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I found my first (and only) Olds on Craigslist. I was looking for a nice retirement gift (60's convertible) and came across the posting. It had very poor quality pictures and no real description. Price was very reasonable (too good, as usual). No phone numbers, just an email via craigslist.com. I sent a reply, never got a response so 'buried' it in the archives of missed deals.

I'm in Spokane and the car was near my Dad over on the west side of Washington state. I had a line on a clean 69 Cutlass convertible and drove the 300 miles one Friday with the intent to buy it. By the time I got to the seller, some punk kids (his words, not mine) dropped the cash and drove off with it before I arrived. I spent the rest of the weekend with my Dad looking for other options, also attended the big swapmeet in Tacoma. On sunday morning, I got a call from a guy about the craigslist Olds and wanted to know if I was interested. The car was at a friends garage. About noon (I was about to bail), the other dude called and we set the viewing. We got to his house (mansion on the hill) and when he opened the garage door, I knew I had found 'The Car'. It is a 67 Olds Delta 88 convertible that had an ok repaint (30 footer but original color) but the body was rust free, interior restored, new top, and an incredibly immaculant engine bay. My Dad and I played 'stupid' looking it over, as they had no idea the value of what they had. The 425 was 'mildly' cammed and topped with Edelbrock Performer manifold and carb. After many 'fake' hmmmms and ohhhhhs, I cashed out for a very fair price.

Just what I wanted: a turn-key driver, not rottiseried (ie= $$$$$) and would be a great cruiser in the summer.

Sure am glad I was persistant.

I plan a repaint (no hurry) but not much else is needed for my families fun.

Got a few pics loaded in the gallery (frdmftr).

Thanks to all the moderators and regular posts. I have gained quite a bit of knowledge since joining.