Great shiny and clean mint survivor! In early 2001, a Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealer in the west end of Toronto (Courtesy) had a 1978 98 Regency in Maroon with a matching vinyl top and the same colour interior as this example was for sale in the indoor showroom. I preferred it to the newer offerings available at the time.
You find the best cars in near flawless condition. My collection will only be complete when I add a 1979 or 1980 Lincoln Versailles. Thank you for all of your videos. Thank you,
Back in 1988 I worked at a sizable used car lot in Bloomington MN. I had an older woman trade an old Towncar for a very nice used 79 Lincoln Versailles. We had to put in a windshield and clean it up as it was just traded in. When the woman picked up the car, she pulled out of the lot, onto the busy cross street right into an oncoming car and Totalled the car immediately - she didn't make it 3 blocks in that car. I felt so bad for her...
Bill you never fail to amaze me! What a treat to see a car that came out when I was 11 and in elementary school lololol. What a time capsule !! Also a gorgeous color combination, and the lack of vinyl roof undoubtedly help this car survive without rust! This Era of cars was never my thing but I can appreciate them and at least they had style unlike todays cars. Especially the interior with all that detail and plushness. The door panels alone are made up of dozens of parts, material, bezels, faux wood, lenses, lights, etc etc etc. todays cars door panels in most cars are like 5-8 basic parts and all crappy hard plastic. These were cruisers for sure. Supreme comfort!!!
Found one for sale near me. Been looking since last year for a car...most got sold before I could get a few more bux saved to buy. The cutlass price is a bit high and the ones cheaper are in rough shape(project cars). I'm 60, and not in good shape to fix things anymore.(arthritis) beautiful car tho..might be driving one soon. 😊
Wow...who bothers owning a car that you drive 300 miles a year? What a nice car these are - had a creampuff 1977 Olds 98 Regency 4 dr with the 403 engine back in the 80s. It had a posi towing axle and the 400 transmission - talk about a smooth ride. It was quicker than most of the Camaros and Mustangs they made at the time as well. One of my favorite cars ever, and I have owned around 60 cars.
I know, it would be tough for me to NOT drive it. Although I do have a couple cars that are in my personal collection and a couple haven't seen daylight in over a year. lol
This is one gorgeous '79 Regency and best color combo. I remember seeing the chrome wheel option in the sales brochures I picked up as a kid from the New York Auto Show. Those coupled with no optional vinyl roof give it a very sporty look. It's unusually equipped - besides the rare factory rims and rare steel roof, it was optioned with the auto A/C and dual power seats but no power door locks or cruise control.
@@christianbugatticg The diesel has it's own quirks...cold weather and gelling of fuel was the worst. I used to put a gallon of Kerosene or Jet-A per 10 gallons of diesel to prevent gelling. Otherwise, it was a nice car. Could always hear it coming. lol
The best I can discover is there were 3 engines available in a 1979 Oldsmobile 98. A 350 Oldsmobile VIN R, a 403 Oldsmobile VIN K, and a 350 Oldsmobile Diesel VIN N. The 88's (and other Oldsmobiles) in addition to those 3, could have come with a Chevrolet V8, (G,H or L) plus the Oldsmobile 260 (4.3ltr) V8 gasoline or diesel. There are even a few 88's with the 301 (4.9ltr) Pontiac V8, and 3.8ltr V6 Buicks, but the 98 and Custom Cruiser (both C Bodys) were limited to the R, K, and N Oldsmobile V8's. This car also has the incredibly rare option of telescoping (plus tilt)steering wheel. Incredibly rare on an Oldsmobile that is. It was originally a Cadillac C+D Body option and the Buicks got more of them than Olds. My understanding is it was a C Body only thing. They are easy to spot because they only came with the 3 spoke steering wheel (ala Cadillac). I'm kinda surprised that this car doesn't have delay wipers or washer fluid level warning indicator, and cruise control, because those plus the 403 were very common option upgrades and the telescope wheel the rarest (and probably the most expensive option). And for the record, my 1979 Oldsmobile has that same clock and it still works just fine. Lol
Remember the big class action lawsuit in the late 70's where is was about engines. I think someone bought an Olds 88 and found out it had a Chevy 350 and they sued GM saying they bought a Olds and expected and Olds engine not a Chevy. I remember later on a sticker with wording with a disclaimer that GM may used engines across divisions and all the brochures had the same disclaimer.
