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Are there and Saturn Gold Cutlass Supremes out there.
Looking for ideas for my Saturn Gold 71 Cutlass Supreme. The color has grown on me and I am going to stick with it. I am thinking about adding black rally stripes on the hood and deck lid and also adding some after market wheels.
The Wheels I am thinking of are something like the Boss 338 wheels but I can't decide if all chrome, gray or black centers would look the best.
Does anyone of some pictures of theirs that they would be willing to share? The white walls have got to go!
I think the black strips and wheels go good with the Gold
THe color is awesome. One thing you might want to try before you buy new wheels is flip the tires, black walls or white letters ususally look way better on the stock ralley rims than those thin whitewalls and/or get a wider tire for the backs.
Black stripes would look great on that car. I wouldn't put them on the deck lead, except for the Hurst they look odd but its your car. I would also look at the 71 stripe option that is three stripes down the center of the hood. I may actually use that on my 72, its really nice looking and it is a nice contrast to all the ram air hoods
Thanks for the pictures guys, I think I will take your advise and turn the tires around for now. I will keep shopping for a set of aftermarket wheels just to be able to switch it up once in a while..
She looks like she needs a passenger fender and a bumper...ouch. Dad had a 71 Saturn/ black Supreme. Nice car. I would not add the black rallye stripes to this car. I believe there was a thin stripe option on the 71 hood bulges? Please don't add Chevelle stripes to the Olds deck lid. That's almost as obnoxious as the wrong W36 placement on a 68. To each their own. We/I really dig this color. Look at the 2 here with the SS3s. I really like the matched body colored wheels. Only deviation IMO that would look good would be SS1s or Cragar SS 5 spokes. I'm kind of a purist and don't like most aftermarket wheels except for period SS Cragars. Yes black wall or RWL would set it off as well...just my opinion for what its worth.
Here are some pics of the hood stripes and wheels I'm descrbing
Not sure on the stripes, painted or stick ons.... Likely painted if from the factory. They are available through 3M as stick ons. Look for them in a good auto body paint supply house.
When I was in college, my dad bought a saturn gold '71 Cutlass convertible with a white top and white interior. It was sharp. It's still in the family--my nephew has it now--but when Dad got it painted about 15 years ago, he changed the color to a creme and put on a black top. Can you say boooooooooorrrrring!
The Saturn gold is a very nice color, especially with the now rarely seen argent SSII rims. Raised white letters would make a whole lot of difference or even just putting the blackwalls out. Cragars in 14" or 15" would be a nice optional choice.
As much as those who hate the SS stripes on an Olds the trunk lid, I personally dislike the SS type stripes on a standard 70-72 non-W25 hood. Always liked the '71 442 stripe that was also optional on the Cutlass. Does your Cutlass have the optional accent pin striping? Hard to tell from the photo.
Your Supreme looks very clean, original, and solid. Before adding any stripes, might be best to wait until you get the wheel/tire look you like. Sometimes just that will add enough 'pop' without any additional changes, especially since the Supreme looks to be in factory stock condition.
March 9th, 2017, 12:00 PM
