1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass

convertible Convertible

1974 Olds 350 V-8 Jetfire

Automatic

338677M374126

Clear

GAS

1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme convertible. Red with black interior, black top. Plus spare parts. Description: big easy-going American cruiser. Long straight lines and coke-bottle humps. Glorious open air driving. This particular car is not a purebred (it has the wrong engine, a slightly modified interior) but it’s a solid and satisfying car. It is easily restorable if you want to improve its condition (and does need a restoration to be excellent). Or it’s just as easy to enjoy as is. Very roadworthy, drivable, and enjoyable as is. VIN: 338677M374126. Clean title. Mileage is unknown (not the original dashboard). I’ve added 30,000 miles to the car in the 23 years I’ve owned it. Currently shows 37,300. Components / options: Engine is a 1974 Olds V-8 350 ccid “JetFire”, with the gold valve covers. Takes premium but does not require leaded gas. Carburetor is a Rochester 4-bbl 4MC. Transmission is original 2-speed automatic with floor shifter. (Jetaway Super-Turbine ST-300 which is a 2-spd and from what I’ve read would have the Variable Vane “switch pitch” torque converter). Power steering. Manual brakes. No A/C. Manual roof (power roof motor/pump is still in the car but is disconnected). Oldsmobile AM radio in the dash and an extra FM digital tuner hidden under the driver’s seat. Power antenna. Remote trunk release. Aftermarket seatbelts (lap belts) added for front seats only. Manual windows with wing-windows and foot vents. Condition: class 4, or slightly better. “An older fading restoration that is mostly usable as is.” Works fine as a daily driver, decent shape, no major rust (a small chunk out of the driver’s side rocker panel), no wrecks, good frame, many paint flaws throughout (scratches, blemishes, chips, etc), minor chrome pitting, fair-to-poor interior (vinyl seats are cracked, door panels blemished), roof is good, rear window is fair, tires are good. Runs well, smoothly and reliably, and handles just fine. There is a leak in the exhaust manifold gasket so it’s a bit noisier lately than I’d like, and it lacks some of the wide-open-throttle acceleration probably due to the carburetor needing adjustment (haven’t gotten to it yet). For a full run down of the condition blemishes, read through the narration of the photos below. There is no part of this car’s body or interior that is perfect. But it’s roadworthy, handles well, and is very enjoyable to drive. Recent work done: 2012 - 2013 work: new battery, new alternator, full tune-up (new coil, breaker, plugs, and wires), new power antenna, new trunk weatherstripping, and new front wheel bearings. At various times over the last two decades, I’ve rebuilt the carburetor twice (restoring the automatic choke, though a manual choke control cable is still fed through the dash), replaced the fuel pump, water pump, shocks, tires (several times), roof (several times), sway bar, ball joints, brake master cylinder and done regular fluid changes and maintenance. Service logs available. Plusses: Many spare parts will be included with the sale of this vehicle including: - Original dashboard (from which I harvest light bulbs as needed and which has an electric clock that could be transplanted into the car) - Many chrome parts (interior and exterior door handles, rear-view mirror, knobs, levers, badges, etc.), - Chrome body parts, including the arch for driver’s rear wheel well - Plastic parts (brake light lenses, marker light lenses, knobs) - Some minor body parts - Extra hubcap - Weatherstripping kit - Convertible top boot (I’ve never used it since I worry the boot clips might scratch the car’s chrome) - Car cover - 1967 Fisher Body Assembly Manual, plus a Chilton’s manual that covers the engine year. - A 1965 Owner’s manual, for fun. - If you’re from the Cincinnati area, I’ll include a 1964 Cincinnati street map also. Minuses: - Starts only after repeated cranking if unused for several days (fuel empties from the carburetor fuel bowl). - Electrical short when in reverse gear (which is avoidable by moving gear selector slightly) and when parking brake is engaged. - Intermittent connection in one of the taillights. - Exhaust manifold gasket leak (decided not to tackle since the new owner might wish to fully restore the car and swap in a correct 1967 engine). - Weatherstripping is dry rotted or missing in places, (except for the new trunk seal). Rain water will come in over the windshield at highway speeds. I have a new weatherstripping kit, but haven’t installed it yet. These parts will be included with the sale of the car, of course. - Vinyl seats bottoms are cracked (the rear seat bottoms are very bad, the front seats are passable especially with the use of beaded seat covers, included with sale). - Driver inside door panel is in rough shape. - Rear passenger-side window cranks up only when given a little nudge to keep it on track. All others windows are fine, though driver’s wing-window only swings opens part way due to the placement of the side mirror. - Fuse box has rusty connections which sometimes leads to various accessories or lights not working. (This is remedied by cleaning the effected fuse connector). - Steering has some play these days (ball joints are getting old again) but it is still very easy to handle on the