@@groovy1937 I'm well aware that the engines used across GM lines caused consumer perception problems, I was just pointing out that on the 1979 model year 98's that wasn't a problem because they all came with an Oldsmobile engine. If you find one with a Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, or Cadillac engine you'll know it wasn't factory equipped as such and it might be a good idea to find out what else was swapped. The A and B Body cars could have an engine (other than a Cadillac engine) from a division other than the cars brand, but not the C Body Oldsmobiles (98 & Custom Cruiser). The full size (C & D Body-there was no B Body Cadillac) 1979 Cadillac's could have come with an Oldsmobile Diesel V8, but the Cadillac 425 (7 ltr) was standard equipment, and a much better engine in my opinion.
@@groovy1937 While I prefer (preferred) the Oldsmobile 425 (most were high compression monsters with 360+ HP 470+ lb/feet torque, ended in 67 or 68) the Cadillac 425 (77 thru 79) was incredibly smooth with a better than mild sensation of torque on the low end. I can't remember for sure but I think it was an under bored, de-tuned, reduced compression 472/500. The Cadillac 425 had similar performance specs to the Oldsmobile 403 (available 77-79 only also, which itself was a dramatically over bored 350 small block). The 403 was the largest displacement engine available and widely used across the BOP (Buick-Olds-Pontiac) full size cars 77-79, and even many Fire Birds with automatic transmissions, but Cadillac had to be different and wanted to claim a Cadillac engine. The funny part is, by 1987 Oldsmobile got the 307 up to decent output numbers, and finally made a tough version of the TH200-4R transmission, so the RWD Cadillac Brougham came with them as standard equipment. The only option was a Chevrolet 305 with a 3 speed automatic (I'm almost certain that it was a TH350C transmission), and no Cadillac engine was available. Lol The 2 things I liked about the Cadillac V8's over the Oldsmobiles were the distributor was upfront and the intake manifolds weren't prone to leaking out the back. The bad part was the Cadillacs had the huge A6 A/C compressor right in the middle on top of the engine taking up whatever space was left next to the distributor and made getting at the Quadrajets (and everything else) tougher. Anyway, sorry for the long story, it's not very often that my area of (presumed) expertise comes in handy to add info to a youtube video. Lol And whatever you do, don't get me started on the header panel likenesses and differences for 1977 thru 1979 88's, 98's and Custom Cruisers, I can put gorillas to sleep with that story lol
I remember those little toggle switches being popular at one point. I don't recall why though. It might have been for an aftermarket gizmo for the fuel tank or fuel line, since fuel efficeincy was a becoming a big thing when these cars were made. POSSIBLY.
Oh forgot to mention the Regency option was the Oldsmobiles version of “De Elegance” that Cadillac had with the pillow tufted seats and all the wood and trinkets that made it special. I personally think that the Regency interiors were just right. The Cadillacs had too many tuftings which bordered on ridiculous/insanity!!! Lolololol
Actually, the Regency came first. My old friend Blaine Jenkins designed the Regency interior for Old's 75th Anniversary. He told me when Cadillac saw it, they tried to steal it for the DeVille, but the 14th floor said no way. So, in 74, Cadillac created its own version of the pillow top seat, and as you say, went way overboard.
Don’t get me wrong if I had a choice of an 80s or 90s Cadillac reg trim spec or DeElegance I’d chose the DeElegance even if a bit much! Lol my late father at one time owned a 77 Eldorado Biarritz. That interior was a bit much but in the day I felt like a million bucks when I drove it. I swear the pillow top seats in that car were filled with feathers but I’m sure in reality it was just foam.
