Well, she made it home, over 120 miles from where she set off, under her own power.
She's beautiful.
She's also suffering from pretty bad tin worm in a few spots (hey, it's Britain), the alternator is shot, she overheats quickly when standing but not at all when moving (fan might be having some issues, or the water pump, or both), the electrics in time-honoured old car tradition are going to require surgery, and she's chewing through fuel because the emissions control setup isn't working right. Bought 30 litres of fuel on the way home for nearly £25....the tank fitted holds much more.
Good points - steering is nicely weighted with plenty of feel for an assisted setup, gears change smoothly, engine also runs smoothly. And she's beautiful.
I'm now hunting for a workshop manual so I can find what connects to where. Oh, and if anyone's ever tried changing the drive belts on an Olds Custom Cruiser or Delta 88 of 1983 vintage - how the hell do you do it properly? There's nothing to adjust or slack off, no tensioners, you have to take components off to get the belts onto them, then re-attach the components! Which moron came up with that stroke of brilliance?! If any Olds designer wants to admit they were responsible for that, I would really like to meet them...