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I am new to this, I have a one family owned 1967 Delta 88 Custom 2 door hard top with bucket seats and console,, it has the 425 - 375hp engine,,The car has a little over 64k DOCUMENTED miles...in great shape,, Norust floors and trunk,,has the original spare.. way to nice to try to describe here,, Could use a carb rebuild,, but runs out very nice anyway. Asking $10500 open to cash offers.. have pictures for serious people only,,,please no tire kickers.. I wanted to list it here first !!! I have original window sticker and protecto plate with many receipts that list mileage along with odometer statements... REAL Deal !!! I am about 50 miles NW of Lousiville Ky..in southern Indiana,, Zip 47469,, You can text me at 812 five six nine 0328 Thanks Darrell
Last edited by madapple; July 31st, 2019 at 09:54 AM.
I am going to post this on other sites if there is not anyone interested here??? Am I in line with the price ?? Just looking for a good home for it. Thanks Darrell
I am going to post this on other sites if there is not anyone interested here??? Am I in line with the price ?? Just looking for a good home for it.
Since you asked, a few comments. I have a '67 Delta 88 convertible, so I have some familiarity with these cars.
One thing off the bat is that the badging on the side of the car is not factory correct. The only badging on the front fender behind the front wheel on each side was the "Delta Custom" badging. The "88 425" next to it and offset slightly lower (circled in yellow below) was not put there by the factory.
Some background: ALL 1967 Delta 88's, Custom or otherwise, came standard with the 425 V-8. It was available in various flavors (2 or 4-bbl carb, low or high compression), but it was always a 425. Thus, there was no reason to broadcast that information with a badge on the side of the car.
It was the Delmont 88, the lower-cost companion to the Delta 88, where this badge could have been seen. The base engine in the Delmont 88 was the 330 V-8 with the 425 as an option, and 425-equipped Delmonts received this "88 425" badging to highight the fact that the car had this higher-power option. So the badge on your car has been lifted from a Delmont 88 and stuck onto the sides of your car.
As far as price, I would never go by NADA as it is famous for being way over the top. Your car is very nice, but the market for the full-size Oldsmobiles is limited. The Old Cars Price Guide lists the value of a '67 Delta Custom in showroom condition at just under $12,000. Your car is very nice, but with the non-detalied engine compartment, cracked steering wheel, etc., it is not showroom. I would value your car in the $9,000 to $10,000 range. Keep the $12K price on it and see what response you get, but if it were my car and someone showed up and offered me, say, $9,000 cash, I'd probably take it in a heartbeat.
It does not surprise me that people are not jumping out of the woodwork on this site to buy the car. As much as this site if full of Olds enthusiasts, and you should certainly advertise it here, the total viewing public here is very small compared to what you would get on a site like craigslist. You should certainly be advertising it there, and putting an ad in Journey with Olds, the monthly publication of the Oldsmobile Club of America, would also be good advice, but you have to be a member of the OCA to be able to place an ad.
What you need is exposure. Advertise it in as many different places as you can, and, if you want something close to your asking price, be prepared for the sale process to take a while. You might be get lucky and find someone who really wants one of these. But you might not find that person right away.
Here's how the "88 425" badging was used on a '67 Delmont 88 equipped with that engine. This is an enlargement of an image in the '67 Olds brochure, so that's why it's grainy, but you get the idea.
Really nice looking car, esp. with the buckets and console. Interestingly, the Starfire model was dropped in 1967, yet the engine option remained.
Regarding the 425 emblem, I put a set of these on my 425 equipped 1965 Jetstar I, for fun. Of course,having the wrong emblem on it WILL lower the value of any car by 20%, even though in my case, I cut off the pins and mounted it with black double sided tape, making it completely reversible.
As far as your car goes, big cars are always a tough sell, but I think yours has more going for it than most. Coupe. Buckets. Console. Nice color. Nice option list. Paperwork. What's not to like?
I now have 5 people in line to buy it at $10,500... one guy offered $12,000 if he could jump line !!! I think I dropped the price too low ,,, OH well.
That is nice to hear however a few or even all of them will likely drop off when it comes time to fork over the cash. At least this it what I have experienced.
... one guy offered $12,000 if he could jump line !!! I think I dropped the price too low ,,, OH well.
Don't give guys like that much credence; "a bird in the hand", as it were. I'm always skeptical of guys who negotiate on price without even SEEING a car in person, and that goes for both directions (more or less than asking).
Nice to see this full size get so much attention. The history and documentation are really what make it special. If I had the room I would have gotten in line. Love the 67's.
I'm glad it sold well. I have no interest in that car, and it seems like you're an up and up guy. Problem is, there are a lot of flippers out there who are looking to make 100% profit, and they buy a car for $3k, then list it for $15k and quote NADA which is usually way off, and, while it's ok to charge what you want, knowledgeable people see what's going on.
I hope you got $12k for it, because it appears to be worth every penny. That car is a fine example and quite rare these days. Certainly more rare than a '67 Cutlass.
He's only a flipper if he successfully flips it. Right now, the high bid is $2500, which I'm assuming is a far cry from what he paid for it if the OP was asking close to $10K. There's still four days to go in the auction, so anything can happen.
What I don't understand is why what he's doing is a crime. If someone is willing to buy the car from him at the price he wants, more power to him. We're all taught that the best approach to investing is buy low and sell high. If he sells it for more than he bought it, he's presumably happy, the buyer is presumably happy, so who are we, who have nothing to do with the transaction, to criticize him?
"High Dollar Flipper" Ha! I'm going to have to remember that one....
It's actually my car, and I have the auction listed through my "Dealership". I've been driving the snot out of it since I got it last month, and since I'm not a millionaire, I can't keep them all, it's back up for sale. Not sure how else Classic Car dealers get their inventory other than consignments or buying from someone else.
Beautiful car. Of course I'm a little prejudged because I own almost the exact same car. This '67 Delta 88 Custom has many more options that mine does not have such as: a Starfire engine, safety sentinel, remote control left side mirror, power trunk lid latch, power antenna and it comes with the build sheet. What more could you ask for?
As mentioned before the 88 425 emblem has been added. Also, the front bumper is from a Delmont 88 not a Custom. Sure the hood has dents and the car has some rust issues but as they say, "They don't make them anymore."
Brian from RedGoatMotors256-746-3500 brian@redgoatmotors.com sold the car for a healthy price of $13,000.00. I would be tickled pink to sell my Delta Custom for that price.
July 30th, 2019, 12:22 PM
