Hello Everyone,
I am still looking for Rallye 350. Ideally, I want an un-restored, original post model with NO options and a stick (manual trans.). I am somewhat flexible on my search and would consider a hardtop and maybe an automatic. I don't want to restore or rebuild one; I am finishing up the frame-off on my '72 442 and really don't want another project car. I am not real concerned about matching numbers as much as finding a RUST-FREE car. If a restored car is available, and I like the options (or hopefully lack of) and the price, I can act right away. Please contact me here, or email--dave@andersonautomotive.com, or phone -- 410-206-9427.
Thanks, Dave.

 

http://alberta.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...AdIdZ451282545

this is the phone number 204 655 3483

 

This one might be available still as well. Local car to Nelson BC
phone numbers are

250-505-3103
250-352-5266
The owner's name is Mode he is the local exhaust specialist in town

 

http://www.rkmotorscharlotte.com/sal...s/131360/70430

Hendrick had this one. It was a beauty in a bare bones F-85 way.

Sorry it sold but maybe they can tell you where it went & you could wrangle a deal with the new owner.

Good luck with the search.

 

I know this car. It is a 1972 Cutlass with a 350 4bbl & a 4 speed with bench seat car.

May I ask what does this have to do with a Rallye 350?

 

Here is one in Vegas. Some mods from stock but the basic premis of what you are looking for is here.

http://www.celebritycars.com/detail-...d-6994342.html

Asking is $24,500.00. Clearly not going to get it.

Car has been on eBay half a dozne times with buy it now of $19,900. A couple of weeks before Xmas they had it listed with a BIN of $17,900.

If you can look past the aftermarket parts & the recovered front seat this one might be a good driver.

 

[QUOTE=oldsmobiledave;513415]http://www.rkmotorscharlotte.com/sal...s/131360/70430

Hendrick had this one. It was a beauty in a bare bones F-85 way.

The car in this link has #8 heads; clearly not original.

 

[QUOTE=ROCKETMAN269V;513821]True....but this does not mean the engine is not original rather jut that the heads are not. There are many #6 heads in captivity that can easily be swapped for this later #8s. If the engine is not original that hurts the value but not the enjoyment.

No matter....the car is sold. But it certainly is a killer Rallye 350.

 

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/an...634290025.html


1970' oldsmobile rallye 350 1of 12 - $26000 (Wadena)

1970' Oldsmobile Rallye 350. 1 of the 160 Cutlass sport coupes and of those maybe 12 were 4spds.77k mile car bought from the orig owner still have copy of orig title.Lots of documetation and all numbers matching I mean ALL numbers matching.All date coded glass and wheels.Trunk and engine compartment hardly touched.60% orig paint,still has rubber coating on the bumpers.Possibly the rarest one left and optioned with bench,orig hurst shifter,3:91 anti-spin,M-21 trans,Power disc brakes,AM radio,door edge gaurds and B-90 window trim.Never had a rear wing installed and have orig pics,olds bulletin,and signed letter to prove it.A rare oportunity to own!!! $26,000.00 firm. phone calls only,pics avail for serious buyers...patience for nothing less.Enclosed transport possible. two one eight-251-8215 thanks.

 

I have talked to owner of the car in the last post. In fact, I have many pictures and emails back and forth; and phone calls,too. That car is extremely rare, and pretty close to what I'm looking for ,BUT IMO, isn't preserved well enough for me. I guess my idea of a survivor isn't the same as the sellers. I'm not knocking the guy's car, but I really want a car that isn't that much of a project to get it into the condition rhat I like.

 

I wonder what happened to all those W45's that didn't sell and were supposedly stashed in a warehouse in the Northeast and looked like a sea of yellow?? Myth or fact? I'll keep my eyes peeled

 

I've never heard that one! If that is true, someone PLEASE find the location!!!!
That rumor sounds a little weird to me. I know GM has re-distributed unsold cars to other dealer's inventory, but I haven't heard of The General taking them back and stashing them.
Can you imagine what a "Brand New" 1970 Rallye 350 would fetch today????
And if it IS true, why weren't they sold when GM sold off the Heritage Collection to raise funds in the "dark" time a couple of years ago? Or when the muscle market peaked several years ago?
Any thoughts or information here?????????????????????????????????????????????? ??

