F-85 4-4-2

NW Montana. Not mine.

https://kalispell.craigslist.org/cto...371115427.html

70W-32

Aftermarket hood
No OAI air cleaner
Missing the fender braces used on 455 cars

RetroRanger

4 speed !!!

looks like original front rotors too (is that possible)

title status = lien

gold w black

vCode442

going to be a dental floss tycoon...

joe_padavano

Plus...

Engine has been repainted (blue on the alternator bracket, for example), so is it even original?
No mention of the VIN.
Holley carb and what appears to be an aftermarket intake.
Enough red and blue corrugated wire loom for several Hondas.
Aftermarket disc brake M/C (it appears to have outlet ports on both sides).
Non-factory wing (not offered in 1972).
Missing wiper switch **** (for $55K!!!).

RetroRanger

^^^^This lol well put

shiftbyear

Pro Stock tach, just what you need for those 9 grand upshifts.

BangScreech4-4-2

Be interested to see the VIN. Wonder if it's an actual X-code.

Koda

Being the suspicious dude that I am, I figured it would have been front and center if it were such.

maddoctor

I love Frank Zappa music, his son is good also. Every time he came to Toronto I bought tickets. A musical genius he was, like so many, gone way too soon.

no1oldsfan

Seller better have all paperwork necessary to prove it is real. So many strikes against it already.
I am with Joe 55k and needs this and that? The fit all around on that car.
Nothing like a shift light to prove that the said car has been ran hard.
So many questions. I say good luck getting 25-35k.

RetroRanger

1972

no paperwork needed

X in the vin = W30

F-85 4-4-2

I have no horse in this race, but VIN is 3G87X2M180825.

BangScreech4-4-2

It's legit! I'm shocked! You'd think they'd have mentioned that.

Koda

I only speak for myself here, but I don't care if it's legit if the original engine is gone. Same loss of value.

It would be like marrying a fattie that crammed herself into a gown the local supermodel wore at a party last week. Sure, the dress is the same, but the girl inside it isn't.

no1oldsfan

😂🤣😂🤣

Dreaming on that price

no1oldsfan

1972 Oldsmobile 442 W30 - $55,000 (Kalispell)image 1 of 11112345678910111972 oldsmobile 442condition: excellentdrive: rwdfuel: gasodometer: 90741title status: lientransmission: manual1 of 289 built. Beautiful 1972 442 W30 with a 455 4 speed. Call or email for more information.

no1oldsfan

cherokeepeople

i don't leave home without some frank.had apostrophe and one size fits all today.

BangScreech4-4-2

Lots of (if not the majority of) high-end muscle cars have lost their born-with engine in the last 50-odd years. I've seen many magazine feature cars where the owners 'fess up to having supplied a "date-code correct" block when the original was lost to the sands of time. Sure, there should be a value adjustment, but it certainly doesn't make them illegitimate.

Koda

Correct. I believe I said same loss of value, not illegitimate.

BangScreech4-4-2

... or looked down upon. I mean, after fifty years' service, how many of us are still numbers-matching?

no1oldsfan

Lack of original motor slash drivetrain is huge. Especially on a 72. So many questions on this car. 55 grand. Come on people. Quit overpaying.

BangScreech4-4-2

Okay, I'll bite ... why especially on a '72?

no1oldsfan

Because what do have on an original (supposedly)W car once the drivetrain is gone? The roots are gone. 55 grand for a non original drivetrain 72? Not me brother.

BangScreech4-4-2

Yes, but why is a '72 W-30 with a non-original drivetrain any different than a '69 W-30 with a non-original drivetrain?

no1oldsfan

To most W car collectors fans etc the 72's are not as desirable as earlier W cars. Don't hate the messenger. I get that people shoot a high price often times to see if they can get it. 55 Grand!! If it is factory W car then why does it have a non OAI air cleaner. That's just for starters. Do 72 442's say Cutlass on the glove box door? I still say they will be lucky to get half that 55.

BangScreech4-4-2

So it's a W-30 Cutlass. Pretty rare find.

no1oldsfan

You sound like you have money in this car. I got no beef with this car. I say Fifty Five grand for a non numbers matching 72. Missing so many things... If you can get it. Get it.

BangScreech4-4-2

I was joking ...