wmachine

At the risk of boring those that know the difference between preservation and restoration, I'll explain the difference to you. Because "PRESERVATION THROUGH RESTORATION" is an ignorant statement. Preservation is work done to a car to keep the car from further accelerated deterioration *without* modifying, atering, or otherwise compromising the originality of a car. As an example, you don't repaint it just because the paint is chipped and faded or a panel gets replaced. Rust *is* repaired. Go to a real automobile museum and talk to them. You'll find out exactly what I'm talking about.
"CONTINUE TO LET THE CAR RUST TO PIECES"? I suggest you learn more about what preservation really is, and you won't continue to make statements like that.
And yes, OCA needs to learn a lot more too. The whole judging system does not promote preservation, and I am in the process of addressing this with them too. I assure you there is nobody here proposing we let any of these cars rust away.

Jokers69

'CAUSE HE'S TO GD LAZY TO TAKE THE CAPS OFF!!!!!

csstrux

mont1le

442DUDE, I aplogize for calling GMAN a flipper without knowing the whole story, but in this wonderfull hobby of ours it is inetable there will be some of these lurking around for their BIG SCORE, if I had a dime for every Flipper I met in this hobby, well you know how the saying goes.
As for the restoration or preservation of this car My opinion since I have seen the car personally is that all it needs is a good cleaning and an on frame resto, the car does have dents and rust on many panels so it may need a repaint also the gold stripes need to be redone.
As for the YELLING, it's all good sometimes we need to relieve some stress

68conv455

The rusty (but not too bad) 69HO on ebay had a buy it now at 25K and got a high bid of 20K. Knowing this, I'd say this car would pull 30K on e-bay or maby a little more the the right buyer. I think it's awesome and would drive it as is. Too bad $30+K is a zero too much for me.

Daverd

Is the car still for sale?
how can I reach the owner?
thanks Dave

Jamesbo

I don't believe the owner has decided to sell or hold. She's had it since 69

Cameo White

Heard any additional information on this car?

44TEETWO

I would clean out the stable for a 69 H/O. It is a shame to think of what will happen to the car if the lady doesn't sell it and it gets passed down to someone who will not appreciate it. These cars were in my opinon the best of the best. I know that the three cars I bought from an estate in N.Y. were owned by the family and they didn't know what to do with them. I saved them from a fate worse then death I am sure.

cutlassmoe

Hi,

How did you fair with car sale?

selling442

Hi again,

sorry I havent been on these forums in a while. She still does have the car and is asking $45k. I dont know what the market will bear, but that is her asking price.

anyone interested let me know.

thanks again for all your help.

agtw31

ill take it.

pm me her phone number,i can come pick it up in the morning

agtw31

oops,i just noticed it has no a/c.

sorry,cant do it.

kevin442

You have a PM.

kevin442

Anyone here know how to get in contact with the guy that's helping sell the car?
Or is it done gone?

mugzilla

I like to restore cars and I like to drive my daily driver 70 442...

I like the new car smell after I've totally gone through it ...

I like when "Chuckles" fills up w/ smoke and Blasts Off ...

Jamesbo

PM me Monday. When I get back in town I can look through my cell phone bill and perhaps figure out his number.

Cameo White

Jamesbo,
Did you ever hear if this car was sold or not?

Jamesbo

I don't seem to be able to locate the phone number.But I will keep digging.Sorry

agtw31

i believe this car is sold,with a deposit made.

you might want to call and check for sure.

Cameo White

Do you know if the sale went through? Close to asking, or not?

agtw31

the person that posted this car for sale here has filled the owner's head with BS.

the owner now thinks she has a gold mine,so it will just sit in her garage gathering dust.


the car as it sits is not worth anywhere near 45k.

Jamesbo

With all due respect, I spoke to the person who posted this this car for sale and he is only a co-worker who doesn't know one Olds from another. She just asked him to help her. I would guess to protect her from some wheeler dealers. Unfortunately, I've lost his name and phone #.

agtw31

i only go by what is told to me.

that's what she said.

Jamesbo

Really?

Then I stand corrected. My sincerest appologies.
I only talked with the guy once or twice.

selling442

I dont know you unless you use another name. Did you personally speak with the owner? The only person we talked to this year was a man from Kentucky who seemed interested. You may be thinking of some other car. Yes the market is down and she may not get the price SHE is asking for, but she may wait for the market to rise or SHE may adjust her price according to her urgency to sell.

That said, yes it is for sale at the above price or any price she is comfortable with.

The car is sitting warm and dry in her garage.

Again thank you all for your input

mugzilla

I'd like to drive down and check the Beastie out ...

$45.000 seems reasonable...

I wonder if we could stage a meet. I never get to meet other 442 heads ...

agtw31

bingo.

this person just bought a 71 442,and travelled a long way to get it,and paid cash.

he is a buyer,not a tire kicker.

mugzilla

nice ...

DennisG.

In the end the car is worth whatever the seller and potential buyer agree upon. If the buyer really wants it and can afford it they'll pay whatever it takes to get it. And if she decides she does'nt want to sell it then that is her buissiness.

agtw31

if it was nobody's business,then the car whouldn't have been put up for sale on this board.

DennisG.

Blah blah blah. Guess she forgot to ask your permission to change her mind. Good grief.

selling442

Thanks to all who helped us here with this car. There are many years of accumulated Olds knowledge on these forums and I know that Joyce and I could not have done as well selling it without the instruction and patience of the members of classicoldsmobile.com. Again, thank you all very much.

The car is no longer in her garage gathering dust.. it has taken a long transport ride to the East coast and is happily resting with a very nice collection of other 1960's American muscle.

She is very happy with the deal that she worked out and the payment was close to her asking price. She still drives the old Taurus to work on rainy days, but mostly she commutes in her new 2010 Corolla with the working ac and windows that go up and down.

thank you all who spent a little time to help out my friend and help make sure that her late husbands car went to a good home.

Best of luck with your projects.

Tim

6inarow

I had never seen this thread before. Great Story!

Willidog

Glad to hear it went to a good home. Hopefully it will see the light of day once in a while and not disappear into a private collection that no one ever gets to see.

sicky olds

I am just curious, if you dont want to say that is cool as well lol. but how much did it sell for? wit htodays market like stated early the carshave dropped a lil and this will be a good factor i guess you could say as to know whether i paid too much or not on mine. PM if you dont want public to know or not. Glad it got sold to someone who loves 60's automobiles, probably my favorite decade of cars epecially 68, 69

aliensatemybuick

Seems a lot has happened since this thread was last seen, not the least of which is the car has been sold and that particularly onoxious loser has been banished from this site.

Glad to hear the lady who owned ths car was able to sell it for a price she could be happy with.

allyolds68

$37,000 according to this

http://www.realoldspower.com/phpBB2/...ic.php?t=72424

kevin442

Yes, Joyce said the car was sold for 37k. to New Hampshire.
I know where it went, but don't know him personally. A friend of mine does know him pretty well and the car will be restored and shown at some point.

scubastever

not everything you see posted on the internet is fake...case & point, my recently acquired REPO from SD.. well worth my efforts!! it was an ad posted by a bank, seemed reeeally fishy- but ended up being 100% legit, unrestored & all original ! (i think the post still exists in the 'for sale' thread)

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