If you’re fond of early 1950s General Motors products, here’s your chance to acquire three of them at one time – along with a lift to work on your projects. The seller has not one but two 1953 Chevrolets (a Bel Air and a 210, we think) and a 1950 Oldsmobile 88 (we also think), but you must take the whole litter along with the Backyard Buddy. Located near Grass Valley, California, this outdoor ensemble is available here on craigslist for the sum of $18,750. Thanks for the unusual tip, T.J.!
1953 Chevrolet Bel Air and 210 2-Door Sedans
There is no mention as to the running condition of any of the cars, so the safe assumption is that none of them do. Nor do we get any photos of the interiors, so you should also expect to have to do some work in there as well. We assume the Robin’s Egg Blue edition is the Bel Air and it looks good overall, though we just see a hint of rust above the rear bumper. The chrome is good on this car as well. If the other coupe is 210, it’s more weather-worn with its fair share of patina, and the chrome pieces are badly rusted. Both cars are likely to have Chevy’s 235 cubic inch inline-6 under the hood.
1950 Oldsmobile 88 2- Door Sedan
With their 303 cubic inch Rocket V8, these cars were hot in the early days of NASCAR, winning 10 of 19 races in 1950. Little is known about this automobile and since it’s up on a lift outside we assume it was being worked on at some point. The maroon paint is mostly gone, but we can’t tell much else. The first generation of the 88 was built between 1949 and 1953 and would be the GM division’s first all-new car after World War II.
Backyard Buddy
The Backyard Buddy is an American-made lift that has been in production since 1978. The company pioneered the idea of the outside slider design used on this type of lift. Several versions of the 4-post lift are made and we’re not sure which one the seller has, but if you bought one new, the starting price online is about $5,000.
I’d suggest the two Chevys are ’53s, not ’50s. Might be a good buy had the seller provided any information on the condition of the cars but all you get is don’t bug the seller about price etc. Obviously didn’t make his fortune in sales.
Thanks, Bob. Typo on my part. 1953s as you said. Corrected.
the blue on is the 210 and looks like a business coupe
I am trying to figure out the math! Making all of this come out to 18 grand.
Would need further info on the condition of the cars and lift – Do the cars have engines, interiors, what trans, do they run, does the lift work? But $4600 each sounds fair in this market, the shipping would be the killer unless you lived close by.