This 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme has been in the same family since it rolled off of the assembly line and it sure looks great. It can be found here on Craigslist in North Reading, Massachusetts. The seller is asking $5,000 or BYR, whatever that means – one of you will know. Bring your Rotweiller? No clue and father Google wasn’t even any help. Thanks to Fordguy 1972 for sending in this tip!
These cars were literally everywhere in this era. Why there isn’t an Oldsmobile today when they sold so many millions and millions of just the Cutlass line alone is beyond me. The Cutlass Supreme was made for just over 30 years and the last of the rear-wheel-drive Cutlass Supremes like this example went away for the 1989 model year when the front-drive cars came out. Speaking of front-drive, the front tires have obviously been replaced and it’s unfortunate that the white walls don’t match the rears. I get it, though, we have to sometimes take things in stages.
This car looks about as close to new as I could imagine any 40-year-old car looking. It’s a bummer that it appears to have lost its parking spot inside. No, I’m not sure about that but it looks like the sellers are adding to the basement and taking away a garage stall. Having a need for more, more, MORE garage stalls I’m not in favor of that at all! Ha.. sorry, I got sidetracked there with our own remodeling projects. There is no way that this beautiful Olds has been parked outside so don’t let my ramblings worry anyone, this appears to be a super sweet Supreme.
The interior looks as nice as the exterior does. I know that the 1970s colors such as green, brown, orange, etc., take a beating sometimes but I’m all over actual colors both inside and outside on a car. Give me a nice olive green any day over gray, black, or tan seats. There isn’t a lot of information on the seller’s listing, here is the entire thing: “1979 Olds Cutlass Supreme. 18K original miles. Been in same family since new. Green ext/int. $5000 or BYR.” There’s that BYR again.
Being in Massachusetts, there appears to be some surface rust on a few under-hood components but other than that it looks clean in there. The odometer photo shows 18,512 miles and it looks like that could be the case. Some surface rust will appear on these surfaces in a climate such as the east coast, or probably in any climate. I wonder how many of us would have restored the air cleaner housing? I probably would have. This engine should be Buick’s 231 cubic-inch V6 with 115 hp. I’m assuming that it runs as great as the rest of the looks but there’s no word on that at all. Have any of you owned a Cutlass Supreme of this era? I’m guessing that quite a few of you have.
“Byr” is apparently Norwegian for “offers”. As far as the reported mileage, I always remember what Ronny said: “Trust, but verify.”
they also made a 200ci v6, dog… so it MIGHT be that as well…not all v6 from that era are 231! (my dad had a lemans with the 200 ci v6)
Gord, the 231 Buick V6 is the smallest engine that I saw for a 1979 Cutlass Supreme.
The 198/3.2 was a smaller Buick V6, but I think that it was available on Buicks only.
The 200 ci was a chevy v6 engine, this is clearly a 3.8 buick engine with the distributor being up front.
Twin turbo LS and have fun
i had a 1979 CUTLASS Supreme with a 305 engine and it was a great riding and reliable car. Drove very smooth. I miss that car and think this is a great buy.
I have 1 it’s a stick lo ok king to get rid of it
I owned drove and loved a ’79 Olds until I lost a timing chain on the highway. I absolutely think these cars are the best and for many reasons. Mine was a 260 V-8, not enough grunt,with the Olds version of Power Glide. It didn’t matter. The car was reliable, looked like a class act, rode well, and certainly was not difficult from the maintenance standpoint; parts were available everywhere. Someone buy this car.
There was no “Powerglide” in anything in 1979, these would have probably had a TH200, still a 3 speed automatic with no relation to the 2 speed PG that was last produced in 1973.
I also had a ’79 Cutlass back in the day with the 260 V8 and the incredibly unusual and rare 5-speed stick mounted on the floor (no console) in between the bucket seats. First gear was left and down just like a 3-speed and in fifth gear (to the right and down) you were cruising at 60 MPH with the engine turning less than 2000 RPM. This extremely comfortable and most desirable car was also one of the better ones that I have owned over the years which unfortunately had a premature demise due to excessive frame rust from the Massachusetts winters. I find it real tempting that the ’79 Cutlass Supreme featured above by the honorable Scotty G. is located less than ten (10) miles from me. I really like the Buick 3.8 liter (231 CID) V6 but am not crazy about the automatic. The asking price is not unreasonable especially with the opportunity to submit an offer but I think I am going to hold out for a stick shift or a three-on-the-tree which is what I really want.
Sorry, you’ll hold out forever since only 1% of these came with the stick shift.
I also had a 79 with the 260 V8 and the 5 speed. It was a great car with a very rare trans. I kick myself for getting rid of it. I’ll always have a soft spot for these cars.
Duaney, I know you are absolutely right. It only makes me feel more fortunate that I was lucky enough to enjoy the one I had with the wonderful 5-Speed for a few years. I understand that from 1978 to 1981 the basic V6 Cutlass came with a 3-Speed stick as standard equipment but there were very few (LESS than 1%) actually produced so they are nearly impossible to find but they are out there somewhere. This is the same Saginaw 3-Speed that was available on the Chevrolet Malibu. To see what it looks like, there was one posted on BF in August 2017 and can be found at https://barnfinds.com/manual-equipped-g-body-1980-chevrolet-malibu-wagon/ . The odds of finding one nowadays are probably about the same as hitting the Lottery but you never know, it could happen … Just Wishful Thinking!
I had an ’80 model. Mine had the bucket seats w/console. Of the 50 plus cars I’ve owned in 46 years it has to be in the top five best I ever had….. maybe top three.
That engine does not look like 18k miles
What would you expect after 40 years with heat, cold, dirt and moisture from driving, stopping and starting over 18,000 miles ?
It’s been in Mass. all that time in extreme weather over decades.
Unless it was kept in a climate controlled garage in a capsule when not being driven this is what you’d see.
Worst color combo ever. This is coming from a guy with a pastel blue 1979 Malibu at least it has a tolerable medium blue interior.
LOL Steve I’ll do you one better: I had a 1978 (or 79 can’t recall now) Ford F150 that was two tone, one year only, Jade Green with Jade Glow Metallic paint and green interior. I’ll be honest though, I kinda liked how it looked on that truck.
A lot of the g body gm cars went to the race tracks on the 80’s and 90’s unfortunately. To find one this nice is a real treat.
Had a 78 Cutlass Salon 2 door in high school. Haven’t seen one in years. Couldn’t get out of its own way with the 231 V6 but a pretty nice ride for a high school kid.
I bought this car Friday. The color combo is not great, but the car has been garaged since day 1. This is a true one owner car and the mileage is correct as stated. The car was purchased new by the son of the original owner in 1979 and in 2002 they took her license away. The car was parked then and hardly driven by her son after that. It is in such unbelievable condition it is actually hard to belief unless you see it in person.
Congratulations and Good Luck with your new acquisition, Mike. Sounds like you scored a great deal. Maybe you can find a replacement rear bumper at Jacks or Hollands in North Billerica.
My first car was my grandparent’s 1979 Cutalss Supreme. It was light blue with the white brougham roof, and the small block 8 under the hood. I loved that car! The rear bumper fell off, and my mom wouldn’t let me keep it. I can still hear the engine sound in my head!
That’s funny because the rear bumper is a
Little rusted and can’t figure out why, but I’m replacing it anyway!