@@christianbugatticg No Problem I was brought up with those cars actually that was my graduation year from High School. And I started turning wrenches after that.
Awesome car! I am surprised the paint had issues and the hood was repainted give the car only has 14,000 miles. It must have been exposed to some elements, etc. at some point. Interesting that is has no vinyl top. I am getting used to those Olds chrome wheels. I like them. . . I too wonder what that toggle switch is for ? Maybe someone put an electric fuel pump in?
Don’t be surprised on the paint. I’m surprised how Great the paint still looks over all !! I worked for Buick 1985-6 and recall people coming in with 1-3 year old cars with paint dulling, pealing, wear through etc. one guy had a Champaign color Electra Park Avenue with brown leather seats fully loaded sunroof 8 cassette CB radio etc. his paint was already very dull. Our service Manager told him some bS that it’s a metallic color and metallics in general don’t have much shine etc. he then said “My brother in law just bought a new Light metallic blue Lincoln Towncar and it shines like a Diamond “. The service manager had poker face and said I’ll try to work with a Regional Rep to see if we can touch it up”. Customer replied “ EXCUSE ME??? I want the entire car repainted not touched up! For what I paid it should NOT look like this already !” Eventually going back and forth our local body shop that did warranty word did a base coat clear coat on it (A new type of finish back then only used by some car makers on some of their vehicles). It looked awesome after that and the guy smiled ear to ear when he got it back and thanked everyone. I recall he gave the manager a case of nice wine!!
@@jakereal3604 Yes, I forget this was before clear coat. I remember our cars in the 1970's, we kept them in the garage and I waxed them twice a year - that helped a lot. If you kept them outside and not protected by wax they went to heck fast, especially the vinyl tops. I remember when armour all spray came out and that was like a miracle for keeping vinyl tops protected and gave a nice shine. I used to put it on the tires - no one did tire dressing then. 10 year old kid that took care of cars - unheard of today. Dad had me working with him on the cars when I was 7 years old - tune ups, oil changes, radiator flush, carb rebuilds, etc. Had me wax those cars too. Turtle wax was hard to buff off, not like the easy polishes of today. I remember when NuFinish came out and I loved it and have been using it for 45 years. I agree that certain GM colors faded or had problems. I recall seeing some on the lot especially metallic paints that had issues (light spots). I recall I read somewhere that the 1977 Lincoln Versailles was the first American car to start with clear coat, so Lincolns had clear coat early on. I recall seeing a Mustang on the showroom floor in the 1986 that had a hideous factory paint job. I think all our GM cars we had when I was growing up had decent paint jobs that lasted well, of course I took care of them.
If you would show a CLOSE up picture of the toggle switch your talking about maybe we could see it well enough to know what it is. Im interested to see what it is too. Maybe some CLOSER pictures of those paint areas you described, you go too fast and not close enough to see them Tbis looks like a beautiful car and it deserves the full treatment as far as pictures are concerned.
My son looked behind the dash and the wires to the switch go nowhere. We believe whatever that switch turned on and off is no longer on the car. Maybe an alarm, maybe some fog lights, who knows? It's just a generic red toggle switch.
I kindly explained why I didn't fix the clock. Cheap fix, but when you send clocks and radios off, most all places are like 8 weeks out and some as far as 16 weeks, so I decided last year, I will just disclose if the clock and radio doesn't work. And at least I DO disclose the clock not working. Go look at 10 other auctions with non functioning clocks and see if they voluntarily disclose that. NOPE And seriously?? You will pass on a super rare car, with ultra low miles in amazing condition just because the clock doesn't work?? I mean that is your right but that seems extremely unreasonable! lol
@Christian Garofalo easy now. Just throwin down some humor. It's a beautiful car, regardless of the clock. In fact, we had a 98 & a couple 88's... one was a ragtop red on white. They don't make em like that anymore.
@@jackcompton8752 LOL! Man, now I look silly!! Haha! You know how many people are SERIOUS about that! Haha! I am like, here I have an amazing car and this guy won't buy it over the clock!! HAHA! You got me!!
