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60s right hand rear view mirrors in A bodies. Dealer Accessory only.
69 SSI wheels (having the distinction of the only all chrome, factory disc brake fitting SSI)
65 and 65 Reverberator kits
I suppose the 67 OAI shroud counts, though not as rare as the 66.
Cruise control pre-70.
66 and 67 front shoulder belts (they're different buckles setup than later years).
The 66 sidewinder tachometer, which is more rare than U-21 67 Rocket Ralley Pac even though even that is kind of rare.
What about rear seat shoulder belts in any 1960s car (RPO AS5)?
I've seen this once but was unsure if it was a legitimate factory install
Originally Posted by joe_padavano
Yup, that's a good one. So is the rim blow steering wheel.
Had one of these in a toro, was wrapped up in a steering wheel cover when I bought it. I didn't know they were uncommon.
Originally Posted by oldcutlass
The rubber floor mat used in place of carpet for early Abodies.
I have one i pulled out of my 66, didn't want to cut a whole in it for a floor shift, and actually prefer these over carpet. Also had a 62 nova and 62 f85 both with rubber floor mat. The f85 was a 3 on the tree with 15" wheels.
Another steering wheel that is quite rare is the Air Cushion Restraint from the 70s. I bet one of those deploying makes a Takata airbag seem like a bag of marshmallows.
The 66 sidewinder tachometer, which is more rare than U-21 67 Rocket Ralley Pac even though even that is kind of rare.
I don't agree with that. I've seen lots of 1966 cars with the sidewinder tach (and I have two of them). I've never seen a 67 full size with the clock/tach.
May not be an Olds part but it was a Hurst option on the '72 H/O (also SSJ Hurst GP). The Hurst digital perf computer has to be one of the rarest! Part of my Olds collection.
I have 5 of the alloy rims. A guy on the G body site sold me the 5th one. The other 4 were factory on my 88 CSC. I would have rather had the FE2 performance suspension package than fancy 14" wheels. I wonder why they didn't make them in 15" instead?
Koda,
Not to disagree with you too much but there was a short run of all chrome SS I wheels in '71 that fit disc brake cars.
You're right. They were 14x7s. I should have said "only 14x6 SSI to fit discs..."
Well, ok, Joe. I do think the sidewinder is more rare than the ralley pac in the A body, which is to what I was referring. The 67 full size is rare enough around my parts that I rarely see one at all, so I will agree that a tach package in it would be rare.
That W88 front spoiler option on the 87 88 Royale is BAD@$$! I didn't even know that was an option Olds offered.
Here are some wheels that are also quite rare now. In fact, I think the Olds Custom Cruiser wheel is more rare than the SS IV. I've seen SS IVs for sale from time to time, I've never seen a complete set of the OCC wheels for sale.
They look similar to Grand National Rims.
In the early spring at the LI & NYC Spring Dust off Olds show I saw a 72' Cutlass Cov't with rear shoulder belts. Ok I'll get pic's in spring of 2018.
I remember there was a neat chrome wheel option offered on the 77/78/79 98s and I think the 88s as well. It looked like a steel rim but was chrome with a center cap. I'll have to dig out an Olds brochure as I recall a photo in one.
Here is another oddball part I would think. The passenger power seat set up for a Cutlass. This is the first and only Cutlass that I have ever seen with a factory ordered power passenger seat. However, when you look up the options list, a passenger power seat is not even listed as an option. This was a special order car built in Canada for a top GM executive with all the super rare options for a Cutlass such as cornering lamps, leather interior, two tone paint and even fiber optics. To top it off, it's a diesel Cutlass Supreme Brougham coupe. The passenger power set up is different then the driver side. It looks very different when you look under the seat.
Last edited by Herbie; September 1st, 2017 at 07:38 AM.
I guess you're right, they are similar. Are these the ones you're thinking about?
I imagine the Buick GNs used a 5x4.75" inch bolt circle. That's what the Cutlass G body was using, right? The OCC rims were 5x5" if I remember correctly.
BTW Herb, those T-tops are the ones from a late 70s Toronado, right?
I had a heavily optioned 66 Cutlass in the nineties with sidewinder tach and headrest equipped buckets. Also drivers electric and reclining passenger features...
Stick shift clutch and brake pedals and clutch linkage . Took me 6 years of watching E-Bay daily .
Charlie I just saw a Craigslist ad I believe in NC for a 61 4 door stripper with a 3 speed on the column and special order no p/s or p/b for $750....too far for me to trailer but it was so tempting.....
Charlie I just saw a Craigslist ad I believe in NC for a 61 4 door stripper with a 3 speed on the column and special order no p/s or p/b
Just to clarify, the three-on-the-tree, manual steering, and manual brakes was NOT "special order". That was the base configuration for the 88 line in 1961. A buyer had to pay extra for the optional automatic, power steering, or power brakes if one wanted them. Granted, most of the cars built that year were ordered with those options, but them manual versions were what was included in the base price.
"Special order" is about the second most misused term these days, behind "numbers matching".
Just to clarify, the three-on-the-tree, manual steering, and manual brakes was NOT "special order". That was the base configuration for the 88 line in 1961. A buyer had to pay extra for the optional automatic, power steering, or power brakes if one wanted them. Granted, most of the cars built that year were ordered with those options, but them manual versions were what was included in the base price.
"Special order" is about the second most misused term these days, behind "numbers matching".
Base or no option or a cheap *******'s car should be the term.
That's easy - it just requires different speedo gears in the trans. This first came up when the feds mandated the 85 MPH speedos. They were also calibrated in KPH, so several magazines ran stories of how to change the speedo gears to use the KPH scale for MPH.
Speaking of rare parts, here's one I've not seen before. This may be a one-of-none. It's a rear sway bar on a 1988 Custom Cruiser. The 1977-90 wagon rear suspensions and axles are slightly different from those in the sedans, since the rear track was widened on the wagons to allow a sheet of plywood to sit flat between the inner wheel houses. The lower control arms are located differently on the wagons and the available sedan rear bar doesn't bolt up. The aftermarket bars I've seen don't attach to the LCAs this way, so I can't tell if this is a factory installation or if someone forced a sedan bar into place. The third photo kind of makes me think this was a force fit.
August 29th, 2017, 06:12 PM
I didn't even know that was an option Olds offered.
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