Barn Find 1968 Delmont 88 Convertible 455ci Survivor Very Rare Only 612 Made Wow on 2040-cars

Hello friends and Old's Enthusiasts,

Believe it or not, this car runs, the gas in the tank is probably lacquer...lol, but I  run a line from a gas can with fresh premium fuel directly to the carb and it runs and drives in my yard. Motor and trans run strong and sound healthy and forward and reverse gears are functioning properly in trans. I took the air cleaner off to show the top view of engine. The car comes with the air cleaner not pictured. This project is not for the faint of heart, it will take a lot of TLC to bring her back to her original condition. 

It needs a complete restoration. I don't know very much about the story behind it. Have a clean title for it. I am assuming someone was beginning to restore this at one time.

Matching numbers on the motor to car

455 cu in (7.5 L) V8s required premium fuel.
3-speed automatic TRANSMISSION
123.0 in (3,124 mm) 

I HAVE SEEN THIS CAR SELL FOR UP TO $100,000 restored AT A HIGH END AUCTION HOUSE
THIS CAR IS SOLID VERY RARE, AND VERY FAST.

1968 DELMONT 88 CONV. VERY RARE.

455 ROCKET 450 HORSE 510 LBS OF TORK, 12 BOLT 4:11 POSSIE GEARS

COMMENTS: Very Rare 2,843 was made in the world and only 612 with the 455ci rocket.

From checking on the internet i have only found 51 left.

Since we are all Olds fans, you probably already know that this was the last of its two-year production run.

There were only 612 BUILT 1968 Delmont 88 convertible with the 455 c.i.d. engine built in it's final year of production. How many have survived after 46 years?

Sales series 5400

Olds sales model code #5467

Fisher body model code 68-35667
this was the last year of this model
production 2,843

Delmont's are one of the most forgotten cars, being produced in 1967-68 year only. This one is an oddity, having no interior options except the convertible feature, But is fitted with the 450 hp 455 Rocket V-8, and a Posi 12-bolt rear axle (3:73's in it). And it's all number's matching.

The Delmont 88 was introduced for 1967 and produced for just two years. It replaced both the Jetstar 88 and Dynamic 88, featuring the 330 V8 as standard and the 425 V8 as an option in 1967 and the new "Rocket 455" version of the same engine with a longer bore-stroke in 1968. The 425 was standard on the Delta 88. The Delta 88 gained a new subseries called the Delta Custom which had a plusher interior than the standard Delta 88 featuring a Strato bench seat in the Holiday (4-door hardtop) sedan or, in the Holiday (2-door hardtop) coupe, a choice of either Strato bucket seats with console or Strato bench seat with armrest. The Delta Custom Holiday Coupe was essentially a successor to the former 88-based Starfire series offered in previous years (1961–66) but with a standard 88 semi-fastback roofline rather than the Starfire's squared off roof with concave rear window.

New options for 1967 included front disc brakes, stereo 8-track tape player and a Climate Combustion Control system for Rocket V8s designed to regulate carburetor air temperature, boost fuel economy, speed choke warm up and eliminate winter icing to permit easier starting and more efficient operation in cold weather. More rounded styling cues marked all 1967 Olds 88 models which received longer hoods and shorter decks and more sweeping fastback roof lines on 88 Holiday coupes to emulate the styling of Olds' front-wheel-drive flagship, the Toronado. The same assortment of 330 and 425 cubic-inch V8 engines were carried over from 1966, as were most transmission offerings except the optional four-speed manual with Hurst shifter, which was discontinued due to low buyer interest.

New front end with split grille design that would become an Olds trademark in coming years highlighted all 1968 full-sized Oldsmobile's with horizontal lines on 88's and egg-crate patterns on Ninety-Eights, along with concealed windshield wipers. The Delmont 88 got a larger 350 cubic-inch V8 as standard equipment and the optional V8 that was standard on Delta 88/Custom and Ninety-Eight was jacked up to 455 cubic inches with a 390 hp (291 kW) W-33 option primarily designed as part of the division's police package available as an RPO on all 88's. Horsepower ratings of other Olds engines included 250 for the 350 two-barrel standard in the Delmont 88, 310 for the four-barrel 350 optional in the Delmont 88. A 455 two-barrel rated at 310 horsepower (230 kW) was standard on the Delta 88/Custom and optional on the Delmont 88. Optional on all 88s was a four-barrel 455 rated at 365 horsepower (272 kW) from the larger C-body Ninety-Eight. Both the 350 and 455 two-barrel Rocket V8 engines were designed to use regular gasoline while the optional 350 and 455 four-barrel carburetor "Ultra High Compression" Super Rocket

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On Mar-17-14 at 10:23:26 PDT, seller added the following information:

 THIS IS A NO RESERVE AUCTION.
HIGHEST BIDDER WINS AND TAKE HER HOME
GOOD LUCK