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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 01:12 AM
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67 Delmont Conv.

Looks like it may be a good deal for someone interested.
http://asheville.craigslist.org/cto/1511812804.html
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 05:00 AM
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Well, that's the first time I ever heard a Delmont 88 described as "a cross between a Toronado and a 442." Nothing at all against Delmonts, but I can picture in my mind what a cross between a Toronado and a 442 might look like, and it doesn't look at all like a Delmont 88!!

This is a nice looking car, though, and the price is reasonable, given his description and the one photo.
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 06:07 AM
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 06:22 AM
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Well- Oldsmobile itself called the 1967 styling "Toronado-inspired" so there's the Toronado connection. Being as the B and A convertibles have similar sideview profiles, there's the 442 connection. And all 1967 Delmont convertibles came with 425s, so there's the performance connection. Yah, I know most had 2-barrels...
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by rocketraider
Well- Oldsmobile itself called the 1967 styling "Toronado-inspired" so there's the Toronado connection. Being as the B and A convertibles have similar sideview profiles, there's the 442 connection. And all 1967 Delmont convertibles came with 425s, so there's the performance connection
Uh huh. And pigs can fly.
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 07:19 AM
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Looks good. My friend had a red 67 Delmont Convertible. It was his daily driver for years. It had a 425 with a 2 barrel carb and single exhaust. Couldn't figure that one out but it drove really nice.

Not sure about the 442 connection either. Maybe he thought he would get someone excited by that description.
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 09:20 AM
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I can picture in my mind what a cross between a Toronado and a 442 might look like, and it doesn't look at all like a Delmont 88!!
Enlighten us. Or did the Olds Styling Studio not intentionally put similar styling cues on their entire carline? Something about being able to instantly identify an Olds by its styling before you even saw the nameplate?
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 09:36 AM
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Enlighten us. Or did the Olds Styling Studio not intentionally put similar styling cues on their entire carline? Something about being able to instantly identify an Olds by its styling before you even saw the nameplate?
I didn't say you couldn't tell an Olds from a Chevy from quite a long ways away, and I didn't say that Oldsmobiles in any given model year don't share common styling cues.

What I DID say is that I didn't think crossing a Toronado with a 442 would result in Delmont 88.

It was a joke.
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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