My classic car: 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass
If you too have a classic car with a story, please visit this link and fill out the information to submit your story for a chance to be featured in ClassicCars.com magazine. In a moment of sanity failureI sold my '71 Cutlass S Custom (a rare "rear coupe" model) in October 2019 after 16 years of ownership. The buyer was a guy in Tucson, Arizona and I had the car shipped to him. This is quite painful. Later, knowing I was going to Tucson for a business trip, I contacted the owner and hoped to visit my old car while in town. Coincidentally, he had just put the car up for sale and consigned it to Hi-Speed Rods & Customs, a high-end restoration shop in Tucson. I spent over an hour there reuniting with Cutlass and checking out a bunch of other cool custom rides in the shop. When I sold the Cutlass, it had a long list of performance…
Pick of the Day: 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass Gasser
Chrysler might be The company has a reputation for engineering, but it's hard to argue that GM held that title in 1960s Detroit. Case in point: the 1960 Chevrolet Corvair. The car spawned three "premium compacts," each with a novel engineering approach. One of these three cars is our Daily Pick: a 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass gasoline engine. It is for sale on ClassicCars.com by a private seller in Lake Forest, California. (Click the link to see the list) Let's review them one by one, starting with Pontiac: The Tempest is the least expensive of the three premium compacts, but Pontiac didn't skimp on engineering. Unique to the Tempest is its cable-driven transaxle and independent rear suspension. While the Trophy 4 engine is no engineering marvel, it is still unique in that it is half the 389 V8. For more power, Buick's 215 V8 was optional until Pontiac introduced the 326 in 1963. Incredibly, Pontiac retained the transaxle for its…
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