1970 delta 88 low miles
August 23rd, 2010, 05:50 PM
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1970 delta 88 low miles
Runs great. Looks great. Garage kept, 40K original miles. Green, 4 door hard top. 350 rocket engine. Needs nothing except a new owner
$6500
$6500
Last edited by Oldsguy; August 25th, 2010 at 04:48 AM. Reason: Added the "K" on mileage
August 24th, 2010, 10:14 AM
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Looking at the car, I'd say 40k. It's nice. It's also too close by for comfort, especially if it were able to make a four hour drive.
I do not need another Oldsmobile, I do not need another Oldsmobile...
I do not need another Oldsmobile, I do not need another Oldsmobile...
August 24th, 2010, 03:28 PM
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August 24th, 2010, 07:06 PM
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You know, I used to think that way about 4-door cars too, until I bought my Regency. I was 41 when I bought it, and I have never thought of it as an old man's car. It is simply a nice old Oldsmobile that can still turn heads in the rare occasions it gets to go out.
Now I still think of post sedans mainly as nice daily drivers, but this is a Holiday Sedan which was/is pretty high up on the food chain. It just screams late 60s middle class style. You drove one of these new, it showed you were overall pretty successful. Town Sedans were for grandparents, Holiday Sedans were for younger middle class professionals.
The condition is what's appealing here. AACA HPOF here we come!
Rob, I always WANT another Oldsmobile, but I also WANT a 66-68 Thunderbird. I don't think I can swing both, and I have plenty of Oldsmobiles.
Now I still think of post sedans mainly as nice daily drivers, but this is a Holiday Sedan which was/is pretty high up on the food chain. It just screams late 60s middle class style. You drove one of these new, it showed you were overall pretty successful. Town Sedans were for grandparents, Holiday Sedans were for younger middle class professionals.
The condition is what's appealing here. AACA HPOF here we come!
Rob, I always WANT another Oldsmobile, but I also WANT a 66-68 Thunderbird. I don't think I can swing both, and I have plenty of Oldsmobiles.
August 25th, 2010, 05:36 AM
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3K seems low, The internet is full of all kinds of suckers. I think if he sold it for 3k he would be the sucker. But with the market the way it is who knows.
August 25th, 2010, 06:31 AM
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August 25th, 2010, 07:38 AM
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The Old Cars Price Guide, which agtw31 admits is his most favorite publication, puts the value of a 1970 Delta 88 4-door hardtop in #3 condition ("car show quality" but not showroom quality) at just over $5,000.
The NADA website lists the "average retail" for this car at just a hair over $6,000. "Average retail" is described as a "20-footer", which is the same way the OCPG describes "car-show quality."
The NADA website lists the "average retail" for this car at just a hair over $6,000. "Average retail" is described as a "20-footer", which is the same way the OCPG describes "car-show quality."
August 25th, 2010, 07:38 AM
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August 25th, 2010, 07:59 AM
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WTF does that have to do with anything?
I keep forgetting Oldsmobile never made anything but a Cutlass/442...
The money is close to right for a nice low mile original car, especially to keep the donk/hooptie crowd away from it. I'm just glad it's not a 455 car or somebody'd be trying to buy it cheap to rape the engine for a Cutlass.
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Sometimes I still regret not saving that 73 Delta Royale HS from that cat on 73-77olds who stole its 455 for his 73 Cutlass and then scrapped the rest of the car. That 73 was nicer than this 70. He was so intent on having a 1973 engine for that Cutlass that he went blind to what the Delta was.
Even with a 1973 engine his car would still have never been a matching numbers car. For all practical purposes all 73-76 455 are identical, but he wouldn't hear to finding an engine already out of a junker and saving a pristine, original unrestored Delta.
I will never understand people like that.
I keep forgetting Oldsmobile never made anything but a Cutlass/442...
The money is close to right for a nice low mile original car, especially to keep the donk/hooptie crowd away from it. I'm just glad it's not a 455 car or somebody'd be trying to buy it cheap to rape the engine for a Cutlass.
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Sometimes I still regret not saving that 73 Delta Royale HS from that cat on 73-77olds who stole its 455 for his 73 Cutlass and then scrapped the rest of the car. That 73 was nicer than this 70. He was so intent on having a 1973 engine for that Cutlass that he went blind to what the Delta was.
Even with a 1973 engine his car would still have never been a matching numbers car. For all practical purposes all 73-76 455 are identical, but he wouldn't hear to finding an engine already out of a junker and saving a pristine, original unrestored Delta.
I will never understand people like that.
Last edited by rocketraider; August 25th, 2010 at 08:13 AM.
August 25th, 2010, 09:22 AM
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I love this car.
My grandfather had a 70 pale yellow custom (not a Royale) but it was a great car for a 14 year old to steal while the cats were away.
