For Sale: 1925 Model 30 Oldsmobile

[Aussie Zed]

We're selling this car, which we bought as a project maybe 10 years ago and haven't found the time to do. We identified it as a great project car because aside from the trim, which is still there (just taken off) it hasn't been got at by anyone! The car was delivered to Adelaide originally (which is where it's for sale)

I thought that either someone on here would be interested or know someone who might be.

AU$5500 ono.

[TomoHawk]

What's the 'ono' mean, or is it a typo.?

thx

[Alan Pugh]

Or nearest offer

[agemeansnothing]

That's history in the making that thing looks like a model T fix it up and put in a museum!

[e_racer1999]

wish i had a better locale/more money

[Aussie Zed]

Here's the link to the classified section:

http://www.classiczcars.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=583&sort=1&cat=1&page=1

I've got stacks more pics (i went a bit crazy with the digital camera), which i'm happy to post for anyone who would like to see them - even if they aren't interested in buying the car.

Jon

[Alfadog]

*raises hand*

I'd love to see more pictures, and any information you might have regarding its history and how you came to own it!

[zman525]

me to... i sent you a pm... i love this thing wish i could buy it, but A: i dont live in Aus, B: i dont have any money, C: i dont have room, D: I wouldnt have the ability to restore that back to the way it should be ( in a museum with not even a single peice of dust on it )

[Aussie Zed]

It all started with my grandfather, who restored quite a few cars as a hobby to take his mind off of work. Not a bad hobby i'm sure you'll all agree. But by about ten years ago he'd become a little bit frail physically, still really switched on though and he suggested that we find a project car to restore and he'd help us. We looked for a while and found this car that had been delivered new to Adelaide from the US and i'm lead to believe bodied by Holdens locally. I can't remember exactly where but it was sitting in a big shed somewhere in the South East of South Aust.

This method of bodying was standard practice at the time, cars would be made as a rolling chassis, usually with the engine, driveline, radiator, etc and a local coachmaker would put a body to it. I don't think holden made a full car on their own until '48 when the FX came out.

By the looks of it, this car is very original, it looks as though the trim is still the original, and is the only part that has been taken off, we still have the trim and hood for making patterns.

It has an electric starter, which is handy - saves cranking by hand. Not all cars had them in the 1920s! The engine looks pretty small in the pics but it's a fair sized lump up close. 6cly side valve with 2¾" bore and 4¾" stroke. Long stroke motors are typical of the era, in which cars didn't rev much. It utilises an autovac fuel pump, which is a clever system, running off the engine's vacuum. The 'mascot' on the radiator is actually a temperature gauge, the little clear circle shows the driver the top portion of the thermometer, letting the driver see when it's getting hot.

We're selling it because one of the cars my grandfather restored is sitting in a museum, not having been driven for a while and we're clearing a space for it.

I can't think of anything else interesting right now, but feel free to ask any questions.

I've attatched a couple more pics and i'll put some more in my gallery

Jon

[Gav240z]

That's great thanks for sharing.