jcddyy

Hello to all. I would lke to thank all of you Olds guys for I have used this site for months as reference. I
own a 72 4 dr supreme. wish I had a coupe but take what I can get. I purchased this ride from a lady in 98 for 250$! Once again thanks again for the help.

Allan R

Welcome aboard. So what kind of work did the car need? Post some pics and give us a little history. We love stories and pics about cars. Your car would be the model 4239 Hardtop sedan with no B pillar? We don't see too many of them around anymore. They just weren't as popular a seller as the 2 door models back in the day.

Something like this? BTW, I think it's cool that the Supreme 4 door hardtops still had vent windows!



One of my all time favorite 4 door hardtops was the 67 (not necessarily as shown in the ad though). Picture that with deepwater blue body, black top and SS1 wheels!

citcapp

I like the 4 door hardtops. WIth the windows down most people will not notice the back doors. To bad so many of them have gone to the crusher. I am glad you saved one.


X2 on the pictures

jcddyy

Well it needed tons of work.. It had rust and the usual rot from sitting around for years.. Im not sure cause it had a vinyl top.. Hey man how do you post pics? Ill be glad to post..

jcddyy

jcddyy

Sorry yall Im new to this reply stuff and im usi.g the mobile theme.. let me get it together

jcddyy

I guess the pics are gonna have to wait till I get home fellas I cant figure the upload from mobile theme

72 cutlass455

Welcome to the forum

jcddyy

Thanks 72, Mr Allan how do I go about finding out exactly what model I have? Also im looking for manuals . I searched and ordered a chilton manual but it is not specifically for my model its general as far as makes and models?

jcddyy

Hey fellas anybody know where to get a manual for my 72. I bought a chilton but its not specific for my vehicle .. Its general for 70-88 olds.. Aldo how can I find out exactly what model I have? Thanks a lot

OLD SKL 69

Welcome to the forum!

Allan R

Well, if the car you have looks like the one in the picture (red car obviously) you have a model 4239 4 door hardtop. On your VIN it should start out like this: 3J87(eng code)2(prod plant)000000

Your cowl tag your say ST72 34287 (??LAN??) 000000 on the first line
The second line will give TR (trim codes) and PNT (upper/lower)
The third line will have the build week and month

Chiltons is a general service manual. What you want is the 1972 CSM (Chassis Service Manual). There are tons of them on line - ebay always has some = mostly used at decent prices. Or you can buy them new from vendors like Faxon for more money as a reprint. Here's a few that I found in less than 5 minutes on ebay using the search 1972 Oldsmobile Manual

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1972-OLDSMOBI...item25666c5392

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1972-Olds-Ser...item3a67265953

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1972-OLDSMOBI...item3369e8c3d5

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1972-OLDS-SUP...item33652b2ce3

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1972-Oldsmobi...item5ae1b1e6c3

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1972-72-Oldsm...item1e6313eb99

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1972-Buick-Cadillac-Pontiac-Olds-Fisher-Body-Manual-/250855353943?pt=Motors_Manuals_Literature&hash=ite m3a6824ee57

You might also want to consider this assembly manual:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1972-OLDSMOBI...item35a9aed42f

jcddyy

Thanks a lot..im gonna order on soon. Yes it is like the red car,only it was a vinyl top I took ot off and now its hard top lol.. Ill send you some pics soon . The id info is useful and needed indeed. How do I found out how many were produced that year?

Allan R

I think that's almost impossible now unless you have one of the "Journey with Olds" . Don't even know if that book has the stats you're looking for. Olds was notoriously inept at keeping or maintaining those kind of records for some reason.