1970 Oldsmobile Rallye 350

[bogger44]

Finally, my first completion of 2025.  This one was started by my Dad back in the late 1980's, I believe, and he never got around to finishing it.  It's a Johan '70 442 converted to a Rallye 350, albeit not completely accurate or stock.  Overall I'd say it was 75-80% of the way finished.  Sharing a pic of what I started with.  It had a few missing/broken parts that I sourced from another Johan 442.  Decals are most likely Fred Cady's, which have yellowed some over time.  He did scratch build the hood scoops, and front & rear spoilers.  I have no idea what brand paint the yellow is.  As you can see, it doesn't have the right grille, I believe the kit one was missing and he swapped in a 71 or 72 unit.  Basically, I finished up the engine and underhood, added some wiring as well.  A quick and simple painting of chassis bits, and some touch ups in the interior, and I called those good.  The faces of the side mirrors were one of the parts missing, so I made some out of plastic stock.  This was a fun and rewarding little side project while being in the middle of my current main project.  Glad I got around to finishing it up, and love it still has a bit of that "survivor" look to it.  Thanks for looking and any comments/questions.

Edited Monday at 10:06 PM by bogger44

[Dragonhawk1066]

Very nice! I always loved the look of the Rallye 350's!

[Jim B]

Cool Oldsmobile.  Well done.

[michelle]

awesome work

[happy grumpy]

Beautiful olds, looks super nice in that bright yellow especially outdoors, makes it pop.

[BIGTRUCK]

This is probably the nicest 442 I've seen. Bumpers look awesome.

 

[charger74]

Very well done 👍🏻👍🏻

[AMT68]

Great looking Oldsmobile. I'd remembered these had painted bumpers but I'd forgotten they had the fender striping since I really haven't seen many builds of the Rallye 350. 

[DanL]

Looking good...

[ChrisR]

Very nice.

[Tom99]

A very nice build.

[Mike 1017]

Great piece of Muscle Car History

[crazyjim]

Gorgeous build.

[satterwhite78]

Dr. Oldsmobile would be proud!

[karbuildr]

Outstanding save and renewal. I'm another fan of these cars. You did a really nice job bringing this beauty back to life. 👍

[bogger44]

Thanks a bunch guys.  Glad I finally got this one put together, and I love these cars too.  Oldsmobile made some great rides back in the day.

[Rattlecan Dan]

Very sharp build! Super cool. Nice work.

[DJMar]

Oh yeah, I'm loving this. Not only did you resurrect an old build, but it's something we rarely see as a subject. It's cool that your dad scratchbuilt those parts.

I think you captured the look of the real thing!

Edited 9 hours ago by DJMar

[Brutalform]

Very nice, to say the least. The overall details you put into this build really paid off. Engine and chassis details are spot on. I especially like how nicely detailed the wheels are.