A buddy of mine has a 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible. He told me that if I sell it, I could get half the money. The only thing is that I don't want to sell it.... The car needs some T.L.C. that I want to give to it. Even if I do end up selling it, the T.L.C. will make it worth more. He said that he got too old and lazy to finish it.
The car was sitting at a shop for about 10-15 years. It runs, but it needs A LOT of parts put on (or back on). There are 3 main things that I want to start with....

1.THE BRAKES. He has brand new rotors and discs at his house. He said that I would have to replace the dry-rotted lines on it.
2. Convertible Top.... The frame is sitting inside of the car now. He said that he has a new-ish vinyl top to put on it. (He says "New-ish because it is brand new but sitting inside his house for 10-15yrs).
3. Interior... The interior has also been sitting inside his house the whole time too. I don't know what condition it is in, but I do know that he takes good care of his stuff.

 

Welcome. Hopefully you can buy your friend's half of the car and start work on it. Who's name is on the title?

 

Welcome, seems to me that you and your friend need to come to an agreement on price for you to buy it.

 

His, but said that he would put it in my name. Along with the 16' tandem axle flatbed trailer and 79 vet that he gifted me.

 

I just found out that this car still has its original engine.

 

better check to see if he owes any money to the shop first. if you buy it from him, you may be assuming that debt, which could be sizeable

 

Agree with all above posts. If possible and affordable get the car and have fun!

 

Nope. He doesn't. The owner of the racing shop that is being sold is another one of our buddies too. The car is already on my property.

 

Hey "Oldsguy" it looks like both of our first project cars are going to be the same. Except for this one is white.

 

Pictures...

 

 

In some of the photos you can see the Vette he gave me. And before anyone asks, I have NO idea about ANY of the other cars in the background. I "MAY' be able to find out some info on them though.

 

Welcome. There may be interest in the 68 Cutlass sitting next to your 71. What's the location of the cars?

 

Southern Arizona.

 

You mentioned the brakes. The master cylinder looks like the style used on earlier disc brake cars. If you replace that don't turn it in as a core until you get some good photos to share with us. If it has the right application code stamped in it then it may be worth more than the core value to someone restoring say a 1968 442.

 

Except unfortunatelly my Cutlass was not a convertible. I had lots of fun with it though...

 

I just talked to him. He said that was new. It's been on this car for a while sitting a the shop, but he said he had problems hooking something up to it. (splitter/proportion something). that's why the brakes aren't working now. He also mentioned that he has totes of brand new stuff sitting at his house now. As of now, we've only talked about a few things because there's a lot to do to it. The brakes are first so that's what we've talked about so far. He said that he had brand new rotors for the front, drums for the rear, and ALL the parts for the rear (i.e. spings, tensioner, EVERYTHING brand new for the rear.

 

Got a video Here.

 

Sounds good

 

All I did was put a brand-new battery in, and literally 2 quick spurts of starting fluid. Now she starts up just like that every time. I can't keep starting her at this time due to a scare... When I first started her up, I was letting her idle. Then I noticed oil pouring out of the bottom. I hurried and shut her down then peeked underneath to see where the oil was coming from. To my surprise it was coming from the floorboard. So I got up and looked inside the car. There was oil filling up on the floorboard from the plastic tubing to the back of the oil pressure gauge. Nothing too hard to fix. LOL

 

Get rid of the plastic oil pressure gage tubing and use copper. That will leak sometimes too but not like that flimsy plastic mess.

When you run the copper tubing make sure to use a rubber grommet where it goes thru the firewall, and also to make a vibration loop in it on engine side of firewall. That way any engine vibration from, say, a lumpy cam doesn't stress the copper tube as bad.

 

I have a couple electronic ones stashed somewhere around here that I used on my racecars. They're here, just got to locate one. LOL

 

That looks like a pretty nice car, like you say, it just needs some TLC. Good luck with getting possesion.

Steve