BIDDER REQUIREMENTS: AN IMMEDIATE NON REFUNDABLE $500 PAY PAL DEPOSIT AT THE END OF THE AUCTION, FULL PAYMENT DUE WITH IN 3 BUSINESS DAYS. ANYONE WITH A 0 FEEDBACK RATING MUST CALL ME FIRST BEFORE BIDDING. IF YOU WANT TO INSPECT THE CAR BEFORE PAYING YOU MUST DO IT BEFORE BIDDING, NOT AFTER YOU WIN!
I HAVE FOR SALE A VERY RARE 1967 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS 442 CONVERTIBLE WITH BUCKET SEATS, FACTORY TILT SPORT WHEEL AND FACTORY AIR CONDITIONING. ONE OF ONLY ABOUT 3,150 CONVERTIBLES BUILT. THIS CAR WAS SOLD NEW AT RUDMAN OLDSMOBILE INC. IN HIGHLAND PARK FLORIDA ON DECEMBER 21,1966. THIS WAS A ONE OWNER CAR UNTIL 2001 WHEN THE ORIGINAL OWNER PASSED AWAY AT 99 YEARS OF AGE. HE LEFT THE CAR TO HIS DAUGHTER WHO SPENT OVER $7,000 IN THE EARLY 2000'S TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL ENGINE REBUILT, TRANSMISSION REBUILT, BRAKES AND NUMEROUS OTHER ITEMS REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE CAR HAD JUST OVER 100,000 MILES AT THE TIME. I HAVE ALL THE RECORDS FOR THE WORK SHE HAD DONE. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM HER IN 2008, IT STILL HAD 100% ORIGINAL PAINT AND THE ORIGINAL TOP FROM 1966. THE PAINT WAS A LITTLE TOO FAR GONE TO BE A NICE SURVIVOR PAINT CAR HAVING NUMEROUS AREAS OF LACQUER CRACKING AND SOME SPRAY CAN TOUCH UPS IN A FEW AREAS WHERE HER FATHER HAD SCRAPED THE SIDES OF THE CAR ON THE GARAGE. IN 2009 I STARTED THE RESTORATION OF THE CAR, I COMPLETELY STRIPPED THE CAR OF ALL TRIM,EMBLEMS, RUBBER GASKETS AND BUMPERS. THE ENTIRE INTERIOR WAS ALSO REMOVED BEFORE GOING TO THE BODY SHOP. THE ENTIRE CAR WAS STRIPPED TO BARE METAL, ANY MINOR RUST WAS REPAIRED WITH NEW METAL. ALL DENTS WERE PULLED OUT AND FINISHED. ONLY A VERY MINIMAL AMOUNT OF FILLER WAS USED TO SMOOTH THE BODY AND MAKE IT LASER STRAIGHT. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS REMOVED, BUMPERS, FENDERS, RADIATOR SUPPORT AND INNER FENDERS. I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME BEFORE PAINTING WITH THE FRONT END OFF SO THAT I COULD PERSONALLY DETAIL THE FRAME, ENGINE, HEATER BOX AND AIRCONDITIONING AND ALL COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE RADIATOR SUPPORT, INNER FENDERS AND HEATER BOX WERE ALL POWDER COATED IN LOW GLASS BLACK. THE HEATER CORE, BLOWER MOTOR, FAN SPEED RESISTOR WERE REPLACED. THE FACTORY AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY RESTORED USING AN EXACT REPRODUCTION A/CCONDENSER, THE CORRECT STYLE ORIGINAL DRIER BOTTLE WAS REMANUFACTURED AND ALL RUBBER O RINGS IN THE SYSTEM HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE A/C BELT HAS NEVER BEEN PUT BACK ON THE CAR SINCE THE RESTORATION AND THE SYSTEM HAS NEVER YET BEEN RE CHARGED WITH R-12 REFRIGERANT. THE VALVE COVERS WERE REPLACED WITH ORIGINAL FACTORY STYLE W-30 CHROME VALVE COVERS, THE ORIGINAL AIR CLEANER LID HAS BEEN RE CHROMED. THE ORIGINAL NUMBERS MATCHING DATE CODE CORRECT ROCHESTER CARBURETOR HAS BEEN CONCOURSE RESTORED AND LOOKS AS NEW. ALL PARTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND OR RESTORED EXACTLY AS FACTORY ORIGINAL JUST LIKE IT WAS STILL ON THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR INCLUDING THE CORRECT ORIGINAL STYLE 1967 BATTERY WITH SPRING RING BATTERY CABLES. