Strange Features, Quirks & Idiosyncrasies of the 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass S

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5 ай бұрын

Learn more the strange features, quirks, and idiosyncrasies of this 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass, including learning more about its 350 Rocket V8 engine.

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@markbrookes6557
@markbrookes6557 5 ай бұрын
Back in 1975 when I was 18 yrs. old, employed and no credit, my Dad agreed to co-sign on a reasonable car. I found a beautiful 1973 Cutlass Supreme 2 dr. with bucket seats and console shift. I was almost ready to go to my Dad on this, then I found a 1974 Pontiac Luxury LeMans 2 dr. with bucket seats and console shift. I bought the Pontiac. Thanks Dad!
@jjojo2004
@jjojo2004 5 ай бұрын
That Le Mans was no slouch either! 👍😎👍
@2W3X4YZ5
@2W3X4YZ5 5 ай бұрын
Imo the 72 Luxury LeMans looked best with fender skirts and redlines. I would have rather had that than a GTO.
@b-genspinster7895
@b-genspinster7895 5 ай бұрын
What was the sales price and how much was your payment back then?
@johndoee4742
@johndoee4742 5 ай бұрын
Awesome dad! All the credit and money stuff doesn't matter now, it was the experience and the memories that lasted.
@jonmoore8995
@jonmoore8995 5 ай бұрын
What a cream puff. Looks super comfortable, maybe slightly plasticky interior, but still very nice.
@MarkWG
@MarkWG 5 ай бұрын
No engine in the world can replicate that wonderful, fantastic, all-American, "metallic rumble" of an Oldsmobile V8 powerplant. Whether it be a 350cid or a 455cid. I miss them so much. My mother had a dark metallic green, 1968 Olds Cutlass Supreme Town Sedan with the 350 4bbl. It produced 310hp on premium fuel. I dare say that everyone in the family admitted that the '68 Cutlass actually rode better than her 1973 Cadillac Calais Coupe we traded the Cutlass in for. In 1977, my mother traded the '73 Cadillac in for a "last, true mid-sized", 1977 Cutlass Supreme Brougham Sedan with a 350cid 4bbl. Nicer interior than the '73 Cadillac! That Cutlass drove and handled beautifully. It is no wonder why Oldsmobile sold so many in those years. I cannot forgive GM for killing off Oldsmobile and allowed Saturn to live. What a disgrace!
@michaelnazaruk4100
@michaelnazaruk4100 5 ай бұрын
That, my friend, is what's known as the "Rocket Rumble". And it is sincerely a total disgrace what GM did to the oldest automobile brand in America. As a result of their ignorance, I will never buy another new GM product ever again. I have now a 2003 Bravada that is my wife's daily driver, and I had a 1975 Cutlass Salon, which I sold in 2016. I now regret that move.
@GoodAfterNoon
@GoodAfterNoon 4 ай бұрын
Unfortunately GM started killing Olds about 20 years before they retired the name 😢
@samholdsworth420
@samholdsworth420 2 ай бұрын
Buick survives only because China 😊
@MIsterB716
@MIsterB716 5 ай бұрын
Those “eyeball” vents take me back to the 70s. Your watch takes me to the 80s.
@4339jk
@4339jk 4 ай бұрын
I remember those vents also in our Town & Country station wagon, Chrysler had those starting in '69 full size C bodies...
@fortunatecookie9055
@fortunatecookie9055 2 ай бұрын
I still have one in a box of parts leftovers lol
@tomdelisle8955
@tomdelisle8955 5 ай бұрын
As a kid I remember going to the Olds dealer and getting the brochure for the Cutlass. They use to make some great brochures for cars. As for those gas fillers, there weren't any self service stations by me in the 70s and being gas pumpers is where most of us boys got our first jobs.
@deborahchesser7375
@deborahchesser7375 4 ай бұрын
My brother had a 72’ Cutlass, man for a 350(with a little work) that car ran damn good, that ol quadrajet could sing ! And I worked at my buddy’s parents garage an old Union 76’ damn time sure gets away doesn’t it.
