1953 Oldsmobile 98 Holiday - Rocket, Original Owner on 2040-cars
Calabasas, California, United States
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This is our 1953 Oldsmobile 98 Holiday. We are the original owners. It was purchased from C.B. O’Malley Inc. in Chicago, Illinois on July 15th, 1953. I have the original invoice and owner’s manual. Both are in excellent condition. They have been stored in a desk drawer. The 98 Holiday was the top of the line for Oldsmobile in 1953. This car has power windows and seat. This also has the Hydra-Matic Transmission. I believe it has the original spare tire. The car has been sitting in a barn for the last 20 or so years. My dad had the original motor rebuilt in 1995 and never installed it. It was sitting in the garage until a couple of years ago when he set the engine in the car. As you can see from the pictures, it has never been hooked up.
The car is all there except for a few items. Here is a list of items that I know are missing. Everything else is there as far as I can tell. 1. Carburetor 2. 2 front chrome pieces. 3. The ignition key assembly. 4. One hub cap.
With that said, the car needs to be restored. The headliner
is missing and so is the carpet and trunk mat. This has been a California car
since the late 50’s. The is no rust of any consequence on the car. The floors
are solid, the doors and door jams are solid. Nothing is rusted out or through.
It has never been in an accident that I
can remember. Someone hit the driver’s side front bumper and that is why the
chrome piece is missing. I think my dad gave the other side to someone to match
up and never got it back. The windows are down and as far as I know, they are
not broken. However, I can’t roll them up so I can’t be positive. However, I do
remember a neighborhood mechanic getting the windows to work about 15 or so
years ago and the glass was not broken then.
If you have any questions about the car I will try to answer them. Obviously the car is in as is condition and all sales are final. The buyer is responsible for paying and making shipping arrangements. A deposit of $2,000 is due within 24 hours of auction end. Thank you for looking.
On Oct-17-13 at 12:08:25 PDT, seller added the following information:
I have more pictures available upon request. |
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