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE BODY SHOP, FRONT FENDERS PAINTED OFF THE CAR AND THEN REASSEMBLED. I PERSONALLY PUT THE ENTIRE CAR BACK TOGETHER TO INSURE THAT IT WAS NOT DAMAGED OR SCRATCHED AND THAT ONLY THE CORRECT BOLTS, NUTS AND SCREWS WERE INSTALLED EXACTLY AS ORIGINAL. BOTH THE ORIGINAL FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS WERE SENT OUT AND RE CHROMED. THE ORIGINAL FRONT BUMPER VALANCE WAS POWDER COATED SILVER ASORIGINAL . ALL EMBLEMS WEREREPLACED WITH NOS EMBLEMS. MOST OF THE FACTORY STAINLESS TRIM WAS SENT OUT WITH ALL DINGS AND DENTS REMOVED AND THEN POLISHED. SEVERAL PIECES OF STAINLESS WHEEL TRIM ARE NOS. ALL EXTERIOR STAINLESS WINDOW FUZZIE SEALS WERE REPLACED. ALL DOOR RUBBERS, TRUNK AND HOOD SEALS, BUMPER RUBBERS, DOOR BUMPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE CAR HAS ALL FOUR ORIGINAL T-3 HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES WERE REPAINTED BEFORE INSTALLATION. MOST OF THE INTERIOR IS STILL ORIGINAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FRONT SEAT UPHOLSTERY AND THE CARPETS. THE SHIFTER BEZEL WAS RE CHROMED AND THE CHROME PLASTIC DOOR ARMREST BASES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL AS THE DOOR SILL PLATES. THE TOP IS THE ORIGINAL TOP THAT WAS ON THE CAR WHEN BUILT IN 1966. THE REAR PLASTIC WINDOW PANEL HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. THE ORIGINAL BLACK PARADE BOOT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. THE CAR STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL OWNERS MANUAL WITH PROTECTO PLATE, THE CONVERTIBLE TOP MANUAL, THE ORIGINAL TIRE PRESSURE DECAL AND THE ORIGINAL CLIMATE CONTROL TAG THAT WAS HANGING ON THE FAN SPEED SWITCH WHEN NEW. THE CAR COMES WITH ALL FIVE ORIGINAL 14 X 6 SSI RIMS WITH FIRESTONE WIDE OVAL REDLINE TIRES IN NEW CONDITION AND THE ORIGINAL DUAL WHITE STRIPE SPARE TIRE. THE RIMS ARE IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION AND I HAVE RESTORED THE BLACK PAINT INSERTS WITH THE ORIGINAL LOW GLOSS BLACK PAINT. THE 18 X 8 AND 18 X 10 RIMS WITH REDLINE STRIPE TIRES SEEN IN THE PICTURES ARE INCLUDED IN THE SALE. I WILL ALSO INCLUDE AN ORIGINAL FACTORY CORRECT 1967 AM/FM RADIO AND A VERY RARE AND VERY EXPENSIVE RALLY PACK GAUGE CLUSTER WITH TACH. I HAVE ANOTHER SET OF BLACK UNCUT KICK PANELS. THE RADIO SPEAKERS HAD BEEN INSTALLED BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR. EVERYTHING ON THE CAR IS IS WORKING AS IT SHOULD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE INTERIOR FAN SPEED SWITCH. THIS WAS A FRAME ON RESTORATION INCLUDING A NEW FUEL TANK AND ALL WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO CONCOURSE STANDARDS. THE CAR STILL DOES NOT HAVE A SCRATCH ON IT! I ALSO STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY CHROME DOOR EDGE GUARDS AND A NOS SET THAT I NEVER PUT ON. I DID NOT PUT THE TOP DOWN FOR THE PICTURES AS IT WAS 18 DEGREES THE DAY I TOOK THEM. I BOUGHT THIS CAR WHEN I LIVED IN CALIFORNIA AND THE CAR IS STILL REGISTERED WITH THE CALIFORNIA BLACK PLATES EVEN THOUGH THEREGISTRATION STICKER SAYS 1967! THANK YOU!