Man oh man, where to start with this one? It’s a 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 (not a Cutlass as stated in the listing title), and I suppose it could be considered a barn find (though the seller has known about it during its long slumber). It appears to be very tired and not notable for its features or characteristics. And the seller is pretty light on details. Well, it takes all kinds, and this Olds is another to add to that list. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this forlorn sedan is listed here on Facebook Marketplace for $12,345! T.J. gets points for surfacing this lead!
Introduced as a compact in 1961, the F-85 would spawn the higher-trim edition known as the Cutlass, which in ’62 came in two-door club and convertible form. As for the F-85, it was available in standard and deluxe trim, spread across two-door coupes and convertibles as well as four-door sedans and station wagons. Olds moved over 95K F-85s in ’62, with about 27K being four-door sedans. Our subject is missing a lot of its stainless trim (and its rear bumper), so discerning whether this car is a standard or deluxe edition is difficult to determine. The seller states, “No major rust, just surface.” I’d suggest the images pretty well tell the story.
“Original motor as far as I know. The motor wasn’t locked up when I got it,” states the seller. Sorta like one of those “ran when parked” comments…There’s no description, or even an image of the powerplant, which shouldn’t be too difficult to facilitate – the hood looks like it has mostly fallen off. Anyway, the standard engine for this F-85 was a 155 gross HP 215 CI aluminum V8 engine, and in this case it’s attached to a Hydramatic automatic transmission. There’s no mileage recording provided, so there’s no telling what one can expect from a motive power perspective. BTW, this is the only image of the front of this F-85.
The listing claims the interior is “in good shape.” There are two listing images, but neither is very revealing. While the bottom rest of the front bench seat appears to be OK, the footwell reveals either badly damaged carpet or a shredded mat. Floor condition? That’s a question to ask. The passenger-side door panel is degraded, and there’s a covering of surface rust on the shift selector, probably due to a damp environment. The wide horizontal speedometer is still clear, so that’s a good sign, and there appears to be an original-style pushbutton radio in place, probably just waiting to broadcast whatever’s on terrestrial radio in 2026.
So, $12,345 for this 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 four-door sedan, huh? Really? Well, talk among yourselves on that matter and let me know what you think.
The seller does say in the post: “Not sure what it’s worth. Excepting cash offers and trades.” I think he means “accepting” cash offers, so I guess the question is, what’s a fair offer?
A family friend had one back in the day, a two-door if I recall. Through my grade-school-age eyes, I though it looked kind of spiffy, for a compact economy car.
This one obviously is in sad shape, and I assume the price is just a placeholder. Thus the seller is fishing for an offer, any offer, which would resolve him from having to drag it out of the barn and take it to the scrap dealer.
Thanks Jim.
Facebook Marketplace: the stupidest place to look at the stupidest cars being sold by the stupidest people at the stupidest prices. I should patent that description.
I suppose the “+” in 12+ is the key here, is that a “Walter Mondale for Pres” sticker? (42 years ago) It’s okay 12, 40, in this case doesn’t matter, it’s scrap anyway. Hurts to say that, it does, years ago this would have been a dream find. Today the interest just isn’t there. They were great cars, but sitting more than 12 years.
Not sure why something like this gets written up on BF. The owner doesn’t know what he has. He doesn’t know what he wants for it. He can’t take pictures or bother to hose it off. It’s basically, at best, a parts car. Nothing to see here. Move on.
Take the 1 off the beginning of the asking price and it would still be wildly over priced.