California Christmas with the 1957 Oldsmobile 98 Convertible

For our first holiday catalog of the year we went down to Orange County, Ca to meet with customer John Gilson. John owns a few very nice cars and we were thrilled at the opportunity to photograph his 1957 Oldsmobile 98 convertible.



We first spotted the Olds at this year's Grand National Roadster Show. The vehicle was built by our friends at D&P Classics in Huntington Beach, Ca. We have featured a few cars on our catalog covers built by D&P so you know the work that Darryl and the crew does there.

One-Off Custom Wheels

 The vehicle was a multi-year restoration project and you can see the detail work all around the vehicle. The Olds has custom leather interior from Stitchcraft, a padded dashboard and a full length center console.

Custom PPG Vibrance paint gives the red paint a glow in the sun.

 The Oldsmobile sits on a Morrison chassis. Stopping power is provided by Baer brakes. The crew at D&P Classics also added a Hartz power convertible top so John can put the easily put the top down for a drive down PCH.

 This Olds is no slouch. Under the hood is a 502 GM High Performance engine with a Hogan intake. The polished engine also includes custom built headers and exhaust, an aluminum radiator, and March Performance pulleys.

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 A big thank you goes out to John and Leslie Gilson for letting us photograph their outstanding Oldsmobile and to D&P Classics for their support. Check back next time for more photos from upcoming car shows and more photo shoots.

Hemmings Gift Guide Cover Car: 1950 Oldsmobile 88

For the annual California Car Cover Hemmings Gift Guide catalog, we featured a very cool 1950 Oldsmobile 88 on the front cover. This vehicle belongs to one of our local customers and we were thrilled to have this Rocket on our catalog.

Olds 88 Photo Collage

 The 1950 Olds is a Deluxe Holiday Coupe. It has a stock body and wide white wall tires. The two-tone paint is Chariot Red and Garnet Maroon.

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 The vehicle features the original interior.

Out front of the California Car Cover showroom.

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 Under the hood is a 303 Rocket 88 Hydra-Matic engine.

The view out on De Soto Ave.

As the sun started to set, we prepared for our holiday themed photo shoot.The Olds has a lot of interesting details. Though the standard interior is basic, the dashboard and its knobs are uniquely Oldsmobile.

Rocket 88 badge

 If you do not receive Hemmings magazine in the mail, here is a copy of the catalog cover. The cover shot turned out great. Thank you to Dave Runyan for stopping by our store for an afternoon and letting us photograph his 1950 Oldsmobile 88. If you want to receive future catalogs from California Car Cover, be sure to visit our website.