gmsteve455

Hi. I was going through some Oldsmobile related documentation I have and came across the attached which I believe was in some documentation - owner's manual or something that I bought at some point. It's for a 1972 2 door hardtop Cutlass with a 350 4bbl in it.

VIN is 3J57K2G108636


Might someone on this forum have this car? I know it's a long shot but if anyone has this car and wants this, I'm happy to mail it to them. If nobody has this car, I'm still willing to send it along to someone who might want it.

Steve

Topaz442

It would be nice to get the invoice reunited with the Olds if it still exists.

Seeing this invoice makes me wonder about the original owner and the selling dealership. I always enjoy the history of an automobile as much as the actual automobile.

gmsteve455

I agree, it would be nice to reunite the invoice with the car but it may be long gone. I believe the dealership building is gone, it looks like a parking lot now. The owner's house is still there and the back yard looks out on to Long Island sound. Quite a pricey neighborhood nowadays, not sure about the 1970's. But hey, when only the best will do, drive an Oldsmobile!



Steve

Post70

Nice Gesture, that would be a nice surprise if it's still around.
Dustin

jaunty75

Long shot doesn't begin to describe it. The odds of this car being on the road at all this long after it was new are no better than 1 in 100, perhaps 1 in 500. Assuming it is still extant and someone owns it as a collector car, the odds that they are a member of Classic Olds and would actually see your posting are, I figure, perhaps another 1 in 1000. As much activity as there is on this forum, the total participating membership is a drop in the bucket compared to the number of Olds enthusiasts out there.

So, doing the math, 1/100 x 1/1000 = 1/100,000 = 0.00001 = 0.001%, and 1/500 x 1/1000 = 1/500,000 = 0.000002 = 0.0002%

So the odds of finding the owner by posting on here range between one one-thousandth and two ten-thousandths percent. Good luck.

If anyone actually contacts you because they have this car, you need to start buying lottery tickets!

tva442

I have sent this along to the Long Island Oldsmobile Club. Yes a long shot, but maybe.

gmsteve455, noticed you are located near me. Maybe you can join us for the Delaware Valley Olds Club Spring BOPC show on May 18 in West Chester, PA.
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...ter-pa-178621/

gmsteve455

Howdy there neighbor. I'll pencil it in my calendar although I won't have my car up and running by then. It's been hibernating for a few years in my barn and I now have the front suspension apart cleaning things up and detailing the front end. I'm hoping to have it back on the road by the fall. I'm on the south end of Cochranville PO so I'm probably only a few miles away from you.


Steve

gmsteve455

Well, you can't win if you don't play! It's worth a shot posting it but I agree that it's unlikely that the car is still in existence - especially in the northeast part of the country.


Steve

jaunty75

This is, of course, what the Powerball, Megamillions, etc. lotteries count on people thinking!

matt69olds

gmsteve455

Nice, well played.

tva442

Howdy back! Come on out if you can even if the car is not ready, spectators are free. We will also be hosting all Oldsmobile shows on Sept 6-7 in Morgantown, PA and Oct 13 in Downingtown, PA. Maybe use those as dates in the Fall to have the car ready by . I will post separately on these here, but can watch for updates on http://delvaloldsclub.com/