1978 Delta 88 Holiday coupe
February 27th, 2024, 12:05 PM
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Yes, Dave, the 79 is out in the driveway under a car cover and a tarp. If things go well it'll be back in the garage soon next to the pace car. You're right! I will miss the Holiday coupe when it's gone. I was looking for a 1977 Delta 88 pace car back when I found the Holiday. A bunch of things came together and the timing was absolutely perfect when the Holiday presented itself. I couldn't pass it up. It was like it was ordained. I've enjoyed the car over the last 5 years, taking it to many car shows and cruise-ins to the tune of almost 11,000 miles (over 2K per year). I will miss it. It's a great car. I don't feel too badly, though. The Holiday is a Delta 88 coupe and so is the pace car so... I have a Delta 88 coupe no matter what. I've been heavily into cars since I graduated in 1986. I've been to hundreds, if not, thousands of car shows all over New England over the years and I can say for certain that I've NEVER seen a 1977 pace car in person. Now I have one.
March 3rd, 2024, 04:44 AM
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Phil, I feel your pain, I just dropped off my 1996 white Cutlass Supreme to the buyer yesterday. I swear you get used to something being around. And then it isn't. I take comfort in knowing I sold it to a highly qualified buyer who knows these cars and will appreciate it. I hope you found one of those in the buyer of your car as well. Congrats.
March 3rd, 2024, 05:54 AM
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It's funny how we get attached to all sorts of material objects, including cars. The longer we own them, the harder it is to part with them. I'm sure that's one of the many reasons that some people become hoarders. They just can't let anything go because there's some memory or feeling associated with it. It's like my 1979 Hurst Olds. I've owned it for 27 years now. It runs and drives but needs work, including a possible engine rebuild. It's tired. Otherwise, it needs LOTS of little things fixed to get it where I'd like it to be. Probably should be restored, but there's no money to do it. It's been off the road since 2019 and it just sits in my garage under a cover. I pull it out 2 or 3 times a month and let it run in the driveway but then it goes back in and covered again. My wife wants me to sell it since I don't use it. I'm sure an enthusiast out there with the proper funds could make this a great car again but I just can't let it go. It's part of the family. Could you disown one of your own children or other family member?
March 3rd, 2024, 03:03 PM
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March 4th, 2024, 12:40 PM
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Yes, I'll keep the tinted windows. I like them. I'm going to do a complete tune-up and a few misc repairs to have more piece of mind when the car show season starts late next month. I'll have my local transmission shop do the fluid and filter and take care of a minor leak that's leaving spots in my garage. I'll have the brakes gone through just so there are no surprises later. I'm ordering the reproduction graphics kit from Phoenix Graphics and will install it after I take care of some cosmetic issues. New BF Goodrich radial T/A RWL tires are in the near future. The whitewall tires just don't cut it. It should have RWL's.
March 5th, 2024, 04:54 AM
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Phil, I went with the Coopers on my 79 H/O last year. I'm very happy with them and the letters are staying white. My preference would have been that they kept the older letter style, but I'm just one person. The narrowest Cooper size is 215. With 225's you might get wheelwell rub. BF makes a 205 but the heck with them with their prices and brown letters.
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March 9th, 2024, 06:44 PM
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This is definitely a very unusually optioned car. It's kind of like what someone might have ordered in the 60's if they were trying to make their vehicle into a street racer. It's got the biggest engine (403), the deepest gears available (3.23s), minimal amount of creature comforts (no A/C), and a sporty look (the Holiday package) with bucket seats and a console.
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