Nordic Blue 442

• Numbers matching
  W-29
• Original miles 88674
• 4-speed
• A/C
• Restored approximately 6000 miles ago

Have owned car for 20 years
$42,500
phone 352-317-4018

Joffroi

Nice looking ride. Good luck with the sale.

anthonyP

Very nice. Interesting that it has a 4-speed, A/C, and non-power drum brakes. What intake manifold is on it?

Nordic Blue 442

It is an Edelbrock with Quadrajet.
It would be better with a 455, but I bought it because the numbers match and the A/C. Cool air keeps mamma happy in the summer here in Florida.

CRUZN 66

Welcome to the site... Have the seats been reupholstered???

anthonyP

I personally prefer them with the 350 over a 455, especially with a 4-speed and A/C.

Nordic Blue 442

Yes the seats have been reupholstered. The car had a frame on restoration to as near to factory as possible. Pictures of the process are available.

70sgeek

great color - I'd like to have a louvre hood at some point as well. I thought they were a non-a/c issue part though (my 72 CS ragtop has a/c with the standard hood)

anthonyP

All of the '72 Cutlass Supremes, except a convertible with the W-29 option, had the non-louvered hood.

You may be thinking of the open vents at the back of hood, which after December 31, 1971, were only on the non-A/C equipped cars. I have not read anywhere as to why the A/C cars after that date received the non-vented hoods. I do not think it had anything to do with the installation of the 3-point seat belts and warning buzzard/light that were also started after that date.

Also not known is why Oldsmobile did make the louvers functional, at least on the 442 models, unless the 'bean counters' thought it would distract from W-25 purchasers, which was highly unlikely.