@victorjohnson7512
@victorjohnson7512 5 ай бұрын
My parents had a 1973 delta 88 in olive green with a 455 V8. That thing was a beast. (Only 8mpg)
@MichaelandCathy1999
@MichaelandCathy1999 5 ай бұрын
WOW, I had the same car and Color!! But I had the Rocket V-8, 350 ci and just a 2 dr. What a boat, took it several times from Montreal to Silver Springs, Maryland to visit my long distance girlfriend. Didn’t last too long, unfortunately.
@keeganandersson4281
@keeganandersson4281 5 ай бұрын
@@MichaelandCathy1999 the car or the relationship? 😂
@toronado455
@toronado455 5 ай бұрын
This car is in stunningly beautiful condition.
@billpostscratcher2025
@billpostscratcher2025 5 ай бұрын
Bench seats helped safe my life in a head on collision. Fell across the seat, covered my head with my arms to emerge from a bent framed wreck. Alive with a mild concussion. Steering columns, armored dashboards and no airbags mean you had to plan an active defense.
@edwardpate6128
@edwardpate6128 5 ай бұрын
I always thought those 1970's A body cars to be quite handsome in all of their forms across all the divisions that used them.
@Jack_Stafford
@Jack_Stafford 5 ай бұрын
For design, a REAL height for GM, the B body cars too. Quality may have been a bit better in late 60s, but early 70s GM Styling is PEAK.
@stevevarholy2011
@stevevarholy2011 5 ай бұрын
The Colonade styling has aged well, at least the initial 1973 models. When they were updated for rectangular sealed beams, other than the Oldsmobile and Pontiac, they looked very awkward, particularly the stacked-quad Montes.
@MarinCipollina
@MarinCipollina 5 ай бұрын
@@Jack_Stafford For me peak styling for GM was the 1960s.. By the 1970s, cars had grown bloated and overweight.
@johneckert1365
@johneckert1365 4 ай бұрын
​@@stevevarholy2011same with the Malibu/El Camino with those ugly headlights. Chrysler's Cordoba looked stupid with those stacked headlight too 👎
@eddstarr2185
@eddstarr2185 5 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you mentioned the seats in the 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass. In November 1972, my high school history teacher offered to drive me home in his new 1973 Cutlass Salon, with the corduroy fabric "European Style" seats in a beautiful Camel Tan interior color. Hands down, the most comfortable seats I've ever experienced, so much so that I didn't want to exit the car. By January 1973, the teacher's parking lot looked like an Olds dealership. The '73 Cutlass took off in sales and seemed to be everywhere, including the wagon. Thank you, Adam.
@MarkJones-zg6si
@MarkJones-zg6si 5 ай бұрын
So cool to hear firsthand from someone who was in high school in 1973 and how the demand for the Colonnade generation took off! When I started to drive in 1980, a classmate had 1973 Cutlass Supreme for sale and I fell in love! My Mom wisely wouldn’t co-sign for an $1800 loan🙂❤️
@MarinCipollina
@MarinCipollina 5 ай бұрын
@@MarkJones-zg6si KOJAK drove an unmarked 1973 Buick Century colonnade sister car to the Grand Am and Cutlass.
@MarkJones-zg6si
@MarkJones-zg6si 5 ай бұрын
@@MarinCipollina 😃😃😃 I didn’t know that!
@MarkJones-zg6si
@MarkJones-zg6si 5 ай бұрын
@@MarinCipollina my neighbors had a Colonnade era Buick Century! Light blue metallic. I think it was a 1974🙂
@packardcaribien
@packardcaribien 5 ай бұрын
I have a 73 Salon with the very same tan Corduroy! It was offered in that, cranberry red Corduroy, or black vinyl if you were a cop out 😂
@TheJmich2001
@TheJmich2001 5 ай бұрын
All that cold vinyl, combined with Lil Trees air fresheners brings me right back to my youth...great memories from a family that loved GM. Thank you.
