I'm having a hard time getting a ball park figure for what my 72 CS with a 350 in it may be worth . I'm not looking for a top dollar figure , just something realistic . I can post pictures but I would probably need to take a bunch more to catch all the good and bad . The underbody of the car is solid all the way back , including trunk ( NO HOLES ) has surface rust . Here's a honest list of what's not seen , that needs to be done if someone was to restore the car .


Rear QTR's need sheet metal work done on both sides behind the wheels at the bottom going up the wheel well lip a bit ( one sides worse then the other )


Driver Side Fender needs a lower patch , and one inner fender brace is pretty shot . I removed both fender braces , cleaned the rust out , and coated it with POR 15


Rear Window needs to be removed , to get at any possible rust damage lurking in the window track . ( I don't think the track is in bad shape but someone made a mess out of sealing a leak on the back window , and there's a section of sheet metal that had holes and pits where the vinyl top laid behind the back window )


Windshield Track / Cowl Area needs the typical rust repair . There's a 1/2" wide rust hole going all the way across the dash right in front of the VIN #


Roof has a couple of small dents and rust bubbles under the vinyl top .


Drivers Door had a hole punched in the door right behind the mirror about a inch wide .


Trunk Lid has a dent in it to the right of the lock , rear bumper also has a dent in it ( pounded most of it out . ) .


Passenger Fender has a small dent by the wheel well lip .


Motor is not numbers matching ( 76 Old's 350 )


Dash has a crack in the pad , seats are toast


I found documents under the rear seat that are pretty much swiss cheese . I never looked on top of the gas tank . To the best of my knowledge the only thing " not original " is the motor , but I never verified it though . I also have a 68 455 from a Toro sitting in my garage for about 6yrs .


I don't want to risk losing everything I just typed , so I'm posting this and adding the pictures after .


I also have all the trim , chrome , badges . some of it needs repair , polishing , or replacement .

 

sorry for the far away shot on the drivers side . I can't seem to find a close up picture of that side that's not blurry or something ... Will add another one later







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I was wrong , the passenger side fender needs a small patch too ....





Here's what the Rear QTR's looked like ....

 

Drivers Sider fender hole and the bad fender brace .....











and here's the issue with the drivers door ....

 

Found another picture ...



and here's some of the dash rust ....



and here's the dent in passenger fender ....

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Like I said earlier , once the weather gets a bit better I can take more pictures . Please let me know what other information I should post as I go along . Thanks for any input I can gather .

 

What's the interior and front end like? Does it run and drive ?

It looks like a fairly complete car if the inside is about like the outside eg mostly original 40 year old car, I would guess in the spring you might get as much as ~$3500 for it, I don't think it should go lower than say 2k. These are just ballpark figures but I think it's pretty close to what you might get for it!

 

The front end is ok . I replaced some of the components and had an alignment done a few years back . It still needs work but it drives pretty straight although the steering is pretty loose / worn . It runs a little rough at idle and has a knock that comes and goes . ( upper end knock ) I never timed it or checked the timing chain , not to mention the carb is out of adjustment and probably would need a rebuild . I did give it a basic tune up a while back . Once I realized it was not the original motor I turned my attention to the 455 I have in the garage and that's where I stopped .


The seat covers are dry rotted and ripped up , no headliner , carpet worn out , crack in dash pad . The door panels and back panels are in pretty decent shape though . I can put some pictures of that on here too .

 

Are you asking so that you can sell it?

 

tydf

 

I didn't want to say the word yet , but It only makes sense to now with my financial situation , but right now I'm just weighing my options . There would also be a separate thread if I would post it for sale here .

 

sdf

 

I only ask because it's in the for sale section. Hope I didn't cause any stress or anything.

 

Really , I started this thread in the " General Discussion " section , it says so at the top of this page that I'm typing my reply into . It must of been moved .

 

My opinion is body work is the most expensive part and your car has a lot of repop body parts witch is a plus with that said, I think fair price is between 1500-3000 depending on buyer and how fast you need to sell

 

I have time for sure . I wanted to get an idea of what I may get for it if I decide to sell it .


I would also be interested in getting rid of the 455 that I have if this would be the decision I make .

 

I agree with the ranges from a liw 1500 to maybe 3500...almost every aspect of the car needs work

 

Weird. When I asked the question earlier, it was in the "Cars for sale" section. Now it's general discussion.

Either way, there's some work to be done, but I'd pay about $2,500 for your car easy.

 

Hmmmm , what about the 68 Toro 455 ? It seems they belong together .

 

You would also have a long drive

 

Well , when the time comes hopefully I can get around the " higher value " that's been mentioned on here so far .... Maybe some kind of package deal with the 455 tossed in . I am being honest about the car which is more then the guy who sold me the car was . I only have myself to blame .

 

I also wanted to thank you guys for chimming in on this . This gives me an idea what I may get for it . When the time comes I will post it for sale in multiple places , but I will list it here in case someone wants a project car .

I also wanted to thank all that helped me learn so much about my car and Oldsmobiles since I joined this site . It was a bumpy road at times to say the least , but such is life .

Thanks Again
Bryan

 

I paid 1500 for my 69..she had alot of the same rust spots ..insides were in pretty good condition tho ..well til I pulled them all out due to rust repair..I think it also depends on where u are when it comes to cash value of a car and who the potential buyer is ..I hav seen people asking 5000.00 + for a car that is literally only half a car an doesnt even drive... jus saying

 

Well , this decision is getting even easier now . The place my wife use to work at decided to take $2000.00 away from my taxes for maternity leave that they said they would pay for 9yrs ago . I'm screwed now , that money was going to go toward debt that I've been trying to pay off and get ahead on . I am once again backed into a corner .

 

It's hard times for every one . I really hope you are able to hold on to it but done times better ones come along at a later date mine did. I was forced to sell my 72 in a divorce and I was able to find my 65 with my current wife better car by far !!

 

I feel you on the maternity leave. My wife just had to do 7 weeks and I've had to work extra to cover it.

If this was about 6 months later, I'd be all over this. Unfortunately, I only have about 1/4 of what you need.

 

Wow , what a lucky guy I am . I have to drive my Olds in the salt and snow because my wife's car has a bad front end , and she is driving my Buick . I would of had her car fixed already but the subframe is shot . I can't even get an estimate from a garage . I was going to fix it myself , but I'm not having an easy time finding one . My other two cars are also going to break soon . I am so close to not having a car , place to live , and my heart issue keeps getting worse . OMFG , I'm going to leave my family with this mess after I finally take a puke ! I bust my **** in life and keep getting kicked in the sack !

 

ok , I'm a bit better today lol ...... still screwed , but different outlook . I'm going to try my best to hang on to this car , and work on small stuff from time to time . I would like to light sand the areas on the car I did repairs and get this can of epoxy sprayed on those areas to protect them , and then some underbody work perhaps ? This car ran / drove great yesterday , and aside from the sticking carb linkage , knocking motor , everything actually worked also . The "hot" dummy light stopped flashing on & off , and even the windshield wipers worked ( This is something that just started happening , and must be a connection or ground issue . I moved wiper motor wire connector under the hood , and then they worked then ) . I really don't like that moving wires to make things work crap , but I'm pretty sure the connection just needs cleaning .