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I hate to even say this, but I am thinking about getting rid of my 1967 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Holiday Coupe. I have not had the time for her. I need some advice on pricing. I have been searching the internet and the only thing that I found is on Hagerty, but it is not letting me pick the engine option that I have. The car is completely original, except the rims and radio. Running and driving Super Rocket 425 cid, high-compression, w/ the Rochester QuadraJet 4bbl with 95k miles. There is a little bit of the original paint chipping from the front driver-side fender, other than that, the paint looks good and the interior is in great original condition. It looks like someone wrapped the seats in plastic, like my grandma did with her couch. She needs a little love, but a great original car. If anyone could help I would greatly appreciate it.
First suggestion: don't get starry-eyed about what you think the car is worth.
That '68 Delmont is not really comparable as it looks like it just came out of the showroom. Your car, with the pitted chrome, worn interior, rust on the steering column, etc. does not look like it just came out of the showroom.
What engine the car has doesn't matter as long as it's the original 425. Whether it's two barrel or four barrel, high compression or low compression, that's going to make a difference in at most the 100s place, not the 1000s place, as far as the value goes.
Your car as it sits would do very well to fetch $5,000. If I were trying to sell it, I'd likely put an asking price of $6,000 on it and be happy to take anything over $4,000 and thrilled if someone offered $5,000 or more.
The other thing I'd do is put the original wheels back on. Those 22-inch wheels have a limited appeal, but no one ever complained about a car that looked stock.
I have a '67 Delta 88 convertible. I would like very much for our cars to be worth lots of money, but I know that they're not. You can certainly ask anything you want, but put the price too high, and whoever buys it will likely be buying it from your estate.
Last edited by jaunty75; April 20th, 2016 at 03:14 PM.
jaunty75, thank you for the advice. I posted it yesterday for $6000, and I also put the stock rims and hubcaps back on. Hopefully I can get it sold so I can pay for college.
First suggestion: don't get starry-eyed about what you think the car is worth.
That '68 Delmont is not really comparable as it looks like it just came out of the showroom. Your car, with the pitted chrome, worn interior, rust on the steering column, etc. does not look like it just came out of the showroom.
What engine the car has doesn't matter as long as it's the original 425. Whether it's two barrel or four barrel, high compression or low compression, that's going to make a difference in at most the 100s place, not the 1000s place, as far as the value goes.
Your car as it sits would do very well to fetch $5,000. If I were trying to sell it, I'd likely put an asking price of $6,000 on it and be happy to take anything over $4,000 and thrilled if someone offered $5,000 or more.
The other thing I'd do is put the original wheels back on. Those 22-inch wheels have a limited appeal, but no one ever complained about a car that looked stock.
I have a '67 Delta 88 convertible. I would like very much for our cars to be worth lots of money, but I know that they're not. You can certainly ask anything you want, but put the price too high, and whoever buys it will likely be buying it from your estate.
April 20th, 2016, 08:59 AM
