Paging Inspector Callahan: 1987 Oldsmobile Touring Sedan





























Before I started this website, I briefly wrote as a freelance writer for barnfinds.com. During my brief career working for them, the first article I wrote was about a 1988 Oldsmobile Touring Sedan. Now, less than three months later, another Oldsmobile Touring Sedan has popped up for sale! This Touring Sedan is a 1987 model, and is a two-owner car with less than 30,000 miles on the odometer. Find it here on eBay in York, Pennsylvania, with reserve not met and a Buy-It-Now price of $9,500. 



























Introduced in 1987 to celebrate Oldsmobile’s 90th anniversary and to compete against the large sport sedans from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Saab, the Touring Sedan was based off of the front-wheel drive C-body Ninety-Eight sedan. What was rather unusual about the Touring Sedan was it lacked any emblems or markings to signify its relationship to the Ninety-Eight. This Touring Sedan is a 1987 model, and is one of 3,985 built for its first year of production. Taking a look over this car, this car will need some paint touch-up and bodywork done, as the first owner hit his carport repeatedly due to poor eyesight. The rest of the paint shines nicely, and I love the driving lights, styled aluminum wheels, and the maroon paint (my parents owned a 1992 Custom Cruiser in a similar shade of color). I would touch up the paint, straighten out the dents, swap in a set of sticky tires, and take this car to some local shows.



























Rated at 165 horsepower, the 3.8L V6 is no barn-burner, but in 1987 it was no slouch, especially considering the previous year’s 442 only made 170 horsepower from its 307 V8. Unfortunately, the only transmission available was a four-speed automatic with overdrive. This particular car has really low mileage at 29,501 miles, and has a bunch of new and refurbished parts, including a new battery, plugs, wires, ignition coil, EGR valve, fuel regulator, mass air flow, injectors, hoses, thermostat, coolant flush, air conditioning condensor/compressor, A/C lines, R134A conversion, drive axles, pads/rotors,calipers, shoes/drums, cylinders, complete exhaust including catalytic converter, front/rear springs/struts, transmission flush and new pan, and new oil pan with fresh AMSOIL and K&N filter. I would source a supercharger from the L67 3800 V6 and add some more affordable power to the 3.8L V6.



























Much like the rest of the car, the interior presents very well, with only minimal wear. The horseshoe shifter looks a bit dated even by 1987’s standards (my dad’s 1968 Camaro RS/SS 396 that he owned in high school had a similar shifter), but does add to the overall sporty nature about the car. Analog gauges are definitely a plus, considering many GM products used futuristic but troublesome digital dash clusters. Headliner, sun visors, and interior pillars are new, and the factory stereo gains the addition of bluetooth and an auxiliary jack. If everything checks out, this will be an interesting alternative to a BMW 7 Series or a full-size Mercedes-Benz from that era. What are your thoughts, viewers?
Location: York, PA, USA

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