1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass

"S" Convertible

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

336678M343251

Gasoline

1968 Olds Cutlass Convertible. "S" Not sure if the engine is original (see picture of motor number?). All the rest is. Center console shifter with buckets. Tight/proper shifting tranny action. New lettered profile tires; excellent rims and beauty rings. The body: An over-all "driver" quality paint job. Looks like the hood and top of the front fenders was touched up due to maybe, fading? More paint runs in these areas. Doors close tightly and allignment is good; no drop or hinge looseness. All the windows roll nicely and the wing windows crank fully. Door sills, bottom of doors, rockers, floors, and quarters are rust free for an old car of this age. The trunk floor is excellent for this year except for a few small holes (see picture). There is one small hole on the driver's door (about 1/2 inch; see picture). Hardly any rust in the wheel wells splash areas, in fronts or backs of tires. The hood opens and closes normally but does need adjustment to the hinges to flush the back corners at closed position. Interior: really nice; mostly unblemished accept for passenger door panel needs a little glue. Clean crack free dash. There are no seat seam seperations. Bumpers: nice, presentable, with a little pitting here and there. The rear is a "442" dual exhaust resess. Lights: all work except for left hand directional dash indicator. The outside directionals themselves work. Gauges work. Additional oil pressure and temperature gauges are mounted under steering column. After market A/C does blow some cold air and has a "period" engine compartment compressor. The stereo/radio works. Engine: starts easy and runs great. Doesn't run hot. No oil smoke or cold start smoke. Nice sound with fairly new stainless dual exhaust. Top: power top works great with no hesitation. Clamps easy,evenly, and tight. The top canvas itself is very water tight and "driver" functional, but does have mild edge threading loose areas (see picture). The glass rear window is a plus in value and quality. I did not snap down all the "boot" snaps for pictures, so it does fit snugger and it is like new. Any questions please ask. As is sale; may sell locally. Many more pictures available. I also took walk around video with engine running and top going up. I recommend : Bears Transport PH: 866-858-8066 FX: 847-589-0830; bonded/insured/ethical/fair On Apr-09-12 at 14:35:57 PDT, seller added the following information: No spare tire, rim or Jack.On Apr-09-12 at 16:37:05 PDT, seller added the following information: The engine number on this car is: 396021F. According to an e-how article it is a 455? ARTICLE: Casting Numbers The numbers cast on the lower left corner of the engine block -- or on the cylinder head -- indicate the year the engine was manufactured. The casting numbers for a 455 include 395021F, 396021Fa and 231788L. Read more: 455 Oldsmobile Engine Identification | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/facts_7726283_455-oldsmobile-engine-identification.html#ixzz1raa7fnJe OTHER: The 455 was built from 1968 through 1976, produced from 210hp to 400hp, and were installed in just about every car Olds built in that period at one time or another, including the Cutlass/442, Delta 88's, 98's and Toronados (not the Omega, though). You can get a quick estimate of the year of the engine by looking at the 1" high casting letter on the lower-left corner of the block and/or head. If the engine is one of these high-performance motors, it's pretty easy to identify where it came from. If not, it's a little tougher. Other clues for identifying the engine, especially the later engines, are the carb numbers (stamped on the driver's side of the carb, usually something like 7040251), as the emissions regulations required carbs calibrated for the specific requirements of a particular model (basically 1973 and later), whereas all models before 1973 used the same carb numbers (again, aside from high-performance and Toronado engines). Likewise, the distributor number might be specific to the model it was installed in. The exhaust manifolds would also provide a clue as to where the engine was originally installed. If the passenger-side manifold has two openings, it's a single-exhaust application, and likely from an 88 or 98. On Apr-09-12 at 16:49:32 PDT, seller added the following information: The odometer reads 48339.7. Probably 148339. The Florida title is labeled EXEMPT. The engine and trans may have been rebuilt before the last owner. He bought it this way. The casings of motor/trans has repaint could only have been with them out of the car and looks only five to seven years aging. The last owner had this five or so years and lived in St. Augustine Florida. He said it was purchased new in Florida from what he was told when purchased (dealer key chain is Florida). On Apr-11-12 at 17:42:10 PDT, seller added the following information: You can drive this one home, really (at the right buy price, of course).