hello everyone well my name is anthony im new here and got an olds 88 for dirt cheap and dont know if i wanna fix up or sell im here in phx,az

 

Welcome Anthony. Tell us a bit more about your car and post some pics.

 

Hey Anthony. I'm from Phoenix. Actually have my car there at the moment.

I think the '68 Deltas are pretty cool. Personally, I'd fix 'er up!

Post some pics if you have any.

 

well olds64 its blue in color probley original paint it a two door coupe 455ci th400 tranny no body damage at all small rust/cancer spots in rockers will try to post pics once i take some......what do you think bout these cars?????

 

tom what kind of olds do you have????? ya i really like the body style with the "fastback" look and the body curves

 

Ya gotta fix it. These are great cars and yours sounds like s strong runner with the 455. post some pictures

 

I have a '68 442. It's white with a black top.

I too like the fastback look. I definitely say to get it back on the road.

 

is it hARD TO FIND PARTS FOR THIS CAR???? IS IT HARD TO RESTORE????AND HOW RARE DO YOU GUYS THINK THESE CARS ARE???THE REASON I ASK THAT IS BECUZ I HEARD FROM SOMEONE(THE GUY I BOUGHT IT FROM) THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE OTHER 68 DELTA HERE IN PHX

 

I say RESTORE IT!! They make great cruisers. Mines a 68 Delmont 88 it's baby sister. Parts CAN be found. GO FOR IT!! or let me pick parts off it!

 

DELMONT AND DELTA????THEY ARE THE SAME???WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE???

 

Don't go overboard in restoration (I should talk) but,If you don't think you can afford the time or money on it, try selling it here to someone that will. Maybe 'sell' isn't the right word, maybe putting it up for adoption is better.

 

HOW MUCH DO U THINK ITS WORTH???AND WHO WOULD LIKE TO "BUY"....I MEAN ADOPT A DELTA??

 

It's hard to say. Post some pics and make it easier on us.

 

According to NADA Guilds..
Low retail....$4373
Avg retail....$9075
High Retail....$13,145

That course is based on condition of car. You should go to NADA and read their definition of low retail, avg retail, and high retail is. Do you have a rare "GOLD" mine, probably not cause the demand for B body cars is not there. I don't know why but that just the way it is.

 

They are not the same. The Delmont 88 was a lower-level, full-size Olds that had a smaller engine (330 V8, I think, vs the larger 425 and then 455 in the Delta 88 and 98). It was supposed to be a less expensive way for someone to get into a full-size Oldsmobile, and it was available in the full range of body styles (except station wagon). It replaced the Jetstar 88, which itself was based on the same idea: full-size car but with intermediate-size car (Cutlass) engine, drivetrain, and brakes. The Delmont 88 was made for only two years, 1967 and 1968.

As far as value, you don't say what the condition is, but I'm assuming it's a good driver with most everything working and needing cosmetic restoration. According to the August issue of the Old Cars Price Guide, a 1968 Delmont 88 two-door hardtop in #4 condition, which would be the above description, is worth in the low $3,000 range. If there are significant problems, it would, of course, be worth less. Get it up to decent car show quality (a "20-footer"), and its value rises by more than double to just under $7,000.

But if you think that this car is an investment, you are likely to be disappointed. Whatever you paid for it, you are likely to spend considerably more fixing it up than what you could sell it for after doing so. So you restore it because you like these cars and want to keep it, drive it, and show it off!

By the way, you say you got it for "dirt cheap." I've seen some pretty expensive dirt in my time. If you don't mind saying, what DID you pay for it?

 

IVE ALSO SEEN SOME "EXPENSIVE DIRT" BUT THIS WAS LITERALLY dirt cheap 30PACK OF BUDWEISER AND A PACK OF SMOKES (NEWPORTS TO BE EXACT) AND MATT IS RIGHT BOUT THE DEMAND FOR B BODY CARS "THAY ARE NOT THERE" CAR HAS GOOD BODY LIL RUST IN ROCKERS BUT NOT MAJOR BODY DAMAGE AND NO MISSING PARTS AT ALL

 

So you paid about $20 for this car. Maybe $30, depending on the price of cigarettes. Pretty good. I'm guessing you could get more than that if you sold it.

 

Give it a couple of years. Once all the A bodies are gone people will realize that the B and C body reign supreme.

 

If it cost you practically nothing then I might consider keeping it and depending on how much time and money you have would be worth it to fix it up. The value of the car will only increase as time passes and she becomes revived but as well time with her may cause you to find it hard to part with. If it was an Arizona car then that is all the better for rust issues. if you want to sell it for the cash then do a little research on different sites to see what similar cars are going for. right now the market is a little slow but cars are selling if you can find the right buyer. In the end it's all up to you what you do with it.

 

A '68 Delta 88 2-door hardtop that is in decent driveable condition but needs restoration is worth around $3000 according to the Old Cars Price Guide. If you really bought it for nothing more than a case of beer and pack of cigarettes, and it really is driveable with most major systems working (headlights light up, turn signals work, etc.), then you have made one heck of a deal.