About a year ago a ‘Pal’ brought by their 1956 Olds Holiday for us to do engine work on. We decided to see what was up with this car so we started her up and it ran like poop. (yes i said poop). We took a deep breath, sighed then shut the hood as It would be put on the back burner until we could get it in for real and a full tear down.
Well, a few months later we were back at it trying to figure what the heck was making this classic car run so bad. 1st…It required a cylinder leak down check and a compression test. I believe this pal and HAMB enthusiasts father (who just recently passed away) did one and before it came on over and determined, that #6-exhaust valve had leakage. It read zero! We confirmed it as well and tore it down.
One of the reasons it was on the back burner was that we decided to gift ‘this pal of ours’ a power steering box for the Olds, which it did not have when it left from the Lansing, MI. factory 1956. 
We wanted a factory OEM looking/feeling unit to put on this Holiday. It took fellow HAMB’er Juicy Gee a little while to round up the exact era correct components. Thanks to him and The car bulletin board site The HAMB, these parts were located and this unit is complete and functional w/o leakage.
We tore it down at the ‘OK Corral’, or more affectionately known as (Ozzie’s orphanage for ‘Rodder’ activity) then took the heads in for a thorough reworking and modifying, and the end result? A job well done by another ‘Pal.’
Now!…I must share that this particular Olds was instrumental in the initial rallying for saving Johnnie’s Broiler back in 2002 to 2008. (Now back to our story)
We all spent many a mornings breakfast having coffee and discussing our ideas as to how to just go about getting this job done & fitting into all of our busy schedules. I must say that this is the best thing about having the HAMB outreach with our ‘pals’, everybody at different times would drop by if they could to lend a a helping hand.
As a few weeks passed, I finally stood before the car and said out loud…“I think we completed the project today! It runs great!, steers great! And looks better than I thought it would!” “I’m proud to say that myself and ‘mystery pal’ /owner with co- ‘pals’ J.Gee, Ozzie, Dennis and Joe, in addition to Hector at the Vintage Machine Shop in L.A., brought this girl back to life.
……..So I’m sure as you’ve been reading, maybe wondering…Who’s car is this?
Well, It’s Bob’s (Johnie’s) Broiler’s very own Adriene Biondo.
She’s actually had the Holiday for over 20 yrs. Loved and cared for it all this time, drove it with her beloved dad by her side and of course, her very talented husband John E., who shot so many images of the Broiler. 
The joy now for Adriene is taking the Holiday to her beloved coffee shop for a hot cup of joe and a burger. With all her HAMB and Broiler ‘Pals’ of course.
Kevin, Not only are you a great friend to Ms A., but you are quiet the wordsmith. What a great story about the Olds. Having seen it in person, Its great that A. will be able to drive it for years to come.