Back in July I came upon a ad in Craigslist for a nice condition 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme for $1000. I said what the heck? Why not. I can never turn down a nice old car(especially and Oldsmobile and one for $1000) so I bought it.
It is a 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass sedan(the sedan is rare and only 20,000-30,000 of them were sold every year from 80-87 verses 100,000 of the coupe) It had the slow but reliable Buick 3.8l v6 and the leather top.
When I got the car it had a cracked grill and broken power drivers seat(it is hard to find a working power seat in these cars) so I bought a replacement grill from a 1984 Cutlass sedan and converted the power seat to manual by switching out the seat tracks with one in the junk yard. I also dumped the wire wheel covers in favor of ones from a 1966-1968 Oldsmobile. I also added a FM modulator(the kind that connects to the radio) for my iPod so I could keep the factory radio.
The dash looks perfect with no cracks(the headliner is another story and I will ether remove it completely or remove it and reglue it.(right now it is held up with Hello Kitty tape courtesy of the past owner)
It will make a nice winter beater car(unlike the majority of folks out there my area, I know how to drive a RWD vehicle in snow and rain having grown up driving them) The fake top looks great for 27 years old and the carb is working well(2 pumps of the gas pedal when cold and it starts up)
I need to re- vacuum line the engine and shim the starter but this is minor stuff
So here are some pics
The pic in the CL ad
What it looked like when I got it home
pay no attention to the steering wheel cover, it was from the former owner
What it looks like with the vintage hubcaps
At night
Close up of hubcaps
Only 91,710 miles
Very smooth on the road and gets about 22-24 mpg if I don't run it hard
It is slow with 110hp(the base 1.8l Vibe is faster )
I had and daily drove a 1987 Cutlass sedan in 2004