1970 W-30 convertible

[442w30]

Per the ad:

- Correct F-heads, OLDSMOBILE 455 aluminum intake, and "W & Z" manifolds are on the motor

- Correct white/blue/blue/blue scheme with original factory-installed/matching engine and OW transmission

[DW31S]

I am not arguing here. Please don't think I am. But, no mention of dates on those parts and the carb. and distributor are missing. I would love to see the car restored--- it absolutely deserves to be. All I'm saying is that some important, "W" specific parts aren't present and some that are COULD have wrong dates. I would love to see the sell and be restored by a Level One or Thornton type resto. I don't have a spare $150k laying around or I'd buy it and do the car. I could have the missing parts in a few phone calls, but my pocket would be a lot lighter. We're all still friends!

[442w30]

Hey no worries. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

But most of the important (and pricey) W-items are there.

[DW31S]

Hey 442W30, have you ever seen the car I referred to in my earlier post-the ex Paul Mayo race car? That car is now owned by a friend of mine named Ron McHugh and his restored to a very high level. The reason I ask, is because the colors on this car and Ron's are somewhat unique. Ron's car has the blue stipe, which like the one pictured here has been the topic of several conversations. Ron's car is a stick, and has a history of NHRA titles and records. There can't be many '70 W-30 Conv. with that color scheme. It would be neat to have them both done up and shown together. I am unsure about the Dover Pace Car history here. I wonder how hard it would be to research that part of this car's past, and duplicate the lettering. Pricing on these upper-level cars can be unsure to say the least. Do you restore it as new? Do you restore it as raced or paced in this case? I own an original dealer raced car (pic below) that is not restored (and doesn't need to be) so that question is one that I won't have to ask myself.
The car here does deserve to be restored to a high level, and it is a special car in many ways. I wish good luck to the seller and the next owner/caretaker.

[442w30]

Ron's car has a black top, interestingly enough. Mine is blue.

There was another white/blue car on Hemmings last year although I don't remember if it was documented - I think it was. It was based around West Chester, PA. That makes three I know of. For some reason, Azure Blue seems to be more popular with the blue stripes.

Bowers Signs has no photos of my car and the photo you've seen is the only one I've found so re-lettering it would be a difficult undertaking.

[robber6910]

Not sure if it was the real deal but I passed a body shop down in the Bronx yesterday that had a '70 vert with 442 and W30 badges on it. Car was sky blue w/wht top. Had gauges mounted through the front hood and old school crager ss wheels on it with fattie's on the back. Overall looked like a nice ride. Would've loved to jump out and take a closer look but was on my way to pick up my kids.

[442w30]

l know there was a car from Queens in a similar color combo that appeared on eBay last year.

[442w30]

Now on eBay!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-Olds...#ht_2432wt_1182

[DW31S]

Seems like its stuck at $50k.

[442w30]

With the holiday and last-min bids, we'll see. Either it'll push or it won't, but it's worth more than 50.