1963 pro-mod Oldsmobile in Connecticut
This pro-mod 63 Olds is owned by Millo Contact him here
he will be updating this page with new pictures as work progresses.
The car is under extensive body work at this time,
but here is a rear view photo taken after installation of interior panels and carbon fiber roof.
Millo's Technical and build Details
And now for my dear, sweet, 1963 baby:
Chrome moly tube chassis w/dual funnycar cage.
Except for the rear quarters the whole car is in fiberglass, bumpers too.
The convertible roof looks real, complete with wrinkles,
but has actually been copied in carbon fiber,
(the composite man has promised to kill me the next time he sees me).
She sports a 471 c.i.d. iron olds motor, steel crank, blower pistons, roller drive train,
Joe Mondello's last set of hand prepared heads, a 6-71, (soon to be 8-71),
and two Holley 1050s. Mallory Hi-Fire lights her off and she weighs in at 2400 lbs.
She dyno's at over 700 h.p. and will run better than 9.0 at the track in race trim,
(sorry, info reserved for those who would run a Sat night gamble).
(Chevy guys HATE losing to a big old Oldsmobile, especially with an Olds engine.)
I run a 4+1 Doug Nash box, (love them ol' stick cars), 6 pad clutch,
and a narrowed Dana 60 with 4.56s, (soon to be 3.90s).
Strange brakes, axles, and struts complete the mechanicals.
In the works at this time are a custom wing that will fit around the dual parachutes.
There's a custom set of wheelie bars that have been hang'n 'round for a year just waiting their turn for inclusion.
A new set of Hoosier 22.5 wide x 33.5 tall rubbers sit underneath.
Most of the fabrication is done in house. It took us 3 months to complete the sheet metal
interior, only to then flat bed the car and loose the original convertible top in the process,
flipping it up and driving the original arms and mechanisms for the roof down into the new aluminum,
thus destroying almost all the tin work inside. So, and yes, three months later... ahhh, new tin work again.
The car will be painted in door-jam black for now, maybe some flames in the future, that kind of thing.
The 100 pound sound system plays pretty good too, at least for an all-tin interior.
Theses pictures are from November 2003.
Sunday the car goes to the composite shop in Vermont. There the nose will get copied in glass, - [once again], and the mocked up deck lid and wing will be copied in carbon fiber.
Well its Spring 2004 and the 63 is nearing completion.
What can you say!!
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