Were these Cutlass wheels correct for 1972
#1
Were these Cutlass wheels correct for 1972
While surfing through Ebay, looking at the old Olds, I found this '72 Cutlass (she's a beauty). But the wheels stump me. They amost look as if they are from one of the last of the 80's Cutlass Supremes. They don't seem quite right on this 72. I don't recall them on any other. What do y'all think:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1972-...em280208996927
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1972-...em280208996927
#3
Looks like 80's chrome SSIII to me.
That halo vinyl roof is throwing me. I've never seen a 72 with it. At first I thought it was a 70 that had had a nose and taillight job, but the VIN shows a 1972 Fremont car which might explain it. Not saying it couldn't, just that it shouldn't.
That halo vinyl roof is throwing me. I've never seen a 72 with it. At first I thought it was a 70 that had had a nose and taillight job, but the VIN shows a 1972 Fremont car which might explain it. Not saying it couldn't, just that it shouldn't.
#4
Looks like 80's chrome SSIII to me.
That halo vinyl roof is throwing me. I've never seen a 72 with it. At first I thought it was a 70 that had had a nose and taillight job, but the VIN shows a 1972 Fremont car which might explain it. Not saying it couldn't, just that it shouldn't.
That halo vinyl roof is throwing me. I've never seen a 72 with it. At first I thought it was a 70 that had had a nose and taillight job, but the VIN shows a 1972 Fremont car which might explain it. Not saying it couldn't, just that it shouldn't.
#7
The vinyl covers the whole top of the car, but does not come down to meet the doors, there is a thin strip of paint between the vinyl and door/ windshield frame. The top looks like it's floating, hence a Halo.
Last edited by VWBeamer; March 21st, 2008 at 08:00 PM.
#10
Yes. On every 72 Supreme I've seen with a vinyl top, the vinyl cover runs all the way to the drip rails and windshield chrome. The 70 and 71 cars had this "halo" of paint around the front and sides of the top. This is not to be confused with the half vinyl top used on the 72 H/O, which only went to the middle of the roof.
#11
Does this have something to do with it being a Fremont car? Build date is first week of Dec 1971, so is this something that was phased in? It's a mystery to me, but this is clearly a highly documented car. On the other hand, the front bumper doesn't fit particularly well, so something's going on.
#14
I don't think I've ever owned a 68-72 car that hadn't had at least one of the bumpers tweaked by a tow truck sling. The frustrating thing is that the CSM shows how you should use a piece of wood blocking between the tow sling and the underside of the bumper brackets to prevent this.
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