This is my buddy and website contributor Jeff Szarek's 65 Olds 442 convertible.  It was originally Provencial White with black interior and black convertible top..  Other options include 4 speed transmission, power brakes and light/convenience group.  Car was built the first week of December 1964 at the Lansing plant.  Car retains it original engine, trans, and rear end.

Some photos prior to disassembly.  As you can see it isnt Provencial White anymore.

The start of the tear down.  This is where you find things that you didnt know about when you bought it.  Like my car, Jeffs had been in a wreck.

Down to the bare shell.  Time to do the body removal deed.

Owners of this fine website standing to the right of Jeffs ride.  Short dude next to his daddy is witnessing his second body off of a 65 442.  How many two year olds can say that?  Or even care to?  I reckon just one.

Frame sans body.  It since has been stipped of suspension parts and is in exile in Jeffs back yard.

Jeffs original B block 400.  Jeff has a stock restored 65 post car in addition to his convertible.  He decided to take the vert in a different direction than that car by adding things he likes.  The engine has big valve C heads with filled exhaust crossovers, roller rockers, a custom set of Diamond pistons and a 66 L-69 tri-power set up.   Intake and carbs are assembled waiting to be installed on the engine.  Should be a real strong runner.

This just in, according to local rumors Jeff is back at work on the 'vert.  Reports are that the frame is back in the garage awaiting a trip to the sandblaster.   Thats good because he was close to getting evicted from the Olds Resto Site for lack of progress. Jeff is using the same blaster as I did, so it should come out real nice.  Jeff has a decision to make though.   When the frame was yanked back straight, the kickout on the passenger side was left with a kink.  He has a used front frame clip at his disposal if so needed.  So he has to decide whether to graft the clip on or repair the kinked/dented areas with patches.  Either way the clip gets used.  Wish him luck.

Everyones good buddy Jeffy is back at it.  He had the 'verts frame blasted along with the inner fenders, core support (or horse collar as some rubes refer to it as), front suspension pieces, and crossmember for the transmission.  The blasting revealed some areas to be worse than expected.  The convertible frame is boxed, so road trash and debris that finds its way in doesnt always find its way out.  This causes rot, and Jeffs frame has it at the kick out points.  Its nothing that cant be fixed however.  The bigger issue is the already mentioned front end damage.  Jeff found more damage than he could live with so the plan is to hack off the front frame clip and graft on the replacement clip in the above photo.  Good luck to our buddy Jeff.  We are (laughhing at) pulling for you.