I pray it doesn’t get “Hooded out”. It seems the younger crowd loves to get their hands one these 77 -onward boxy GM vehicles and put the ridiculous Conestoga Carriage wheels on them. It’s an abomination IMO!!!!
I explain on every car that the clock doesn't work on. I just don't send off radios and clocks. They CAN be fixed relatively inexpensively. However, when you call the place they are most times 8 weeks out, or even as much as 16 weeks!!! It's crazy! I can't wait around 16 weeks that doesn't impact the reliability of the car. And at least I DO disclose that the clock doesn't work. Go look at other auctions and look at all the clocks that don't work and nobody says a thing about it. Thanks!
My all time favorite cars!
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Great shiny and clean mint survivor!
In early 2001, a Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealer in the west end of Toronto (Courtesy) had a 1978 98 Regency in Maroon with a matching vinyl top and the same colour interior as this example was for sale in the indoor showroom. I preferred it to the newer offerings available at the time.
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Gorgeous car!
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You find the best cars in near flawless condition. My collection will only be complete when I add a 1979 or 1980 Lincoln Versailles. Thank you for all of your videos. Thank you,
You are welcome! I am looking for that Versailles as well for you!!
Back in 1988 I worked at a sizable used car lot in Bloomington MN. I had an older woman trade an old Towncar for a very nice used 79 Lincoln Versailles. We had to put in a windshield and clean it up as it was just traded in. When the woman picked up the car, she pulled out of the lot, onto the busy cross street right into an oncoming car and Totalled the car immediately - she didn't make it 3 blocks in that car. I felt so bad for her...
@@gt-37guy6 I hope she was unharmed. I certainly don't want that Versailles.
@@tedlym.3390 Thanks...she was OK, the car NOT so OK.....Totalled.
@@gt-37guy6 Thank you,
Bill you never fail to amaze me! What a treat to see a car that came out when I was 11 and in elementary school lololol. What a time capsule !! Also a gorgeous color combination, and the lack of vinyl roof undoubtedly help this car survive without rust! This Era of cars was never my thing but I can appreciate them and at least they had style unlike todays cars. Especially the interior with all that detail and plushness. The door panels alone are made up of dozens of parts, material, bezels, faux wood, lenses, lights, etc etc etc. todays cars door panels in most cars are like 5-8 basic parts and all crappy hard plastic. These were cruisers for sure. Supreme comfort!!!
True! And I am a 68 baby too!
I’m a tick older then you. I’m ‘66 baby. I just turned 57 this past Saturday jan 29th. 👍🏼👍🏼
Holy Cow! I'd love to have this gorgeous beast sitting in my driveway.
Thanks! You have a few days to decide if you'd like to bid!! lol
Holy cow this is incredible.
Thanks!
Found one for sale near me. Been looking since last year for a car...most got sold before I could get a few more bux saved to buy. The cutlass price is a bit high and the ones cheaper are in rough shape(project cars). I'm 60, and not in good shape to fix things anymore.(arthritis) beautiful car tho..might be driving one soon. 😊
Awesome and good luck!
Beaitiful Car
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Wow...who bothers owning a car that you drive 300 miles a year? What a nice car these are - had a creampuff 1977 Olds 98 Regency 4 dr with the 403 engine back in the 80s. It had a posi towing axle and the 400 transmission - talk about a smooth ride. It was quicker than most of the Camaros and Mustangs they made at the time as well. One of my favorite cars ever, and I have owned around 60 cars.
I know, it would be tough for me to NOT drive it. Although I do have a couple cars that are in my personal collection and a couple haven't seen daylight in over a year. lol
@@christianbugatticg I can see if you have a collection...value is driven by insanely low miles - otherwise they are just a nice OLD car...respect.
@@gt-37guy6 Thanks!
If this ole boy could afford that car he’d leave it stock and drive it beautiful car
Absolutely!
A realty true survivor
Indeed it is!
