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1969 Cutlass Holiday sedan beautiful mostly original
For sale by original founder of OCA Blue & Gray Chapter, retiring after 50 years of vintage Olds ownership/restoration..
1969 Olds Cutlass Holiday sedan
1 Owner Oklahoma car, 95% original, show quality repaint was due to sun fading, mosly new Steele rubber gaskets, original vinyl top! Completely rebuilt Rocket 350 used NOS GM parts, Jetaway, Factory A/C: needs charge/work?, power steering. AM radio. Brakes completely rebuilt with new hoses, new radiator, new carpet, fully serviced.
Required mechanical/chassis restoration done, headliner original. needs minor interior detailing (armrests + package tray re-dyed).
Over $24k in costs in restoration. Price $16,500. REDUCED TWICE! Now $12,999!
location Binghamton NY off I-81, I-88 and I-86 (rt 17).
For full info, more pics and details eMAIL DIRECT to: firesweep "at" verizon "dot" net.
Please respond DIRECTLY to eMail above if interested.
Thanks,
Roger in NY
Last edited by holidaysedan; Feb 13, 2025 at 09:48 AM.
Price reduction, now priced more than $10k less than restoration costs.
Needs repro carpet installed to enjoy and drive to shows. now DONE!
Need package tray and armrests dyed.
A beautiful strong running car that really turns heads!
$15,000, reduced from $16,500.
REDUCED AGAIN! NOW $12,999!
Please respond DIRECT eMail to: firesweep (at) verizon (dot) net
Thanks,
Roger in NY
Last edited by holidaysedan; Feb 13, 2025 at 09:50 AM.
Above picture taken in Oklahoma BEFORE restoration, this is a rust-free car but the
paint faded so re-done to show quality with best quality PPG base/clear 5 years ago..
True... restoring a car nowadays costs a fortune, it's a labor of love. This model is pretty rare, only seen one other for sale in years. If it was a coupe it'd been gone long ago.
Sedans can be kind of ugly ducklings, but Holiday 4 dr hardtops are as
pretty as other models and you can actually use the back seat.!
Last edited by holidaysedan; Feb 13, 2025 at 09:53 AM.
You have to find the right market for a car like yours. I don't understand the four door prejudice either, but I've always operated under the credo "a nice old car is a nice old car". A lot of so-called "car people" don't.
I could enjoy a nice Holiday Sedan but if it came here to live on HydraMatic Drive I'd have to build another garage. That keeps my old car lust in check.
I know we've touched on this before, but I can't remember ... was Jetaway correct for '69? I had thought Turbo 350 but then recalled that it may have been transitioned in during the model year.
Jetaway was available part way through '69. It's strong, Powerglide has almost
no interchangable parts with Jetaway, but racers with PG could adapt Jetaway parts from V-8 cars that had additional clutches to handle extra power of larger race engines. Clutch drums and apply-piston in Jetaway/ST300 was often used to strengthen PGs for high performance purposes.
You have to be crazy to restore a car now (unless you do most of it yourself). I easily have over 20k just in the resto costs, even including favors from my body/paint friend and stocking up on NOS GM engine rebuild parts for years ago. People in the hobby for awhile know this. I think it's why "patina" is popular, restoration is unaffordable.
Last edited by holidaysedan; Feb 13, 2025 at 09:54 AM.
1971 Kawasaki A7 Avenger 350. Cosmetically 100% original, mechanically completely rebuilt. A rotary valve 2-stroke and fastest 350 of the time, very rare. $8K.
Ah, little brother to the notorious and treacherous KH750 H2. Kawasaki sure built some hotrod motorcycles back in the day. GLWS!
Last edited by BangScreech4-4-2; May 20, 2024 at 07:50 AM.
1971 Kawasaki A7 Avenger 350. Cosmetically 100% original, mechanically completely rebuilt. A rotary valve 2-stroke and fastest 350 of the time, very rare. $8K.
Also have a '73 Honda CB125 but I'm keeping that "tiddler" lol.
Love your Vista! My Uncle here had a '71 for years that he bought new., a great car.
Thanks, so true... restoring a car nowadays costs a fortune, it has to be a labor of love. This model is so rare, I've only ever seen one other for sale in the last 5 years.... and if it were a coupe it'da been gone long ago I suspect. I find the obsession with 2 coupes silly, yes post sedans can sometimes be kind of ugly ducklings, but Holiday 4 dr hardtops are just as pretty if not more so and you can actually use the back seat! Someone will get a great deal I guess.
Oh well, c'est la vie!
I've always like the '68-'72 mid-size 4-door hardtops myself, especially the Pontiac Grand Lemans with skirts, which might get me a couple of frowns from the board. Nice color combo, & GLWTS!
New correct color and type molded carpet just installed!!
some minor interior detailing (package tray and plastic armrest bases refinished) still needed.
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Still available, want to avoid auctions, priced at $15k (REDUCED AGAIN now $12,999)
about 1/2 of the actual restoration cost..
Paint and engine new, top, interior (except carpet), trunk, nice original.
Super solid Oklahoma car, still needs some detailing for show.
All pictures available PM with your contact info (eMail or phone).
Roger A in Central NY
Last edited by holidaysedan; Feb 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM.
Moving, prefer to sell but consider trade for 1965 to 1979 Olds 98 (or maybe 88) excellent original no rust great running condition. C-Body or B-body Olds easier to get in-and-out of, needs to be super nice.
