1976 Olds Ninety-EIGHT
April 23rd, 2011, 06:44 PM
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1975 Olds Ninety-EIGHT
Grandpa's car - one owner - Always been garaged
66,000 original miles.
Been in his garage since he as passed on to a better place, so yes it needs a bit of detail to make it look sharp again.
Located in Brady, NE (near North Platte).
Arm rest on drivers door is torn other then that the CAR is in excellent condition.
Must sell - this is a collector item.......
$5900 or best offer.
308-584-3671
66,000 original miles.
Been in his garage since he as passed on to a better place, so yes it needs a bit of detail to make it look sharp again.
Located in Brady, NE (near North Platte).
Arm rest on drivers door is torn other then that the CAR is in excellent condition.
Must sell - this is a collector item.......
$5900 or best offer.
308-584-3671
Last edited by ckpksp; June 1st, 2011 at 09:34 PM. Reason: wrong year
April 23rd, 2011, 07:28 PM
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Spend a couple hundred getting it cleaned and detailed. It will pay off on a car like this. Otherwise people are just gonna want it for a derby car, and this one appears too nice to do that to it.
April 24th, 2011, 05:48 AM
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A few extra photos showing the front, back, interior, and engine would help, too. Can't tell much from those three photos.
To be honest, I think you're dreaming if you hope to get anything like $6,000 out of this car. As nice as it is, this era of the large cars doesn't have the hugest following. A clean but unrestored '76 98 is worth maybe $3,000 to $4,000, assuming it runs and drives. I get these values from this page, where I think your car falls under condition #3.
http://collectorcarmarket.com/menus/.../76ol9898.html
Cleaning it up and detailing it as rocketraider suggests will go a long way. You say that it hasn't been driven in 8 years. Does it start and run? It will also be of considerable help in selling it if you can claim that it runs and drives. You want to be careful starting up and driving a car that's been sitting that long, but there is a considerable difference in the value between a running car and a non-running one. It might take a couple of hours of effort to get it running (changing fluids, checking brakes and hoses, putting in a new battery and fresh gasoline, etc.), but it would be well worth it.
Good luck selling it. It's a nice car and worth preserving.
To be honest, I think you're dreaming if you hope to get anything like $6,000 out of this car. As nice as it is, this era of the large cars doesn't have the hugest following. A clean but unrestored '76 98 is worth maybe $3,000 to $4,000, assuming it runs and drives. I get these values from this page, where I think your car falls under condition #3.
http://collectorcarmarket.com/menus/.../76ol9898.html
Cleaning it up and detailing it as rocketraider suggests will go a long way. You say that it hasn't been driven in 8 years. Does it start and run? It will also be of considerable help in selling it if you can claim that it runs and drives. You want to be careful starting up and driving a car that's been sitting that long, but there is a considerable difference in the value between a running car and a non-running one. It might take a couple of hours of effort to get it running (changing fluids, checking brakes and hoses, putting in a new battery and fresh gasoline, etc.), but it would be well worth it.
Good luck selling it. It's a nice car and worth preserving.
April 24th, 2011, 07:41 AM
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if that car was closer to maryland i`d be all over it like a cheap suit. i also agree , pretty slim chance for getting what you want like it sits. i love those land yachts,and, i agree , the audience is shrinking fast. if i came to look at it , just like it sits , my offer would be about 2500. these cars just dont have the value to take a big chance on them. clean it up at least have it starting and driving. that will help lots. not picking , just offering some good advise.
May 3rd, 2011, 09:58 AM
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Grandpa's car - one owner - Always been garaged
66,000 original miles.
Has not been driven for the last 8 years.
Been in his garage since he as passed on to a better place, so yes it needs a bit of detail to make it look sharp again.
Located in Brady, NE (near North Platte).
Arm rest on drivers door is torn other then that the CAR is in excellent condition.
Must sell - this is a collector item.......
$5900 or best offer.
308-584-3671
66,000 original miles.
Has not been driven for the last 8 years.
Been in his garage since he as passed on to a better place, so yes it needs a bit of detail to make it look sharp again.
Located in Brady, NE (near North Platte).
Arm rest on drivers door is torn other then that the CAR is in excellent condition.
Must sell - this is a collector item.......
$5900 or best offer.
308-584-3671
Can you get some more pics and info for us?
May 5th, 2011, 11:12 AM
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May 30th, 2011, 04:18 AM
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Good that you got it out and cleaned it up. It is a good-looking car. Interesting to know that it's a '75. There are several '76 98 owners on here, but I don't recall any '75 owners. That was the first year of the rectangular headlights, and only the 98s had them. The 88s and the Custom Cruiser still carried the round ones.
