LOST IN THE FIFTIES John Reddinger’s ’57 Olds 88
John Reddinger’s ’57 Olds 88
Words & Photos by Joe Secka
John Reddinger, a retired autoworker, has always been a GM guy but with a special attraction for the Oldsmobile. His first new car was a 1966 Olds 442 which he traded in for a more practical model when he got married in late 1967. Moving
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forward twenty years to 1990 and John was able to purchase another ’66 Olds 442 and proceeded to restore it to its former glory status. While the “new” 442 provided a lot of enjoyment, John felt a yearning for something from the fifties. He was scanning through a classic car mag when he saw a feature story on a 1957 Olds 88 and almost immediately knew that year/model was the one he just had to have. He took advantage of the internet and located