O.k. guys, My Wife runs a Company that has a lot of Self Storage Units, Strip Malls Commercial and Residential Rentals-anyway, she just sent me this picture and wonders what it's worth-it's a 2 Door, and hasn't been registered since 1973-very little rust, few Dents-what do you think?
Why would you want that??? Let me know where I can pick up "that old car"....;-P BTW, the license plate is perfect!
Not being a smart ***, but if my wife ran a self storage, and her husband (me) was a car nut, NOBODY but us would know about that, and I'd be the only bidder! Let's see, s**** is 40$ a ton now, that Olds weighs probably 3800 to 4200 lbs, I'll even be generous and allow a little more, so, what's say 300$ and it's history...
I'll go a box of Junior Mints and and some used paper towels (6, to be precise). It's worth what you'll pay for it, and not a penny more. If you can't afford it, then it's not worth anything...
2door sedan or hardtop? Big difference but the car looks pretty good so even if you don't keep it, it should provide some good funds to pursure other projects. GO!
pasadena- I am so sorry, I misunderstood her-it is a Fiesta Station Wagon-I have to buy it before tomorrow if I want it, and I am not a Old's guy (I don't know them all that well-if was a '57 Chevy ,well)-here's what I could find on Hemmings: "Back in the days when marques were more delineated than they are now, Oldsmobiles were cool. Alas, in the 1950s, station wagons had not achieved any level of cool. Small surprise, then, that Olds didn't even offer one from 1951-'56; why would a division with that kind of street cred build something for hauling brats around town? But the lure of the station wagon finally brought one back to the Rocket division, and the Fiesta (a name previously used on a low-production convertible in 1953) was born. Available in base Golden Rocket 88 and mid-range Super 88 forms, exactly 19,800 1957 Olds wagons were built; the Super 88 Fiesta seen here was one of 8,981 built in mid-level trim. You'd think that Oldsmobile, with its propensity for power in the 1950s, would have been in the thick of it-if anyone would have had a hot wagon, Olds would have. The 304-cubic-inch overhead-valve V-8 that the division introduced in 1948 had a 7.25:1 compression ratio that produced just 135 horsepower; by 1957, less than a decade later, the base Rocket T-400 V-8 version displaced 371 cubic inches, sported a higher 9.5:1 compression, and was rated at 277 horsepower-more than double the earlier 88's output. That was the base engine. For an extra kick in the pants, you could order the J-2 option (code W), consisting of a compression ratio increase to 10.0:1 and three two-barrel carburetors. Only the center two-barrel was linked mechanically to the throttle; the outer two carbs were vacuum-operated, offering two-barrel top-end efficiency with significant grunt when your foot is to the floor. The result: A whopping 300hp at 4,600 rpm and 415-lbs.ft. at 3,000 rpm, good enough for low-8-second 0-60 mph performance, and quarter-miles in 17 seconds flat. Not a bad way to spend $83 on your new Oldsmobile's option sheet."
Dave, Thanks, I was thinking that it might be a "vanity" License plate, and that it might mean something-she is going to get me some more pictures this afternoon (I'm in another State right now)-
Ooooooh, that baby does look good! 2 door post or 2 door hardtop? 88 or 98? I ***ume everything is there (not including any dents or rust). Flynbrian48 wrote: That's a very generous offer, but even at 40 cents a pound it would probably be far too little. Nice find!
Is this a 2 or a 4 door wagon? Didnt they make a 2 door wagon like chevrolet did ?. If it is id grab it up..... It will sell if you dont want it to keep. I see your first post says 2 door that would sell me they were cool.. Dave
No im sure its prolly a husband and wife car theft ring ... one of em gets a job and different self storage places and then looks for old tin stored there... Then they buy em cheap and sell em for a profit? Dave
We have the 3 number and letters thing here in Minn. It switches sometimes. I think it's easier to remember part or all of the plate that way.
I know it has been sitting as in the picture for 8 Years-by Law, they have to check it out and make certain it is not stolen, however it has not been registered since Utah has been keeping records-
My family has been searching for that car for years! It's my grandfathers car, he put it into storage just before he p***ed away, but we never could find the storage company. All he told us was that it was in Utah. Please send me whatever paperwork you need to have filled out, and our family lawyer will insure that the car is removed from it's current location.
That sure looks like a vanity plate to me. BAD 319 What would the chances of getting that plate on a cool car by accident. For whats its worth. I would grab it. Drive it for a while. Then roll it down the road for a few extra bucks in my pocket. Chances are is that you may just get it for the price of the dirt thats on it.
Depends on the model and bla, blah,.... somewhere south of $6-8K is a starting point... cleaned up and in running restorable condition.
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