The New Car

The New Car

Blessed are we to be the new owners of this beauteous
1993 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale
which we found just a quarter mile down the street!
The great part is,
it was only $1,500 — which means we can afford to fix it.
Right after I took these pics,
we drove it over to the emissions repair shop.

Geneva in the driver’s seat –
vainly imagining that she will ever be able to reach the pedals. 😀

The interior is very clean.

It will NEVER be this clean again,
so I’m glad I got a picture
to commemorate it.

Pretty.
The naming competition is in full swing – want to join the fun?
Leave your suggestion in a comment!

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Annette Heidmann

I homeschooled four kids all the way through high school and then fostered/adopted 7 more children. I am wife to a very smart mathematician; I dabble in photography, write and sing, paint in bright colors, and love being Catholic!

This Post Has 13 Comments

  1. Linda Burklin

    5 Feb 2011 Reply

    I drove an 88 back in the late 70’s when I was still living with my parents. We actually had an 88 and a 98! Hope you enjoy it!

    1. nettie

      6 Feb 2011

      I think it will be a good car for us. We just got a call from the shop – they said it is in really good condition, and there is only one small thing they need to fix – parts and labor will be under $200. So this is a pretty fantastic deal!!

  2. Geneva

    6 Feb 2011 Reply

    Can we name it Zanzibar buck-buck McFate?
    Or can we not do that, because it’s too late? ;D
    Or maybe just plain old “Car”…..

  3. GP

    6 Feb 2011 Reply

    We strongly vote for “Paul Bearer.”

    1. nettie

      7 Feb 2011

      Yours gets points for cleverness!! 😀

  4. Megan Heidmann

    7 Feb 2011 Reply

    I still hold to the opinion that we call her “Yvaine.” It is a pretty name!
    🙂

    1. nettie

      7 Feb 2011

      Yes it’s pretty… but a rather obscure reference… can you clarify?

    2. Megan Heidmann

      7 Feb 2011

      Weeeellllllll, in that movie “Stardust,” Yvaine was a star, and the car looks like a star, it’s star colored. Besides, in that movie, her dress was almost this color…..

    3. nettie

      7 Feb 2011

      I sympathize with your instinct to give a pretty car a pretty name. It remains to be seen if you can manage to persuade your father…

  5. Spinner_mom

    7 Feb 2011 Reply

    Name it Bluebell!!! Oh what a pretty interior!!!! Now I have to go back and read the other replies because I didn’t want to get any other ideas before I suggested Bluebell!

    1. nettie

      7 Feb 2011

      Oh I like that one. It has a good “ring” to it! 😀

    2. nettie

      7 Feb 2011

      BTW — Welcome to Nettie’s World — I have missed seeing you around my new blog!! 🙂

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