Vehicle Description
Take a look at this award winning Custom 1940 Oldsmobile Series 60
Convertible brought to you by Caruso Classic Cars. This is truly a
high end build with obsessive detailing evident throughout. This is
a very rare car as only 3 1940 Olds convertibles are known to still
exist! The car has only 23,000 miles on it since the frame off
build and restoration was completed in 2001. It has won many awards
and has been featured in numerous publications over the years. The
restoration began by reworking the floor and inner fenders to make
them solid so the body could be removed for chassis work. The stock
frame was then designed to accommodate Corvette suspension in both
the front and rear. The chassis' anti-roll bar, springs, spindles,
steering rack, brakes, master cylinder, and power booster are all
either stock or aftermarket Corvette products. Budnik cobalt wheels
complete the rolling chassis. The hood as well as each fender was
molded and the head light area was modified to accommodate
Mercedes-Benz headlights. The grille and the sheet metal
surrounding it was redesigned. In the rear, the roll pan was
modified to accommodate the custom dual exhaust pipes and the
custom designed tail lights were located in the widened fiberglass
fenders. Most of the car is ALL STEEL except for the rear fenders.
Car has an 80's corvette suspension and disc brakes all around.
Headlights and taillights go on automatically when car is started
with switch to control operation mode. The color is a custom House
of Kolor mix dubbed Apricot Pearl. The convertible top was reworked
resulting in the roof line being dropped nearly 2 inches. The top
is powered by a custom pneumatic system in the trunk incorporating
the original cylinders. It can be opened and closed without the
engine running. The rebuilt Olds 455 cubbic inch Engine was
located, machined, and fine-tuned. The block was bored .030 over.
The heads were ported and polished. An Edelbrock cam and lifters
were used along with Milodon springs and rockers. The Edelbrock
intake manifold and quadrajet carburetor are topped off with a
custom built all-steel air cleaner cover made from three headlight
buckets. The interior features 16-way power, heated, leather
Cadillac DTS front seats. The rear seats are from the same Cadillac
and were molded to fit the Olds. The custom carbon fiber dash
houses VDO gauges, a Sony stereo, switches, and the built in custom
glovebox. It also features power windows including vents and Air
Conditioning. Awards: 2001 Boston World of Wheels "Best in Class"
and "Outstanding use of color" 2001 NSRA Nationals East "Director's
Pick" 2001 Goodguys East Coast "Coolest Pick" 2001 NSRA Nationals
Northeast PPG's Best Use of Color 2001 Crusin New England Super
Wheels Showdown 2001 Mohegan Sun Elite Dream Machines 2004 and 2007
Adirondack Nationals "Favorite 50 Pick" And many more to date.
Publications: Featured in Street Rodder Aug. 2002 Featured in
Streetscene April 2002 Featured in the coffee table book "Great
American Hot Rods" by Keith Harman and Chuck Vranas. Photos
appeared in StreetRod builder, NSRA Yearbook, and Hemmings Rods and
Performance. Specs: Manufacturer Oldsmobile 1 of 1285 manufactured
Wheelbase 116 Chassis Mods Z'd by Stan Rearend / Ratio Corvette, /
2.73:1 Suspension Corvette C-4 front & rear Brakes Corvette power 4
wheel disc Master Cylinder Corvette Steering Corvette rack, GM
column Front Tires Michelin, 225/4517 Rear Tires Michelin, 275/4017
Gas Tank Steel 17 gals. Wheels Budnik Cobalt design Engine 1976
Oldsmobile 455 bored, balanced, ported, polished Pistons TRW
Camshaft Edelbrock Alternator 100-amp Radiator Aluminum Crossflow
Heads Oldsmobile, J-ported, polished Induction Edelbrock Quadrajet
Air cleaner Custom made steel Ignition/ Wires GM HEI / Taylor
Headers Sanderson Exhaust / Muffler 2/12 Stainless / Borla
Transmission GM 200-4R Body Convertible /steel Hood One piece
peaked Grille Custom handmade Billet aluminum, custom front roll
pan Other modifications: V butted windshield Handmade steel running
boards Electric door latches, hidden handles Power widows including
vents Pneumatic power convertible top Power trunk latch Smooth
firewall & insert fender panels Widen rear fenders (glass) E320
Mercedes Benz headlights molded to front fenders. Custom-made
wrap-around taillights Dashboard Steel, covered in leather with
carbon fiber accent Glove box VDO Gauges Stereo Sony in dash with
CD changer in the trunk Air conditioning Airtique Heat-Defrost
Wiring E-Z kit Seats 2000 Cadillac DTS (neutral shale leather) 16
way power, heat and shoulder harness Carpet Tan wool Paint House of
Kolor / custom apricot pearl Over $100k to build this car and
priced now at only $48,900 OBO! Don't miss your chance to own this
unique one of kind convertible with all the modern features that
can be driven everywhere with confidence. Spare parts available.
Ask for details. Call Jeff at (617)800-6737 with any questions.
Thanks for Looking! Note: Owner built the 1954 Corvette pictured as
well. The Corvette is NOT for sale but shown to demonstrate the
quality of owner's builds.
