Vehicle Description
Oldsmobiles don't get much fresher than this 1988 Cutlass Supreme
Classic, especially now that they're not making any more of them.
With just 51,346 on the clock and every single option including
those unusual alloy wheels, it's a fantastic survivor that just
crossed the threshold into collectability.
Yes, that's right, at 25 years of age, cars are considered antiques
by the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), and this Cutlass
would be a slam-dunk winner in preservation class judging. It's
also just a nice car in its own right, ready to serve as a daily
driver, a weekend cruiser, or perhaps the foundation of something
else simply because the styling never goes out of style. That's
original factory paint on the angular Cutlass sheetmetal, and light
blue was one of the more popular colors in 1988, which was also the
final year of rear-wheel-drive Cutlass production. Factory
pinstripes, aero headlights, and a padded vinyl opera roof are all
reminders of a different era in motoring, but not one so far back
that we can't remember it. Seriously who didn't have a car like
this somewhere in their family? The big doors still seal up like
airlocks, and the stainless rocker moldings are still
brilliant.
Buckets and a console were quite rare in the Cutlass Supreme, but
like its corporate cousins at Buick and Chevrolet, it wears them
extremely well. Somehow, the formal roofline and plush surroundings
also manage to be sporty. Perhaps it's the high-back buckets
themselves, which wear blue velour that's comfortable and in
exceptionally good shape. This one also offers a fully array of
instruments, including a tachometer, all surrounded by faux wood
that was the height of luxury in 1988. There's no airbag in the
leather-wrapped steering wheel, but every single option you could
get is in this car, including A/C, power windows, driver's seat,
and locks, a tilt column, and an AM/FM/cassette stereo. You'll also
find a CB radio under the center stack with an antenna stashed in
the virtually untouched trunk.
The engine you want in your Cutlass is the rugged, torquey, and
smooth 307 cubic inch Oldsmobile V8. One of the last times an
Oldsmobile engine would be in an Oldsmobile, it doesn't make huge
horsepower, but it is effortless at just about any speed, which was
entirely the point. It also hasn't been modified, and still wears
its original air cleaner, carburetor, and exhaust manifolds, all
buried somewhere inside that densely packed engine bay. A 4-speed
automatic overdrive transmission was standard equipment, and with
it a set of 3.07 gears out back, making this Cutlass the ultimate
in highway cruisers. A new single exhaust, complete with a fresh
catalytic converter, was recently installed, and you'll note that
as a lifelong Georgia peach, this one is spotless underneath.
Perhaps the car's most unusual feature is those lace-style alloy
wheels, which were a limited-availability option on the Classic and
which we've never seen before. Wearing appropriately-sized
205/70/14 whitewall radials, it rides like a cloud.
These cars are always popular and cross a wide variety of
demographics, which suggests that they will remain collectable in
the future. Get yours before it vanishes. Call now!