1971 Oldsmobile Other for sale $19,900

Unique low-mileage collector cars are like buried treasure: you know theyre out there but theyre almost impossible to find. Thats especially true when youre looking for a showroom-fresh oddity like this awesome Delta Eighty-Eight. Pampered and paraded its entire life this fantastic full-size is an extremely well preserved survivor thats driven only 21787 miles in roughly 45 years. Looking for an outsider classic thats both affordable and substantial? This impressive Oldsmobile is a clean time capsule thatll transport you right back to the days when full-size American luxury ruled the world!

BODYWORK/TRIM

The early 70s wrought some of the most interesting offerings from Detroits Big Three. Possessing the fading ego of the muscle car era and attempting to meet stricter emissions and tighter safety standards the companies felt a need to maintain their swagger while fostering an unprecedented break from convention. This grand Oldsmobile coupe is a serious testament to just how far that mindset sprang or stumbled – depending on whom you talk to. The cars awesome Galleon Gold pigment is bright and glossy lending a decidedly retro feel to its retro unmolested body. With that pigment comes tidy sheetmetal which presents clean mostly straight surfacing thats logical and attractive. That solid profile is well aligned featuring correctly guarded doors that open and close with ease. And overall this Eighty-Eights looks defy the decades its VIN suggests!

Despite having the same wheelbase as their predecessors GMs 1971 B-Bodies were physically larger offerings that boasted handsomely exaggerated styling. At the front of this Oldss body a deep-set fascia hangs a prominent rocket emblem and textured Oldsmobile branded grilles between a sculpted bumper and four chrome-trimmed headlights. A whittled coke bottle profile integrates clean marker lamps and flowing Delta 88 badging beside tight wheel frames broad rocker guards and traditional door handles. At the top of the car chip-free glass seats polished stainless between a correct mirror and correct Oldsmobile-branded vinyl. And out back canted rocket-branded tail lamps illuminate a louvered Oldsmobile branded trunk above a second sculpted bumper.

ENGINE

Hoist the hood and youll find an original 350 cubic inch Rocket V8 thats ready to be seen and heard! At the top of the freshly repainted block a big carburetor mixes juice from leak-free fuel lines with air thats supplied by a dressed single-snorkel air cleaner. That air/fuel mixture travels in to a correct cast iron intake thats anchored by a traditional points distributor. That distributor feeds spark through proven MSD Street Fire wires which snake around correct 7 heads that are capped with stamped and color-keyed valve covers. And charred dinosaurs breach fully restored exhaust manifolds. Aesthetically the cars Satin Black fenders and snazzy gold block look fantastic against its well-kept exterior. Items like a correct brake booster a Delco battery topper and an old school Frigidaire AC compressor preserve an authentic feel. And naturally the reliable mill proudly displays a correct 395558 casting number in front of a matching 171566 partial VIN.

DRIVETRAIN/SUSPENSION

The bottom of this awesome Olds is clean solid and ready to roll the blacktop. The aforementioned Rocket 350 fronts an original Turbo-Hydramatic 350 3-speed which sends power to a stout 10-bolt axle that appears to employ correct 3.08 gears. That smooth driveline rides a familiar double A-arm and