any problems to look for

bulldog · 05-14-2008, 06:06 AM

Hi,Newbie here.
I will be going to at a 1971 Olds Cutlass 2 door sport coupe that I may want to purchase.I would like to no if there are any major problems that I should look for such as bad frame or anything like that.Always been a Chevelle guy and this will be my first Oldsmobile and hopefully a keeper.
Thanks Bulldog

J-(Chicago) · 05-14-2008, 02:10 PM

Check the bottom of the rear window.
80% of them need the rear glass removed and rust repaired there.

bulldog · 05-15-2008, 05:15 AM

Looked pretty good so I just bought my first Cutlass and it sure felt goood driving something with get up and go that looked nice to boot.Thanks for your help.

Olds64 · 05-15-2008, 06:09 AM

Congratulations. Be careful with the gas pedal. Since you are a Chevy guy you probably aren't used to going that fast.

Oldsguy · 05-15-2008, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bulldog

Looked pretty good so I just bought my first Cutlass and it sure felt goood driving something with get up and go that looked nice to boot.Thanks for your help.

congratulations! Welcome to Oldsmobile

bulldog · 05-15-2008, 08:27 AM

Thanks for the warm welcome.I will be careful of the gas pedal.If I knew how to post a picture I would because I really am proud of my purchase,The Cutlass even made me look good when I sat behind the wheel and at my age that takes alot.

71rocket · 05-22-2008, 04:27 AM

Hello and good purchase. Comfortable ride is another Olds trait, one my sore bones enjoy.

I read the rear body mounts can have rust through.

05-14-2008, 06:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
bulldog Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto,Canada Posts: 16	any problems to look for Hi,Newbie here. I will be going to at a 1971 Olds Cutlass 2 door sport coupe that I may want to purchase.I would like to no if there are any major problems that I should look for such as bad frame or anything like that.Always been a Chevelle guy and this will be my first Oldsmobile and hopefully a keeper. Thanks Bulldog

05-14-2008, 02:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
J-(Chicago) Seasoned beater pilot. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,650	Check the bottom of the rear window. 80% of them need the rear glass removed and rust repaired there. __________________ I'd rather have a numbers matching poker hand.

05-15-2008, 06:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
Olds64 Landyacht Club President Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lawton, OK Posts: 1,811	Congratulations. Be careful with the gas pedal. Since you are a Chevy guy you probably aren't used to going that fast. __________________ "Some men are Baptists, others Catholics. My father was an OLDSMOBILE man." Ralphie Billingsley A Christmas Story 1983 "We rei-eign, supreme, ooooh god! Burrito supreme, and a chicken supreme, and a CUTLASS SUPREME!" Tenacious D 2007

05-22-2008, 04:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
71rocket car nut farmer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SE KS Posts: 100	Hello and good purchase. Comfortable ride is another Olds trait, one my sore bones enjoy. I read the rear body mounts can have rust through. __________________ SE Kansas, the sticks.

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05-15-2008, 05:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
bulldog Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto,Canada Posts: 16	Looked pretty good so I just bought my first Cutlass and it sure felt goood driving something with get up and go that looked nice to boot.Thanks for your help.

05-15-2008, 08:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
bulldog Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto,Canada Posts: 16	Thanks for the warm welcome.I will be careful of the gas pedal.If I knew how to post a picture I would because I really am proud of my purchase,The Cutlass even made me look good when I sat behind the wheel and at my age that takes alot.

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