Our neighbors had a 70 Caprice - cool car, but not an Olds. This car rocks.
But I want a Ninety-Eight. I NEED a Ninety-Eight.
As a buyer, I would say that the condition of this car is close to what my Toronado was when I bought it, at the height of the market, condition-wise anyway 4 years ago.
This car is a good $8500 car at the top of the market, +/- $500 (I would say + for condition but minus for content so $8,500)
But the market being where it is right now, and I watch lots of sales (full size only) so that said I think the car is priced exactly right, maybe even a little bit low, but quite fair.
Just my opinion
My grandfather had a 70 pale yellow custom (not a Royale) but it was a great car for a 14 year old to steal while the cats were away.
Our neighbors had a 70 Caprice - cool car, but not an Olds. This car rocks.
But I want a Ninety-Eight. I NEED a Ninety-Eight.
As a buyer, I would say that the condition of this car is close to what my Toronado was when I bought it, at the height of the market, condition-wise anyway 4 years ago.
This car is a good $8500 car at the top of the market, +/- $500 (I would say + for condition but minus for content so $8,500)
But the market being where it is right now, and I watch lots of sales (full size only) so that said I think the car is priced exactly right, maybe even a little bit low, but quite fair.
Just my opinion
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August 26th, 2010, 05:09 AM
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it means you can get a nice Cutlass for the asking price of that Delta.
check in the cars for sale section right here,you'll see several examples
these low mileage big cars are at estate sales all over the country.
they are selling for $800-$1500 at those sales.
this car is not priced to sell,the price is a hook looking for a fish.
this car would fetch $2500-$3000 maximum in the real world
after about a year of no phone calls,the seller will realize this
sorry,just stating the facts.
check in the cars for sale section right here,you'll see several examples
these low mileage big cars are at estate sales all over the country.
they are selling for $800-$1500 at those sales.
this car is not priced to sell,the price is a hook looking for a fish.
this car would fetch $2500-$3000 maximum in the real world
after about a year of no phone calls,the seller will realize this
sorry,just stating the facts.
August 26th, 2010, 05:34 AM
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it means you can get a nice Cutlass for the asking price of that Delta.
check in the cars for sale section right here,you'll see several examples
these low mileage big cars are at estate sales all over the country.
they are selling for $800-$1500 at those sales.
this car is not priced to sell,the price is a hook looking for a fish.
this car would fetch $2500-$3000 maximum in the real world
after about a year of no phone calls,the seller will realize this
sorry,just stating the facts.
check in the cars for sale section right here,you'll see several examples
these low mileage big cars are at estate sales all over the country.
they are selling for $800-$1500 at those sales.
this car is not priced to sell,the price is a hook looking for a fish.
this car would fetch $2500-$3000 maximum in the real world
after about a year of no phone calls,the seller will realize this
sorry,just stating the facts.
like we used to say in the car biz, there's an a** for every seat. may take a little time, but I'd buy it at that price (if it were a Ninety-Eight)
August 26th, 2010, 06:47 AM
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So a nice car is not a nice car, no matter what body it is? Then again I tend toward AACA line of thinking instead of thinking only performance hardtops and convertibles are worth anything and are all that should be saved and appreciated. That mindset is capital BOOLSHAT.
Again, I forget, Oldsmobile didn't build anything but Cutlasses.
And then the people who snap them up cheap immediately try to flip them for real world money, or yank the big block and scrap the rest so a Cutlass can have a 455. See that all the time too.
Disagree. The market is more limited for this car, but I don't buy into this crap of a car should sell cheap just because it's not mainstream. Truth be know I am growing tired of 69-72 Cutlass/442. They are becoming the 57 Chevy and 1st gen Camaro of Oldsworld, and I'm not the only one thinking like that. Sorry, just stating facts.
And I applaud Lisa for pricing it high enough to keep flippers and donks away. If she let it go for $3k or less, the next time you saw it it would be riding 22's with a Reese's Pieces paint job, and a survivor car like this deserves better than that.
And again, it is too close by for comfort.
Again, I forget, Oldsmobile didn't build anything but Cutlasses.
And I applaud Lisa for pricing it high enough to keep flippers and donks away. If she let it go for $3k or less, the next time you saw it it would be riding 22's with a Reese's Pieces paint job, and a survivor car like this deserves better than that.
And again, it is too close by for comfort.
August 26th, 2010, 07:14 AM
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Glenn, go ahead and buy this car. You know you want it, You know you need it, where else are you going to find one this cool
and besides you have a hole in your signature line that needs to filled in with 70 Delta 88!
There is too large of a gap between the 69 and the 74!
64 Starfire, 69 Toro, 70 Delta 88, 74 Hurst/Olds, 76 Regency, 78 Custom Cruiser. All OLDS powered.
And a FORD truck to do the nasty work.
