O.T. 67 olds

Hey all, I know this isn't tractor related, I have done google search on it and did as much research as possible on it, but i have a 1967 Oldsmobile here that has a 425 super rocket in it, body is really rough, was going to send it to the scrapper, but was going to pull engine and transmission and sell it separatly, just don't know what they are worth, cant be to many of em out there is there? Got the car from my father in law with out a title been sitting for 20 plus years, engine is still free, heck when he gave it to me i went and put a bat i it and it started right up after putting gas in it. Really would like to fix the old thing up, but with out a title i don't wanna sink a lot of money into it, rather get what i can for it. Thanks for any and all replies, by the way to make it tractor related, the money i get from it I'll use to get the 10-20 going!! Later Bob

Why not list it on ebay as a parts car and see what you get. (Or don't they do parts cars anymore, I'm not sure.)

Why not list it on ebay as a parts car and see what you get... you MIGHT be surprised. (Or don't they do parts cars anymore, I'm not sure.)

My first car was a 1951 Chevy 2 door, and it had no title. In South Dakota, I was able to get a duplicate title for it.

I'm thinking that 425 would sure be a good replacement for the 330 in my '66 Cutlass convertible. I'd sure give a few hundred for it- especially if it was just down the road from me (I'm hopin', at least until you tell me where you are!).

I thought mine was the last surviving OLds.... a 66 Jetstar with the small 8, gold engine- 330? It's a 4 door hardtop, so everyone thinks it is not worth restoring. Baloney. Unless the frame is broke in half, just look it over, it might be a cool project someday. Your state DMV should be able to clear a title for it, might need a notary who knows you and the car, but it's not junk. My mom and dad bought this one new in Nov. 1965, and it was the cat's pajamas! I was little then, could catch good naps in the back seat. By the late 70's the price of high test, and leaded at that, put it in the barn. Now you guys got me going.....

Yeah I live up in northern Minnesota, bout 6 miles from the Canadian border, so just a little ways away from Washington, if im reading your handle right!! Bob

The 425 Olds engine was a good one. I"d say pull the engine and trans and keep them, or take pics of them and sell them on Ebay. I have an unrestored project car, a "65 Olds Starfire with the 425 rated at 375 HP, and I had a "69 Delta 88 with the 455. I"ve sold a few Olds engines on Ebay and have always had excited buyers.

Now that's funny! Mine is in a barn about 6 miles from the Canadian border! 2 days east of yours.... too bad Oldsmobiles don't have ivory tusks... now we know where they go to die....Ontario and Quebec....lol!

The 425 Olds was the same family as the 400 and 455. But since it was made only a couple of years, it is less common than the other two. A 67 425 would have a pretty high compression ratio for today's gas, but could be rebuilt to do OK.

The transmission is probably a Turbo-hydro 400, and it might even have a "switch-pitch" torque converter, like some Buicks and Cadillacs had about that time ( I can't remember for sure if Olds used that really neat feature). If it is a "switch pitch" trans, it might be worth more than the engine.

By all means save the engine and transmission. Big Olds engines worked well in pickups and would be a bolt in swap in a Cutlass, or for that matter any of the GM intermediates.

If you don't have a use for the engine/transmission, I bet you could sell it easily using ebay or another of the services. A running engine is worth a lot more than a non-running one, as is a transmission that is known to work. I think I would get the car running and do a video of it driving around. Then if someone wanted the whole car, you wouldn't have the work of removing everything.

You might want to do a little research on who owned the car, and where it might have been titled. I bet your local police would be willing to check to see if it was a stolen car, and might even run the VIN to see if it was titled in your state or nearby states. And then, there is probably a procedure to get the car legally titled in your name, if that really worries you.

I would ask $500 for the whole car, as is. Good luck!

Some states offer what's called a "Bonded Title".
Call your local DMV or go online and check.
That's if you still want to fix it up.
I know here in IL, have to have VIN still on vehicle, Bill of Sale, dealer estimate of value, then you put 1.5 times that amount in escrow for x amount of time until you get the cash back. Think there's another step or two, but can't recall right now.