A W-30 short story
 

Sometimes the stories are as good or better than the cars.

A few decades ago a friend of a friend, at age 16, bought a gold '70 W-30 4 speed. He set the original engine and trans aside in favor of a hotter setup. While he was deployed in the military his dad sold the car.

Fast forward to Christmas 2024. He still has the original engine/trans, but hasn't seen the car in decades. The wife tells him "Hook up your trailer, we're going on a road trip. Just do it" The GPS is set from NE IA to somewhere in KY.

When they arrived in Kentucky they found the Olds in pretty much the same condition as when sold long ago. So now, thanks to the wife, the Olds is back in Iowa with plans for restoration using the original powertrain.

Bill W

Awesome

Wife of the year candidate!:worship:

Hang on to her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe buy another engine quietly, throw a bunch of dirt/dust on it, put it in the corner and ask her if there could be another road trip in the cards.....lol?

Paul

It doesn't get any better than that! Kudos to his wife and wishing them many happy years cruising in your W30!

Cut to the chase,does she have a single sister? :)

Great story!!

Pictures or it didn't happen! ;)

Great story!!
What is better than a wife that likes cars?
A wife that can drive one..

----Hey,,,I've got one of those! Love her....Bill S

Unbelievable !! What a great story ! And I agree, we NEED pics...:cool2:

Yeah I know I know...I'll work on that.

How much rain and then snow/wind did you get out of that blizzard ?

1" rain, 1 1/2" snow, 60mph wind gusts. It'll be gone tomorrow.

That would put her in a league with Tracy for sure :beers:

I knew I had a keeper when we found out we were expecting our daughter. Rather than your typical, “you need to sell the boat” I was told “We need to get a bigger boat!”:beers:
BTW, her daily driver SUV runs mid twelves.

That's a great story, and I love 1970 442's.

Great story!!!

In for pictures!

Absolutely too freaking cool!
Amazing story and Mrs too!!