Found an Olds F85 on my property
#1
Found an Olds F85 on my property
Hello everyone! I'm posting because I recently purchased a piece of property in the area between Gainesville and Dawsonville Georgia. When I purchased the property it was late summer and for lack of better terms quite overgrown. I didn't get to investigate all 16 acres. After being in a few months we began to clear the property. Well....I found what looks like a complete 63-65 blue 2 door F-85 (please help identify). I'm definitely no F-85 expert, but I am a car guy. I'd rather try to find it a home for some one that would appreciate it to either restore or use for parts to restore another, rather than scrap it. I can send as many pictures at you like and I'll attach one here. It does have some damage, but I've restored worse on other vehicles.
Here's the way I found it.
Here's the way I found it.
#2
Welcome to the fold. That's a 65. It actually doesn't look that bad. Floors are probably gone from sitting in the mud. The absence of the V8 badge on the fender suggests this is a V6 car.
#3
Thank you for the info and I can confirm it is a V6. I don't know how log its been in the current spot.....it is next to an old pole barn. Side offer......if any one needs 75 tires and wheels......I have those too.....pulled out of the woods! It's been a discovery mission as I also found old Harley parts from what looks like a blown up Sportster.
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#6
65 "post cars" and some of the related parts would be very usable for someone putting together an early Olds A-body 64-65. I know guys-some of the parts between 64-65 are not interchangeable...
#7
Welcome to the site! Please don't scrap it! I see a lot of nice parts there, some hard to find. If you have the time you could likely dismantle and sell parts from it. If you don't have the time hopefully another car guy will buy it from you to part out. I'm guessing you don't have a title for it. In my state its become very hard to get a title on an old car, how is it in your state? If its not too much trouble you might evaluate the car to see how much rot is in it. If its solid enough to save then you might try selling it as a project first.
#8
Thats so cool! I could definitely see that being pulled out and fixed up.
I might even be interested.
Any more pictures would definitely help.
Please feel free to PM me if you want it gone.
Thanks!
-peter
I might even be interested.
Any more pictures would definitely help.
Please feel free to PM me if you want it gone.
Thanks!
-peter
#9
SOMEBODY GET THIS CAR !!
PS: Love that dark blue
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#15
Probably not. It looks dry under there, from here. We also can't see if it's held up on blocks or how long it's been there altogether.
The radiator core looks like it hasn't seen that much action. If it isn't a replacement or rebuild, this would hint on some genuine low milage.
Ordering power steering, automatic transmission bucket seats and air conditioning on a base F-85 with standard engine does seem kind of odd. This combination alone makes the vehicle even more unique, thus valuable, since there couldn't have been that many produced like this one was
The radiator core looks like it hasn't seen that much action. If it isn't a replacement or rebuild, this would hint on some genuine low milage.
Ordering power steering, automatic transmission bucket seats and air conditioning on a base F-85 with standard engine does seem kind of odd. This combination alone makes the vehicle even more unique, thus valuable, since there couldn't have been that many produced like this one was
Last edited by Killian_Mörder; January 22nd, 2021 at 02:21 AM.
#16
I agree. Top of the line for an F-85. Buckets and AC? Cool colors too. That car was a beauty new. I really hope someone gets it. Huge props for the original poster trying to get this car some Oldsmobile love. Like I said. If this car was near me it would already be here.
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#19
Try to get the VIN. This looks like one of those F85 Sports Coupes, which was kinda a sporty V-6 model with buckets and chrome trim that you can see on both sides (not found on other F85s). By no means a high-dollar car, but a curiosity that kinda makes for a nice driver without paying for 4-4-2 prices.
#30
04D = built fourth week (D) of April (04) 1965
ST65 = 1965 model year
33827 = Oldsmobile (3) Cutlass (38) Sport Coupe (27) - Note that the V6 Sport Coupe came with Cutlass cowl tags. The VIN will show 33527xxx as a V6 Sport Coupe.
LAN = Lansing assembly plant
1568 = Fisher Body sequence number
TR943B = blue bucket seat interior
E-C = Royal Mist (E) lower body color with Provincial White (C) roof
Accessory Codes
Group 1
E = Tinted Glass
O = Trim piercing for two-tone paint
Group 2
K = Firewall piercing for A/C
P = Parking brake signal lamp
Group 5
C = ???
Cool and unique car, but sadly that rust on the firewall doesn't bode well.
ST65 = 1965 model year
33827 = Oldsmobile (3) Cutlass (38) Sport Coupe (27) - Note that the V6 Sport Coupe came with Cutlass cowl tags. The VIN will show 33527xxx as a V6 Sport Coupe.
LAN = Lansing assembly plant
1568 = Fisher Body sequence number
TR943B = blue bucket seat interior
E-C = Royal Mist (E) lower body color with Provincial White (C) roof
Accessory Codes
Group 1
E = Tinted Glass
O = Trim piercing for two-tone paint
Group 2
K = Firewall piercing for A/C
P = Parking brake signal lamp
Group 5
C = ???
Cool and unique car, but sadly that rust on the firewall doesn't bode well.
#31
04D = built fourth week (D) of April (04) 1965
ST65 = 1965 model year
33827 = Oldsmobile (3) Cutlass (38) Sport Coupe (27) - Note that the V6 Sport Coupe came with Cutlass cowl tags. The VIN will show 33527xxx as a V6 Sport Coupe.
