Verify '72 442 Beige Convertible on Ebay
#1
Verify '72 442 Beige Convertible on Ebay
A seller identifying their location in Nevada is advertising a low reserve 1972 442, 23,000 mile,beige convertible, white convertible top and brown bucket seats with a floor console.
I drove the car about a year ago at a West Chester, PA dealer.
The car's transmission is not original to the car.
Just an FYI.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Oldsmobile-442/163431898646?hash=item260d4cde16:g:V9YAAOSwrAFcFBE 4
I drove the car about a year ago at a West Chester, PA dealer.
The car's transmission is not original to the car.
Just an FYI.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Oldsmobile-442/163431898646?hash=item260d4cde16:g:V9YAAOSwrAFcFBE 4
Last edited by twilightblue28A; December 15th, 2018 at 05:44 AM.
#2
Can't speak to the mileage, but the car does look legit as an unmolested 442 (well, except for the fact that the cutout bumper and trumpets were added, since no 350 car came with them). For example, no sign of the Supreme rocker moldings. The VIN K motor was the L34 350 4bbl single exhaust motor rated at 180 HP net for 1972. Dual exhaust (which has been added to this car) bumped that to 200 HP net.
#3
I had a very similar car. The color is called Covert Beige I believe. Typically this body color on a convertible came with a matching Covert Beige color top. That color top was never available aftermarket. Most people used a tan or white top for a replacement. Does the seller claim the top is the original?
#4
Can't speak to the mileage, but the car does look legit as an unmolested 442 (well, except for the fact that the cutout bumper and trumpets were added, since no 350 car came with them). For example, no sign of the Supreme rocker moldings. The VIN K motor was the L34 350 4bbl single exhaust motor rated at 180 HP net for 1972. Dual exhaust (which has been added to this car) bumped that to 200 HP net.
The beige convertible that I drove in West Chester, PA displayed an odometer reading of 23K. The car drove well and looked great. Engine was a 350 4 bbl.with an open rear. Even had 442 stripes!!! The car was an original, unmolested car. The only reason that I didn't buy the car was that the transmission was not original to the car.
The car is really a nice car.
#5
I had a very similar car. The color is called Covert Beige I believe. Typically this body color on a convertible came with a matching Covert Beige color top. That color top was never available aftermarket. Most people used a tan or white top for a replacement. Does the seller claim the top is the original?
The only issue that I found on the car, seperate from the transmission not being original to the car, was that the ignition buzzer didn't operate and the flashers worked intermittently
As I expressed earlier, I would have bought the car if the transmission was numbers matching.
Also, I'm assuming the car I drove and the car advertised currently is the same car. The only way to positively verify, either way, is to look at the Nevada car and check the transmission.
#6
I watched the car on Ebay when it was at the Pa. dealer. Sold my very similar car in 1998, and still miss it. I bought mine in 1980 and quite by accident I found out the milage was rolled back. Unless you have the complete service records from day one, I just don't trust any low milage claims.
#7
I had a very similar car. The color is called Covert Beige I believe. Typically this body color on a convertible came with a matching Covert Beige color top. That color top was never available aftermarket. Most people used a tan or white top for a replacement. Does the seller claim the top is the original?
#9
I watched the car on Ebay when it was at the Pa. dealer. Sold my very similar car in 1998, and still miss it. I bought mine in 1980 and quite by accident I found out the milage was rolled back. Unless you have the complete service records from day one, I just don't trust any low milage claims.
#10
It's always hard to tell colors on a monitor, but the car in the ebay ad looks more like Bamboo (81) than Covert Beige (50). Of course, a glance at the cowl tag will tell you which it is. The 1972 PIM recommends white, black, tan, green, and beige tops with Covert Beige, and all of those except green for Bamboo. None are shown as preferred.
#11
It's always hard to tell colors on a monitor, but the car in the ebay ad looks more like Bamboo (81) than Covert Beige (50). Of course, a glance at the cowl tag will tell you which it is. The 1972 PIM recommends white, black, tan, green, and beige tops with Covert Beige, and all of those except green for Bamboo. None are shown as preferred.
I have my notes when I looked at the car in Pennsylvania if it's the same car. The trim tag is a 50 A car. Harry
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Terry
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^^^THIS. The W29 package was available independent of drivetrain choice. For those who denigrate the VIN 9 307 cars with 180 HP, keep in mind that for the 1972 model year you could get a VIN H 350 2bbl single exhaust 442 with a pavement ripping 160 HP.
#15
This is a photograph of the trim tag for the car that I drove in West Chester, PA. I didn't buy the car because the transmission was not original to the car and, therefore, did not match.
The car looks like the identical car listed on Ebay and currently located in Nevada.
I am providing this information as a heads up, so that you will know what you are buying.
You have always been fair and reasonable with me, so I felt I would return a favor.
The car looks like the identical car listed on Ebay and currently located in Nevada.
I am providing this information as a heads up, so that you will know what you are buying.
You have always been fair and reasonable with me, so I felt I would return a favor.
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