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The car hobby puts the humble 4-door sedan on the lowest rung of the ladder. Four-door sedans have several less than flattering nicknames like more-door, granny car or the more ominous donor car.

The original Hudson flathead straight 8 engine had been replaced by a 454 Chevy big block with more than enough horses to drag around the ultra-cool wooden boat from a bygone era.

Oldsmobile was always one of GM’s premium brands. It was not quite a Cadillac but it was more than a Chevy. The 98 was the flagship of the Oldsmobile fleet and these models were large and in charge during their heyday.

Stan Norlander lived the mistake part but he found a solution to the painful memory part. He owned a nearly new 1965 Mustang in 1966 and lived with it for a few years until he was married in 1969.

Every car guy has that one classic they covet above all else. This coveted ride is usually a neighbor’s car, an uncle’s car—there’s a connection that transcends a typical reaction to an old piece of iron.

Larry found his 1948 Chevy nine years ago and he described it accurately as a “field car”. Despite the shortcomings of outdoor storage Larry’s project only had “a little rust on the lower quarters” so he had a solid platform for his dream machine.