This is one gorgeous '79 Regency and best color combo. I remember seeing the chrome wheel option in the sales brochures I picked up as a kid from the New York Auto Show. Those coupled with no optional vinyl roof give it a very sporty look. It's unusually equipped - besides the rare factory rims and rare steel roof, it was optioned with the auto A/C and dual power seats but no power door locks or cruise control.
Thanks!! It does look very sporty.
I had one of those except with a diesel engine. It was a lime green light green Oldsmobile 98 Regency.
Oh the diesel, how did you like it?
@@christianbugatticg The diesel has it's own quirks...cold weather and gelling of fuel was the worst. I used to put a gallon of Kerosene or Jet-A per 10 gallons of diesel to prevent gelling. Otherwise, it was a nice car. Could always hear it coming. lol
Haha, I bet! @@Systems1
The best I can discover is there were 3 engines available in a 1979 Oldsmobile 98. A 350 Oldsmobile VIN R, a 403 Oldsmobile VIN K, and a 350 Oldsmobile Diesel VIN N. The 88's (and other Oldsmobiles) in addition to those 3, could have come with a Chevrolet V8, (G,H or L) plus the Oldsmobile 260 (4.3ltr) V8 gasoline or diesel. There are even a few 88's with the 301 (4.9ltr) Pontiac V8, and 3.8ltr V6 Buicks, but the 98 and Custom Cruiser (both C Bodys) were limited to the R, K, and N Oldsmobile V8's.
This car also has the incredibly rare option of telescoping (plus tilt)steering wheel. Incredibly rare on an Oldsmobile that is. It was originally a Cadillac C+D Body option and the Buicks got more of them than Olds. My understanding is it was a C Body only thing. They are easy to spot because they only came with the 3 spoke steering wheel (ala Cadillac). I'm kinda surprised that this car doesn't have delay wipers or washer fluid level warning indicator, and cruise control, because those plus the 403 were very common option upgrades and the telescope wheel the rarest (and probably the most expensive option).
And for the record, my 1979 Oldsmobile has that same clock and it still works just fine. Lol
Thanks for all that info!!!
Remember the big class action lawsuit in the late 70's where is was about engines. I think someone bought an Olds 88 and found out it had a Chevy 350 and they sued GM saying they bought a Olds and expected and Olds engine not a Chevy. I remember later on a sticker with wording with a disclaimer that GM may used engines across divisions and all the brochures had the same disclaimer.
@@groovy1937 I'm well aware that the engines used across GM lines caused consumer perception problems, I was just pointing out that on the 1979 model year 98's that wasn't a problem because they all came with an Oldsmobile engine. If you find one with a Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, or Cadillac engine you'll know it wasn't factory equipped as such and it might be a good idea to find out what else was swapped. The A and B Body cars could have an engine (other than a Cadillac engine) from a division other than the cars brand, but not the C Body Oldsmobiles (98 & Custom Cruiser). The full size (C & D Body-there was no B Body Cadillac) 1979 Cadillac's could have come with an Oldsmobile Diesel V8, but the Cadillac 425 (7 ltr) was standard equipment, and a much better engine in my opinion.
@@oldsguy354 Oh yes, I get what you were pointing out and I understand. Agree, the Cadillac 425 was a great engine.
@@groovy1937 While I prefer (preferred) the Oldsmobile 425 (most were high compression monsters with 360+ HP 470+ lb/feet torque, ended in 67 or 68) the Cadillac 425 (77 thru 79) was incredibly smooth with a better than mild sensation of torque on the low end. I can't remember for sure but I think it was an under bored, de-tuned, reduced compression 472/500. The Cadillac 425 had similar performance specs to the Oldsmobile 403 (available 77-79 only also, which itself was a dramatically over bored 350 small block). The 403 was the largest displacement engine available and widely used across the BOP (Buick-Olds-Pontiac) full size cars 77-79, and even many Fire Birds with automatic transmissions, but Cadillac had to be different and wanted to claim a Cadillac engine. The funny part is, by 1987 Oldsmobile got the 307 up to decent output numbers, and finally made a tough version of the TH200-4R transmission, so the RWD Cadillac Brougham came with them as standard equipment. The only option was a Chevrolet 305 with a 3 speed automatic (I'm almost certain that it was a TH350C transmission), and no Cadillac engine was available. Lol The 2 things I liked about the Cadillac V8's over the Oldsmobiles were the distributor was upfront and the intake manifolds weren't prone to leaking out the back. The bad part was the Cadillacs had the huge A6 A/C compressor right in the middle on top of the engine taking up whatever space was left next to the distributor and made getting at the Quadrajets (and everything else) tougher.
