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1968 Olds 2 Door Holliday Coupe 455 Rocket Delta 88 44,000 Orginal Miles!!!!! on 2040-cars

Year:1968 Mileage:44338
Location:

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States

You are bidding on a 1968 Olds 2 door Delta 88 Holliday Coupe.

This car has never been offered for public sale since it came off the lot!!!!

Both Hagerty and NADA Classic car price guides list this somewhere between $9,000 and $12,000 the local appraiser has it listed $14,500 for my insurance coverage.

the car has just over 44,000 original miles.  It is in outstanding condition for a 45 year old car, needs nothing to be driven today. 

the car has a 455 rocket engine that starts up and runs great no smoke and plenty of power.

 

automatic transmission that shift smooth and pulls her down the road great

 

all the window work even the back ones go up and down smooth as silk.

 

no cracks in the dash or the seats (they still have the plastic covers that where placed on them back in 1968 so have never really been sat on) 

carpet is all there including the original floor mats ( the carpets do need a cleaning but would look nearly new afterwards)

the roof liner looks nearly new and no sagging or rips

the vinyl top is in great shape no cracks and tears (there is one little spot a couple of inches long by a couple of mill that needs to be tacked back down I will try and get a picture of it)

 

the underside is in great shape check out the pictures and judge for yourself.

the only thing that has been changed and not factory any more are the alt has been replaced I put a new starter in it plugs and wires where done a few years ago the battery terminals where changed and tomorrow it is going in for tires ( the original bias ply tires are currently on it yes 45 year old tires size H78/14 good years)  I will have new tires on it tomorrow with 0 miles on them.)

 

I bought this car from a family member (78 years old) who received this from his mother who was 93 when she quit driving he has owned just shy of 25 years now. he got it with 39,xxx on it and had put just over 4,000 on it in all that time ( 50 this year alone!)

 

I am almost ashamed to admit this but I bought the car to strip down build the motor and turn it into a weekend strip car (a good 455 being hard to find) and having such a nice body needing min. work.   my conscience wont let me do it. this is way to nice a car to wreaking to make a strip car out of.  I had offered it to other family members but none of them are overly interested so this is how she ended up here.

 

thanks for looking any questions or different pictures needed let me know I will do my best to answer honestly and quickly your more then welcome to make an appointment to come and see here just contact me and we can set it up.

$500 immediate down payment is required you may pay the rest upon pick up but I will not take any form of checks all payments must be cleared before I will allow this car to leave my garage.

 

I will not arrange shipping but I will help and work with any shipping company of your choice. I may even be able to meet them somewhere for ease of pick up.

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