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Location: Edmonton, AB. And "I am Can 'eh' jun - eh"
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Someone is testing the market before going to Barrett Jackson.
Don't forget one thing - ask price isn't always the sell price. While the car is super nice and clean I'd be really surprised to see it hit that number. It's going to be a niche collector who buys it.
Location: Edmonton, AB. And "I am Can 'eh' jun - eh"
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Originally Posted by Charlie Jones
Maybe the "0" key on their keyboard got stuck . Twice .
No, the guy is dead serious. I checked out his link. He claims
It belonged to Victor George Oldsmobile in Grand Blanc, Michigan, and is a factory drag car that was never meant to be sold to the public. It is the only F-85 W-31 that exists because all of the dealers were told to destroy them when they were finished racing them. Victor George did not comply. This is a no-option, radio delete car. The antenna is still under the front seat and they never drilled the fender to mount it. Its Ram Rod 350 engine means this car is very fast and drives like a dream. It has 19,992 actual miles and has been in my family for 27 years.
which means of course that if it's sold it can't be driven on the street as it likely doesn't have a VIN? How does one document a car like this?
Location: Edmonton, AB. And "I am Can 'eh' jun - eh"
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Ok, it DOES have a VIN 332778M299719 so I guess it could be sold and driven. According to the VIN the car looks correct - A post f85 with V8
I googled Victor George Oldsmobile and found pictures of 'A' 68 post coupe that looks similar and also appears to have the ramrod decal on the side. No evidence of the fender script for f-EightyFive though.
This car has been discussed here before, but I can't find that thread. In any case, if one is asking half a mil for " possibly the last surviving original Old's " [sic], then one MIGHT want to fix the late model valve covers, the E-brock intake, the Buick wheels, the aluminum radiator, the late model aftermarket Hurst shifter, etc, etc. Yeah, I realize that real race cars get beat up and changed a lot. This is clearly a nut and bolt build that may or may not have started with the original car, and it certainly isn't "original".
Hmmm, I didn't realize the window cranks were color coded to the interior. Never seen that before
They were, at least through the 1968 model year. My 67 Delta with aqua interior has similar cranks, though in the one-year-only 1967 style. It was not easy finding a replacement for the broken one.
I love this car, obviously has a new interior, and has been at least refurbed, but how many are in as raced condition? If the documentation holds up this car will end up in an Olds collection, albeit at a more realistic price...
just my .02
I love this car, obviously has a new interior, and has been at least refurbed, but how many are in as raced condition?
Well, not this one anyway.
The Edelbrock Performer intake, aluminum radiator with plastic end tanks, late model valve covers, 8mm plug wires, and aftermarket HEI distributor didn't exist when this car was raced in the 1960s, and those are just the obvious items. Also that air cleaner is not a factory O.A.I. air cleaner - no hot air flapper valves in the snorkels and no breather tube to the valve cover.
My understanding is that the '68 air cleaners should have a "pie-tin" rather than the decal like was used on the '69s. Also the "flaps" on the upper corners of the radiator between the top plate and the sides are missing. If I can pick out those simple things from internet pictures, this is far from a 6-digit car.
Ok, it DOES have a VIN 332778M299719 so I guess it could be sold and driven. According to the VIN the car looks correct - A post f85 with V8
I googled Victor George Oldsmobile and found pictures of 'A' 68 post coupe that looks similar and also appears to have the ramrod decal on the side. No evidence of the fender script for f-EightyFive though.
My grandfather, Victor L. George, was managing the Olds dealership at this time. His dad before that. He's 93 years young and still has his wits about him. I can ask him about this car if you guys would find it interesting. When we closed the Olds store, he and my father and uncles sold off most of their collection.
Very cool car! I'm sure there's a few Junior Stock fan pages on Facebook that would love to know anything you could tell them!
Glad your Dad's still around to share.
August 19th, 2018, 02:13 PM
