Facts & Figures
Albert Torelli
Springfield, Pennsylvania
1949 Olds 88
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer | Modified stock |
| Wheelbase | 119.5" |
| Modifications | Fat Man Fabrications (Charlotte,
NC) front subframe, custom
crossmembers |
| Chassis plumbing | Stainless |
| Rearend / Ratio | 1970 Ford 9-inch / 3.00:1 |
| Rear suspension | Air Ride Technologies (Jasper, IN)
Olds sway bar, Monroe shocks |
| Rear brakes | Ford drum |
| Front suspension | Fat Man Fabrications Mustang II,
Air Ride Technologies air bags,
Monroe shocks |
| Front brakes | Disc |
| Master cylinder | '85 Chevrolet Astro Van |
| Steering | Mustang rack & pinion |
| Wheel covers | '56 Lincoln |
| Front wheel make, size | Ford, 15 x 7 steel |
| Rear wheel make, size | Ford, 15 x 7 steel |
| Front tire make, size | Goodyear, 205/75R15 |
| Rear tire make, size | Goodyear, 205/75R15 |
| Gas tank | '69 Mustang, stainless steel |
| ENGINE |
| Make | Chevrolet |
| Displacement | 355ci |
| Assembly | C. Kocher, Malvern, PA |
| Crankshaft | GM Performance Parts |
| Camshaft | Hydraulic roller |
| Water pump | GMPP |
| Cooling fan | 16" |
| Radiator | Custom copper/brass |
| Alternator | 160amp |
| Heads | GM aluminum |
| Valve covers | Modified Olds |
| Manifold / Induction | GM aluminum / Edelbrock
(Torrance, CA) 600cfm |
| Ignition / Wires | GM HEI / 8mm |
| Headers | Stainless, block hugger |
| Exhaust / Mufflers | Custom / Flowmaster (Santa
Rosa, CA) Hushpower |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Make | 700R4 |
| Converter | 30- Series Hughes (Tucson, AZ), |
| Shifter | Lokar (Knoxville, TN) |
| Driveshaft | Custom |
| BODY |
| Body style / Material | Club Sedan / steel |
| Body manufacturer | Oldsmobile |
| Body mods | 3" chop, windshield sunk & laid
back 5-degrees, custom
headlight brows, rear quarters
stretched 8", rear flush skirts
fashioned from sections of '58
Caddy roof |
| Hood | Pie cut 2 ½" |
| Grille | Steel mesh |
| Bodywork | D. Meyers, Jimmy Hines - Paoli
Auto Body (Paoli, PA) |
| Paint type / Color | PPG / Nissan Sorrel Green |
| Painter | Chris Judeikis - Paoli Auto Body |
| Headlights / Taillights | '49 Olds / '48 (glass lens) Olds |
| Outside mirror | Studebaker Avanti |
| Bumpers | Front, modified stock with '53
Merc Dagmar's, Rear, '53 Olds
grille bar |
| Other body items | Tunneled and modified hood
ornament, custom fabbed
eyebrows over headlights,
reshaped the front wheel
openings, extended rocker
panels, added '51 Packard
moldings, custom-molded deck
lid by Dan Meyers |
| INTERIOR |
| Dashboard | Modified stock |
| Insert / Gauges | Custom by Dan Meyers / Classic
Instruments (Boyne City, MI) |
| Stereo / Speakers | Kemwood KDC-135CR / Kenwood |
| Air conditioning | Vintage Air (San Antonio, TX) |
| Wiring | Centech (Perkiomenville, PA), by
Dan Meyers |
| Steering wheel | '49 Olds |
| Steering column | '49 Olds |
| Interior mirror | Olds |
| Seats | '92 Olds |
| Upholsterer | Bob Sapp, Milford, DE |
| Material / Color | Ultra Leather / Mystic Green &
Cream |
| Carpet | Bentley pile, Sage Green |
| Seatbelts | 3-point |