Sold 1971 Olds Cutlass Supreme Convertible

[njsteve]

I am officially listing it here, now for $35,000 after posting so many updates in the "Olds" section as we were arranging to get the car.

This car belonged to my father-in-law, Wayne. He is a Viet Nam vet who is now dealing with the Agent Orange-related health effects due to his service as a helicopter mechanic at various air bases in country. We are selling his pride and joy to fund his medical care in upstate NY.

This 1971 Cutlass Supreme convertible belonged to his late brother up until 2002 when Wayne inherited it from him after his brother's passing. It was sold new at Tunmore Oldsmobile in Buffalo, New York in the late summer of 1970. (I can just imagine the TV commercials now: "We sell a Ton More Olds's than anyone else" LOL

It was strangely optioned as it has the 350 2bbl engine instead of the standard 350 4bbl, resulting in a $33.70 credit on the window sticker. It has the deluxe steering wheel, bucket seats, an automatic transmission on the column, 2.56 rear diff, power steering, power disc brakes, AM radio with the optional "biphonic" dual rear speakers, painted sport mirrors, and the factory painted sport wheels. It is the rare code 62 Bittersweet orange color with a black interior.

The engine and transmission are the born-with units the car came from the assembly line with. Both are stamped with the car's VIN.

The body is amazingly straight and rust free. It seems that everyone who owned it previously drove it in summers only and then stored it away. The underside is covered from end-to-end in the factory undercoating as well as extra dealer-applied undercoating and rust proofing. All the body seams and pinchwelds are straight and crisp with zero swelling or corrosion. All the sheetmetal looks to be original to the car.

The odometer reads 96,500 miles, which I believe is 196,500 given that the NJ DMV said their records show it was registered in 1994 with 147,000 miles during an inspection. (So DMVs do actually retain old records!!!.)

We have all sorts of prior owner paperwork from NY State which documents the mileage via annual vehicle inspections tracking the mileage from (1)39,000 in 1981 to the present day. Wayne got the car from his brother in 2022 at around (1)59,000 miles and put 37,000 miles on it in 20 years, which works out to around 1,600 miles every summer. And in the Buffalo area, summer is about one month long! The car is an effortless cruiser and he really took advantage of that fact over the years. He'd drive it all over NY state to cruise nights and car shows, collecting all sorts of trophies along the way.

I changed the oil and filter and then performed a compression check on the engine and the cylinders all ranged from 130 to 140 psi. I put in a new set of AC plugs. The old plugs looked nicely worn with a good burn pattern after those 37,000 miles. I also sent an oil sample out for an analysis with Blackstone and I am awaiting the results. I pulled the rear diff cover and drained the fluid and refilled with new 75-90. The magnetic drain plug was clean. When I got it, the gas gauge was not working due to a bad sending unit, so I pulled the tank, replaced the sending unit and now it works again and is accurate.

I have posted some videos on youtube and have a ton of lower detail photos that show the bottoms of the fenders and trunk drop offs etc. They are posted here: https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthre...39#post1676939

The car is now fully registered and titled in NJ, in my name. We had to transfer it from my father-in-law because it was registered in New York and they don't have titles for pre-1972 cars up there: only transferable registrations that some other states won't accept.

I appreciate everyone's input in the other threads on helping me offer the car for sale. This is a hard time for the family but the money is going for a good cause: to keep him comfortable in his remaining time left.

$35,000 or best offer.

Thank you, Steve
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