I have an opportunity to purchase a '67 98. It is in rough shape but it seems to run good and would be drivable once I get the fuel tank fixed and some minor reparirs. It could be a nice rolling restoration. My dilemma is that I don't know much about restoring these cars. How easy are parts to find ? Are there any gotchas waiting for me if I start restoring this?

I have a thing for these old land yachts. Maybe it is just because so many of my friends parents had them when I was growing up and these are the first cars we went cruising in. I would like to see it restored and being driven instead of just sitting. Any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.


DB

 

Its impossible to tell what it will need once ya get the tank fixed....an old rough car usually will have problem after problem once you start driving it. If you rebuild it from top to bottom you will have a good car. Trouble will be, you will have more $$ into it than you can sell it for. It is your decision wether to buy it.

 

I have a '67 Delta 88. Parts for the engine, brakes, and drivetrain are no problem. I've gotten many things at local auto parts stores as well as online.

Body and trim is an altogether different matter. Nothing is reproduced for the full-size cars, so whatever you need will have to come from parts cars. That requires lots of looking, and, as Oldsmaniac says, can run into money.

But these cars are fun to drive. The 425 in my Delta, which should be the same engine as is in the car you're looking at, runs nicely and has plenty of power. Mine is the 2-bbl, high-compression version. Also available was a 2-bbl, low-compression as well as a 4-bbl high-compression version. The 98 may have come standard with a 4-bbl. I don't know.


P.S. I had to make repairs to the sending unit in the gas tank on my car. I know all about removing them!

 

Thanks so much for both of the quick responses. Not that money is not an issue by any stretch but, I figured out a long time ago, never buy a car thinking you are going to get your money back out of it. Buy it to enjoy it and just face the fact that you are going to put some paychecks into it

It is good to know that parts are available. The good news about this car is that the body and trim are in good shape... rust free and all that stuff. Parts for the mechanical stuff was what I was worried about. I have done some restoration work on English cars, if I end up getting this one, it would be my first American car. So I will probably be a frequent visitor here

Thanks again.


DB