70 W31 Olds Ram Air Valu ???? BE EASY ON ME PLEASE
 

Hey , i'll try this again and see if I can do it right this time . I ran across a guy that says he has this car and will send me pics soon . He said it's a 70 olds W31 350/325 hp RAM Air 65,000 automatic runnin/drivin car red/white stripes white int. all orig. except paint work on doghouse .....said floors and trunk are beautiful....orig. wheels with poly tires . He said he has full docs that he will present to anyone and #'s match from carb to rear end . He said it will be an easy resto for anyone . I don't know diddly about these cars and wondered what a ballpark price is on this piece .....any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks , Richard

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There is no such thing as a easy resto some just cost less it does sound like a nice car to have good luck just pay what its worth to you if you want it, you can go to ebay and do a advance search and look at completed auctions

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Oldsmobiles are impossible to verify without some paperwork. Unique to the w31 are the balancer,intake and carb. Heads are identifiable internally only.
As far a price is concerned I have seen the following ranges. $15-20,000 for documented restoration projects. $30,000 for documented #2 condition cars(nicely restored but used since restoration) $40,000 to $45,000 for documented #1 resto's. Everything else is just a Cutlass without paperwork. Interest in these cars are increasing,but you gotta prove what it is. Any more info you can provide on this car could help with your decision. I have not owned any w-31's but have known a few through their restoration process.

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Yikes!? Paul, you've seen W31's go for $45K? I thought that was still big block territory for Oldsmobiles.

I was hoping to find a nice W31 to restore thinking I was not going to find a W30 project worth working on for less than $20K. Sounds like the W31 is moving out of my price range too. I better hurry!

Small block Olds going for $40K+............SIGH.

Re: 70 W31 Olds Ram Air Valu ???? BE EASY ON ME PL
 

Sounds like the W31s are getting their due-------Nice Package..

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A Rallye 350 sold at BJ yesterday for $30k. Frame off resto.
When the Speed announcers say that the car was "well bought", does that mean the seller got screwed? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

Re: 70 W31 Olds Ram Air Valu ???? BE EASY ON ME PL
 

Well said.

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here are some sales that I know about.
White F85 W31,4 speed W27 22,000 Miles #1 restored $40,000.
Yellow Cutlass S W31 Auto, well documented and all original pieces. $40,000.
F85 w31,well restored and used since restoration high $20's.
The have been other offered at $50,000 + and I dont know if they traded hands.
Right car,color paperwork and history thay are worth the money.

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A yellow 4 speed with an original window sticker sold at BJ in January for $42,000 (I believe this was the price). It was a nice car, I loved it.

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Guess I could see the white car you mentioned. That's a very desirable & rare combo. The rear end alone is worth about $8K.

Don't know where I've been.

I haven't seen a W31 go for over $30K.

Kind of like the "Rallye 350" cars. I think these are a bargain right now (if you're interested in making money on a car). You can get a strong #2 to a frame off car for the low $30's.

Definitely becoming a rich man's hobby. Maybe I'll just clone a W31 from a Cutlass, after I pay $1,000.00 for a harmonic balancer................