1955 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight

324 V8

Automatic

557C19462

1955 OLDSMOBILE 88, TRUE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CAR SINCE NEW. TOTAL BODY ON RESTORATION DONE IN THE EARLY 1990s . WITH APROX. 11,000 MILES. TONS OF RECEIPTS GOING BACK TO THE 1980s. HAS THE CALIFORNIA BLACK PLATES THAT WERE INSTALLED IN 1960s. ALSO HAS THE OWNERS MANUAL WITH ALL THE WARRANTY INFORMATION , OWNERS NAME AND DEALERSHIPS NAME. THE ORIGINAL 324 V8 MOTOR WAS TOTALY REBUILT BY A PRO BUICK MECHANIC. THE ORIGINAL 4 SPEED HYDOMATIC TRANS WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE ALSO ADDED FROM A SUPER 88. NEW RADIATOR,GENERATOR,REGULATOR ETC. FRONT SUSPENSION REBUILT. COMPLETE BRAKE JOB WAS DONE. ALL NEW CORRECT INTERIOR FROM SMS INTERIORS WITH DAYTONA CARPET. THE BODY WAS STRIPED TO BARE METAL PRIMED AND BLOCKED SEVERAL TIMES AND PAINTED THE CORRECT ORIGINAL COLORS IN A URATHANE SINGLE STAGE PAINT.THE CAR HAS ZERO RUST AND NEVER. ALL THE CHROME AND STAINLESS WAS DONE AT THE SAME TIME. THE TRUNK IS ALSO RESTORED TO ORIGINAL. THE PAINT ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF TRUNK LID IS ORIG. AND LOOKS NICE.THE BOTTOM SIDE IN IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND CLEAN. IT HAS NEW COKER RADIAL WIDE WHITE WALL TIRES.EVERYTHING WORKS AS IT SHOULD, LIGHTS, GAUGES,TURN SIGNALS, AM RADIO ETC. (WIPERS ARE A LITTLE SLOW) THIS CAR RUNS AND DRIVES LIKE NEW, GOES DOWN THE ROAD 70MPH WITH EASE, VERY SMOOTH AND QUIET. AMAZING ROAD CAR. THE STEERING IS TIGHT AND IT STOPS EXCELLENT. THIS CAR IS IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION INSIDE AND OUT. KEEP IN MIND IT WAS RESTORED NEARLY 20 YEARS AGO BIT STILL LOOKS FRESH. I WOULD SAY ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 , 10 BEING BEST. ITS AN EASY #9, IT HAS A CLEAR CALIFORNIA TITLE AND CURRENTLY REGISTERED. ALL SHIPPING AND TRANSPORTING IS UP TO BUYER.On May-19-12 at 14:18:21 PDT, seller added the following information: THIS IS BY FAR ONE OF THE BEST RUNNING AND DRIVING MID 50s OLDSMOBILES ANYWHERE.