Vehicle Description
1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Station Wagon
As advertising states from 1972 about the Cutlass wagon..More than
93 cubic feet of cargo space on a 116" wheelbase. Almost 10 feet of
cargo space with tailgate down. And while it's bigon space,it's
easy to park. Standard features include Rocket V8, drop or swing
tailgate, and power brakes with discs upfront.
For consignment, let just say pack the kids, pack the bags and less
go packkin' down the highway.. Just shout Road Trip!! Our consignor
says this family hauler runs down the highway at 80mph and nary a
vibration. Those car is rockkin' those 14-inch Cragars, and looks
great in the Bamboo pale yellow. Hop in for the ride, throw your
stuff in back, and here we go.
Exterior
Bamboo, (a pleasant pale beige), covers the miles of steel panels
that make up this wagon cruiser. The paint is showing some age and
there are areas with some brush on non matching yellow which has
been used to touch up. It looks like there is some rust underneath
these areas. Also,there many chip offs near the backs of the wheel
wells and around some of the exterior trim light bezels. I also
note the body filler in the passenger rear door lower sill area.
This long and glass encircled piece of Detroit iron has nicely
minded gaps, and overall good condition shiny chrome and stainless.
Fronting the incredibly long front hood is a split egg crate grille
with dual headlights on either side, one inside the hood line and
the second on the front quarter panel. A bumper below houses the
parking lights and a rectangular running light is in the front of
the quarter. On the lowers of the doors we have a trim spear and
the rocker also has a stainless trimming on its bottom as does the
wheel well surrounds. The back of the car is exaggerated in length
to make room for the 93 cubic feet of cargo space and to help, a
long glass window is in this massive rear quarter. In back is a
window and a flip down or swinging tailgate and above the rear
glasses a small roof spoiler. Vertical tail lights round the
corners in the back and on the bottom is another shiny bumper also
wrapping the quarters. The car has 14-inch Cragar 5 spoke chrome
wheels which are wrapped by 215/70R14 BFG Radial T/A rubber on all
4 corners. Get your motor running..
Interior
The front bench has been recovered to now make it tan velour. This
may have been done because the original owner of the car lived in
Montana and the factory vinyl was too cold in winter. It has a bit
of wear off on the leading door edge and also has brown vinyl as
the bolsters. Upfront, the factory dash is in and shows clean and
all there. The dash top is padded tan vinyl and the instrument
cluster which includes a trio of round gauges that are mounted in a
wood applique panel. An aftermarket tachometer is mounted to the
steering wheel. Under the right side dash gauge is a stainless
panel with the temp sliders. In the center the ash receptacle has
been removed and there is now a hanger for the CB handset mounted
there. Under this is an aftermarket AM/FM/Cassette radio. In front
of the passenger is a curved glovebox. Below the dash are two
aftermarket gauges in a polished panel right next to the CB
radio...breaker 1-9 break.. Darker gold carpeting covers the floors
and for the cargo space some darker saddle vinyl is covering the
cargo floor. It has some tearing in it. The back bench is in the
original saddle vinyl that came from the factory. As noted the rear
door swings or drops depending upon which handle you pull. A saddle
vinyl headliner covers the expanse of the inside roofline. Head out
on the highway.
Drivetrain
Under the hood is the 350ci V8 which is painted in Olds gold and it
has some copper ribbed accented M/T valve coverings that are mostly
chrome and polished. On top just below the open air cleaner
covering is a single 2-barrel carburetor, and on back is a 3-speed
TH350 automatic transmission. Power goes back to a 10 bolt rear.
Stock dual exhaust is making its way to the rear exit. All hoses
and wiring look in good shape and no rust is seen in this engine
bay. Lookin for adventure
Undercarriage
Underneath there is some heavily surface rusted rocker edges,
exhaust pipes, rear axle and driveshaft, and framing. Despite
thesurface rust, thingsremain structurally sound. Th floor pans
arealsosound but have a lot of patina and road dirt. The suspension
is courtesy front independent coil springs and rear 4 link with
coil springs. Power front disc brakes and power drums for the back.
In whatever comes our way.
Drive-Ability
My partner in crime and crack decoder went with me for a cruise in
this one and both took turns driving this cruiser. We were both
impressed with the smooth ride, decent handling and nice smooth
acceleration. When the consignor states the car can cruise smoothly
at 80mph he's correct. All functions were working just swimmingly.
Born to be wild!
A blast for the family past right here in our Hallowed Halls, and
ready to take on all the retro trips you will conjure up. Plaster
those back windows with state stickers as that clear real estate is
just begging for it and have fun! Are we there yet?!!
3G36H2Z115899
3-Oldsmobile
G-Cutlass S
36-4 Door Station Wagon
H-350ci 2bbl V8
2-1972
Z-Fremont, CA Assy Plant
115899-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
ST 72 33636-1972 Cutlass Station Wagon
BDY Z00547-Fremont Body #
TR 929 A52-Saddle Vinyl Bench
PNT 81 81-Bamboo
03A-1st Week March
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come
see the vehicle in person.
