Hey, just joined the forum today. My wife and I have always loved classic cars and we now have the means to buy one! After looking online and going to car shows, we've decided that a 1969 to 1972 Cutlass S is what we are looking for. We love the looks of them and there seem to be quite a few in our price range. We are looking to get a diver quality car... we want to take it out and enjoy it as much as possible. Hopefully we will find one in the next couple of months!

Chris

 

Welcome to the site and good luck in your quest.

 

Welcome. Put up a post for cars wanted and you will more than likely have some options.

 

Welcome! Good luck with your search.

 

Welcome! There are many knowledgeable and helpful resources here. Good luck!

 

I'm looking at a 1971 442 I found online. It's sienna, which I'm not sure if I love that color, hard to get a good feel for it without seeing it in person. The cost is a little over my budget, but it seems like a good, solid, clean car. Mulling it over....

 

First, be aware that there are far more "442s" around today than the factory ever built. Don't pay a premium for a clone. Second, virtually all of these cars have or had rust. How well that has been repaired is the single most important thing to evaluate when buying one. If you don't feel you have the expertise to evaluate this, pay someone who does. Good luck.

 

Welcome aboard

X2 of what Joe said, a Fridge magnet will help you locate Bondo [ the old way to do $hitty body wok]

 

Unfortunately, it won't help you find pinchweld rust, which is probably more problematic and certainly more difficult to fix correctly.

 

Here is the video of it... Any thoughts or feedback appreciated.

 

That video doesn't show enough detail to make an informed assessment. Their website doesn't have any additional info on the car yet.

 

Yea, I am going to wait until they post the full write up and additional pictures. Wonder if anyone here had any experience with Volo Cars?

 

When you make an offer on that VOLO car, offer up a new plaid jacket for that salesman... He needs all the help he can get. He was doing ok, until he called the car a four forty two. Is it just me or does that irk the purists here? I was informed as a kid that its a 4-4-2 (Four Four Two) even tho this one is a 4-3-2. I encounter that with my Buicks when someone calls them GRAND SPORTS.
The Sienna is a beautiful color in the sun. Probably listed as a Burnished Sienna in the books.

So do guys over here toss around numbers? Non AC car, with a shiny albeit unmatching spray pattern paint job. ws

 

You will for sure pay a premium buying from a dealer, be sure you are getting what it is advertised to be. Meaning not a clone.

 

You want pictures of what I refer to as the "money shots". Pull back the trunk pad. Get it on a lift to get some close-up shots of the following:
The vin, cowl tag, engine(looks ok), trans, rear end, carb numbers etc....
The metal!...floors, frame, suspension, all pinch welded seams, door seams, trunk floor and extensions trunk lid seam etc....the pretty eye-candy pictures are worthless w/o the "money shots"

A 71 442 holiday coupe should have 344 as the first 3 characters of the vin EX: 344871XXXXXX.

Pay someone to inspect it if you cant do it in person.
It looks and sounds like a nice honest car. Volo has been in business for a long time.
I dont see it on their site. How much are they asking?

 

Actually, that's 344871xxxxxx. You probably shouldn't post before the first cup of coffee.

 

https://www.volocars.com/auto-sales/...oldsmobile-442


I would look at the car in person before sending / spending $30grand
caveat emptor


welcome to classic olds land

Cheers
b

 

Thanks for all of the replies! I'm not going to pursue this one, I got a little excited, and it's definitely over my budget to begin with. I'll keep up the search!

 

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/r...970011128.html

I saw this one online today.... not my car and know no mo about it

Have fun tracking down your new Olds car

 

GAH! thanks for the fat finger catch Joe. I'll edit it so it doesn't taint the search. Refrigerator eyes I call it. "Honey where is the catchup...It's RIGHT INFRONT OF YOU!" Oh ...ya...tx.

 

Just saw that the 442 already sold. They never even posted the full write up and pictures.

 

Welcome to the forum, we are glad to have you as a part of our community! Good luck in hunting for your Oldsmobile.