1957 Oldsmobile Super 88 J-2 Tri-Power

OLDSMOBILE COLLECTORS WAKE UP!!! HOW MANY OF THESE JEWELS HAVE YOU SEEN AROUND LATELY? YOU ARE BIDDING ON A CONCOURSE RESTORED, NUMBERS MATCHING 1957 OLDSMOBILE SUPER 88 2-DOOR HARDTOP W/ THE HIGHLY DESIRABLE FACTORY EQUIPPED J-2 TRI-POWER OPTION!!! I TRULY FEEL THAT THIS INCREDIBLE CLASSIC CAR IS THE FINEST OF ITS KIND IN EXISTENCE!!! ROBERT LAMONS PERFORMED THE CONCOURSE RESTORATION AND IS A VERY WELL KNOWN FIGURE IN THE OLDSMOBILE WORLD!!! EVERY NUT, BOLT AND SCREW ON THIS BEAUTIFUL CAR WAS RESTORED OR REPLACED AND THEN REASSEMBLED!!! RESTORATION COSTS ALONE EXCEEDED $60,000 AND COPIES OF ALL RECEIPTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SALE!!! OLDSMOBILE LED NOT ONLY GENERAL MOTORS BUT THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE IN LUXURY WITH ITS DRAMATIC DESIGN FEATURES WHILE AT THE SAME TIME LEAVING THE COMPETITION IN THE DUST WITH ITS NASCAR AND OTHER RACE CAR VICTORIES!!! YOU WILL SEE A THOUSAND 1957 CHEVYS FOR EVERY ONE 1957 OLDSMOBILE SUPER 88 ESPECIALLY WHEN FACTORY EQUIPPED WITH THE J-2 TRI-POWER OPTION!!! AVAILABLE AT JUST $83, THE J-2 OPTION INCLUDED THREE 2-BARREL CARBURETORS, PLUS HIGHER COMPRESSION (10:1), DUAL EXHAUST AND A LOW-RESTRICTION AIR CLEANER THAT TAKES THE 371 C.I. “ROCKET” V8 FROM 277 H.P. TO 300 H.P. W/ 415 FT/LBS OF TORQUE!!! THESE WERE VERY GOOD NUMBERS FOR 1957!!! THE 1957 OLDSMOBILE SUPER 88 W/ THE J-2 OPTION WAS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE THE FIRST TRUE AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR WITH 0-60 TIMES IN UNDER 8 SECONDS!!! OLDSMOBILE CELEBRATED ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN 1957 WITH A NEW BODY THAT FURTHER DISPLAYED THE “ROCKET” THEME, WITH CHROME ROCKETS ABOVE THE HEADLIGHTS AND JET ENGINE TAIL LIGHTS!!! UNDER THE HOOD, THE HOT J-2 ENGINE OPTION OFFERED PLENTY OF “ROCKET” POWER!!! THE 371 C.I. / 312 H.P. V8 WAS IMMEDIATELY SUCCESSFUL IN THE STOCK CARS OF LEE AND RICHARD PETTY BUT THE ENGINE WAS SOON BANNED FROM NASCAR CAUSING OLDSMOBILE TO END ITS STOCK CAR RACING TEAM!!! BILL FRANCE TOOK ONE LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND PROMPTLY BANNED THE ENGINE IN THAT CONFIGURATION!!! HE WAS CORRECT IN CITING THAT IT WAS NOT A REGULAR PRODUCTION ENGINE WHEN IT WAS INITIALLY INTRODUCED SO OLDSMOBILE QUICKLY CHANGED THAT BY OFFERING THE J-2 OPTION TO THE PUBLIC, BUT BY THEN THE BAN WAS IN PLACE AND FRANCE’S RULING WOULD REMAIN!!! A GREAT STORY ABOUT A TRULY GREAT CAR!!! AGAIN, THIS PARTICULAR 1957 OLDSMOBILE SUPER 88 HAS TO BE ONE THE FINEST EXAMPLES IN EXISTENCE!!! THE CAR WAS OUTSTANDING EVEN BEFORE THE FULL CONCOURSE NUT & BOLT RESTORATION!!! THE ALL-ORIGINAL 100% RUST-FREE SHEET METAL IS LASER STRAIGHT AND THE FACTORY VICTORIAN WHITE OVER SAPPHIRE MIST PAINT IS FLAWLESS!!! EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF THE CHROME TRIM & BRIGHTWORK IS IN SHOW CONDITION!!! ALL RUBBERS AND WEATHERSTIPPING ARE BRAND NEW!!! ONLY CORRECT HIGH-QUALITY N.O.S. PARTS WERE USED IN THE RESTORATION!!! WHEN YOU SLIDE INTO THE INTERIOR OF THIS INCREDIBLE CLASSIC CAR IT FEELS LIKE YOU STEPPED BACK IN TIME 52 YEARS!!! IT IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS AND LOOKS AS IT DID ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR IN 1957!!! ALL GAUGES, LIGHTS, BLINKERS ETC., WORK PERFECTLY!!! EVEN THE ORIGINAL PUSHBUTTON A.M. RADIO, ELECTRIC CLOCK AND LIGHTER WORK LIKE NEW!!! THE ENGINE BAY IS SHOW QUALITY WITH CONCOURSE TOUCHES EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK FROM THE ULTRA-RARE BAT-WING AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY TO THE DELCO XXX BATTERY!!! THE TRUNK AREA IS ALSO COMPLETELY DETAILED WITH SPARE TIRE AND JACK ASSEMBLY!!! THE MOST INCREDIBLE THING ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL CAR IS THE WAY IT PERFORMS!!! SHE STARTS, RUNS, DRIVES, STEERS AND BRAKES LIKE A DREAM!!! I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MUCH FUN DRIVING A 50’S ERA CLASSIC CAR!!! THE NUMBERS MATCHING 371 C.I. ENGINE PURRS AND HAS LOADS OF POWER WHILE THE JETAWAY HYDRA-MATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS CRISP AND SMOOTH LIKE A NEW CAR!!! THE FACTORY POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES PERFORM FLAWLESSLY AND MAKE DRIVING THIS BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC CAR EFFORTLESS!!! YOU ARE GUARANTEED TO WIN ANY NATIONAL LEVEL CAR SHOW THAT YOU DECIDE TO ENTER!!! THE ORIGINAL SHOP MANUAL, OWNERS MANUAL AND ALL RECEIPTS FROM THE FRAME-OFF RESTORATION WILL GO TO THE NEW OWNER!!! FROM AN INVESTMENT STANDPOINT, YOU CANNOT GO WRONG WITH A CAR OF THIS STATURE!!! THIS RARE CLASSIC WILL ONLY APPRECIATE IN VALUE IN THE COMING YEARS AND IS FAR BETTER THAN MONEY IN THE BANK!!!