road. - Gas tank leaks if more than half full and parked on an incline. (So I never fill it up). - Transmission torque converter slips a little, but I’ve been told by several different transmission shops not to bother fixing it. - Hydraulic roof pump/motor disconnected. Lift and lower the roof by hand. - The known incorrect/mismatched parts are: engine (Oldsmobile V-8, but wrong year), dashboard (correct for the year and model, but donor dash is from a column-shifter car while this car has a floor shifter), trunk opener, power antenna, carpet, and possibly the front seats and side mirror (based on some of the photos I’ve seen). History & why selling: I’ve owned it for 23, following a full amateur restoration by the previous owner. Garaged every night and every winter for the past 21 years. Only driven on days with good weather forecasts, but I do get caught in the rain perhaps once a year. It has never touched road salt. Driven on several decent road trips (including 1400 miles) without incident, the most recent long trip was in 2009. Frequently used in parades. Often driven to work in the summer, to Reds games or on date nights with the wife. But with 3 little kids taking up my time now, a 90 year old house, and a new van making garage space tight, I no longer have the time or space to dote on this car the way I want to. There’s always some little project you can tinker with this car if you want to, and it’s so dead-simple to work on this car that it’s a joy to do it, but I have other priorities lately. I’ll miss cruising down the road and getting smiles. Location, contact, terms and payment: Car is garaged in Cincinnati Ohio. If in the area, please schedule a look and test drive. Or request any specific photos you need that aren’t already included here. Contact at 513-531-0022 between 6pm and 10pm Eastern, or at benecko at juno.com. Thanks for your interest. Guided Tour of the Photos 1-7 – general views of the car. The top is in good shape. Body is generally good, but the photos don’t reveal all the little blemishes (chips, scratches, etc). Great personality in the front end and nice proportions. A long body, but not narrower than our Honda van. 8 – trunk and rear window. This picture is actually from last year. I hadn’t finished with the new antenna yet at the time, so you may notice a hole in the top of the fender. That job is now done. The lower left part of the bumper has some surface rust. (It looks like a reflection in this photo, but it’s rust). There are also scratches (revealing the light grey primer beneath) on the right side of the trunk lid. You may also notice, this car has no keyhole for the trunk. It is only opened from a button on the dash. This is a mystery to me, since the trunk lid looks like it never had a keyhole, but the dashboard does not have a dedicated button for it. Possibly it’s a trunk lid from a different Cutlass. (The dashboard’s “Top” button has been repurposed for the trunk release). Jerry rigged trunk release solenoid from my old Chevy. 9 – engine view. Air cleaner cover says “Jetfire” Gold covers for the 1974 Olds v-8 350. You can see the new coil (yellow). Wheel wells are solid and clean but missing a bit of tar-paper or something that used to keep road-spray off the bottom of the engine. On the water pump you can see a bypass cap which is held tight with a hose clamp because I can’t find the correct size bypass cap. The previous owner’s manual choke is detached and still resting on the engine block. 10-11 – trunk interior. Red carpeting – can’t be original, but it’s in good shape. Vinyl cover for the mini spare. There’s a light piece of fabric that separates the trunk from the passenger compartment, which is ripped but you never see it. The detail photo of an inside corner is typical condition. 12-16 – interiors. The dashboard is correct for a C/S but not original to the car. Note the gear indicator above the steering column (for a column shifter). The dash was cut at one time for a thicker radio or 8-track. Oldsmobile AM radio is missing a knob. Single 10” speaker in the dash. (There is also an FM radio hidden under the driver’s seat). The rocker switches are for “Antenna” and “Top”, but the “Top” switch now works the trunk release. Some of the silver paint has worn off the plastic dash. The black carpet isn’t original but is in good shape. The back seat is in bad shape. I keep the seat bottom covered with a red blanket (also yours). The rear seat back has some cracks at the top. The front seats are in reasonable shape. Driver’s seat bottom has a tear on the seam by your left hip and both front seats have small tears at the short seam up by the shoulder (covered by black vinyl tape). Interior vinyl panels show tiny cracks. Driver door panel is rough by the front edge. Windshield top edge had some corrosion or pitting at the corners (where the roof locks on) and those corners are now covered with aluminum paint. 17-22 - Close ups. The camera doesn’t pick up all the minor blemishes. So here are some of the major ones. “Fisheye” on the left rear fender. A pair of long scratches on the passenger side. Rust at the driver’s rocker panel. The low-angle picture down the driver’s door shows some of the “waves” in the body work. Basically, the car looks okay, but could use new paint. 23 – Spare parts included with sale. Thanks for looking! Enjoy tinkering with or motoring down the road in this classic American iron.