Your car is a bit rarer, too, being a '75. A total of 104,479 98s were made in 1976 versus only 78,850 in 1975. There were two flavors of 2-door 98s in 1975, the Luxury Coupe, with production of 8,798, and the Regency Coupe, with production of 16,697. If yours is the Luxury version, it's the rarest of the '75 98s as the sedan versions of both models had a bit more than double the production of the coupe versions of each model (18,091 Luxury Sedans and 35,264 Regency Sedans).
All 98s came standard with the 455 V-8 putting out 190 hp. Optional was a 400 cubic-inch V-8 at 185 hp. (Wasn't this a Pontiac engine?)
Your car is a bit rarer, too, being a '75. A total of 104,479 98s were made in 1976 versus only 78,850 in 1975. There were two flavors of 2-door 98s in 1975, the Luxury Coupe, with production of 8,798, and the Regency Coupe, with production of 16,697. If yours is the Luxury version, it's the rarest of the '75 98s as the sedan versions of both models had a bit more than double the production of the coupe versions of each model (18,091 Luxury Sedans and 35,264 Regency Sedans).
All 98s came standard with the 455 V-8 putting out 190 hp. Optional was a 400 cubic-inch V-8 at 185 hp. (Wasn't this a Pontiac engine?)
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May 30th, 2011, 05:00 AM
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Glad to see you got the 98 running and cleaned up a bit. It is definitely a '75 and it is the LS model, not the Regency which means that although production was fairly low, it is the lower end 98 vs the Regency. It is definitely a pretty straight and solid looking car so you should have no trouble selling it as long as you price it right. I can see from the pics that it has cruise control and A/C which is great but can't tell if it's the standard A/C or the Tempmatic - Climate Control version. A pic of the instrument panel on the driver's side would reveal that. It does have the tilt/telescope steering which is pretty surprising to see because it doesn't seem to have many other options offered in '75. I did notice the mirror on the RH is completely incorrect and that looks like an aftermarket fixed mirror vs the optional remote RH mirror. Is it a 400 or 455? Good question Jaunty about the 400 being a Pontiac, I never even thought about that but it could very well be?? The 455 is 100% definitely an Olds engine and although the HP is pretty low, the torque is still quite impressive at 350 ft/lb so these cars still have plenty of power and are not at all slouches. I used to have a '75 98 LS just like this but it was a sedan....exact same color scheme too. It had 20K on it and drove like a dream. I sold it because I had too many projects and I was moving but sometimes I wish I still had it. Good luck with the sale and try to post some more descriptive pics of it...closer shots and ones showing more detail are ideal.
June 2nd, 2011, 01:22 AM
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Interesting how the plastic fender extensions just in front of the rear bumper have not deteriorated. I've seen many 98s from that era with those gone altogether. I also like how the dealer's tag is still on the trunk lid. I wouldn't touch that. It's part of history!
June 2nd, 2011, 07:38 AM
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It looks like the car was stored indoors which tends to preserve the quarter fillers for the most part. The steering wheel looks to be in beautiful condition which is great because they are often cracked and/or the "woodgrain" is peeling. Yours is very nice...and it being a tilt/telescope is an added bonus. Am I seeing an AM only radio in there? It does look like a low mileage car that's' pretty original from what I can see. From the VIN, I can tell you the following:
1975 model year
LS Coupe
Lansing, Michigan Assembly Plant
320,549 unit production
1975 model year
LS Coupe
Lansing, Michigan Assembly Plant
320,549 unit production
June 2nd, 2011, 07:43 AM
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It's certainly possible. It's always a bit surprising to me how plain-Jane you could have equipped a car like the 98 back in those days, which was supposed to be the top of the line and the definition of luxury. You could have gotten a 98 with roll-up windows and non-power locks and probably without air conditioning if you wanted it that way. Such a thing would be unheard of for a car in that market segment now. All those things and many more are standard, and you probably couldn't get the car without them even if you wanted to.
June 2nd, 2011, 08:02 AM
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[quote=jaunty75: You could have gotten a 98 with roll-up windows and non-power locks and probably without air conditioning if you wanted it that way. .[/quote]
I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure power windows and locks were standard on 98's. You are right about A/C being optional. I actually owned one '76 98 without A/C but oddly enough it was a Regency! I didn't even think you could a Regency without A/C but apparently it was still an option. I always find it interesting seeing how these cars were ordered. There was such an enormous list of options and I've never seen 2 cars that were exactly the same.
I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure power windows and locks were standard on 98's. You are right about A/C being optional. I actually owned one '76 98 without A/C but oddly enough it was a Regency! I didn't even think you could a Regency without A/C but apparently it was still an option. I always find it interesting seeing how these cars were ordered. There was such an enormous list of options and I've never seen 2 cars that were exactly the same.
June 2nd, 2011, 10:09 AM
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I'm pretty sure I've seen photos, probably on ebay, of 98s from the '71 to '76 era with window handles on the door panels. I'll see if I can dig up some. Maybe these were options in the earlier years, but by '75 or '76 became standard.
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