Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present an absolutely exceptional
and beautiful example of this 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
Convertible with it's original specifications amp; desirable
factory 'Lime Green Metallic' color paint with rare body-colored
rally wheels which were optional, as were the console-mounted shift
lever and under-dash 8-track player. The car has its original
factory 'White' color power soft top its optional again, only
available at extra cost, bucket seat interior with a center console
with floor-mounted shifter for which the Turbo Hydra-Matic
transmission could also have been had with the Hurst Dual-Gate
shifter commonly found in the division's musclecar, the Oldsmobile
442. The car has it's original 350 4 BBL 'Rocket' V8 engine matched
to it's original and optional Turbo-Hydra-matic 350 automatic
transmission ($221) and is fully loaded with factory options
including:Power Steering ($115)Power Front Disc Brakes ($69)Air
Conditioning ($407)Sport Steering Wheel ($31)Tilt Away Steering
Wheel ($45)Windshield Washer ($21)Tinted Windows ($43)Super Stock
III Wheels ($73)Wide Oval White Letter Tires ($88)AM radio
($74)Stereo 8-Track Tape Player ($133)Rocket Rallye Pac ($84)Sport
Mirrors ($22)Lap Belts ($11)Floor Front amp; Rear Mats ($14)Sports
console ($61)Visor Vanity Mirror ($16)Luggage Compartment Lamp
($16)The car will be sold with its original copies of the
following:Factory original 'Broadcast sheet'Original dealer window
stickerOriginal owners manualsThe car has the very desirable
options amp; attributes of: Custom seats,Sports suspensionRear
speakerSuper rare 1 year only factory code 43 'Lime Green
Color'Factory White 'Pearl' interior trim code 987 with a notch
back bench seatFactory White top code AFactory air conditioning,
blows ice cold.Service records.Frame off restored, none
finer.Finished in it's original factory 'Lime Green Metallic' color
paint (Paint Code 43) with its Cutlass Supreme Woodgrain interior
trim with it's original 'Custom Sports seats' interior with foam
cushions (Trim code 987), factory 'White' (code A) soft top, unique
grille and with it's original body colored wheels and white letter
tires. Supreme interiors were more luxurious that those of other
Cutlass models, with a choice of a Custom Sport notchback bench
seat with armrest in Osborne cloth or Moroccan vinyl or, at no
extra cost (on coupes and convertibles only), Strato bucket seats
in Moroccan vinyl or as previously noted at extra cost, a bucket
seat interior with a center console with floor-mounted shifter as
shown here. The 1971 model year wasn't turning out as Oldsmobile
might have hoped; production numbers were down across the board.
Despite redesigns, demand was off by nearly 10 percent. Just three
models were outperforming the previous year's figures, and two of
those were full-size hardtops, the Delta 88 Custom two-door and the
Ninety-Eight Luxury four-door.All of GM's full-size lines for 1971
had been redesigned, so good sales were to be expected from that
quarter. But the third member of that little group of Olds
overachievers had to have come as much more of a surprise. In spite
of a 12-percent drop in production of the popular Cutlass
intermediate, it was in that lineup that you would find one bright
spot: the Cutlass Supreme convertible. With rosewood-grain vinyl
inlays and a deluxe steering wheel, there was no question that the
Cutlass Supreme was Oldsmobile's most luxurious intermediate.The
Cutlass had more than good looks going for it. It rewarded its
owners with a pleasing level of luxury and refinement, and
Oldsmobile had worked hard to create an image as GM's "engineering
division," and its quality control was far better than average, too
and the sales success for Olds in the early 1970s was a testament
to how good these cars were. By 1971, the design of the Oldsmobile
Cutlass had become both more aggressive and more refined. The twin
grilles had become more square, pushing their way up into the hood
and down into the chromed bumper. On Cutlass Supreme models,
filling the openings were intricate, silver-painted plastic inserts
with dividers that sliced the space into two rows of 16 narrow
rectangles; two large, undecorated slots in the bumper provided
more air for the radiator and, on cars so equipped, the air
conditioning condenser. Squared-off, chromed bezels framed the four
headlamps, and wide power bulges on the hood swept back from the
grille openings to the windshield. The parking lamps became perfect
circles, nestled in the bumper below the headlamps.The restyled
rear bumper surrounded the taillamps, which repeated the
divided-square appearance of the grilles. A deeply sculpted opening
was provided for the license plate, flanked by the narrow vertical
rectangles of the backup lamps.Oldsmobile offered no fewer than 11
flavors of Cutlass for 1971. The line started with the entry-level
F-85, offered only as a four-door sedan with a base price of
$2,885, and ended with the 4-4-2 convertible, priced at $3,743.
Sandwiched in between were the Cutlass, available as a two-door
hardtop, four-door sedan and four-door station wagon; the Cutlass
S, offered as a two-door sports coupe and two-door hardtop; the
Cutlass Supreme, available as a two-door hardtop, four-door hardtop
and convertible; and the 4-4-2 two-door hardtop.Though lesser
Cutlasses could be ordered with a straight-six engine, Cutlass
Supremes came only with V-8 power. The 350-cu.in., cast-iron
small-block had been introduced in 1968; with an oversquare bore
and stroke of 4.507 x 3.385 inches and a compression ratio of
8.5:1, it was rated at 260hp at 4,600 RPM, breathing through a
Rochester 4MC four-barrel carburetor. Hardened valve seats prepared
the V-8 for the unleaded gas that would be its future diet.
Optional were a two-barrel 350, and the four-barrel 455 that was
standard on the 4-4-2. Though a buyer could choose the standard
three-speed or optional four-speed, most Cutlass Supremes were
equipped with GM's peerless Turbo Hydra-Matic three-speed
automatic, a $242 option.The car will be sold with it's original
owners manuals, broadcast (build) sheet, dealers brochure, paint
chip and window sticker from 1971! The car also has an extensive
file of service records documenting that at not time was any
expense spared on this particular cars preventive maintenance. A
simply phenomenal amount of time and money has been spent in the
restoration and investment in this car. The car drives as good as
it looks and there can surely be few, if any, finer examples if a
1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible in this rare color
combination and with such options available anywhere else! Both the
original 350cid 4 barrel V8 engine and the transmission have been
fully rebuilt and every conceivable component has either been
replaced or rebuilt by only the most respected mechanics in the
industry with all service records available and with this
particular car driving as good as it must have when new with the
automatic transmission shifting smoothly throughout all the gears
and the temperature always remaining cool!This is one very rare and
highly desirable example of a never abused and obviously
painstakingly restored with superb attention to detail of a very
original example of one of the outstanding classic American cars of
the early seventies, which has high repute amongst American classic
car collectors and obviously in particular Oldsmobile enthusiasts
for both it's beautiful lines and smooth fast performance for a
luxury convertible.A sure-fire investment that's sure to appreciate
over the years for any classic American sixties muscle car
collector!
