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Old Nov 27, 2013 | 08:14 AM
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Do you want to buy it or not

Strange but true sales pitch....Tedd.......http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/4193066471.html
Old Nov 27, 2013 | 08:26 AM
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love the last line LOL!
Old Nov 27, 2013 | 08:41 AM
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Someone learned from that jeep ad
Old Nov 27, 2013 | 10:03 AM
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Someone plagiarized the Jeep ad.
Old Nov 27, 2013 | 10:06 AM
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Great ad! nice looking ride. Just needs an Olds motor to be better.
Old Nov 27, 2013 | 10:11 AM
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Someone is ripping someones ad ideas for sure!!
Old Nov 27, 2013 | 10:11 AM
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Makes me want to call the guy just to congratulate him!
Old Nov 27, 2013 | 01:21 PM
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Lame
Old Nov 27, 2013 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by oldcutlass
Someone plagiarized the Jeep ad.
X2, I remember that one and it was great! Oh well, when you see success the first time everyone wants a piece of the action.
Old Nov 27, 2013 | 04:04 PM
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Geez - they should have come up with their own lines or reworded it...
Old Nov 27, 2013 | 05:21 PM
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He is right though. I don't care how you slice it.
Old Nov 27, 2013 | 05:42 PM
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I kinda like the body, just needs a 394)
Old Nov 27, 2013 | 05:51 PM
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Remember please that CL ads disappear rapidly, so
ALWAYS BRING WHAT YOU CAN HERE for later readers:

"Here's the deal, kids:

This is a 1955 Olds Rocket 88. This is not a luxury SUV, or a maintenance-free disposable import. It is solid, has wind noise, and character.
It's a Hot Rod. It rides/drives like a Hot Rod. All of these are GOOD things.
It is not new, it is not pristine, but it is from Co and it's Cool!


If you do not own a toolbox, have never changed your own oil, and are scared of firearms: THIS VEHICLE IS NOT FOR YOU.
If you have been posting on facebook about how excited you are for pumpkin latte season: THIS VEHICLE IS NOT FOR YOU.
If you get offended easy and often, whine to your co-workers, and bitch a lot: THIS VEHICLE IS NOT FOR YOU.
If you feel you are owed anything in the world & have a bullshit job where you fail to produce: THIS VEHICLE IS NOT FOR YOU.
If you own a bieber album, white oakleys, affliction t-shirts, or those candy-assed stitched-pocket jeans: THIS VEHICLE IS NOT FOR YOU.
If you consider the 2nd Amendment a relic and have never owned a firearm: THIS VEHICLE IS NOT FOR YOU.


If, however, you have ***** OF STEEL, this Hot Rod is for you.
Do you laugh at danger, and tempt fate?
Have you ever uttered the words, "Hold my beer and watch this ..."?
While bored at work do you pick targets at random and think, "I could hit that from here with the .22 ..."?
Have any of your friends quit hanging out because you were too much fun?
Do you have the number of a friend with cash memorized for bail?
When you pass an abandoned flatbed farm truck along a fenceline do you consider taking on another project?
Is your ol' lady really sick of the random piles of parts, greasy footprints, and empty beer bottles in the garage?
-could you not care less?
Do you own a service manual for every vehicle you ever owned?
Do you still miss your first ride? ( mine was a '70 Chevelle)
Can you carry on a two hour conversation discussing tools, scars, and hi-lift jacks?
Remember when tool companies had the ***** to put half-naked beauty queens on their calendars?
Do you consider the Prius an abominable affront to the Gods of displacement, torque, and All Mighty Internal Combustion?


If you answered in the affirmative to the preceding: This is your kind of hot rod!

DETAILS:

-The badass little SBC 350 4 bolt main is bullet-proof and starts and runs like the proverbial champ. It has an edelbrock 750 carb. and Hooker fender well headers.

-Tranny is a Turbo 350 an operates perfectly . Runs cool, stops quick and turns heads! It's set up as a "shine" runner...(the tail lights, brake lights and gauges can all be turned off independently) for quick get aways. New Front seat, fuel tank and paint (59 olds aquamarine/black satin). It has many custom hot rod features and it gets 16 MPG to boot!

This little jewel has been in many car shows including; Viva Las Vegas, Atwood Early Rod Run, Good Guys, Blue Light Special , Hot Rods and Harleys and more!



QUESTIONS:
-Why are you selling?
I can't justify owning it anymore. Motorsickles, work, travel, and many other hot rod projects and beer have consumed my time and money.
Someone else needs to appreciate the Olds for what it is: awesome American mechanical artistry.

-What's wrong with it?
Not a damn thing! Crank it up and drive it on a road trip! I have driven it to car shows and had a blast!

-Will you take [insert ridiculously stupid low number here]?
No. If I wanted [ridiculously low number] I would have asked [ridiculously low number]

-Would this make a good car for my son/daughter?
Hell. Yes. Not only a good car, a learning experience. Introduction to vehicular maintenance.


-Will you take a check / cashier's check / Western Union Transfer / Nigerian Promissory Note?

No.

-No, really, all I have is [lowball dollar amount]?
That's great, I don't give a bleep. I want $12,00.
Why? Because I don't HAVE to sell this little beauty. Truth be known, I'd rather keep it.
But if it's going to a good home - I will sell. "


Remember to vote for BEST OF CRAIGSLIST for good stuff like that, also.
Old Nov 27, 2013 | 07:04 PM
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Blasphemy. Man stuck a Chevy engine in an Olds. Not that either is vastly superior over the other, but the bowtie engine in the Chevrolet, and the rocket in the Olds, please.
Old Nov 27, 2013 | 10:47 PM
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Thumbs up

Originally Posted by Koda
Blasphemy. Man stuck a Chevy engine in an Olds. Not that either is vastly superior over the other, but the bowtie engine in the Chevrolet, and the rocket in the Olds, please.
Old Nov 28, 2013 | 12:02 AM
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I think the asking price of twelve bucks makes it a real good deal.

However I've met a few people who present themselves in the same manner as the advert and were universally of a type who confined themselves to one in a bed sex romps......

Roger.
Old Nov 28, 2013 | 10:06 PM
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The Jeep guy in Enid was not the first guy to use this in his ad. This same content was in a best of Craigslist ad way before the Jeep and probably somewhere else before C-list.
Old Nov 29, 2013 | 02:53 AM
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The decadent wrencher should keep his hands off cars and should be writing poetry, instead. The stuff he writes is quite entertaining
Old Nov 29, 2013 | 03:16 AM
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Though the text is mostly recycled, it's still a good ad.

- Eric
Old Nov 29, 2013 | 06:26 AM
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Kinda get an idea what he's made of if he thinks it takes '***** of Steel' to drive a 3700 lb car with a semi stock sbc.
Old Nov 29, 2013 | 06:42 AM
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really cool sales pitch

If I had the money, I'd buy it. Thought he put a lot of thought into his ad,
and it was humerous in lots of ways. Good Going
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