donc la porte de la boîte à gants serait placée beaucoup plus basses dans le tableau de bord afin de faire de la place de l'airbag passager. Veuillez poster votre VIN, le symbole 10 montre l'année modèle.

"Holliday" (it's spelled like Holiday) isn't a type of Oldsmobile but a name to address hardtop models, just like Buick used the Riviera name for their hardtop models. So in fact your car is either an Dynamic Eighty-Eight Holiday, a Super Eighty-Eight Holiday or a Ninety-Eight Holiday. Here are the torque specifications for the cylinder heads of your 394 engine. Tighten them with 80 lbs-ft and in three steps, folowing the numbers in this image: You better buy this 1960 Oldsmobile manual if you plan on overhauling your engine: Traduction: http://fr.babelfish.yahoo.com "Holliday" ; (il est orthographié comme Holiday) n'est pas un type d'Oldsmobile mais un nom pour adresser des modèles de hardtop, juste comme Buick a employé le nom de la Riviera pour leurs modèles de hardtop. Tellement en fait votre voiture est un Dynamic Eighty-Eight Holiday, Super Eighty-Eight Holiday ou un Ninety-Eight Holiday. Voici les caractéristiques de couple pour les culasses de votre moteur 394. Serrez-les avec 80 Lbs-ft et dans trois étapes, après les nombres dans cette image : Vous améliorez l'achat ce manuel 1960 d'Oldsmobile si vous prévoyez sur réviser votre moteur: Clic photo US$ 19.99 eBay

You willl find much more on his old website: (Click on the images on the left side of the page) Traduction: Vous trouverez beaucoup plus sur son vieux site Web: Clic ici (Clic sur les images de l'aile gauche de la page)

Ce drapeau...... That's the same like this:

Body Number Plate: Fisher Body plate: 12E = Built in the 5th week of December 1965: 12th month (1 = January, 2 = February. etc.), 5th week (A= 1st week, B = 2nd week, etc.) ST 66 = Model year 1966 4 = Buick 94 =Riviera 87 = 2 drs hardtop sport coupe EUC = South Gate, California factory (VIN plate will show H for Flint, Michigan factory) 102429 = Production number TR 651 = Blue vinyl trim WW = "Silver Mist" up and lower body colour VIN plate:

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Mazout = diesel pour les véhicules d'agriculture (rouge) ?

La Suise: L'Autriche:

These are Buick Rallye Wheels (Road Wheels), also found on cars like the model year 1964 Wildcat and later LeSabre, Electra and Riviera models. Traduction: Ce sont Buick Rallye Wheels (Road Wheels), ont également trouvé sur des voitures comme l'année 1964 modèle Wildcat et les modèles postérieurs de LeSabre, d'Electra et de Riviera

That's a "1953 Corvette Commemorative Edition" I came across one in Las Vegas. There are even a few Commemorative Edition Corvettes converted into a station wagon.... Traduction: C'est un "Corvette Commemorative Edition" J'ai vu un à Las Vegas: Clic thumbnails Il y a même quelque Commemorative Edition Corvette converties en stationwagon…: Clic ici

2 = Pontiac U = Firebird Formula 87 = Hardtop Coupe Y = 455 CI / 7456 CC V8, Rochester 4 barrel carburator, dual exhausts, 8.0:1 compression ratio, 250 HP @ 4000 rpm. 4 = Model year 1974 (20/09/1973 - 26/09/1974) N = Built at the Norwood, Ohio factory 123164 = Norwood production number for model year 1974 (started with 100001) Wheelbase: 108 inches / 274,3 cm Lenght: 196 inches / 497,8 cm Factory new price (without options) US$ 3659,- Total Firebird Formula production for model year 1974: 14519 cars YT = Model year 1974, 400 CI / 6554 CC V8, 215 HP, 8.0:1 compression ratio, 4 barrel carburator, automatic transmission only.

401 = rouge 425 = rouge Rappel: Ou vérifiez les nombres de bâti (casting numbers) sur le bloc: 1961 - 1966: 401 = 1185404 or 1185485 1963 - 1966: 425 = 1349046, 1354704, 1364704 or 1364705

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Dans 1972 les Américains changés la manière ils ont mesuré CV: Une année modèle 1966 401 a eu cv 325 brut, c'est environ 250 CV DIN. Vous pouvez trouver le code de moteur du côté de conducteur du moteur. Recherchez de lettres: MT = 401 CI MW = 425 CI MZ = 425 (Dual Quad) Ou vérifiez les nombres de bâti (casting numbers) sur le bloc: 1961 - 1966: 401 = 1185404 or 1185485 1963 - 1966: 425 = 1349046, 1354704, 1364704 or 1364705

Pas sur un moteur de Nailhead.

45348 ont été construits pendant l'année modèle 1966 Wildcat 445 = 401 CI / 6571 CC Nailhead moteur. 401 CI = moteur standard pour 1966 Riviera: 340 CV gross = ± 260 CV DIN. Wildcat 465 = 425 CI Nailhead moteur Super Wildcat = 425 CI "Dual Quad" Nailhead moteur (2 x 4 bbl carburateur)

Jerome: Replacement headlight for that Riviera is the HELLA 1A3 001 120 132

It's Buick Gran Sport or Buick Grand National. Grand Sport was a name that was used for Corvettes from the 60's. Are you sure that this is a 455 engine ? 455 valve cover use only 5 bolts: Three at the upper and two at the lower side of the valve cover: Your valve cover has 7 bolts: Looks like a Chevrolet Big Block valve cover to me, but this isn't a Chevrolet engine. So maybe an adaptor plate was used to mount the valve covers on the heads ? Check the rear of the engine, on top of the bell housing (where the engine meets the transmission) you should find three big numbers saying 455