One question car nuts. (Note I can’t even drive yet, as I’m a minor…)
This car that’s in the title has been sitting in our garage for years. AFAIK the only issue it has is being maintenance from being so old. Dad says If I help him, I get the car.
Worth the project?
Absolutely worth the project.
That car is a legend … Never appear in a main roles of any movie … But it’s cooler than those Camaro and Mustang anyway.
If you want to drive a classic and like the style of it then the decision to restore it should be easy. Older cutlass convertibles actually sell for a large amount of money so I would say yes it could be worth the project. They are valued since the convertible option wasn’t as common as the hard top.
Definitely go for it! Ever since I could craw I’ve loved cars, especially classics/vintage cars! So obviously I wanted an old car for my first to work on and drive. Junior year in highschool me and my dad found a '65 Chevy Corvair (rear engine, air cooled, flat 6) on Criagslist and went and looked at/purchased it. Ever since, me and my dad have been working on it, me doing most of the work, and him helping when needed to get it reliable and good looking.
Trust me, you will love the experience, except the many times you get very frustrated with it when something doesn’t cooperate. And as easy as something may seem, it won’t be when you go to do it! hehe. I just put new seatbelts in today, which should have been easy, but of course the welded in nuts had rusted threads, so the proper sized bolt didn’t fit in them, and the previous owner had smaller bolts in the holes. I just drove the older large bolts (for the outside mounts) into those nuts a few times to clean them enough to get the proper bolts in, then put a second bolt and lock washer on top of the welded nut, as I don’t trust those rusted bolts. Of course, it was not as easy as expected!
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Good luck! And keep us posted.
Oh, and it’s the most fun car I’ve ever driven, and get a lot of looks, thumbs ups, and “nice cars!” Before this I’ve always been a quite unnoticed person, so all te attention I get with the car was a big change.
It’s been a while, and I seem to have more of an itching for it the more I think about it…
A decade ago or so, I was talking to a co-worker. She was telling me how cool it would be to ride her Harley across Europe, and all the specific places she wanted to visit. I told her to do it now while she has the means and opportunity. She put in her two weeks notice, booked shipping and an airline ticket the same day. I couldn’t tell you if she ever came back.
Moral of the Story:
Don’t let an “I could do this” turn into regret and remorse.
Well, the thing about cars that have been sitting for a long time is that alot of things can go wrong if it hasen’t been run regularily… Seals dry up and crack and all kinds of things.
Do you know if its been run often?.. Cars that are sitting really should be run every week or 2, and driven back and forth a bit to keep the drivetrain lubricated.
Other than that, I say if you really love that car, then go for it. You will probably spend more than its worth restoring it though, so don’t expect to ever get the all the money back.
Drake is right, I drive a 23 year old car and, while it does take me back and forth, if I take it to a mechanic/coachbuilder he would find thousands of euros worth of work to be done. It doesn’t bother me though, it’s an investment really. Put down some money now and receive more money should I decide to sell a few years later. You can’t go wrong with classic cars 
Awesome! 442s are awesome cars. It would be a great car. What motor does it have it in? Driving a classic on a regular basis isn’t that bad, I have a good friend that drives a '67 Fairlane with a bigblock on a daily basis for the last ten years.
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Actually, it has. It wasn’t a 1969… but in Demolition Man, a 1970 Olds 442 W-30 played a pretty big role in the movie! 
My dad actually has a 1970 Oldsmobile Rallye 350, which was an “insurance beater” car that looked like the W-30 442, but came with a 310hp/390tq small block 350 instead of the big block 455.
Nice car, don’t miss the chance. Here’s the story on it:youtube.com/watch?v=bL8cH_3tdiQ&feature=related