@bretfisher7286
@bretfisher7286 5 ай бұрын
Very lithe sheet metal, very elegant, very beautifully understated. I do miss Oldsmobile.
@dmandman9
@dmandman9 5 ай бұрын
I always loved the sound of the Oldsmobile engine. It had a unique sound that was a bit different than the other GM v8s especially when equipped with dual exhaust. I could tell it was an Oldsmobile when I heard the exhaust note.
@johneckert1365
@johneckert1365 4 ай бұрын
I wonder if the unique Oldsmobile exhaust tone was due to the center cylinders sharing thier exhaust port outlet? 🤔
@dmandman9
@dmandman9 4 ай бұрын
@@johneckert1365 not certain. But given that all the GM V8s have the same firing order (18436572) and some displacement overlap (example: all had 350 cid variants) , it would stand to reason that there had to be something that caused the distinct sound. That’s a logical theory in my opinion
@johneckert1365
@johneckert1365 4 ай бұрын
@@dmandman9 👍
@WilliamtHIII
@WilliamtHIII 5 ай бұрын
How does a young man like you have such an extensive knowledge on cars before your time!!? Love the vehicles you cover - keep up the good work!
@RareClassicCars
@RareClassicCars 5 ай бұрын
I’ve owned about 60 of them ;)
@WilliamtHIII
@WilliamtHIII 5 ай бұрын
Cars of my youth. My Dad had a beautiful 1967 Canadian Meteor Rideau 500 2 door fast back in maroon with a black vinyl interior. Seats were very hot in summer!
@clubhouseme
@clubhouseme 5 ай бұрын
family money@@RareClassicCars
@douglasb.1203
@douglasb.1203 5 ай бұрын
​@clubhouseme that's a low blow.
@foreignautomobiles
@foreignautomobiles 5 ай бұрын
​@@clubhousemeyour jealousy is showing and it's ugly.
@wordcripple3174
@wordcripple3174 5 ай бұрын
This makes me nostalgic, my parents mostly owned Oldsmobiles.
@aldoparise1224
@aldoparise1224 5 ай бұрын
I always loved the rear end look of the 1973 cutlass. It is unfortunate that it had to be changed in 1974.
@jimellison6157
@jimellison6157 5 ай бұрын
My late father was an Oldsmobile guy. In late 1975, he and my mom had picked out a 1976 Cutlass Supreme. Before they took possession of the 76 model, my Dad spotted a leftover 1975 Cutlass S. It was red with a white vinyl top, with super stock wheels. That was the car they ended up with. I was 12 years old at the time, and went with him to pick it up. He had it for 5 years. We even drove it to California in the Summer of 1976. Other than that, it was never driven in snow or bad weather. I got to drive it when I took my drivers license test on January 2nd, 1980. It was the only time it had seen snow. Unfortunately, he sold it that same year with just over 14,000 mikes on it.
@9ZERO6
@9ZERO6 5 ай бұрын
6K miles?!?! Wow!
@user-ph3rb1in6e
@user-ph3rb1in6e 5 ай бұрын
My first car was a 73 Chevelle Deluxe 4 door with a 350 2 barrel turbohydromatic . It was light yellow with a green interior and hubcaps. It had been a company car. Ice cold air on the hottest most humid days and very warm heat in cold weather. That car would smoke the tires from a dead start and would easily go 120 mph. One of the best running cars I ever owned and the engine was very quiet. The seats were cloth and vinyl. It wasn't as nice as this Cutlass but for $1,400 at the time in 1975 it was a great buy.
@Jack_Stafford
@Jack_Stafford 5 ай бұрын
PEAK Cutlass! The early 70s style is right up there with the early 50s and some of the early classics as far as beautiful designs, never have come close again since.
@T-41
@T-41 4 ай бұрын
Brings back memories of our 73 Vista Cruiser 3 seat station wagon which hauled our family of four children for several years.
