1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday Coupe

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1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday Coupe

You are viewing a very nice and solid hard top. The car was not restored off frame due to being such a good solid car. The car is primarily stock with a few upgrades. Runs and drives excellent. Owned since 2001. Really good driver car that runs and drives excellent. Great hiway cruiser.

Please read on for more particulars of the car:
Body/Paint: The body is all original steel in excellent condition. Repainted 20 years ago using pearl and wine berry metallic. The body is in very good condition with no dents or dings. The paint is in very good condition and shows well.

Interior: Lots of originality with door panel, seat covers, dash pad and carpet replaced. The headliner is original in remarkable condition. The dash is unrestored and looks very nice. All interior bright work is in very good condition. Padded dash and chrome trimmed headliner stock on Holiday coupes. Modern radio under the seat. Power steering. Original tissue dispenser.

Running Gear: 324 Rocket V8, rebuilt and runs excellent. The transmission is an original to the car Hydromatic 3 speed and has been rebuilt in the past. The rear end is al stock to the car. Alternator rather than generator. Runs and drives very nice.

Suspension: The underside is unrestored condition, but maintained. The frame is very solid with no rust rot. Rides nice for a heavy car.

Bright work: The front and rear bumpers have been rechromed. All other bright work is pretty much original to the car in overall good condition with some signs of wear. Very light pitting in a couple chrome areas. Flood lights are nonfunctional.

Glass: All glass is in excellent condition.

Exhaust: Dueled off with glass packs. Lakers are nonfunctional.

Brakes: Stock drum brakes in good working order.

Wheels/Tires: Stock wheels and caps with newer radials and lots of rubber. 215/75/15 all the way around with spare and jack.

What doesn’t work: Original radio, clock, odometer just stopped working last year. Fuel gauge works but doesn’t read to full when filled up.

Summary: If you are seeking a solid driver that is reliable this car is worthy of your consideration. Good solid car. I have over 100 pictures of the car so please contact me and provide your email address if you would like additional pictures. Reasonable price. Great value and a quality car for the money.

Disclaimer: The car is for sale locally. The owner has the right to cancel the auction at any time for any reason. No warranties or guarantees are expressed or implied with the car being sold in "AS IS" condition.

Feel free to call me to discuss the particulars.

Gary 509 993 6918