OK, this one’s a real “partspalooza”! It’s a 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Sports Coupe and has an oft-told tale to tell, “Selling our project car – not enough time to work on it now. Started with my son who is onto other things …“. It’s a real mish-mash of parts but a certain amount of valuable work has already been performed. Will this one be a project for an intrepid car guy or gal who has some strong wrenching skills, or will it take even more know-how than that? After all, I don’t believe an instruction sheet is included. There’s a lot of stuff going on here so let’s cut through the details and see if we can figure out what’s what. This mid-sized Olds is located in Spring, Texas and is available here on craigslist for $8,000.

Oldsmobile had two Cutlass trim levels in ’67, a Supreme and a standard Cutlass. There was also a bottom-of-the-line A-body known as the F-85  but it was really just a bare-bones Cutlass. Keeping with Oldsmobile naming conventions, the two-door hardtop body style was referred to as a “Holiday Coupe” while the two-door sedan (our subject car) was bestowed with the moniker “Sports Coupe”. There are only three images of this car’s exterior and none are very revealing (and there isn’t a single one of the front end and we’re told the grille is missing). There’s a lot of flat paint, dents, surface rust, bent bumpers, etc. The “Supreme” trim all seems to be in place but I imagine that the more you look, the more issues you’ll find. The floor pans have been replaced, which is good, but that’s evidence of a notable rust problem.

Engine? What engine? There currently isn’t one under the hood but the seller tells us that he has the original engine and it’s on a stand, specifically, “Original Oldsmobile engine, found bent rod when tore engine apart, will give engine stand that is holding Oldsmobile engine“. I imagine that it’s a 330 CI V8 but that’s just a guess. No worries however, a Chevrolet 350 CI V8 powerplant, attached to a Turbo-Hydramatic 350 automatic transmission, is included in the sale. Furthermore, an Oldsmobile version of GM’s Turbo-Hydramatic 400 automatic gearbox is part of the parts bundle, and it comes with an adaptor plate to attach it to a Chevrolet engine. All new suspension (tubular control arms top and bottom!) is on the menu or attached already, as well as an installed front disc brake conversion kit.

As stated earlier, the interior has all new floor pans – that’s the good news. Beyond that, it’s pretty well gutted. There are some seriously disgusting-looking seats included but based on their headrest feature, I would suggest that they’re from some other, later-model car. The dash and instrument panel are in rough shape and there is a new wiring harness, or two, which will need to be installed. This is an A/C-equipped car with the components removed; they go with the car and we’re told that it is a complete system.

Boy, talk about a dog’s breakfast! While there’s a lot going on here, it’s going to take a lot of time, talent, effort, and $$$ to get this Olds back to any semblance of a decent, running, driving car. And, the elephant in the room is that Chevy engine…There are some nice upgrades included here, but…is this a project that you’d undertake?