@pwrfl2357
@pwrfl2357 13 сағат бұрын
The recessed tail lights are so attractive. I had a 73 Cutlass Supreme, 2 door burgundy with brown vinyl interior. 350 with bucket seats up front. What a car, if i had only kept it!!!! Oh and it had those beautiful spoke oldsmobile hubcaps. I went through 3 sets because they kept getting stolen.
@packardcaribien
@packardcaribien 5 ай бұрын
Man, watching this I can't wait until spring to bring out my 73 Salon. Would love to see this one in person though, this is in truly amazing original condition.
@L4sleeko
@L4sleeko 4 ай бұрын
I remember as a kid my Aunt Genevieve traded in her 1963 Olds 88 for one of these. She was over for a visit and was parked at the end of the driveway. In his haste, my dad accidently gently backed our 1969 Impala into the front of the new purchase. We got out and could see no damage, not even a scratch. My grandmother and aunt were inside playing cards and were unaware. Later when we returned from running errands, my aunt and grandmother were staring at the front of the car and pointing. My dad was in a panic but when we got out of the Impala we could hear my aunt explaining the safety pumper/ grill mechanism to my grandmother. LoL, it did its job, and she was none the wiser!
@dave1956
@dave1956 5 ай бұрын
I was 16 when the 1973’s came out in the fall of 1972. I really loved the 1972 Cutlass but in those days you always wanted the latest and greatest.
@mpbgp
@mpbgp 5 ай бұрын
I really wish my dad had bought an Oldsmobile of this generation. We got stuck with a 1978 Cutlass Cruiser with a 231 V6 and the mighty THM 200 transmission.
@chrisstrawn4108
@chrisstrawn4108 5 ай бұрын
ARRGH. The Gutless Cutlass. Yep, that was exactly the car -- even same year -- one of my grandmothers drove. Sexy SEXY powder blue. I remember it struggling to surmount even slight rises in the topography. In freaking Texas. Where it's flatter than a flounder. Every single rise = car lugs, downshift from OD to D. Then car revs and upshifts to OD. On and on. The horror!
@mpbgp
@mpbgp 5 ай бұрын
@@chrisstrawn4108 Even worse, we burned up 2 transmissions in about 75,000 miles.
@gt-37guy6
@gt-37guy6 5 ай бұрын
@@mpbgp I replaced at least three of those pieces of cow dung with TH350's from the scrap yard....why GM? Why?
@johneckert1365
@johneckert1365 4 ай бұрын
​@@gt-37guy6Right?!?! The TH350 couldn't have been any cheaper to produce than the TH200. I also doubt the extra 20lbs or whatever the weight difference was helped improve fuel economy at all. What a stupid move........
@daveondre4892
@daveondre4892 4 ай бұрын
@@johneckert1365 TH200 definitely cheaper to build, Agreed they were junk, shoulda opted for the 305chevy at least, the 231 was a bigger pos then the TH200 trans.
@junktionfet
@junktionfet 5 ай бұрын
I absolutely love the profile of this car. It just works. And the color is gorgeous
@stanleycostello9610
@stanleycostello9610 5 ай бұрын
I had a '73 Cutlass, two door. One of the best cars I've ever owned.
