cutlass97

Hello everyone,
I am new here and am trying to sell my 1967 Olds Cutlass Convertible. I am not sure on what is a decent price so I am looking for some advice. Here are the details of the car:
I am selling my 1967 Olds Cutlass Convertible with straight 6 cylinder and 2-speed powerglide. It is yellow with black interior. This is a collector car with only 567 ever made with a 6 Cylinder. I am the 3rd owner of this car. We purchased this in 1995. In 1996 the body was redone by sandblasting it, putting in new weather stripping, priming, and painting it. Also re-covered interior door panels, put in new carpet, and installed seat covers over the original vinyl seats. I installed a new CD/FM/AM stereo system with amplified speakers in 2002. I rebuild the engine in approximately 2003. Changed to electronic ignition. I put a new black top on in 2006. I also put new tires, shocks, springs, brakes, and suspenstion on in 2006 and there is less than 2,000 miles put on the new tires.

FEATURES INCLUDE:
* 250 Straight 6 with 2-speed Power Glide Transmission.
* 142,000 miles (engine rebuilt at approximately 136,000)
* Electronic ignition
* New shocks, springs, brakes, suspension, top, interior carpet
* JBL Speakers and JBL Amps with Kenwood Sub Amp and 10" Sub
* Black seat covers over original vinyl bench seats
* 2-door convertible
* 3-Speed Wiper
* Split bench seats
* boot cover
* new bushings on front end
* new carburator, have original
* new alternator, have orginal
* power trunk release(is disconnected currently; never hooked it up since I've owned it)
* 3 piece guage set(after market volt meter, oil guage, and temperature guage)
* wire chrome hubcaps
* Power convertible top(is disconnected, it needs a new hydraulic piston.(about $2-300) Works manually right now)
* Cruise control(is disconnected. I never hooked it up after the body was redone).
* No rust presently on the car.

I am the third owner of this car. This car was very well cared for. The car is in good condition. Normal wear and tear for 15 year old body work and paint job. There are some rock chips in the front part of the hood and a couple of chips in the door edge. It was always stored indoors in the winter.

Is $10,000 OBO too much to ask for this car? should i start it lower, maybe $8,500 OBO.? I am in Wisconsin, so maybe my location is hurting me as well. I would appreciate any advice or information. I have uploaded a few pics. Thanks.

scubastever

nice car and rare with the 6 for sure!

if the underneath is as clean as the outside, then go with $10K to start..

again, its worth whatever someone will pay for it!

good luck

Oldsmaniac

From my perspective I think the price is a little high. A 6cyl may be rare but not desireable. Olds is known for the Rocket engine.... It is a Cutlass and not a Supreme. It appears original color was not yellow and the shade of yellow appears to be brighter than factory saffron. The rear is lifted too high and looks odd. I am not sure if the interior was done as original. Only my opinion, I hear prices on classics are down now too. Someone really interested should make an offer and you can deal from there.

gearheads78

The 6cly might hurt you a little but if the car is solid you should be able to get that pretty easy IMO if and only if the car is solid. Good looking paint can hide a lot. It was in a better ecomomy but 5 years ago i paid 16K for my 66. It was a super solid car and I was bidding against several people on Ebay and barely won it at my 16K bid. In todays market my same car would have brought 11-12K

cutlass97

Thanks everyone thus far for your advice. I just wanted to add that the car is as clean underneath as on the outside. Does my location hurt me for selling it nationally?
Thanks again.

gearheads78

Might or might not. If you really want to get top dollar nationally you need to invest a little time.

Get the car up on tall jack stands or better yet on a lift. Take good clear pics of every inch. Clear out the trunk and tack pics of every part of the inner 1/4's , trunk floor and crawl inside the trunk and take ones from under neath the rear filler and top well area. Take several all over the engine area and the rest on the body and interior. When you are done you should have about 120ish pictures and there should be no question about the real condition of the car after to a potential buyer.

joe_padavano

And that's NOT a Powerglide trans. It's a Super Turbine 300, also called Jetaway by Olds. Other than having two speeds, it has NOTHING in common with the Powerglide.

cutlass97

I was told that it was a powerglide, but thanks for letting me know otherwise. I will have to do more research on this.
Also, thanks for the advice on the more detailed pictures. I am going to get that done today so I can put all of those on. Are we able to add more than 5 pictures on this website?

gearheads78

You need to upload the pics to a photobucket account or similar and then post the link.

joe_padavano

Unfortunately that's a common misconception in the Chevy-centric world. Olds never used the Powerglide trans.

jaunty75

According to the August issue of the Old Cars Price Guide, your car is worth about $8,000, which is a 20% reduction over what the value would be with a V-8.

I think the 6-cylinder, though, is cool as hell. No, it might not be as desirable as a V-8, but V-8s are everywhere while you never see Sixes at all. You should be congratulated for keeping it original.

P.S. Being in Wisconsin shouldn't make a whit of difference. Last I heard, it was part of the contiguous 48 so no one has to cross bodies of water to get to it, and you should be advertising this nationally, anyway.

joe_padavano

You never see Pontiac Azteks at all, either...

CQR

There is a very well equipped 442 clone vert on fleabay right now. If you base your price on whats posted there, I think you will be too high. Most of these 67's on there are constant reposts that don't reach reserve. GLWS.

joe_padavano

Most of the cars on ebay of all years and models don't meet reserve. Again, ASKING prices are meaningless.

ddx77

I have always had great luck with http://www.cars-on-line.com when it came to selling cars. Real buyers and it's only $45 until it sells.

Only my opinion and I am not plugging the site, just what has worked for me over Ebay.

jaunty75

That's being mean to Oldsmobile 6-cylinder engines!

Oldsmaniac

Not to stray from the subject but isnt that straight 6 really a chebby engine? I thought they were.

TripDeuces

You never see Pontiac Azteks at all, either...

Heisenberg may have something to say about this!

Higgins

Well, there is a large body of water between Michigan & Wisconsin...

jaunty75

I know. But you can go around it, and these states DO have about 200 miles of common border.

greenslade

if you ask for 10,000 you may get it,or you may be offered less.if you ask 8,500 you have no chance at 10,000,you can always dicker the price down but not up,if you want a quick sale ask for the minimun price you willing to sell for.

joe_padavano

You would be correct. The 1964-65 Olds A-body cars offered the Buick 225 V6. The 1966-71 and 1973-75 cars offered the Chevy I6. The 1976-up cars went back to the Buford motor (at 231 cu in). There was no six cylinder offered in the 1972 model year. Go figure.

jaunty75

OK, that's being mean to CHEVY 6-cylinder engines!