1976 Oldsmobile Delta 88

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    Must have been stored inside all of its life in climate control: the door bottom plastic pieces haven't turned grey-green. At least it has power windows and locks, but yeah, ultimately you can't really drive it as the entirety of its "value" is based on it having 2600 miles on it.
     
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    I just look at that and go meh. The underside doesn't show quite as well as the rest of the car.
     
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    Just weird to me someone would get a car like this, and park it in storage. It's not a 442, gto, cuda, shelby mustang etc.
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    Inflation on car prices notwithstanding, I could pay $8100 and drive it. I would just have to maintain it to a gnat's @$$.
     
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    This is most likely an estate car. Bought new by an older person and has been hidden away in a garage for 40 years.
     
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    I had an old friend that she and her husband had a pretty loaded up ‘75 Delta Convertible. He died and wanted me to help her sell it. She had seen what “Cutlas’” had sold for, and she thought cause that car was half again as much as a Cutlas it should go for 50% more money. Man I think I still have the bruises on my forehead trying to explain the way of the world to her. Nice car, not 22k nice. Put 30,000 miles on it and see what you get. Not even a Royale.
     

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