68 vs 69 fender bading cutlass s

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Old Mar 13, 2026 | 06:58 AM
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68 vs 69 fender bading cutlass s

So I replaced my front fenders on my 69 cutlass convertible( so its a cutlass S.), with fenders off of a 68. - not sure what model. Now that she is painted i am puting all the trim back on, and i seem to have extra scripts/badging. Anybody have a good reference as to the badging between years- I also have two small mounting holes above the left rear side marker- on an aftermarket quarter replacement-
Old Mar 13, 2026 | 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Al Curtis
So I replaced my front fenders on my 69 cutlass convertible( so its a cutlass S.), with fenders off of a 68. - not sure what model. Now that she is painted i am puting all the trim back on, and i seem to have extra scripts/badging. Anybody have a good reference as to the badging between years- I also have two small mounting holes above the left rear side marker- on an aftermarket quarter replacement-
The Fusick catalog is a good resource to tell what's the same & different from 68-69

From the Fusick catalog and my (getting old) memory:

Hood "S" emblem is different
Trunk "Cutlass" script is different
"Cutlass" Fender Script is the same
"Oldsmobile" hood script is the same
Convertible "S" Trunk Rocket emblem is different but I don't remember what's different (the 68 Cutlass S convertible rocket emblem isn't reproduced, I don't think the 69 is either)
Fender S emblem should be the same

I'm not sure what extra hole's you're referring to.
The rear quarter marker lights are different from 68 to 69. 68 has a left and right, 69's are the same.

There's a single round hole at the rear of the 1/4 panel for the last trim connection fastener. Is that what you mean?

FWIW 68 hinges on a 69 hood are going to take some work to fit (hood bolt spacing is slightly different) and your head is going to hate you

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Old Mar 13, 2026 | 10:17 AM
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yup

Originally Posted by allyolds68
The Fusick catalog is a good resource to tell what's the same & different from 68-69

From the Fusick catalog and my (getting old) memory:

Hood "S" emblem is different
Trunk "Cutlass" script is different
"Cutlass" Fender Script is the same
"Oldsmobile" hood script is the same
Convertible "S" Trunk Rocket emblem is different but I don't remember what's different (the 68 Cutlass S convertible rocket emblem isn't reproduced, I don't think the 69 is either)
Fender S emblem should be the same

I'm not sure what extra hole's you're referring to.
The rear quarter marker lights are different from 68 to 69. 68 has a left and right, 69's are the same.

There's a single round hole at the rear of the 1/4 panel for the last trim connection fastener. Is that what you mean?

FWIW 68 hinges on a 69 hood are going to take some work to fit (hood bolt spacing is slightly different) and your head is going to hate you
Thanks -too true- yes i had to add the holes on the fender for the hood- 2 hole mouning on the 68, 3 holes on the 69-, as well as fill the old holes on the fender wheel arch, where the 68 molding was, and drill new ones for the peak molding LOL- caught the tooth a few times on the noggin already. Here is a picture of the holes on the

Old Mar 13, 2026 | 11:29 AM
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Those holes aren't original. I can't imagine what someone added them for.

On the wheel arch, if you're referring to the wheel opening molding, those were an option on the Cutlass S in 68 & 69, they were standard on the 442. There were other wheel arch trim configurations for the Cutlass Supreme and an optional F85 as well that are in a different location than the S/442. The S/442 opening trim fastened to the inside of the wheel opening, the other were holes in the side of the fender arch

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.......as well as fill the old holes on the fender wheel arch, where the 68 molding was, and drill new ones for the peak molding......



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