1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass

Coupe

330 small block oldsmobile v8

Manual

336177M298038

Clear

Gasoline

This auction is for a super solid central Texas Oldsmobile Cutlass two door hard top project car with clear Texas title. I bought it a couple of years ago and have had it tarped up and kept dry until now. I bought the car with the intentions of making either a nice budget drag car or G machine. I was planning on putting an LS engine with a 6 speed or an Oldsmobile 455 with Muncie 4 speed behind it, but I have too many other cars to get to first. This car is a superior builder / project car, but in my heart of hearts, I'm just way more into Pontiac than Olds. So, it's time for this super solid car to move on to someone who will actually build it in the 442 clone or hot rod it needs to be. I don't believe this car has every really left central Texas. It is really straight and virtually rust free. It was built as a white car with blue standard interior. The car is really solid for 45 years old. It is not perfect, but damn, it's good for what it is. The car is really straight there are no major dents or accidents to report on. I don't believe the car has ever been wrecked. The last inspection and license stickers on the car are from 1990 and 1991! It appears that the car has only had one repaint somewhere along its life. My best judgement is that it was budget to moderately priced paint job in the 1980s. The car was white and was shot white again. The paint is of course dead and needs to be completely redone. The Cutlass is really straight and I don't think there is any Bondo or body filler hiding on this car. That's one of the reasons I bought this car. It is a nice solid body that can be put together in really any configuration without having to spend most of your life doing body work and trying to fix a rusty piece of dog crap. The car is really solid but there are a couple of spots. Most of the rust you can see in the pictures are just surface rust. That being said, there are a couple of spots on the car that are rusted out. This is very common for GM A bodies of the 1960s and 1970s. The spots that will need rust attention and repair are as follows: the bottom dog leg of the passenger side fender. It will require the usual patch piece and really isn't that bad. It resulted from the A/C drain on that side. This is pretty common on GM cars with A/C. The driver side quarter panel has two spots, one before the wheel well and one behind. Both are about the size of a nickle and not that bad, but they're there. There are a couple of quarter sized holes in the floor pan in the drivers side foot well in the front. Small, but there. There are a couple of pin holes in the rear trunk. This car does not require a trunk pan to be welded in, just some small patching. There are some rusted out spots where the rear deck lid meats to body of the car. Specifically, in the area that holds the weather stripping in. I tried to show it in the pictures. It needs attention but, it's not a hard place to fix and it's not that bad. These are the most significant pieces of rust that I can see. If you are used to these cars you will know that this is a really solid 45 year old GM car. The really remarkable solid and straight parts of this car include both full quarters, roof, doors, floor pan, trunk pan, frame, hood, driver fender and most importantly rear window area. The GM A body was notorious for having the rear window area rust out. This one appears to be completely solid. I can't be sure that it wasn't reworked when the car was painted prior to being parked in 1990, but it would have popped back out by now if a bunch of cancer was hiding under the paint. I feel like I'm writing way too much about the very small amount of rust on this car, but I want to represent the car for what it is. It has a few minor problems that I don't want to surprise you with. Ultimately though, it is a pretty rust free and super straight project GM A body for someone to build the car of their dreams out of. It is a great starting point for a 442 clone or the ultimate drag car, G machine, hot rod, cruiser, father / son project or budget build. This car isn't a loaded boat nor is it a stripper. It was factory equipped with a high compression Oldsmobile small block 330 cubic inch V8. This is the predecessor of the Olds 350 and 403. This one was optioned with the four barrel carburetor. From the factory this was a 10.5 to 1 compression engine. The condition of the engine is complete unknown. I have never tried to spin it over because to me it was little more than scrap weight. I never planned on running the small block so I never paid any attention to it. It's probably rebuild-able but I don't know for sure. The transmission was the base 3 speed standard and was originally a column shift, but along the way somebody converted it to a Hurst floor shift. And, the rear end is the standard GM 10 bolt of the time for A body cars. As you can see in the pictures, the car has a pair of Centerline aluminum wheels on one side and a pair of old school Crager / American Racing Slot aluminum on the other. The tires are just rollers and not good for street usage, but the wheels are in pretty good original vintage speed part shape. This car was not a factory equipped A/C car but it does have the dealership added A/C stuff in it. After all, it does get rather hot down here in Austin. Other than that, it doesn't really have any important options. The Cutlass has a clear Tx title and is pretty complete, but it is missing a few things. This car is missing rear shocks, headliner, passenger door panel, keys, pedals, headlight trim, passenger side eyebrow fender trim, radiator driver side and passenger side windows and trunk lock. The hood hinges are there, but are not on the car. And for some weird reason, the back seat top has two large cuts in it. You got me why someone did that one. I have restored a lot of cars and never seen that one done. These pieces are all easy to track down or stuff you should buy new anyway for a restoration. Regardless, it's a great project car and it has a low reserve. Please bid with confidence and check out my other auctions. I have put up as many pictures as I can, but if you want pictures of something specific, please email me or call me at 512 five six three 7174. Thanks.