@DDDD-yd6uj
@DDDD-yd6uj 5 ай бұрын
Automotive PTSD! My first car in 1981 High School was a 1973 Comet 2 door with the Hawaiian bronze package- bronze exterior, caramel vinyl bucket seat interior, bronze shag carpet. Within a month or two the back wheel fell off going 55 on the NYS Thruway on Saturday morning. Bye Bye Comet. The Oldsmobile in this video was my second car in HS in 1981, though mine was a 2-door base model, Omega Yellow, black vinyl roof. I installed fancy speakers on the back package shelf - they blew out the fuses, and I never had any interior or dashboard lights after that! I lived in snowy Western New York, so the fancy skegs you mention were already filled with Bondo when I bought the car and began to disintegrate during the 81-82 winter. At some point I rear-ended another car, and I can confirm that YES - the fancy plastic split grill did bounce back and did not sustain damage. The same can't be said for the car I rear ended! Also, the metal insert vinyl roof trim that covers the A-pillar was great, until it faded and was a different color than the roof. But yes, it was fast! 350 4 barrel, just the thing for a dumbass 18-year-old that knew NOTHING about cars. At some point during the 2-3 years, I owned it, more things started to break so I put a for sale sign on it and parked it in front of my parents’ house. I sold it to some guy across town. A few months later I heard it had an electrical fire and was totaled. (Maybe it was those fancy K-mart speakers I installed that caused the electrical issues?) In 1983 I got a 1977 LeBaron- 2 door, silver, silver padded roof, gray velour cushy interior with AC. I was in college and thought I reached a new pinnacle of adulthood. I was enthralled with the 1957-1963 Imperials (via ads in old LIFE, because I NEVER saw one in real life) and thought that driving a LeBaron was like driving a 57-63 Imperial (in my not yet fully developed young adult mind). Push button AC? Yes! (Every time I turned the AC on, the whole car would rattle). Have you ever seen a radio antenna fall into the fender due to rust? (Thank goodness for duct tape). And of course...Lean Burn. The horror of sputtering acceleration on the NYS Thruway in the freezing 15-degree winter. Not knowing if I would make it out of the college parking lot, sputtering, and not moving. Due to these experiences in my formative years of driving and car ownership, I had a very deep distrust of cars in general and was always in a panic that the car would not start, or something would go wrong to leave me in further debt, anxiety, and no wheels! After these Ford, GM, and Chrysler experiences from 1981 to 1984, from 1984 to 2012 I became a FORD customer, which for the most part was a not too horrible and dependable car era for me. (A story for another day). Having grown up in the rust belt in the 70s and 80s it never would occur to me to be disloyal and buy one of those FOREIGN cars, hence my dedication to Detroit products. In 2012 I got a BMW product and have been pretty satisfied. Disclaimer: Of course, in the 80's I was a poor college student and could barely afford the used vehicles I was buying and now I am a grown up with a good income and can get something better. However, these anxiety ridden automobile adventures really did leave with some residual anxiety and though I am a huge car buff to this day, the quality and dependability of those 70s 80s era vehicles left a lot to be desired.
@haneyoakie14
@haneyoakie14 5 ай бұрын
That is a beautiful car. I had a 1970 Cutlass Supreme in the mid to late 1980s that I still miss today.
@VerifiedVIPMember
@VerifiedVIPMember 5 ай бұрын
My parents had a new 1976 Olds Cutlass. Always loved the dash!
@mbd501
@mbd501 5 ай бұрын
Growing up, we had a '74 Vista Cruiser, which was based on this. It was maroon with wood paneling, with a maroon interior. The interior looks very familiar. I believe we had the same engine, too. We took many family vacations in that car.
@davepax982
@davepax982 5 ай бұрын
These are a very, very good looking car. The low bonnet line, the even lower split grille theme to lower the visual height of the front, the thin pillars and the copious amounts of glass with sashless doors. It's just a very light looking car. Not bulky or over styled. That lightness of touch even spreads to the interior theme. Really, a very good looking car. I'd love to see a drive video too!
@markrossow6303
@markrossow6303 5 ай бұрын
we had a Cutlass -- comment below...
@donaldallison
@donaldallison 5 ай бұрын
Owned a 73 salon when I went to college😊. Remembered as one of the best cars I’ve owned.
@SCR-ce2fs
@SCR-ce2fs 5 ай бұрын
Another super video. I was 10 in '73 and I never liked the colonnade cars, and at the time the cutlass looked a little bug-eyed with its ribs sticking out. But they've aged well and this is lovely example. Thanks Adam
@grantwilson9161
@grantwilson9161 5 ай бұрын
My Dad had a similar '74 Cutlass S 4 dr. Same dark cinnamon metallic paint but a little lighter brown vinyl roof. No A/C but, as you mentioned, had very comfortable seats with brocade-like cloth. It was a 350 4bbl too but had factory dual exhaust. A great car. The heater worked great too... had to in Saskatchewan, Canada. Dad just turned 90... by coincidence we were talking about this car this past weekend. Good memories.