LAN = Lansing assembly plant
1568 = Fisher Body sequence number
TR943B = blue bucket seat interior
E-C = Royal Mist (E) lower body color with Provincial White (C) roof
Accessory Codes
Group 1
E = Tinted Glass
O = Trim piercing for two-tone paint
Group 2
K = Firewall piercing for A/C
P = Parking brake signal lamp
Group 5
C = ???
Cool and unique car, but sadly that rust on the firewall doesn't bode well.
ST65 = 1965 model year
33827 = Oldsmobile (3) Cutlass (38) Sport Coupe (27) - Note that the V6 Sport Coupe came with Cutlass cowl tags. The VIN will show 33527xxx as a V6 Sport Coupe.
LAN = Lansing assembly plant
1568 = Fisher Body sequence number
TR943B = blue bucket seat interior
E-C = Royal Mist (E) lower body color with Provincial White (C) roof
Accessory Codes
Group 1
E = Tinted Glass
O = Trim piercing for two-tone paint
Group 2
K = Firewall piercing for A/C
P = Parking brake signal lamp
Group 5
C = ???
Cool and unique car, but sadly that rust on the firewall doesn't bode well.
#32
All I'm saying is that once all the rotting leaves and pine needles get cleared away, don't be surprised by gaping rust holes. Let's be serious - there isn't much of a market for a V6 Sport Coupe. A really nice 1965 442 can be bought for $15K or so, and this car in the same shape will only be worth part of that. V6 Sport Coupes are rare, but they are not that desirable, so this car will be underwater in any restoration. Full disclosure: that's never stopped me from throwing good money after bad, but do it with your eyes open. The missing back window, dented roof, and crumpled left quarter will be expensive to replace and the rain that's been running into that back window hole isn't helping the floor pan. All that pot metal trim will be extremely expensive to restore, and the tail panel is bent anyway. The V6 is rusted solid, and the Jetaway trans isn't really worth anything either. Make an informed decision.
#33
All I'm saying is that once all the rotting leaves and pine needles get cleared away, don't be surprised by gaping rust holes. Let's be serious - there isn't much of a market for a V6 Sport Coupe. A really nice 1965 442 can be bought for $15K or so, and this car in the same shape will only be worth part of that. V6 Sport Coupes are rare, but they are not that desirable, so this car will be underwater in any restoration. Full disclosure: that's never stopped me from throwing good money after bad, but do it with your eyes open. The missing back window, dented roof, and crumpled left quarter will be expensive to replace and the rain that's been running into that back window hole isn't helping the floor pan. All that pot metal trim will be extremely expensive to restore, and the tail panel is bent anyway. The V6 is rusted solid, and the Jetaway trans isn't really worth anything either. Make an informed decision.
#34
I see the following usable:
Front bumper
grille
headlight surrounds
maybe some side trim and badges
some glass
maybe rear decklid
bucket seat frame cores
instrument panel for parts
maybe glove compartment lid
radiator
vacuum can
maybe wiper motor
maybe alternator and compressor for cores
Front bumper
grille
headlight surrounds
maybe some side trim and badges
some glass
maybe rear decklid
bucket seat frame cores
instrument panel for parts
maybe glove compartment lid
radiator
vacuum can
maybe wiper motor
maybe alternator and compressor for cores
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#36
Ya know, as I was writing that, I initially thought it was 09D, then I got distracted and the second time I looked, I swore it was 04D. Thanks for the correction. Don't know what the heck I was looking at. And I was going to comment on the low sequence number also. DOH!
#37
Good on you for joining this site to see if anyone is interested in the vehicle. You've received some very good commentary allowing you to make an informed decision on what to do next. I see no wheel on the RH front of the vehicle, the vehicle is literally buried in soil & contained w/in a serious network of trees. I'm not trying to tell you what you don't already know. What I am trying to suggest is if you aren't going to part out the car, you're going to need to find someone to remove the car from your property if that is your intention...
...it's most likely going to cost you a ~$300-$400 to remove it. It isn't just sitting there waiting to be hauled away - it needs a wheel & tire, it doesn't run & it's buried, you'll need a winch to drag it out & onto a trailer, and someone needs to remove the trees before they're going anywhere. It isn't a simple deal, but still good on you for attempting to find someone to give it to.
...it's most likely going to cost you a ~$300-$400 to remove it. It isn't just sitting there waiting to be hauled away - it needs a wheel & tire, it doesn't run & it's buried, you'll need a winch to drag it out & onto a trailer, and someone needs to remove the trees before they're going anywhere. It isn't a simple deal, but still good on you for attempting to find someone to give it to.
I've had a lot of work done on my new property with a Bobcat with forestry mulcher. The owner of that Bobcat has 3 of them and a MIni-Ex.........so we'll get her out....if it'll stop raining. The reason I don't want to part it out is I keep finding work here and don't have the time. I still have to tear down and old pole barn and barn. The good thing, in the tearing of those two buildings down, I may add a driveway and give me enough access to get in and make the F-85 extraction easier.
It's almost a joke on the wheel and tire........I did find the original.......and 76 other ones!
#38
Sounds typical of old abandoned farm land. Wouldn't you like to know who and why that car was abandoned. I've relatives with large dairy cattle farms up North who had the typical hundreds of cars, tractors, combines, spreaders, and the like laying about their fields. Some things I can actually understand. I don't suppose the local Farmall, JD, M-F, Ford, etc. equipment dealer was interested in your now completely non-functioning combine. Good Luck!
#39
I appreciate the effort you're going through to save the car, especially with no gain for yourself. If I was closer I would be there in a heartbeat ! Somebody needs this Cutlass and is really going to benefit from your effort.