jensenracing77

At this time this thread will not make much sense but I hope that it will in the future. There is a 70 442 convertible that has been rumored to exist since the early 90s that sits in a dry barn about an hour from me. I have just located this car and although I did not see it with my own eyes yet I am in contact with the owner now and can confirm the story is true. The reason I bring this up is because I will document how long it takes and the road it takes me on to attempt to acquire this car. I think this is going to be a long road but I do believe I will end up with it at some point in the future.

The longest I have followed a car and ended up owning it was 7 years and that one is in the thread I linked below. I would not be surprised if this one beats that record. May have a follow up next summer but not likely before. Let the fun begin.

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...69s-works.html

tru-blue 442

Shotgun!

BangScreech4-4-2

Good luck! I'm subscribed -- I love automotive archeology stories.

oldcutlass

Life is just journeys...

anthonyP

Good luck. Will make a nice addition to the collection, with all being a bit different then the other.

oldspackrat

Cool story, I can't wait for more details!!!

Stefano

Tease.

70-442-W30

All you have to do is take some pictures of your cars with you. Once they see how you are with the Oldsmobiles, you're in...maybe even at a discount.

jensenracing77

There are many approaches to this stuff. I find this approach works great if it is a parts car that they plan to "some day" restore and have an attachment to. If someone has no attachment to a car, many times it don't work so well.

70-442-W30

Well, I'm certainly no expert when it comes to that. It will be fun to see how this all goes down. What else do you know about the car? Or are you keeping the info private?

jensenracing77

I know very little that I know for sure is true. The rumors that floated since the early 90s is that it is a mint car in dry storage. I know a car that sit this long can not be mint. The owner did tell me it is a nice car and that is the only comment he made about condition. From piecing together information, I do not believe it has been started since the 80s or 90s.

rand5204

Eric,

Best of luck. I too, will be watching

Stefano

Here is a W30 Convertible that was parked in 1976. The trees which had grown to block the garage door had to be cut down to get the car out. Replacing the garage / barn doors is what caught a local Police Officers attention.

stevengerard

Too late, I'm on my way - trailer in tow.

Hurst/Olds 73/74

Thanks for sharing the picture, Stefano! Wow...just wow!