Over $26K now in this '69 Cutlass.
Don't expect to recover it all, will consider a really nice 98 4 door in trade or part trade.
All Pics on PM request...
or eMail Direct to: firesweep (at) verizon (dot) net.
Last edited by holidaysedan; Feb 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM.
REDUCED to $12.999... last try before auction,
Engine compartment, not detailed.
Engine 100% rebuilt by top race/machine shop from crank-up 1200 miles ago
using all NOS GM/Oldsmobile US-made parts.
Runs super strong. Has factory A/C, needs charge or?
Please PM or eMail DIRECT to: firesweep (at) verizon (dot) net.
Last edited by holidaysedan; Feb 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM.
Some pics have the "Cutlass" emblems on the front fenders & some don't. Which is the current look of the car?
Also, is the sponge wedged at the upper hose there to remind you or the buyer to get busy with detailing the engine compartment? LOL!
I've commented before on the car, it's beautiful & GLWTS!
Ya probably!
It's to keep the hose from rubbing there, I didn't like how close it sat. All hoses/belts are new.
I didn't care about the engine compartment looks, just the mechanicals.
The emblems were't there after the paint job (some pics) but new Fusick ones have been put on the front fenders since.
All the other chrome is original, but those 2 were attached inside the inner fender a pain to get to, this was easier using
clips that push on from outside. Olds body shop trick.
I've reduced this car to less than 1/2 what's in it, a great deal for someone!
Thanks for your wishes.
Roger in NY
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Wonder if you could find a piece of that ribbed hose cover to replace the sponge. Or maybe a chunk of hose to cover that. Not trying to tell you what to do, but my '84 Cutlass has some sort of protection like that. Lord knows, you've done enough!
Moving to Denver next year to be close to kids, must sell.
But keep looking at it in the garage and wonder why I'm selling,
will pay 2$k to move to Colorado if needed, wish younger generation was into old cars...
Last edited by holidaysedan; Feb 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM.
Probably, but it's been wicked cold here for months and at 75 I just don't feel like going out to the detached garage w/o heat. Anyhow it's been there for 4 yrs since the engine was rebuilt, I guess it's lodged in tight enough to stay put, but you're right its a bit of a kludge and should be done the right way, maybe when it warms up some and it's still here, I used to be more correct in how I did things, guess I'm getting more sloppy with old age.
Gotta move it soon, we're moving to Denver next year to be close to kids..
But I keep looking at the pics and in the garage and wonder why I'm even selling it,
I'll pay the 2$k to move it to Colorado if I have to, wish my sons were into old cars...
but that's not gonna happen.
I remember what it was that held the upper hose away from the radiator shroud on my '84 Cutlass. It was a plastic piece that wrapped around the hose & fastened into a holle in the shroud. Both pieces being plastic, after a few years, ( I owned the car for 27 years) it always would pop out of the hole so I used a black screw to hold it.
I'm in Minn., so I know all about cold weather & cars. My claim to dubious fame is bringing a '69 Mustang Mach 1 back to life from slush in the radiator, beyond filthy oil, a bad starter drive, plugs, points, & belts cracked so bad it was probably just as well she couldn't start the car. This was done with a bullet style kerosene heater 1/2 way out of a garage at -54 below zero. 3 days & success, although when we jumped the starter after rebuild it did start a nasty fire when a spark jumped into a pan of gas.
The fun of living in Alaska!
-54 below! Coldest we get in VT is about 25 to 30 below..
Minus 21 is coldest I can recall here in Central upstate NY.
The wife hit a deer once coming home from her night shift at the hospital in January 1982. Recall vividly replacing the fan & rad in the snow in our gravel driveway, 2 ft of snow on ground, temp 5 above, 20 mph wind. No garage until I was 40, what a relief as cars were kept outside under tarps, not good.
The Cutlass has a new rad from Summit, we don't want any more rad problems! But still kept the original radiator, now saved in the trunk.
Last edited by holidaysedan; Feb 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM.
Thanks Noel, very nice of you as always, still have the window fuzzy strips (not installed)
all other rubber on the car is new from Steele...$$$$. New radiator, hose clamp won't work with it unfortunately.
Due to age and move to Denver next Fall the car is still reluctantly for sale.
Might consider a larger Olds 98 or 88.
Roger in NY
Last edited by holidaysedan; Feb 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM.
I know what you mean, Steele is high quality stuff. They are the only manufacturer for a lot of my Supreme Holliday Sedan weather-stripping. The only things we can't get from them is the weather-stripping for the wind wing vent windows and the body pillar sealing strips for the rear doors. Mine are still originals. Steele says they would be willing to make the wind wing weather-stripping if I want to pay @$30,000 for a mold. If you know of any other suppliers, let me know.
I know what you mean, Steele is high quality stuff. They are the only manufacturer for a lot of my Supreme Holliday Sedan weather-stripping. The only things we can't get from them is the weather-stripping for the wind wing vent windows and the body pillar sealing strips for the rear doors. Mine are still originals. Steele says they would be willing to make the wind wing weather-stripping if I want to pay @$30,000 for a mold. If you know of any other suppliers, let me know.
Love your Cutlass, Noel! Complete with the rear power antenna. I'm envious.
Last edited by supremecpe; Feb 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM.
