Taking a cue from pragmatic Ford color-namers (is there an official term for that?), Oldsmobile called this color “Yellow.” Not Sunshine Yellow or Lemon Chiffon or anything fancy. Just plain ol’ Yellow. This last year of the third-generation 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham Coupe is listed here on eBay in Escondido, California; there is no reserve, and the current bid is $8,200.
What a beautiful car, at least as far as the visual condition goes. The word beautiful is subjective, as we all know – or I hope we all know that – even though some vehicles take a major hit in the comments depending on whether one of us refers to them as being beautiful. I’m way outside the normal field with that, as the vehicles I think are beautiful are seen as ugly oddballs by most readers.
The Lamborghini Miura and Jaguar E-Type convertible are hard to define as “ugly” by most, but then there’s the Comuta-Car and AMC Pacer. I like them all, of course; there are no “ugly” vehicles for me. Yes, even the Pontiac Aztek. The era of big bumpers in the 1970s can hardly be defined as beautiful, but GM at least tried a bit to massage these massive 5-mph bumpers with some curves and details. The trunk compartment looks as clean as can be, and the seller has included a few underside photos. They say this California car has been in California since new, and it sure looks great in the photos. Page 3 of this 1977 Oldsmobile brochure shows the Cutlass Supreme Brougham Coupe.
The beautiful (there’s that subjective word again) “loose cushion” velour Brougham seats look as close to new as can be, at least from what we see in the photos. Oldsmobile offered the third-generation Cutlass line from 1972 for the 1973 model year until the end of 1977; then they were downsized a bit. This car appears to be loaded with features and options, which could explain the nice auction price so far, with three days left to go before the cyber hammer falls. The back seat looks equally nice, but there was no way to put down the rear side windows in the era of 99.9% of humans smoking at all times, so that could have been a bummer for anyone riding back there in this era. A 5-speed manual would have been an option with the 260 V8, so you know which engine I would have gotten on this car.
Now that’s a clean engine compartment! This is Oldsmobile’s Rocket 350-cu.in. OHV V8, which in this era had 170 horsepower and 270 lb-ft of torque when new. Backed by a three-speed Turbo-Hydramatic transmission sending power to the rear wheels, the seller says everything works as it should, which presumably means the air conditioning as well. This looks like one of those “nicest ones left” cars to me. What are your thoughts on this yellow Cutlass Supreme Brougham Coupe?
I’m old enough to remember when these Colonnades were new and everywhere! These still look as appealing to me now as they did in the 1970s, and I also recall seeing a few “Yellow” ones. This one’s unusual and optioned nicely. Fun find and great write-up, Scotty- thanks for sharing this Olds with us!
One of my favorite years of one of my favorite cars. I honestly don’t remember seeing a Cutlass in yellow. I like it. Love that brochure too, that just brings you back. The Olds 350 seemed to be the most common engine choice at least to me. But a 260 with the 5 speed would have been unique. They’re out there. Like Mike already said, this one is optioned very nicely, even though a console and buckets are noce, those seats are seriously comfortable. Nice Cutlasss!! Thanks Scotty!! I enjoyed this.
I was too young to influence my dad when he went out and bought a pre-owned ’77 Cutlass. He bought an oddly equipped non brougham – a V6 in brown with a *full* tan vinyl top, wire hupcaps with A/C, tilt, AM radio and light group for major options. It did have the ‘digital’ clock like this one, which I thought was odd. Not even a remote mirror. Next vehicle I became an ‘influencer’!
Back in the days when you could order individual options, no matter your taste…