Detail Info for: Oldsmobile : Toronado deluxe model going cheap, fix it and drive with much work done by me

Transaction Info
Sold On:
05/11/2011
Price:
$ 1400.00
Condition:
Mileage:
117000
Location:
westport, KY, 40077
Seller Type:
Private seller
Vehicle Specification
Year Make Model:
1967 Oldsmobile Toronado
Submodel Body Type:
deluxe model Coupe
Engine:
8 - Cyl.
Transmission:
Automatic
VIN:
396877m614937
Vehicle Title:
Drive Train:
Fuel Type:
Gasoline
Standard Equipment:
Optional Equipment:
Vehicle Detail
1967 OLDSMOBILE TORONADO, FIRST UP, THE CAR HAS ALOT OF OPTIONS, P.S.-P.B.-P.ANTENNAE-P.W.-TILT WHEEL-TELESCOPIC WHEEL-A/C-TRUNK RELEASE- P.SEAT-DOOR EDGE GAURDS-REAR SEAT SPEAKER-DELUXE MODEL. THE CAR BODY IS IN GREAT SHAPE FOR THE YEAR WITH ONLY A LITTLE RUST. NOT WHERE IT TYPICALLY IS.,TIRES ARE NEW...250 MILES, THE FOLLOWING WORK HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST 250 MILES OR SO. TOTAL NEW ; BRAKE SYSTEM, ALL BUT REPLACING THE BOOSTER...EVERYTHING.............ALL NEW FRONT END SUSPENSION / STEERING COMPONENTS,,,HUB BEARINGS, SEALS, IDLER ARM, TIE RODS, STEERING BOX, BALL JOINTS, EVERYTHING ABOUT THE FRONT END STEERING, AND SUSPENSION, SHOCKS, YOU NAME IT ...IT WAS DONE. SAME FOR THE REAR SUSPENSION....NEW LEAF SPRINGS, BEARINGS / SEALS, ALL 4 SHOCKS, EVERYTHING. ENGINE,...ALL NEW OF THE FOLLOWING....WATER PUMP, ONE WIRE ALTENATER, FUEL PUMP, POWER STEERING HOSES, CARBURETOR SENT TO A VERY WELL KNOWN MATER REBUILDER FOR REBUILD WITH NEW BUSHINGS AND AND RETHREADED FUEL FILTER INLET AS WELL....(NOW IN SHOW CONDITION!) MAJOR TUNE UP, NEW RADIATOR, BELTS, HOSES, YOU NAME IT....ALL THE LITTLE ANCILLARY ITEMS RELATED TO A REFRESHED ENGINE TO TRAVEL WELL AND DEPENDABLE WITH NO SUPRISES,...EVEN THE SMALL RELAYS, VACUUM HEADLIGHT RELEASE VALVE FOR THE HEADLIGHT DOWN FUNCTION,....BATTERY CABLES... ALL DONE! THE THINGS THAT NEED FIXED THAT I CANNOT DO BECAUSE OF MY DISABILITY STOPPED ME ARE...(AND THIS IS WHY THE PRICE IS A "JUST GET IT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY" TYPE OF PRICE.. I'LL HAVE A WAY TO HELP YOU LOAD IT.DON'T WORRY. HAVE ACESS TO A FARM TRACTOR. THE ENGINE.....WAS...WAS... PROFESSIONALLY REBUILT BY A REPUTABLE MACHINE SHOP PRIOR TO ME OWNING IT( OWNER WAS A FRIEND OF MY BROTHER''S AND A CO-WORKER AS WELL) HOWEVER SOMEONE MISSED TORQUEING A ROD CAP OR SOMETHING AND DEVELOPED A ROD KNOCK. I DO NOT START THE CAR BECAUSE OF THAT. I CANNOT PHYSICALLY FIX THE CAR..I AM DISABLED IN MY BACK. ( I TOOK THE REST OF THE CASH I HAD TO FINISH THE CAR AND BOUGHT A LIKE KIND OF FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR ..AN ELDORADO. ORIGINAL AND ONLY 58,000 MILES OUT OF N.C.)...NICE CAR... BUT NOT QUITE AN OLDSMOBILE..HA HA.....I'M A DIE HARD OLDSMOBILE FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAVE OWNED 20 IN PAST 35 YEARS OF DRIVING !!!! BUY, FIX, DRIVE & SELL.. ( HOPEFULLY EVERY TIME FOR SOME $ IN MY POCKET) THE INTERIOR...IT IS ALL THERE BUT NEEDS RE DOING. BUT I DID PUT IN A NEW PASSENDER FRONT POWER WINDOW MOTOR. SO...THAT IS A SYNOPSIS OF THE CAR....IT WOULD BE A GREAT CAR TO FINISH AS MUCH OF THE UNDERNEATH HAS BEEN DONE FOR RELIABILITY . I'VE SEEN ALOT OF CARS THAT ARE SHINY, PRESENTABLE, AND DRIVEABLE BUT YOU CANNOT KEEP BETWEEN THE DITCHES AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO STOP WITH YOU FEET. THIS IS THE OPPISITE..IT IS AGREAT CAR TO FIX AND I'LL LET SOMEONE HAUL IT AWAY FOR CHEAP. LOOK AT THE PIC'S.. THEN IF YOUR SERIOUS...JUST BUT IT !! BUT BEFORE YOU HIT BUT IT NOW OR MAKE ME AN OFFER MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE MONEY, MAKE SURE YOU CAN HAUL IT AWAY AS I AM TIRED OF SEEING ALL MY HARD EARNED $ AND TIME SIT ANY MORE WHEN SOMEONE CAN AND WILL APPRECIATE THE BASIS FOR A GREAT TORONADO. THIS WOULD BE A GREAT FATHER /SON PROJECT FOR CHEAP !! INVEST IN YOUR SON / GRANDCHILD / OR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD BOY AND TEACH HIM SOMETHING BESIDES VIDEO GAMES AND CELL PHONES. NOTHING WRONG WITH THOSE ...BUT INVEST IN SOME LIFETIME KNOWLEDGE AND MAKE A PAL ALONG THE WAY. THIS IS NOT BULLHOCKEY I'M SAYING JUST TO SELL MY CAR. I WANT TO SELL IT SURE. BUT IT IS A CHEAP WAY TO TEACH A YOUNG PERSON IN THE GARAGE ...... THIS IS HOW I LEARNED MECHANIC'S AS A FATHERLESS TEEN. MY NEIGHBOR TOOK ME IN. TEACH A YOUNG PERSON SOMETHING ABOUT OLD CARS AND YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID WHEN YOU GET OLDER EVEN IT IS NOT ON THIS CAR. SMILE !!!!!!!!!! LET ME KNOW ....MY CELL NUMBER IS...502/442/8244 ....BRYAN....... I'M IN THE E.S.T. ZONE .... I'M IN LOUISVILLE, KY. AREA OFF OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE ( I-71) BETWEEN LOU, KY. AND CINCINNATI , OH. ...AND MY ZIP CODE IS 40077 FOR YOU MAP PEOPLE ON GOOGLE, YAHOO MAPS, OR MAPQUEST. YOU CAN CALL TILL...10 P.M. E.S.T. THANKS AND LOOK .!!!!