The 55er

I've owned maybe a half dozen of these various ignition parts cabinets in the past. I bought the last two 4 years ago from an estate sale of a old garage/used car lot type place. One of the cabinets was an Atlas and the other was a Big A Poweready. Both cabinets were organized, intact, & nearly full of NORS ignition parts, points, condensers, caps, rotors, etc. Everything fit popular everyday type cars & trucks from the 40s-70s that would have been serviced in their shop. I was high bidder at $75 for each cabinet. I still have the contents boxed away and some of my buddies & I use an occasional ignition part here & there. The large metal cabinets however were real space eaters and I couldn't get rid of them fast enough. After the Fall Hershey swap meet that year I put some of my leftover unsold swap meet items & hubcaps on Craigslist and someone came and bought the whole lot. They took the cabinets too for an extra $10 each. If the cabinets and contents were a lot older I'd think they would have much more value but this was all pretty common stuff. I typically see these empty (or nearly so) cabinets on Craigslist & FB advertised anywhere from $50 to several hundred dollars each but I don't think they sell very quickly as some of the ads are over a year old. IMO Jack did really well when he sold his cabinet for $300. As for the rather disorganized metal cabinet that's for sale right now, if it were mine I'd sell it to the first person that showed me a $50 bill.

You are correct sir! Thanks for pointing that out. Also there weren't any Bonneville 4-dr. sedans produced. I'll go with a Star Chief then with the wider side trim.

IMO the colors are OK but then again I prefer cars that might be a little bit unusual but still correct, it sets them apart from all the typical stuff that's always seen at the car shows. The interior pattern looks right but the red materials aren't quite like the originals. The inside of the trunk is way wrong for the car and that squirrelly exhaust would have to go. It does appear that this car might was stored in a damp environment for some time, its overall condition has taken a turn for the worse and the bloom is off the rose so to speak. I see it's a little rainy when the pics were taken but yet all of the car's windows are rolled down. How about some shots of the car with the windows rolled up? There's a reason why the price is "only" $14K for a period 2 dr. HT, a lot of sellers would would be asking more. Mr. Seller, what's the whole story? Maybe it needs a little too much TLC.

It's a grille for a 1951 -1952 Plymouth.

Those are interior dome lamps for 1955-1956 Imperials.

In the new seller's eyes (how many people can be the second owner?) he improved the car for resale. The engine compartment is nicely detailed and the carpet has been replaced, however the trunk "mat" is incorrect, it should match the rest of the trunk fabric. I agree the new interior is way wrong and IMO detracts somewhat from the rest of the car. The paint is touched up and buffed, it looks better in the small pics that people see on a computer but it's possible it (along with the frayed rear fender welt) will display a lot of tiny flaws that won't pass inspection in person on a $23K car. It will be interesting to see if these fix-ups were worth the effort to get the car sold at the flipper's new higher price.

The Pontiac's a 1962 Bonneville with those wide side mouldings and large taillights.

I think it's one of the most overpriced POS's that's ever been posted on these Forums.

This 1950 Hudson has one major flaw: the engine is incorrect for the car. Someone removed the original 262 that a Commodore would have and replaced it with a smaller 232 base-model Pacemaker engine. The seller does not mention this anywhere in the listing. The mismatched seats aren't helping the sale either. To further nitpick, the dashboard and all the interior should have a dark brown woodgrain finish and not be painted light blue. The shade of blue on the car MAY not be an authentic 1950 Hudson color anyway. Some additional minor flaws include a missing horizontal bumper bar under the front license plate and there's a thin C-shaped sheet metal baffle piece near the top of the radiator that's not there. If the "minor wiring problem" still exists and hasn't been properly addressed, all these things could add up and detract from the seller's somewhat optimistic asking price of $18.5K. I was searching You Tube and found this exact car was offered for sale in the past by an outfit called Auto Barn Classic Cars in Concord, NC. It was marked SOLD! on their website. The dealership does show some detailed pictures of the car but they don't seem to have their engine facts straight either.

A nice expensive car but it has 1957 Chrysler taillights and I'm thinking the seats should have some fabric in them and not be all vinyl in that patterrn.

Since the truck is a Dodge, maybe the car is a Dodge too. How about a 1953?

