Twisted Shifter Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/d/harbor-city-1957-oldsmobile-fiesta/7721811321.html 1957 Oldsmobile Fiesta Super 88 4 door hardtop wagon very rare. 371ci J2 Tripower w/ very hard to find factory air cleaner (tri power not hooked up) hydramatic 4 speed . Factory power windows, brakes, steering. Needs restoration. runs, drives. Needs work, needs wheel cylinder driver side. Have 4 new wheel cylinders not installed. has rust front floors, little in rockers rear door. Not a rust bucket by any means but has rust. 1 of 8900 built. Hard to find. Very desirable. Must sell. Tons of pics and videos. Email request. email - 747cfd1e885a3be88096c74f55b3cb2c@sale.craigslist.org https://barnfinds.com/371-tri-power-project-1957-oldsmobile-super-88-fiesta-wagon/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kar3516 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I had never seen one of these; very cool car! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deac Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 My uncle is fixated on these Fiesta's. This one may have a lot going for it like the J2 tri-power option but it also needs a lot of work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Whole lot of blah-blah in the barnfinds ad copy but that's to be expected. And Code 10 Onyx Black was absolutely on the 1957 Oldsmobile color chart for all series. Paint jobber color chip sheets just don't always show the chip itself, only the Onyx Black name. Factory paint color brochure does. Brightwork is really good on this Fiesta. The dual exhaust bumper ends are often rotted. Not the first J2 I've seen missing the outboard carbs either. People who had them often didn't "exercise" their J2 enough and the outboard carbs would get gummed up and half seized up from lack of use. So they'd get the carbs removed and blank off plates installed. Long as they come with the car... I'm not sure $22k is real-world pricing for this car. Sure, a J2 hardtop wagon isn't common, but this needs at least that much more in restoration work, and probably double that amount. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 This will be stunning when finished. Surely will be expensive, but people have spent more on less desirable cars... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrudy Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Absolutely my favorite mark and favorite year. I believe that this beautiful wagon needs someone with deep pockets to bring this beauty back to what it once was. I would be concerned that when all is said and done, you would have a beautiful car that would be hot as all get out in the summer. GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 55er Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I've read the ads and watched all the videos......IMO it's overpriced for the condition as there's a lot of work left to be done here. At least one pic in the CL ad is doctored or photoshopped somehow and I'm not sure if the car is in CA or AZ. An extra manifold with the 3 carbs can be seen behind the back seat in one of the CL pics. One video does show it running and driving up & down the street but there are no real pictures of any of the those rusty areas that need repaired. One video: "Rare, oh so cool, really cool, look at this, look at that, blah, blah, blah" on & on, then the seller states he only paid $8K for the car ten years ago but he's trying to get $22K for it now. A desirable car but it's very overhyped. Seller acts like his is the only 1957 Fiesta wagon left in the world but there are a still a fair number of them out there. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans1965 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Looks like a spaceship just landed on earth. Unbelievable thing. I wonder how it was to be young in that time period with such extraordinary design around you. Did it influence your thinking, your way of life, your idea about the future? This car might be overpriced by 5 grand or so, but when have you seen one like that the last time? Rarity costs. I adore it. I cannot buy them all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 This is a very desirable car. I know a guy that is into the this era wagons and it is shocking to me how much money he will pay for stuff like this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 2 hours ago, Hans1965 said: Looks like a spaceship just landed on earth. Unbelievable thing. I wonder how it was to be young in that time period with such extraordinary design around you. Did it influence your thinking, your way of life, your idea about the future? Someone posted pics of an early-season show in another forum I'm on. Fundraiser show, put on by a high school HOSA club in Indiana. One picture showed a pair of high school kids scoping out a 1959 Edsel wagon. I thought, maybe a seed has been planted. Though more likely they'd just never seen a station wagon!😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f.f.jones Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I had a friend back in the day with the J-2 package in his black 88 hardtop. Nobody messed with him, Chevys included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Twisted Shifter Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 On 3/4/2024 at 2:24 PM, EmTee said: https://y.yarn.co/b9c4d002-c83a-43ca-be2b-8a7b776cbb48.mp4 ?????????????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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