Spring is just around the corner, so if you’ve been in the market for a sixties droptop to take on as a project, this 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme convertible might be worth checking out. There are both positives and negatives here, but if you’ve got the DIY skills plus some time and resources, maybe you can have this Olds back on the road by summer. This one’s said to be a southwest example, which is currently residing in Chaparral, Texas. The car can be found here on Craigslist, with an asking price of $6,500. Zappenduster, thanks a lot for your tip on this one!
Probably the best news is that the Olds seems mostly complete on the outside, including a lot of the trim. We don’t get any background here, and the seller sounds a bit optimistic when he says this one’s in great shape for the year. No specific information regarding the body is mentioned, but hopefully, not a lot of actual rust has developed on the panels, although there’s plenty of patina. Maybe a considerable amount of the exterior sheet metal will be salvageable, but the rear bumper has been tapped, so this will either need to be straightened or replaced.
Unfortunately, the roof canvas has all but disappeared, which has wreaked havoc on the interior. It doesn’t appear that this one’s been in favorable storage conditions for the past few decades, as most of the inside components are either baked, crumbled, or missing. The seller is forthcoming that the floors and trunk pan will need to be replaced, and while there are a few components shown inside the trunk, I’m not sure many of these will be in decent enough shape to be of much value.
According to the seller. it’s been several years since the engine has run, and there’s no word on whether or not it will still turn over. No specifics are given about the transmission either, other than it’s a Turbo 350 automatic, but it’s probably safe to say that both will need a thorough going-through, or maybe even be replaced with something more exciting. This 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible seems like a candidate for either a near-factory restoration or perhaps a Restomod, depending on the mindset of the future owner. How would you move forward here?
Nothing to see here, move along…
Man, isn’t that the truth!
Was this in a fire?
Back on the road by summer? Which summer? 2027? 2028?
$2500 would find this car a home my friend built one in high school it had the toilet bowl 330 with the 2spd powerglide sounds like a toilet bowl flushing when you dump it in low at 30 mph! Lol he put in a don lajoie shirt block 400 with a 350 tranny it was a terror! This car is very straight could make a nice cruiser
How dare they insult our intelligence..
a little spit shine and we are cruising,,,LOL
Another car pulled from a wrecking yard for a quick buck….
To quote a line from Joe Dirt in his movie when his oil rig buddies called his car Rusty: Awe that Sh__ will buff out! This looks too far to even call a parts car by most standards. The engine is not original as a 67 330CI would have been used and it would be gold with out an HEI or an EGR valve. Most likely this engine is from a mid 70’s Low compression car. The interior will be costly and needs everything. It is definitely not in great condition for its age. What is worth using is the boxed frame, the unrusted body panels, trim, doors, quarters and that’s about it. The rear end is unspecified but most likely is a 10 bolt Olds open diff. It would be a perfect donor car to repair a 66 or 67 cutlass that had accident damage and needed a good frame, fenders, doors and quarter panels.
You are confusing me a little. You would rather change the frame, fenders, doors, and quarter panels on another car that. Just fix the floor on this one? Interior work is easy, If I had a wrecked car that needed all those parts, the wrecked car would be the parts car and this would be the chassis.
Replacing the complete interior with a dash pad is expensive. I did my 68 interior in 1995 less a dash pad and parts alone cost over $2k in 1995 money from year one not factoring labor to install the new seat covers, seat backs, carpet and door panels. Then you need a top. Figure a couple grand for that. Engine and transmission not original and it’s a cutlass with bad floors. No mention of trunk floor condition. I was suggesting that this might be a good donor car for someone with a 66 or 67 442 with a good motor and transmission that has accident damage. But, it’s worth what a buyer is willing to pay and invest the time and money.
Nice solid bones to start with. Never going to be some numbers matching, high dollar trailer queen. So build it however you like, and cruise off into the sunset.
I think this was a flood car. You think the floors need replaced, what do you think that trunk looks like under all that stuff.
I had (and still looking for ) a ’67 conv.bought new in PA. If you think that chassis is good think again. that’s why I don’t have mine anymore. The chassis WAS a boxed frame and they rusted from the inside out. I jacked the car up one day to change a tire and the car didn’t move, the frame collapsed. well known in these cars. Best car I ever had till then. PS that’s not an olds engine, it should be gold and the alternator was down under.
There is a big difference between a PA car and a Texas car. PA cars are subject to road salt and rust out pretty bad from the bottom. Texas cars do not. The floors in this car are rusted due to rain from there being no top. And I’m sure it had carpet that trapped that rain. I wouldn’t be surprised if the frame is still very solid as the floor rust likely came from the top side not the bottom. I am from Maryland so I know about the road salt rust damage from there.