As we speak’s Good Value or No Cube Cutlass Supreme represents Oldsmobile’s first convertible mannequin in almost 20 years. It might even be its final. Let’s see if such heady duty additionally comes at a heady price.
It’s been stated that “House is the place you discover it,” and lots of of you discovered yesterday’s 1977 Toyota Chinook motorhome to be a homey charmer. Its presentation might have been “shabby stylish,” however at a $5,200 asking, most of you appeared in a position to overlook that. The outcome was a 59 p.c Good Value win.
To say that Ransom Eli Olds (b. 1864, d. 1950) was a hep cat is an understatement. Not solely did Olds begin two automotive manufacturers—REO and Oldsmobile—however he was additionally the primary to embrace the meeting line technique of car manufacturing and gave one in all his REO vans the amazingly cool identify of “Speedwagon.” Talking of names, how superior a deal with is “Ransom?”
In fact, as Miles Davis, Steve McQueen, and Anthony Bourdain, amongst others, have proven us, as soon as a hep cat is gone, all that’s left is their legacy. For Ransom Olds, that legacy has dwindled to the purpose of close to obscurity, with REO going out of enterprise in 1967 and Oldsmobile getting the heave-ho from mother or father Common Motors in 2004.
Now, all that’s left to remind us of that legacy are automobiles like this 1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme convertible. This mannequin is a member of the fifth era of Cutlass Supremes and the one one to function FWD and a transverse fiberglass spring rear suspension. Based mostly on the GM10 platform shared with the likes of the Chevy Lumina and Pontiac’s Grand Prix, these have a popularity for being strong and dependable outdoors of sure engine selections.
This one has the three.1-liter OHV Company V6, which presents 140 horsepower and 182 lb-ft of torque together with affordable gasoline economic system and no actual upkeep gotchas. That’s paired with a four-speed automated that spins the entrance wheels and can be a reasonably mundane little bit of equipment.
The actual celebration piece right here is the convertible high. These are the one GM10 fashions to go topless, and it was a fairly profitable conversion because the automobile retains a central hoop—ala VW’s Rabbit convertible—so it maintains some semblance of decorum working over railroad crossings and tough roads. It additionally permits the automobile to maintain its iconic beer faucet exterior door handles and the door-mounted passive restraint seatbelts. The highest itself seems to be in strong form, and the automobile laudably seems to be good with it both up or down.
In truth, the automobile total appears in nice form for its age. That’s attributable to the very low—83,000—mileage and the truth that it was in climate-controlled storage for 10 years.
In accordance with the advert, the automobile was bought in that state from its authentic proprietor and has since been gone by and introduced again to life. Whereas the advert doesn’t say so, a part of that work seems to be the mounting of latest Pirelli tires. These wrap manufacturing unit alloys that look to be in glorious form.
Different plusses right here embrace a leather-based inside exhibiting solely minimal put on and plenty of consolation and comfort options within the cabin. The images within the advert have been seemingly taken proper after the automobile bought a shower, however regardless of that usually misleading moist look, the paint and plastics don’t appear to have any points both. The title is clear, and the vendor says they should have the automobile passed by winter. To that finish, they’ve set a $4,300 price ticket for its sale.
What do you say to that? Is $4,300 a good deal for a little bit of Olds historical past? Or would that cash be higher spent elsewhere?
You resolve!
Scranton, Pennsylvania, Craigslist, or go right here if the advert disappears.
H/T to Whatsupdohc for the hookup!
Assist me out with NPOND. Hit me up at [email protected] and ship me a fixed-price tip. Keep in mind to incorporate your Kinja deal with.
