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1969 Oldsmobile 442 Ho455 Restored Frame Off Cutlass 68 69 70 71 Chevelle Chev on 2040-cars

Year:1969 Mileage:111000
Location:

Red Oak, Texas, United States

Red Oak, Texas, United States

My name is Chris Martin I am the owner of the car.  You can call me any time at home 972 617 0354 or my cell 469 441 1891 if you have any questions are want to know more about the car please call me.  The car will be sold only on ebay. Give me a call I might do a buy it now on ebay.

 

I bought this 1969 cutlass S (not a 442 or a true ho455 it is a clone) from the original owner. They bought the car brand new on June 30, 1969 from Hensly motor company in Hot Springs, Arkansas.  I have a copy of the original title that they received from the State of Arkansas when they bought the car new and the envelope that the title came in the mail from the State of Arkansas when they bought it. They come with the car. They paid $4,271.04 for the car when it was new. I had to turn in the original Arkansas  title to the State of Texas when I changed the title into my name. I have a clear Texas Title in my name. The car still had the original white paint and gold pin strip on the hood. It came new with bucket seats and the floor console. It ran and drove great. It has less than 111,000 miles on it. It had a 350 engine in it and I bought a 455 olds engine and had it rebuilt. I bought the Cutlass S to have it restored into a 69 HO455 clone. I wanted it to be restored as close as it could be to a real HO455 for myself to drive around in and drive it to local shows. It has been restore to be a car that you can drive around in. It is not a show car to be towed on a trailer. It look like a show car to most people. I'm 68 years old and due to my health I must sell all of my cars. I would not sell them if I could drive them. I want some one that will buy it and drive it and let other people see it. It was just finished in April of this year (2014). I had the car restored frame off  by a shop that  restores  HO455,  442, and Cutlass. The body was removed from the frame to restore the body of the car on a rotisserie. All the parts on the frame were removed. The frame and all of the parts were sand blasted and  painted satin black.  I have listed most of the work and parts that were done on it. The car is all steel. Any repair work that was done to the body we used new sheet metal panels.  It has a 12 bolt rear end. I will be adding two videos you can watch which I had made of the car and more pictures I had taken.   

                                                   

                                                                                                                  ENGINE 

It has a completely rebuilt Olds 455 long block, which has new main bearings and new upper bearings, rings, oil pump, valves, push rods, lifters. The  heads were  rebuild. All new gaskets and seals. The 4 barrel quadrajet factory carburetor was cleaned and completely rebuilt and a new carburetor kit was installed in it. It has new spark plugs, new plug wires, new points and condenser,  new distributor cap, and rotor. The timing was set. It has a rebuilt starter. It has a hood light under the hood.  It has a working ram air hood scoop with the HO455 sealed air breather and air filter system type like the HO455 came with.  It has a new oil cap , a new pcv valve, chrome valve covers. Has a new Walmart battery. It has a new oil pressure switch that shows the oil pressure and a new water temp. switch that shows the temp.. It has a new fuel pump and fuel filter and a new gas tank and new fuel lines. It has two new engine motor mounts It has a new wiper motor and a new windshield water pump system. New wiper blades.   It has a new front windshield with tinted glass.  The car has been driven and road tested and the oil and filter has just ( May 3, 2014) been changed after driving it to check it out. It has 10w30 oil in it now.            

 

                                                                                                               HEATER                                                                              

It has a new water pump,   upper and lower radiator hoses,   new heater hoses, new by pass hose,   a new heater core,   new four core copper radiator,  new radiator core support bushings,   new blower motor,     new radiator cap,  new heater  control valve and 2 gallons of antifreeze.  It has a new thermostat and gasket in it.

 

                                                                                                             AIR CONDITIONING                                                           

The air conditioning works great and blows cold air.   It has a rebuilt a/c compressor,    new dryer filter,   new expansion valve,    new blower motor,    new a/c belt.   The a/c has the new 134A  refrigerant and oil installed in it. 

 

                                                                                                               POWER STEERING 

It has two new power steering hoses and a new belt and new fluid. The power steering unit works great and turns smooth and easy. The car runs and  drives like new. 

 

                                                                                                                POWER      BRAKES 

The brakes  system was totally restored.  The front brakes now have new front power disk brake caliper kit for 15 inch wheels,   Two new front rotors,   new front pads,   two new front calipers with two new backing plates.   The rear brakes have two new wheel cylinder and two new sets of  brake shoes.   It has all new brake lines front to rear and two new front rubber brake hoses and a new rubber brake hose on the rear axel.    It has a new master cylinder and a new power brake booster.    It has new brake fluid.   It has four new front wheel bearings and two front grease  seal.   

                                                                                      

                                                                                                                   FRONT END                                                                 

It has two new upper ball joints and two new lower ball joints.   It has four new upper a frame bushings and four lower a frame bushings.   It has two new front sway bar bushing kits (four bushings).    It has two new front sway  bar rubber mount bushings.   The front wheel have been aligned.      It has four new bushings on the rear trailing arms on the rear axel.   It has new front and new rear heavy duty shock absorbers.   All of the front end parts were checked and are tight and in good condition.   New dash tic tack gauges and a new clock with a tachometer on it that shows the rpm just like the true ho455 has.   