Anyway, sorry for the long story, it's not very often that my area of (presumed) expertise comes in handy to add info to a youtube video. Lol And whatever you do, don't get me started on the header panel likenesses and differences for 1977 thru 1979 88's, 98's and Custom Cruisers, I can put gorillas to sleep with that story lol
Nice !!
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I remember those little toggle switches being popular at one point. I don't recall why though. It might have been for an aftermarket gizmo for the fuel tank or fuel line, since fuel efficeincy was a becoming a big thing when these cars were made. POSSIBLY.
Yes, could have been a number of things.
Oh forgot to mention the Regency option was the Oldsmobiles version of “De Elegance” that Cadillac had with the pillow tufted seats and all the wood and trinkets that made it special. I personally think that the Regency interiors were just right. The Cadillacs had too many tuftings which bordered on ridiculous/insanity!!! Lolololol
Actually, the Regency came first. My old friend Blaine Jenkins designed the Regency interior for Old's 75th Anniversary. He told me when Cadillac saw it, they tried to steal it for the DeVille, but the 14th floor said no way. So, in 74, Cadillac created its own version of the pillow top seat, and as you say, went way overboard.
Don’t get me wrong if I had a choice of an 80s or 90s Cadillac reg trim spec or DeElegance I’d chose the DeElegance even if a bit much! Lol my late father at one time owned a 77 Eldorado Biarritz. That interior was a bit much but in the day I felt like a million bucks when I drove it. I swear the pillow top seats in that car were filled with feathers but I’m sure in reality it was just foam.
Thanks for that info!
Did this car sell please let me know thank you
Yes I am so sorry but you missed it. I think it did $14,800
Did you flip the toggle switch up and try to start the car, it might be a kill switch
Not yet but I will try that for sure! Just didn't really start digging into it. Thanks!
@@christianbugatticg No Problem I was brought up with those cars actually that was my graduation year from High School. And I started turning wrenches after that.
@@bigmountain7561 cool
Awesome car! I am surprised the paint had issues and the hood was repainted give the car only has 14,000 miles. It must have been exposed to some elements, etc. at some point. Interesting that is has no vinyl top. I am getting used to those Olds chrome wheels. I like them. . . I too wonder what that toggle switch is for ? Maybe someone put an electric fuel pump in?
it's a kill switch on must be turned off and on ,I have one on my truck
Going try and figure out the switch today. And it is not unusual for original paint to start cracking on surfaces as hot as the hood gets.
Don’t be surprised on the paint. I’m surprised how Great the paint still looks over all !! I worked for Buick 1985-6 and recall people coming in with 1-3 year old cars with paint dulling, pealing, wear through etc. one guy had a Champaign color Electra Park Avenue with brown leather seats fully loaded sunroof 8 cassette CB radio etc. his paint was already very dull. Our service Manager told him some bS that it’s a metallic color and metallics in general don’t have much shine etc. he then said “My brother in law just bought a new Light metallic blue Lincoln Towncar and it shines like a Diamond “. The service manager had poker face and said I’ll try to work with a Regional Rep to see if we can touch it up”. Customer replied “ EXCUSE ME??? I want the entire car repainted not touched up! For what I paid it should NOT look like this already !” Eventually going back and forth our local body shop that did warranty word did a base coat clear coat on it (A new type of finish back then only used by some car makers on some of their vehicles). It looked awesome after that and the guy smiled ear to ear when he got it back and thanked everyone. I recall he gave the manager a case of nice wine!!