@midwest9040
@midwest9040 5 ай бұрын
That was a great combination. The 350 4 bbl with the dual exhaust was rated at 200 net horsepower (instead of 180) and torque increased to 300 lb ft.
@grantwilson9161
@grantwilson9161 5 ай бұрын
@@midwest9040 Yep, it had torque. Bit of a sleeper off the line, even surprised a few Camaros & Dusters. Until Dad was driving Mom's car & witnessed his Cutlass smoke past him... Ooops. My driving became limited to tractors on my uncle's farm after that. LOL
@1956fink
@1956fink 5 ай бұрын
Beautifully preserved Cutlass. I had a 73 Cutlass S two door with the swivel seats. I really enjoyed that car. It did everything quite well.
@tomrworby7143
@tomrworby7143 5 ай бұрын
And you had to pre-swivel the passenger seat because no one else knew what they were or how to get in!
@TalismanPHX
@TalismanPHX 5 ай бұрын
Nicely done Adam. And a beautiful Oldsmobile 😊
@Vegaswill714
@Vegaswill714 5 ай бұрын
I loved these cars back in the day. My dad got one new in 1973 as a company car (he was a salesman). It was comfortable, handled well, economical and very comfortable. Not a "rocket" in terms of performance, but more than adequate. If I were in the market for a new car in 1973, I would probably choose this one. As I recall it had the Oldsmobile 350 cu in engine which was plenty adequate.
@jefweb5043
@jefweb5043 5 ай бұрын
Yep...the '73-'77 Cutlasses are absolutely the best. You take an A Body Oldsmobile, with Olds Rally wheels?? Perfect!
@blintzkreig1638
@blintzkreig1638 5 ай бұрын
Nice looking car. Wish you could have given us a test drive.
@ZONRICH
@ZONRICH 5 ай бұрын
I had a 76 Cutlass Cutlass s we didn't have no air air conditioner and did not have an FM radio it was a beautiful car
@troynov1965
@troynov1965 5 ай бұрын
My dad had a 68 Olds 98. When i was a kid we did many road trips in it. Was a great car and rode real nice.
@MNBluestater
@MNBluestater 5 ай бұрын
The last few seconds were all worth it. That’s an Olds growl through and through.
@michaelnazaruk4100
@michaelnazaruk4100 5 ай бұрын
This video made me miss my 1975 Cutlass Salon immensly. I regret selling it in 2016. Boy, you can tell this was located in a Detroit MI suburb. All the houses look the same, with their cement driveways, their driveway gates, and 2 car garages behind those gates. A lot of my MI cousins have houses that look just like the ones here.
@marial8235
@marial8235 5 ай бұрын
This car is so familiar. As a child my Dad drove a 69 Delta 88 with a 455 and then a 1975 350 Delta 88. I remember our family (4 kids) plus granny in those big Olds. The cutlass is so much like the 88s.
@tomy8339
@tomy8339 5 ай бұрын
This is a surprisingly really good looking car, exterior wise.
@bryanaisenbrey7188
@bryanaisenbrey7188 5 ай бұрын
I would buy one! Always liked that 4 door style and Olds looked the best to me. We were given a 2 door as a loaner back in 73. Buckets and floor shift. My 13 year old self thought it was really something. Another feature you missed on the 73 mid & full size Oldsmobiles was the pull out modular design of the dash instruments. No need to contort yourself to change a bulb. Each section pulls out like a drawer!
@MichaelNiemiec-ft3yv
@MichaelNiemiec-ft3yv 5 ай бұрын
I bought a 1974 cutlass supreme with a 455 V8 4 barrel carb. Dual exhaust with a posi rear. I ordered it with white body white interior with blue dash and carpet. Super stock wheels body color. It lasted for 260,000 miles but the body slowly rusted away. Didn't have a garage to keep it in. I miss that torque of that engine!
