'92 Olds Custom Cruiser just spotted

'92 Olds Custom Cruiser just spotted on Grady Rd between Lamar and I-35 in North Austin. Looks like it's been sitting a while. Odd to see tan inside...most seem to be blue inside... Arizona plates, very rust-free but very dirty too! Hmmmm......

81X11 wrote:

Looks like it's been sitting a while. Odd to see tan inside...

if you hadn't provided photos I'd have suspected you of looking in my garage. 

After a long day of drinking I could not remember where I had parked my car...now I know!

Did you take a look at the steering column? Is the key punched? Could be a stolen car that was dumped???

So did you put a note under the wiper with your contact info?

No I didn't stop. Have way too many projects. From a distance I thought it might have been my old one. Pretty rare here!

-Mike

Mike I think you would have shed a tear if your old one looked like that now lol

Yes I would have!

Looks like this one has been sitting a while. Hope it's not abandoned, it has a very good body.

It also appears to have a defroster less rear glass?

Big Wagon Guy wrote:

It also appears to have a defroster less rear glass?  

Good eye. Didn't notice that!

I dont know how other states work, but you can always try to do an "abandoned title".
In AZ if a car is left abandoned for 10 days or more in a public area ie: parking lot, city street
you can file a claim with the DMV.

The DMV will contact the owner via the VIN. If nobody claims the vehicle within an reasonable amount of time....the car can be transferred into your name.

My neighbor picked up a nice Jeep Cherokee that way. Just cost him money to re-key it.

Heck, its worth a shot.....especially if the car is in Texas and has Arizona plates!

Big Wagon Guy wrote:

It also appears to have a defroster less rear glass?  

Maybe it's because I'm in Colorado, but why would you want that?

Hey it's a rust-free OCC. It's dirty and used, but could be a good project car or an awesome parts car if something mechanical is bad wrong.

Either way I hope it does not end up scrapped and crushed. I'd go look harder at it if I didn't have too many projects already.

-Mike

81X11 wrote:

Hey it's a rust-free OCC.   It's dirty and used, but could be a good project car or an awesome parts car if something mechanical is bad wrong.

Either way I hope it does not end up scrapped and crushed.   I'd go look harder at it if I didn't have too many projects already.

-Mike

If you have the time, check it out and let us know. Maybe someone else could save it. I wish I had waited and bought an Olds instead of my Roady 3 years ago. I love my Roady, and it is an excellent car, but I really like the subtle differences between the Olds and Buick, to say nothing of how much rarer the Custom Cruiser is.