You might generate more interest in the sale of your vehicle if you state a price and location instead of giving your VIN and license numbers.

Might be the right area of the country to get VanDerBrink Auctions involved especially if there are spare parts and automobilia lying around too. Clean the cars up somewhat and park them outside in rows. With the auction company's extensive advertising & marketing, many thousands of people show up on auction day and spend outrageous sums of money on junk cars. But then there are auction fees involved and maybe the owners have tried this already..........

All 1957 all 98 series Oldsmobiles, regardless of model, were called Starfire 98s.

I've got five old 50s cars that I drive frequently (including a 1953 Pontiac) all with bias ply tires. I have always kept the pressures at about 28- 30 psi all the time. I don't know if that's correct or not but that's what I have always done.

Car looks to have shiny fresh paint and new wide whites but there are many areas that are rather shabby looking and need attention. Another car with nothing securing the battery and I'm surprised nobody has commented on the new incorrect 12V battery cables that look like they were just removed from the packaging yesterday.

Location? Clear title? Mileage? More info & pics? Are you really serious about selling it?

I have to question how well the mechanicals were addressed on a $17.5K car when the battery is held down with a piece of wood. Seller says "everything works" but there's a 12 volt battery in place on a car that came from the factory with a 6 volt system and apparently with the ignition switch on & the engine running (see pic of steering wheel) and the oil pressure appearing normal the temp gauge is pegged past H and the fuel gauge is pegged below E. Some things need to be sorted out here. BTW Olds first offered PS in 1952 and PB in 1953. Just my opinion but I always thought 1951-1952 were not the most collectible years for Oldsmobiles in general and 88 series cars might be more popular than 98s.

You're welcome, way back in 1973 the first car I ever bought with my own money was a 1949 Olds 88 4-door sedan, I drove that car for 13 years so I am sort of familiar with them. BTW that one definitely had a rocket 88 emblem on the trunk lid!

IMO it would look better with all the side trim installed, I'm pretty sure it's all stainless and since all 1956 Chryslers were on a 126" wheelbase it might be shared with some models of the Windsors & New Yorkers, making it somewhat more obtainable. However there are small CHRYSLER 300B individual die-cast letters that mount under those rear stainless mouldings back by the taillights, maybe those would be harder to find than the mouldings themselves.

It's actually a 1939.....very cool.

I've done a little research on your trunk lid since Oldsmobiles from the 50s to the early 60s are some my favorite cars. I have searched some books, magazines, periodicals, and videos from the internet and I can't find a single picture anywhere of a 1949 88 Club Sedan fastback with a Rocket 88 emblem on the trunk lid. 1950 88 Club Sedan fastbacks yes, but no 1949s. Other 1949-1950 88 models, the sedans, hardtops, convertibles clearly display the rocket. I consulted the Oldsmobile parts book and the Hollander Interchange and both show the trunk lids on the 1949-1950 Club Sedan models have different part numbers and do not interchange. I don't know what the difference is, maybe the inner structure? I really don't know. Anyway the bottom line is that it's quite possible that the 1949 Club Sedan trunk lids never had the emblem installed. Also I wouldn't base how rare a specific car is on the fact that no one else that has visited these Forums in the past 2 weeks has a car absolutely identical to yours and can positively answer your question(s). The world of antique & classic cars includes an enormous amount of people from all over the world but only a relatively limited number of folks are regular readers of these Forum threads. I must admit with a 1949 Olds 88 fastback you have a really, really cool car there (I am envious!) and I wish you all the best with it.

Maybe they can't move it, look at the right rear tire in the last pic. No mention in the ad if the car runs or not. Also they could have listed the correct mileage that's actually on the odometer and would be able to tell the difference between an automatic and a manual transmission.

Nice looking car except for under the hood......it says everything works (even the Autronic Eye?) but 1952s were originally 6 volt systems. Frayed wiring, repaired radiator overflow tube, the top of the air cleaner is missing, incorrect fuel pump, horn relay, and battery hold down. RH inside sunvisor is gone too. Just for the record, hood ornament in trunk is not for a 1952. Price seems optimistic IMO even if all the mechanicals check out.

That's also a 1962 Falcon.