for sale 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday Coupe *SOLD*

[Matt Harwood]

 

*SOLD* I debated a little bit about listing this beautiful Olds on this site because it isn't a factory color and has front disc brakes, but then I figured it was ideal for the guy who just wanted to get in and drive an old car, and this car does that EXTREMELY well. It's an expensive frame-on restoration of a complete, solid southern car. Bodywork is laser-straight, chrome is mostly new, and there's a fresh interior inside. The 324 cubic inch Oldsmobile Rocket V8 was fully rebuilt, as was the 4-speed HydraMatic automatic transmission, which was still optional in 1956. The paint matches a late-model GM color that was on the previous owner's Buick and they liked it so much they used it on this Olds. I think it looks great and aside from a little metallic in the finish, it doesn't look at all inappropriate. It just GLOWS out in the sun! The black and white interior is entirely new and just gorgeous with almost everything fully restored--steering wheel, chrome, gauges, etc. The original radio is offline due to a modern radio hidden in the glove box, and I'm OK with that. The trunk is unfinished simply because the last owner had a stroke and could not continue work on it so it wasn't finished. Engine was rebuilt and detailed and runs very well with plenty of power. Transmission shifts cleanly and it rides like an Olds should ride. The body was not removed from the frame but it is quite clean underneath with no patches, rust holes, or rot, just the usual surface scale, with traces of old undercoating protecting most of it. There's a new stainless dual exhaust system, fresh shocks, rebuilt brakes including the aforementioned front discs, power steering with a completely rebuilt front end, and fresh 235/75/15 wide whitewall radials at all four corners. The spinner hubcaps alone cost more than $1000!

 

The car has less than 1000 miles on it since the restoration was completed and needs nothing more than some trunk upholstery to be 100%. Includes extensive restoration photos and receipts, manuals, wiring diagrams, and more. Asking price is about 1/2 what was spent on the restoration, never mind the purchase price of the car: $29,900. Such a pretty car that's extremely road-worthy and ready to enjoy. Thanks for looking!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 20, 2019 by Matt Harwood (see edit history)

[auburnseeker]

Those bumpers cost a fortune to replate these days.  Glad I did mine 20 years ago when there were still old time shops that did good work reasonable. 

Nice cars back in the day that you rarely see at the shows today.  I still have mine I had in High school.  Someone will get a nice car with this one for less than the cost of the resto. 

[Matt Harwood]

SOLD! Thank you!