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1940 OLDSMOBILE . HYDRA-MATIC f40-series 60 2 door sedan

Sale price: £7,500.00 make an offer

Car location: plumstead, London, United Kingdom

Seller's notes: original untouched condition it is 73 years old and has not been restored at all, it is not a new car !

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1940
Doors:
2
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1940 OLDSMOBILE . HYDRA-MATIC f40-series 60 2 door sedan for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.25) based on 787 votes
THIS IS MY OLDSMOBILE .   ONLY FOR SALE DUE TO A--- HOLE WIFE. THE CAR IS ALL ORIGINAL.   IT HAS HAD A COAT OF PAINT. AT SOME TIME . ONT KNOW WHEN. THERE IS NO RUST WHAT SO EVER IN THIS CAR. UNDER THE DASH YOU CAN SEE CLEAN BARE METAL. HIS CAR IS VERY VERY RARE.    IT WAS THE FIRST CAR BUILT WITH A  AUTOMATIC GEAR BOX. ITS A HYDRA-MATIC. THE GEARBOX WAS DESIGNED FOR CADILLAC. BUT PUT IN THE OLDSMOBILE AS A TEST THE MARKET. JUST IN CASE IT DIDNT WORK AND CADILLAC WOULD HAVE GOT A BAD NAME.  WELL IT DID WORK. AND THE REST IS HISTORY. (ITS NOT AS SMOOTH AS LATER MODELS)THIS CAR IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE COUNTRY  ( THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE AT THE RALLY OF THE GIANTS). THE CAR STARTS AND RUNS OK. BUT THIS IS A VERY OLD CAR AND IT WONT DRIVE LIKE A FIFTYS CAR . HESE ARE VERY BASICAGRICULTURAL TO DRIVE. AND ON CROSS PLY TYRES.  I BOUGHT THE CAR IN THE AUCTION FOR THE MARVEL CARS. /span>FROM THE FILM "CAPTAIN AMERICA"   SHE HAS HAD NEW KING PINS. A NEW RAD. AND THATS ALL. I DO DRIVE HER.  BUT THE ENGINEHAS DONE 90000 MILES  NOW AND DOES SMOKE A BIT FROM THE BREATHER ON THE ENGINE.  I HAVE PUT A PIPE ON THE BREATHER AND IT RUNS OUT THE BACK OF THE CAR (SO THE FUMES DONT SMELL INSIDE THE CAR. )   SHE ALWAYS STARTS AND DRIVES OK BUT SLOWLY ROUND THE HOUSES. AS THEY DO WONDER. AND BRAKES ARE DRUMS. YOU GET USED TO IT.  (SHE WILL CRUSE AT 70 MPH )  SHE DRAWS A CROWD WHERE EVER SHE GOES .   SHE LOOKS SMALL. BUT IS ACTUALY QUITE BIG.    ALL THE INTERIOUR IS AS IT WAS IN 1940 UNTOUCHED IT IS ALL ORIGINAL(THERE ONLY ORIGINAL ONCE)   WHEN I BOUGHT HER  I WAS GOING TO PUT IN A MODERN ENGINE AND RUNNING GEAR AND HAVE ALL NEW UPHOLSTRY  SO SHE LOOKED OLD BUT WAS USEABLE. THEN I FOUND OUT HOW RARE SHE IS.  IT WOULD MAKE SENSEFOR SOME ONE TO REBUILD THE ENGINE  AND RE WIRE HER AS THE WIRES ARE 73 YEARS OLD (6VOLT) AND KEEP HER ORIGINAL. THE LIGHT SWITCH IS GETTING HOT WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON. COULD BE A SHORT OR BAD EARTH ?.     I USED HER TO DO A COUPLE OF WEDDINGS IN.  WITH MY OTHER CAR AND SHE WAS A HIT WITH PEOPLE HAVING PHOTOS NEXT TO HER.   I HAVE NOT USED HER SINCE AUG .  AND I THINK SHE NEEDS TO GO TO A NEW HOME AS SHE HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE ROAD FOR A YEAR WHILE I RESTORED MY CADILLAC.  SHE SHOULD BE IN A GARAGE. AND BE LIGHTLY RESTORED TO KEEP HER ORIGINAL. BUT I DO HAVE A FORD V6 AND AUTO BOX  THAT I BOUGHT TO PUT IN WHEN I WAS GOING TO GO DOWN THE MODERN ROUTE THAT CAN GO WITH THE CAR IF YOU WANT IT.     OH AND I JUST REMEMBERD.    THE PAINT ON HER IS METTALIC.  AGAIN SHE WAS THE FIRST CAR TO HAVE METTALIC PAINT ON A PRODUCTION CAR. (SHE HAS A SCRATCH ON DRIVERS WING)I WOULD LIKE CASH ON COLLECTION .   YOU CAN CALL ME ON - 07818030721 GRAHAM.    (CAR IS IN S/LONDON /KENT BORDERS)I WILL SELL TO UK AND EUROPE     ( PLEASE NO MESSERS)   NORMAL PEOPLE WELCOME

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