1970 OLDS CUTLASS SUPREME CONVERTIBLE,BARN FIND,SURVIVOR,SOLID 422 CLONE PROJECT

1970 OLDS CUTLASS SUPREME CONVERTIBLE

THIS WAS A TRUE BARN FIND. I PICKED IT UP JUST OUTSIDE OF SPRINGFIELD. MO WHERE IT WAS SOLD NEW! IT WAS PARKED NEXT TO ANOTHER OLDS CONVERTIBLE OUTSIDE A BARN UNDER A ROOF. THE TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED. GAS WAS BAD. AND IT NEEDED A BATTERY. I PUT IN A NEW BATTERY. CLEANED THE TANK AND LINE. AND ADDED TWO FUEL FILTERS (ONE BEFORE AND AFTER THE FUEL PUMP WITH NEW HOSES). THE EXHAUST WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE WHEELS AND TIRES. THE CAR RUNS AND DRIVES GOOD AND CAN BE ENJOYED THIS SUMMER AND WOULD MAKE A GOOD WINTER PROJECT.

THE BODY IS IN AMAZING CONDITION WITH ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL PANELS AND 80% OF ITS ORIGINAL PAINT. THE HOOD WAS PAINTED AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF AREAS SPOT PAINTED. THERE IS A DENT IN THE R. FRONT FENDER AND ON THE WHEEL OPENING OF L. FRONT FENDER. THE FLOORS. ROCKERS. AND DOORS ARE RUST FREE. THE TRUNK FLOOR IS SOLID AND JUST HAS SOME SURFACE RUST. VERY LITTLE RUST ON BOTTOM TIPS OF QUARTER PANELS AND A COUPLE LITTLE SPOTS ON THE WHEEL OPENINGS AND IN THE LOWER FRONT FENDERS. I WOULD NOT BUY ANY SHEET METAL EXCEPT MAYBE A 422 HOOD. I HAVE DONE PAINT & BODYWORK FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND WITH THE LITTLE BIT OF RUST THAT IS ON THIS CAR I WOULD JUST MAKE PATCH PANELS. UNLESS YOU HAVE THE MONEY BUY NEW QUARTERS TO PATCH A COUPLE OF SPOTS THERE IS NO NEED TO SPEND THE MONEY. A VERY SOLID CAR!!!!

THE TOP NEEDS RECOVERED. BUT IS ALL THERE EXCEPT FOR THE BACK WINDOW. THE TOP'S SWITCH AND MOTOR WORKS GOOD. THE TOP WENT UP AND DOWN WHEN I GOT IT. BUT IT HAS A FLUID LEAK AND WILL NEED REPAIRED. IT DOES HAVE A NEW BOOT.  THE ORIGINAL GLASS IS GOOD. EVEN THE WINDSHIELD.

THE CAR HAS 95. 00 MILES ON IT AND THE ORIGINAL OWNER KEPT GOOD RECORDS IN A NOTEBOOK THAT WAS IN THE GLOVE BOX. THE LAST ENTRY WAS WHEN THE CAR WAS JUST UNDER 90. 00 MILES. THE ORIGINAL MANUAL IS INCLUDED. BUT SNACKED ON A BIT BY SOME MICE (BUT NOT BAD). THERE WAS A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT ONE TIME AND I HAVE THE WARRANTY BOOKLET. THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT IS NOT #'S MATCHING. POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WORK GOOD. A/C  HAS A SMALL LEAK SOMEWHERE. BUT COMPRESSOR KICKS IN LIKE IT SHOULD.

THE PAINT AND BODYWORK IS ALWAYS THE MOST EXPENSIVE PART OF A RESTORATION. BUYING ONE WITH A SOLID ORIGINAL BODY WILL SAVE YOU THOUSANDS AND ALOT OF HEADACHES.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL 479-238-1122 OR 479-228-4304. I CAN ALSO DELIVER THIS CAR IN A INCLOSED TRAILER WITHIN THE U. S. FOR $1. 50 A LOADED MILE. THANKS. MIKE

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