@gt-37guy6
@gt-37guy6 5 ай бұрын
My 72, 73, and 75 Cutlass(s) were part of me from late 70's through the 80s. I put them all though hell unfortunately living in Minnesota. None survived. The 75 was a 4 door Salon - light blue with blue high back buckets and console.
@michaellajiness4189
@michaellajiness4189 4 ай бұрын
Beautiful Olds, my good man.
@ForeverDownByLaw
@ForeverDownByLaw 5 ай бұрын
My grandmother had one of these, although I think it was a '74. Super comfy, lazy cruiser that was great for the long trips to her house to stay in the summer.
@manthony225
@manthony225 5 ай бұрын
Very nice! Love the red on black. We had a 73 Cutlass and a 77 Malibu in our family-soft spot for them
@pilsudski36
@pilsudski36 5 ай бұрын
When I was in school, I bought a 1978 Cutlass notch back with the 231 CI V-6 for $100. The oil pressure light was on, and the owner thought the engine was going. The engines was quiet, no blow-by from the oil cap, so I knew it was the oil sending unit. I replaced the sending unit, changed the plugs and points, and I was off to the races! That car was a champ - started on the first turn of the key in the most bitter cold, burned no oil. No expenses but gas and oil for three years - just a set of brake pads. One day I hit a big pot hole, and the rear bunper came off - and the frame was too rusty to weld it back on, so I couldn't get an inspection sticker. I almost cried when I had to junk her!
@johneckert1365
@johneckert1365 4 ай бұрын
You didn't change points on your 1978 Cutlass. GM went HEI ignition in 1975.
@JohnGrist-ec1zv
@JohnGrist-ec1zv 5 ай бұрын
My first car was a 1973 Cutlass Supreme with the 350. Great first car
@Cbarlow1
@Cbarlow1 5 ай бұрын
So was mine! Grandmom gave it to me. Loved it.
@christopherhylton8462
@christopherhylton8462 5 ай бұрын
These were great cars! I actually once owned three of these (not at the same time, not all '73 models). I had a 73, 75 and a 77. The 75 was may favorite of the three because it had the center console and swivel seats. All three were 350's with the TH350. Extremely reliable and durable. All three had at least 150,000 mile before I sold them.
@chitown1098
@chitown1098 5 ай бұрын
My dad bought my mom a ‘74 Cutlass Salon which was in this body color with same color vinyl top and same color big corduroy bucket seats with console. It was an awesome car. My father was all about Oldsmobile while my mom was most loyal to Chevy Caprices.
@Piggypong367
@Piggypong367 5 ай бұрын
My first car was a 73 cutlass. 4door. Always liked that one year front and rear bumper style on those
@73_f100
@73_f100 5 ай бұрын
Calculator watch flex at 9:42. Nice! Love it.
@ds70bonneville
@ds70bonneville 5 ай бұрын
i had a 1973 Buick Century (like the one Telly Savalas in 'Kojak' drove) , also with a Colonade roof, no Vinyl, same wire antenna windshield and exact same red color tone🙂 was my second car as a 21 year old in 1991
@twilliams8041
@twilliams8041 5 ай бұрын
Great review of that Cutlass. I was 16 when the '73's came out and remember these when new. The annual new car launch would bring a lot of people to the showroom, where there was an almost a party-like atmosphere, with free refreshments and such. I rode in the 1973 Malibu version and remember how soft and smooth the ride was. Much more so than today's cars.
@gr7485
@gr7485 5 ай бұрын
Yes indeed. My dad was a car nut end every fall, when the new models came out, we'd tour the showrooms and car lots together to see what was new.
@dave1956
@dave1956 5 ай бұрын
@@gr7485 I used to hang out at a Ford dealership in a small town from the late sixties until the early eighties. I too remember what a huge deal new car introduction was. God do I miss those days!
