It’s an interesting automotive week at Barn Finds when readers send us tips on not one but two 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass sedans recently coming out of the woodwork, with each showing only 24,000 miles on their odometers, and somewhat more coincidental that they’re both located near the same region of the country just 150 miles from each other. A couple of days ago our own Adam Clarke shared his excellent write-up about a 1977 Cutlass Salon found by reader Dennis H in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, followed by perhaps the same sleuth Dennis House also spotting this other 1977 Cutlass S here on Facebook Marketplace with the same number of doors and equal amount of miles. This one’s in Danbury, CT, and comes with a price tag of $10,000. Dennis, if you’re indeed one and the same or maybe two separate Olds fans, we’d like to extend a big thanks for sharing these cool finds!
The story here regarding the low mileage is explained by the seller as being initially based on what can be found under the hood, which in modern times is seen as good news as there’s a 350 V8 with a Rochester 4-barrel on top. But back in the late seventies the original buyer found his Oldsmobile to be a bit thirsty and began using it as just a Sunday driver before being parked and stored in a garage sometime in the eighties. The car sat there until the seller inherited it in 1999 though the sedan continued to sit for long periods inoperational, but upon his retirement a recomissioning was summoned which included a tune up, carb cleaning, an oil change and some fresh fuel in the tank. The 350 is said to now fire right up but does exhibit some light valve pinging if the gas pedal is pushed hard.
Outside, the Brown Metallic paint is stated as the original factory finish which the seller says has only been washed and buffed, with a few light scratches and chips present here and there from sitting uncovered in an active garage for so many years. But the body itself appears solid, and I’m not spotting any obvious signs of rust on any of the panels plus the underside seems like a good testament that the Oldsmobile hasn’t seen excessive driving during those harsh New England winters.
While the interior remains well-preserved for the age, it’s pretty basic in there with the bench seat, manual window cranks and column shifter. The other Cutlass that Adam wrote about looks a lot more inviting inside with those sporty buckets and console, but it also costs a third more, plus the seller of this one makes it clear that the $10k he’s hoping for is only an asking price and that the cost negotiable. How much would you be willing to spend on this survivor-type 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass S?
My parents had one exactly like this growing up, also had a Cutlass Supreme 2 door same colors at the same time. As a kid I preferred the 2 door but wouldn’t mind having this one now.
Cool car, like the options. However, it was listed 2 months ago and is marked as sold
My view of the engine compartment picture suggests to me that that 5-digit odometer rolled over. I think 124k miles makes more sense.
Don’t believe the mileage claim one bit. Sorry
That’s fine you don’t have to. I KNOW it’s correct, the buyer has seen the receipts, knows it’s correct. That’s all that matters.
I bought the car and the 24K mileage is correct. This car is as close to new as you can get for a 47 year-old car. I’ve done two things to the car. I added a passenger’s side mirror (so I could see the panic in the faces of the folks I was cutting off) and I cleaned out a mouse-house in the heater fan. Car runs great and gets predictably awful mileage.
I bought the car and the 24K mileage is correct. This car is as close to new as you can get for a 47 year-old car.
Beautiful example of the all-time great American family sedan. Too bad you can’t buy one now. Nobody makes ‘em any more.
Had a 76 Salon with floor shift same brown outside, 350 with power windows and locks + a/c. had it only one year after buying it used in 86, frame rotted and started to break at the a arms one year after, to bad i really liked it
The ’76-’77 2-doors lost the curved front door and rear quarter sculpting, but the 4-doors continued with the sculpting through the end of the run. Makes the later 4 doors look dated.
So glad that no one at GM found a way to mess up the Cutlass. Almost all of the Collenade series were truly handsome cars. The car looks legit considering most people keep the outer body and interior cleaner than the engine compartment. That interior looks plenty inviting giving more room to spread out my 6’5″ frame.
Hi all,
Yes, this car is sold. Just finished up the paperwork this morning and she’s heading from CT to Chicago early this week.
She was/is in very good condition. There are dated receipts through those miles and then the car was parked in a garage for almost 20 years. The owner I sold the car for inherited the car from his uncle. The 24500 miles are correct, not rolled over.
When I was in the military I had 1977 Delta 88 with the exact same 350 Olds engine. I beat the heck out of it and it was bulletproof!
My dad’s Delta had a 350 Chevy engine from the factory, supposedly because the factory ran out of the Olds engine due to unexpected demand. GM tried to hide it but the Olds purists figured it out and were furious! Actually made the news.😂😂😂
Cars like this are such gems in this day and age. This would no doubt be a reliable car with enough power, roomy and easy to maintain.
It probably rides great too… automatic Looks like AM/FM and A/C…
This car is sold (as 1-29-24, 0740).
Oldsmobiles were my all time favorites next to Buicks. They just don’t make cars like that anymore and back the GM even knew how to build a transmission. We purchased a almost new Chevy Colorado truck and traded it less than a year later.Shift up shift down shift up jerk thump. Aweful
Only brand new car my parents ever bought. Theirs was blue and it was one of my dad’s favorite cars. Ours was the same car only in blue. Took my drivers test in that car and also drove it to the prom. Wouldn’t mind picking this one up. It was a fun car as I recall. Plenty of power!