 

Prob John Ebbs

 

http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/...feature14.html

 

From the article

"According to those in the know, very few Rallye 350s were actually ordered by customers, because so little was known about them. That lack of knowledge may have contributed to the lukewarm reception these cars received upon arrival at dealerships. Reportedly, many remained unsold into the 1971 model year. One expert told us he remembers "a sea of bright yellow" brand-new, unsold Rallye 350s at an East Coast storage facility."

 

Sal, I don't think John Ebbs has a "sea of yellow"! He might have a Rallye or two, but I doubt if he has any in "like new" condition. In fact, several years ago, he told me about a "close-to-perfect" Rallye in Long Island that kinda was for sale---I went;I saw:I came home empty.
Also, I talked to Steve the other day and told him to say "Hi" to you for me.
And I vaguely remember that article in HMM, but I certainly know of NO EAST COAST STORAGE FACILITY and I LIVE ON THE EAST COAST!!! And NONE of my Oldsmobile buddies know of such a facility.
SOMEBODY FIND IT IF IT DOES EXIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Hey Dave
This is Brian calling about the Lamborghini
LOL
Happy Motoring

 

I think that if there was a storage facility, it was back when the cars were new and unsold, I would think that eventually they were sold off and not stashed by GM for the last 40 years. It seems just to have turned into an urban myth.

 

Maybe it was just a row of taxis in downtown New York City.

 

Lol , I have that Hot-Wheels car from back in the day :-)

 

Roadtrip to Montana??

http://billings.craigslist.org/cto/3678278362.html

 

Dave here is the car you have been waiting for! Better go get it before I do!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-...ht_1488wt_1021

This seller sounds like a collector of all things Olds. I wonder if it was his 1968 HO in Hemmings Muscle Machines a few issues ago?

 

Is it just me or do these guys not know that #8 heads are NOT correct for a Rallye?

 

Usually when there is that much of a "story" it's a dealer selling it. it is a nice car, curious to see what it goes for.

 

No doubt Those are the smog heads '73 - '76 Good eye Makes you wonder what else is not correct as he puts it Probably the engine, who knows?

 

2 or 3 are for sale on EBay right now.

 

Seller says that they are #6 heads, that they just do not show up right.

 

Whew! Good deal Dan. They sure look like #8 to me in the pic

 

I agree, they do look like #8's. I don't see any opening or hook on the right side of the number to indicate that it is a "6".

 

Sure looks like an 8 in the photo to me.

Outstanding car. I like it.

If only Rallye 350s had come with chrome bumpers and ss1 rims they would look so much better. The all yellow wheels and bumpers just goes too far.

 

he has the grinder out as we type

 

That eBay car in AZ sold for $23890. Did someone here buy it?

 

I was wondering the same thing.

 

Someone on the east cost bought the car.

 

Zoomed in on my picture and it's a 6 for sure.

 

Hmm,, Maryland is on the east coast. Mr. Siltman?

 

When Mike told me it was going to the east coast Siltman was my first guest because I know he was looking for a rallye for a while.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Oldsm...entgigamovesId

So did this car I got a second chance offer spoof e mail talked to the seller
on it soooo double HMMM some one on a spree ? Nope looked at closed high bidder they were different

 

The W31 in Plainwell Mi.? Nice car, I had a look at it for a minute last year at the spring dust off @ the Gilmore Car museum, talked to the owner as he was driving through, I told my buddy that it didn't look like he was going to show it, so I stepped out and flagged him, and talked for a couple of minutes. he said that he has owned a couple of W30's over the years and that this was quicker, take that as you will.

 

Did both cars have spoof bids? did they sell?