This 1972 Cutlass Supreme has been out of commission for at least 25 years and apparently has moved from shelter to shelter. The last title that was issued on the car was in 1978 and it comes with a partially dismantled 455 cubic inch V8. For someone looking for a ‘70s GM project car, this will likely keep you busy trying to make it right once again. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this Oldsmobile is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $5,442 OBO. Thanks, Reidly, for the heads up on this car!
Like all other General Motors intermediates, the Cutlass would get designed for 1968-72 and turn out to be a big seller for the Olds people. For 1972, the Cutlass helped Oldsmobile snag third place in industry sales that year. The most common engine in a Cutlass Supreme that year was the 350 V8, but the 455 was on the options list, good for at least 255 horsepower SAE net with a 4-barrel carburetor. The Supreme, like the seller’s car, would see production top 105,000 units for 1972.
The seller’s Cutlass appears to be one of several cars stored in a rather wide barn. I can’t make out what the other three autos may be, but they could easily be from the 1960s/1970s, as well. Because the engine in this car has been taken apart, we’re guessing that’s why it was first parked back in the 1990s at 75,000 miles. While the motor is in disarray, the Turbo-Hydramatic transmission is still present. Further harvesting has been done, with various interior parts missing along with the front seats, console and shifter.
Some rather ancient gold paint covers the bottom half of the car while it still wears a black vinyl top. The passenger side has had some prior work done, with bondo in the door and the front fender applied with primer. This car is going to take a lot of work just to clean it up and assemble a motor. There’s no telling how much rust may be present on the undercarriage. Plan on a bunch of work or maybe find a similar model in better condition to start with. Hagerty says $25,000 is about top dollar for a ’72 Cutlass Supreme.
$25K is really the top of the market for a 1972 Supreme unless it’s a H/O. The value of this car depends on whether or not it’s a factory 455 car. 1972 is the first year that Olds put an engine code in the VIN, as the fifth character. A “U” in that position would signify a factory 455 automatic car, which would significantly increase value. If it’s a 350 car with a swap, value is not so much. And obviously storage conditions for this one have been far from ideal, so there’s a lot of time an money required to make this a nice one.
It should go back in the barn.
Sat too long in a crap setting, parts car,IMO.
“Barn”….Lean-to…..carport; same diff and same result with cars stored therein.
A good friend I’ve known since HS ( who is currently in a nut house), after graduation, his mom had a gold Cutlass like this, only a 350. She didn’t let him drive it much, as she knew what he did to cars, but it was a really nice car. This one? Again, pour your savings into this one, or since money obviously isn’t a concern today, just go buy a nice one, and be cruisin’ tomorrow.
sold $5442