1972 was the end of the road for the third generation Oldsmobile Cutlass, with the car set to emerge the following year with a complete redesign as part of the new General Motors Collonade style line-up.  While the fourth-generation Cutlass proved to be a huge success for the Olds division of GM, there’s just something about the lines of its predecessor that’s hard to beat, with this ’72 model for sale here on eBay seeming like a pretty decent example if you’ve been longing for one featuring that old-school styling.  The car is located up in Granby, Massachusetts, and so far bidding hasn’t gotten too far out of hand yet with the price currently sitting at $7,700.

We don’t get a ton of information about the car’s history, but the seller does say that it’s already been restored once in the past, which included a set of replacement quarter panels during the process.  But the joints of those installations have failed and are now rusty, so unless just a driver is all the next owner is seeking there’s going to be some additional body work needed in the near future.  But other than this snafu the rest of the exterior seems fairly solid overall, and complete as far as I can tell with a mostly stock appearance, with an exception being the aftermarket mag wheels.

It’s not specifically stated what all has been done to the interior, but things inside look OK for the most part, though I’m not sure what would have caused the driver’s door panel to get kind of mashed inward.  There’s been a trio of gauges added underneath the dashboard, and I’m liking that floor shifter a lot in spite of the column still retaining the attachment where the original component was removed, but that stainless steel Oldsmobile steering wheel has been a long-standing favorite design of mine, so much that I removed a handful of them from junked vehicles to use on other cars back in the days when they were quite plentiful in salvage yards.  Just spray the center cap black to cover the Olds logo and you’ve got a really cool helm for just about any GM vehicle from this era!

The 350 V8 under the hood is said to be running great, plus the automatic transmission is stated to shift the same, so I think the seller is on track when he mentions that this would be a good car to drive as you work on it.  There are also a few issues underneath to contend with, such as some rust in the floorboards, but the owner thinks these are fixable with patches and that no floor replacement will be necessary.  What are your thoughts on this 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass?