Trying to find out what its worth
April 12th, 2010, 08:39 AM
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Trying to find out what its worth
I have a 56 oldsmobile 2 door delta 88 hollywood in absolute great condition that has just under 27000 miles on it. The interior is still the original and is also in near perfect condition. The car has been in home storage for the last 10 years and during the life of the car it was only drove on absolute perfect days. I just want to know roughly what it is worth.
April 12th, 2010, 07:13 PM
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Well, the first thing you're going to have to do if you plan to talk knowledgeably about it with potential buyers is get the NAME right. 
There was never an Olds "hollywood," and the "delta" name was introduced by Oldsmobile in 1965.
What you have, I'm guessing, is a 1956 Oldsmobile 88 HoliDAY coupe.
The Old Cars Price Guide puts the value of this car in #3 condition (car show quality but not showroom new) at $13,000, so I would say that your wish to get $10,000 to $15,000 out of it is reasonable given your description of it. But I WOULD, if I were you, brush up on it a bit so that I know exactly what car I have when it comes time to talk to interested parties.
You know this for a fact? In the 54 years of the car's life, it has never been in rain? Have you owned the car its entire life?
P.S. What's the difference between a perfect day and an "absolute" perfect day? I would think that perfect is just that, and you can't get any better.
There was never an Olds "hollywood," and the "delta" name was introduced by Oldsmobile in 1965.
What you have, I'm guessing, is a 1956 Oldsmobile 88 HoliDAY coupe.
The Old Cars Price Guide puts the value of this car in #3 condition (car show quality but not showroom new) at $13,000, so I would say that your wish to get $10,000 to $15,000 out of it is reasonable given your description of it. But I WOULD, if I were you, brush up on it a bit so that I know exactly what car I have when it comes time to talk to interested parties.
during the life of the car it was only drove on absolute perfect days
P.S. What's the difference between a perfect day and an "absolute" perfect day? I would think that perfect is just that, and you can't get any better.
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April 12th, 2010, 07:52 PM
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Well, the first thing you're going to have to do if you plan to talk knowledgeably about it with potential buyers is get the NAME right.
There was never an Olds "hollywood," and the "delta" name was introduced by Oldsmobile in 1965.
What you have, I'm guessing, is a 1956 Oldsmobile 88 HoliDAY coupe.
The Old Cars Price Guide puts the value of this car in #3 condition (car show quality but not showroom new) at $13,000, so I would say that your wish to get $10,000 to $15,000 out of it is reasonable given your description of it. But I WOULD, if I were you, brush up on it a bit so that I know exactly what car I have when it comes time to talk to interested parties.
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You know this for a fact? In the 54 years of the car's life, it has never been in rain? Have you owned the car its entire life?
P.S. What's the difference between a perfect day and an "absolute" perfect day? I would think that perfect is just that, and you can't get any better.
There was never an Olds "hollywood," and the "delta" name was introduced by Oldsmobile in 1965.
What you have, I'm guessing, is a 1956 Oldsmobile 88 HoliDAY coupe.
The Old Cars Price Guide puts the value of this car in #3 condition (car show quality but not showroom new) at $13,000, so I would say that your wish to get $10,000 to $15,000 out of it is reasonable given your description of it. But I WOULD, if I were you, brush up on it a bit so that I know exactly what car I have when it comes time to talk to interested parties.
X2You know this for a fact? In the 54 years of the car's life, it has never been in rain? Have you owned the car its entire life?
P.S. What's the difference between a perfect day and an "absolute" perfect day? I would think that perfect is just that, and you can't get any better.
April 12th, 2010, 08:02 PM
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It was my grandfathers car and he was pretty **** about keeping the car clean and in great shape. It had to be a certain temp out and it couldn't have rain at all in the past three days as to make sure there was no puddles. Lets put it this way, we went to visit them quite a bit cause they just lived across town and I would always ask to go for a ride everytime we were there and it wasn't till I was 15 yrs old that he finally said yes and even then it was just up to the park and back.
April 12th, 2010, 08:05 PM
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So it is a one-family car. That's pretty cool. Have you thought about keeping it? Sounds like a great car, and it would a nice tribute to him to keep it in the family and preserve it. On the other hand, if you need to sell it you need to sell it.
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