I am a newbie to the forum but not to Oldsmobiles though. I owned a 1971 Cutlass Supreme Convertible until it self destructed in 1984 and I now own a 1995 Cutlass Supreme Convertible. I had to drive a Chrysler Le Baron Convertible for a decade when Olds stopped making them.

I sure wish I still had my '71. She was a beauty, yellow with white interior and top. I had planned to keep her but the time was not good for repairs when she slipped into drive and took off on her own sideswiping two cars on the road and running through a neighbors garage door to hit the third car. I bet she is still on the road somewhere though.

I love my '95 Cutlass convertible too. She is white with black interior and top...the last year for an Olds Convertible and now there are no more Oldsmobiles at all. I cherish her but I am going to drive her and enjoy her...I just insist in my old cars that everything works.

BTW, when I was a young single mother I put a new air conditioner compressor in my '71 Cutlass because I could not afford to have it done...I have also fixed rust spots, sewn leather upholstery, crawled under the dash under the hood, under the car, and replaced parts from the junk yard. I had her repainted a few years ago and she is looking good for an older lady. They did not paint the plastic trim though. I just had a major leak repaired so the next project is eliminating some rust from inside the trunk and repainting that. It will go to the body shop for painting of the plastic trim. The body shop man says that has to be removed, painted and baked on.

So hello to all, I am an old lady who loves my Cutlass convertible.
Trying to have the best of both worlds in maintaining her in good condition and driving with the top down as much as possible.

 

Welcome, very cool story. Thumbs up to those who can run topless. Post some pictures when you can.

 

You Rock Betsybugs!! Welcome to the site.

Love the story. Something you may not know? There seems to be more 70/71/72 Cutlass Supreme verts popping out of the wood work all the time nowadays. Maybe you'll be able to find an affordable one and do some fixup work on it to relive the earlier days of your 71.

You just know we'd love to see some pics of your 95 vert.

Are you going to have someone check the wiring to the trunk lock on your car? I'm betting it's likely disconnected in the trunk or that solenoid's gone bad. Easy fix either way and not hard to fix.

 

Welcome Betsy. Nice story, I can certainly understand why you like driving convertibles. I have a Riv convertible as well and try to drop the top everytime I can.

 

Welcome aboard Betsybugs

 

Thank y'all for your kind words. The repair shop tested the solinoid and said it was getting juice. I did not remember the name (solinoid) so I just said the repair shop tested it and said the trunk mechanism works. I bought the whole part that is supposed to operate the trunk (is that the solinoid?) but did not install it because I was told it was tested and works. Sounds fishy to me too but it is my regular trusted mechanic. Not that he can't be wrong.

 

"Solenoid" So what the mechanic is saying is it is not getting a signal "voltage" from the switch? Or is it one of those options that only works at the repair shop.

 

Agreed, it's easy enough to jumper connections from a battery to test the solenoid. If it's working at the trunk but not the switch, either the switch at the dash, wire in between, or fuse is the problem. That would also explain why her remote won't pop the trunk. Something in the PT circuit is at fault. Could even be the glovebox connector has come loose. But I'd check the fuse as well, it's the easiest to start with.
I believe it's in this panel, but check your owners manual to confirm.

 

Welcome Betsy!!

 

Wow, I never knew that Oldsmobile made Chrysler LeBaron convertibles. That old adage really is true. You learn something new every day.

 

Oldsmobile did quit making convertibles. Now they quit making Olsmobiles. We own an extinct species.

 

Thanks

 

Welcome Betsy! We bought our convertible 2 years ago and love it!