It has all new rubber body mount bushings installed when the body was installed back on the frame. 

 

                                                                                                                   EXHAUST SYSTEM 

It has two new exhaust pipes,   two new mufflers,   two new rear exhaust pipes,   two new muffler and two new tail pipe hangers and two new tail pipe chrome trumpet ends tips. The car really sounds great, just like it should. 

                                                                             

                                                                                                               AUTOMATIC  TRANSMISSION                       

The automatic transmission. was completely rebuilt at a transmission shop and has all new gaskets and seals. It has a new speedometer cable. It has a new transmission mount.   It runs and shifts great just as it did when it was new.   It has the Hurst Olds Hurst Dual Gate his her Shifter (console on the floor). 

The paint is base coat and has three layers of clear coat paint.   The Ho455 is painted white and the trim is fire frost gold and black pin strips   

The car has new factory type stickers under the hood, on the drivers door, under the trunk lid,   under the car and on the frame of the car.   It has two new out side door handles with two locks with two gaskets and two keys.    It has all new rubber kit for the car,     under side hood seal,     door seals,   trunk seal,    roof rail,    out side window rubber seals, and more. 

 

                                                                                                               THE INTERIOR  OF THE CAR                                          

It has a new interior kit with a  new headliner,   new carpet,    new front bucket seat covers and new rear seat covers.   It has the gold strip on the two head rest It has new seat chrome on both bucket seats and two new bucket seat backs.    It has two new front door panels and two new rear seat panels,   new package tray,   new sail panels.   The original dash pad is in new condition.   It has new wood grain on the lower dash panel and has the wood grain on glove box door with the Hurst old emblem on the door.   The lower part of the dash has been painted.   It has new arm rest pads on the front doors.    It has a new glove box liner.   It has owners manual, a new warranty, and owner protection plan paper (not the book), and a booklet that shows the options and accessories that were available from your dealer.    It has the plastic cover that they were keep in when they were new.       It has a new wood grain type steering wheel. It has two new inside door handles and four new window crank handle.   It has two new quarter window rubber that seals the front and rear windows.   It has a new dome light cover.   It has all of the seat belts including the two strap belts that are stored over the door windows that goes over your chest when you use them. 

 

                                                                                                               TIRES AND WHEELS 

It has five new BF Goodrich TA RADIAL 15 inch 225x60 raised white letter tires,     five 8x15 inch SSII rally wheels,    20 new chrome lug nuts,    25 chrome snap on wheel trim inserts,    four new snap on trim covers,    four good center caps with new decals on the center of the caps. 

 

                                                                                                                           TRUNK    

The trunk has a 225x15 spare tire just like the rest of the tires on the car.    It has the restored jack and the base of the jack and the lug nut wrench.    It has the two new decals on the under side of the trunk.   It has both new  floor mats in the trunk.   It has a trunk light.    It has a new ho455 rear spoiler on the trunk lid.  It has a new trunk lock and rubber gasket with two keys.   It has the ho455 emblem on the trunk lid.

THE PAINT IS BASE COAT WITH THREE COATS OF CLEAR COAT. THE PAINT IS GREAT AND IS A NINE AND ONE HALF  TO A TEN.   THE BODY WORK IS GREAT AND IS BETWEEN A NINE AND ONE HALF TO A TEN.  IT IS PAINTED CAMEO WHITE WITH FIRE FROST GOLD WITH BLACK PIN STRIPS.

                                                                                                                            HO455 SPORTS  MIRRORS AND THE REAR SPOILER

 It has two new ho455 sports mirrors with the rubber gaskets.    It also has new ho455 emblems on the two front fenders and on the rear trunk lid.    It has two new (442) ho455 front grills.     It has a  new front bumper and a new (442) rear bumper with the two cut outs for the tail pipes It has a new rear spoiler.

 

Please call me any time. You can ask any questions about the car you want.  I am willing to do a buy it now through ebay if you call me and we agree on a price that is good for both of us. I will only sell it on ebay. I know I am going to have to sell it for a lots less than I have invested in it.  I live in Red Oak Texas 75154. If you want to come and see it, my wife, Thelma and I can pick you up at Dallas Love Field or DFW airport and take you back there after you see it. We are 45 min. from  Dallas Love Field and DFW. Its all way best to come and see it in person or have some one come and see it for you before you buy it. There is no deposit needed if you win it or do a buy it now. I don't want you to buy it if you are not happy with it.  It sold as is where it sits. It is sold with no warranty. You can come and pick it up or drive it away or you can have it shipped. You will have to pay for the shipping  If you don’t like the car, you do not have to buy it. I want some one to buy it that will love it and take good care of it. You can pay cash for it at our bank in Red Oak Texas (not at our home) or you can do a wire transfer from your bank to our bank which ever is best for you.  Its best not to pay for it in cash. If  you are getting a loan on it you can have them work it out with our bank. NO CASHIERS CHECK.  l will only sell it to some one in the USA. I will be adding two very good videos of the car I had made to show how great the car is and see it driving. I have listed most of the things that were done to the car. If I remember any more not listed I will add them to the list.  Thank you for taking the time to read all of this.

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