@@jakereal3604 Yes, I forget this was before clear coat. I remember our cars in the 1970's, we kept them in the garage and I waxed them twice a year - that helped a lot. If you kept them outside and not protected by wax they went to heck fast, especially the vinyl tops. I remember when armour all spray came out and that was like a miracle for keeping vinyl tops protected and gave a nice shine. I used to put it on the tires - no one did tire dressing then. 10 year old kid that took care of cars - unheard of today. Dad had me working with him on the cars when I was 7 years old - tune ups, oil changes, radiator flush, carb rebuilds, etc. Had me wax those cars too. Turtle wax was hard to buff off, not like the easy polishes of today. I remember when NuFinish came out and I loved it and have been using it for 45 years. I agree that certain GM colors faded or had problems. I recall seeing some on the lot especially metallic paints that had issues (light spots). I recall I read somewhere that the 1977 Lincoln Versailles was the first American car to start with clear coat, so Lincolns had clear coat early on. I recall seeing a Mustang on the showroom floor in the 1986 that had a hideous factory paint job. I think all our GM cars we had when I was growing up had decent paint jobs that lasted well, of course I took care of them.
If you would show a CLOSE up picture of the toggle switch your talking about maybe we could see it well enough to know what it is. Im interested to see what it is too. Maybe some CLOSER pictures of those paint areas you described, you go too fast and not close enough to see them Tbis looks like a beautiful car and it deserves the full treatment
as far as pictures are concerned.
My son looked behind the dash and the wires to the switch go nowhere. We believe whatever that switch turned on and off is no longer on the car. Maybe an alarm, maybe some fog lights, who knows? It's just a generic red toggle switch.
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Well, you had me til you got to the clock. Sorry, man, instant deal killer.
I kindly explained why I didn't fix the clock. Cheap fix, but when you send clocks and radios off, most all places are like 8 weeks out and some as far as 16 weeks, so I decided last year, I will just disclose if the clock and radio doesn't work. And at least I DO disclose the clock not working. Go look at 10 other auctions with non functioning clocks and see if they voluntarily disclose that. NOPE
And seriously?? You will pass on a super rare car, with ultra low miles in amazing condition just because the clock doesn't work?? I mean that is your right but that seems extremely unreasonable! lol
@Christian Garofalo easy now. Just throwin down some humor. It's a beautiful car, regardless of the clock. In fact, we had a 98 & a couple 88's... one was a ragtop red on white. They don't make em like that anymore.
@@jackcompton8752 LOL! Man, now I look silly!! Haha! You know how many people are SERIOUS about that! Haha! I am like, here I have an amazing car and this guy won't buy it over the clock!! HAHA! You got me!!
A younger guy will buy this and put some 22 inch rims on it ! She's SWEET !
Let's hope this one stays original!
I pray it doesn’t get “Hooded out”. It seems the younger crowd loves to get their hands one these 77 -onward boxy GM vehicles and put the ridiculous Conestoga Carriage wheels on them. It’s an abomination IMO!!!!
There is NO telescopic wheel.
There absolutely is.
Yes, there is a telescopic wheel.
Yes. All three-spoke steering wheels in the 88 and 98 are tilt/telescopic. A two spoke wheel was standard with the fix and tilt columns.
@@jtralongo1 Thanks for sharing that!
downsized but huge by todays standards
True!
They could fix up that car and make it look real nice,but they can't get the clock fixed?
I explain on every car that the clock doesn't work on. I just don't send off radios and clocks. They CAN be fixed relatively inexpensively. However, when you call the place they are most times 8 weeks out, or even as much as 16 weeks!!! It's crazy! I can't wait around 16 weeks that doesn't impact the reliability of the car. And at least I DO disclose that the clock doesn't work. Go look at other auctions and look at all the clocks that don't work and nobody says a thing about it. Thanks!