@deanrivera8016
@deanrivera8016 5 ай бұрын
Nice looking, and sounding Olds…
@jeffmcmu
@jeffmcmu 5 ай бұрын
I took Drivers Ed in 1973, the car we had was the Chevrolet Laguna which had a lot of the same features of the 1973 GM cars. It was also a nice driving car, the front bumper on the Laguna was a soft squishy plastic with no metal bumper as well as round circular tail-lights that set it apart from the Malibu. The seat belts were comfortable, but as you state in 1974 the required inter-lock forced the development of a much nicer combined seat and shoulder design used even today. I think all cars used the buzzer alarms up until the 1976 Cadillac Seville. Thanks for the review, I truly enjoyed it.
@donaldanderson8702
@donaldanderson8702 4 ай бұрын
May first car was a used '73 Cutlass Supreme 2dr. Same color as this one. Had bucket seats and center console/floor shifter. This brings back memories.
@alecfromminnenowhere2089
@alecfromminnenowhere2089 5 ай бұрын
They sold the heck out of those Cutlass's.
@Bigchet1223
@Bigchet1223 5 ай бұрын
I had a 1975 cutlass Salon sedan. I loved that car. Had a center console and was loaded. Power windows etc.
@fortunatecookie9055
@fortunatecookie9055 2 ай бұрын
Great car!! My first car was a '75 Cutlass S coupe with fastback window. It was a dependable, comfortable and versatile car. It had the "triple-whammy" low displacement/horsepower/pollution 260cid v8. I eventually swapped in a high-compression Rocket 350 whose bottom gave way to an 8:1 compression 1980 Olds 350. Despite the scale back, that third motor was relatively decent on fuel and power while being nearly indestructible. The output at the wheels was surprising due to the rear gear ratio from the 260v8 and an upgraded vacuum bottle on the 350turbo automatic. I often miss that car. Maybe one day I'll grab another one.
@kennethanway7979
@kennethanway7979 5 ай бұрын
Didn't know about the windshield trim! WOW! Learn something new every day!
@docholliday7777
@docholliday7777 5 ай бұрын
My mom has a 76 love that thing
@larrymay2580
@larrymay2580 5 ай бұрын
I had a 73 two door Cutlass S with a 455. It was a great car.
@colibri1
@colibri1 5 ай бұрын
Those '73 Cutlasses were such good-looking cars. It wasn't as common to see Cutlass sedans as it was to see Cutlass coupes and station wagons. My sister's first car was a '73 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme coupe in the exact color combination as this one, maroon with black vinyl roof and black interior. Two of our neighbors in the mid-seventies also had '73 Cutlass Supreme coupes. They were popular cars.
@tomrworby7143
@tomrworby7143 5 ай бұрын
Had a 1973 Cutlass coupe that 1st owner special ordered. Had 350 4bbl, 4 speed Hurst shifter. Had factor single exhaust, I replaced with dual when that rusted out, much better sound! Also had the swivel bucket seats! And the vista vent in the roof! Drove it for 13 years. Great car for the '70's.
@maxr4448
@maxr4448 5 ай бұрын
I was 15 when the A bodies came out. They all were stand out looking cars at the time! Everywhere you looked there was a Chevelle, or Regal, or Cutlass, or Lemans, Monte Carlos, and Grand Prix's. They sold thousands.
@jayhayes9604
@jayhayes9604 5 ай бұрын
My 1st car was a 73 Olds Cutlass S coupe which I bought new. My dad’s golf buddy was an Oldsmobile dealer in Orange CA. It is the only car I owned that suffered from rust.
@jw77019
@jw77019 5 ай бұрын
I love how huge these cars were, and they were “mid-sized.” No abundance of leg room in the back seat of the 2-doors, however. My sister had a 1976 Buick Century four door this size with a V6. It was the first American car I drove that required full throttle acceleration routinely. Slow as it was, they saved a fortune on gasoline during the ten years they drove it. There was never a better AC system than on those cars. And in cold weather the blower didn’t run until the coolant temp was able to produce heat. I love so many of your cars as they were what people drove during my childhood and teenage years. The driver’s side windshield wiper had an extraordinarily large reach with a cam mechanism, more so than the full-size cars did. I have some quirky savant ability to recall minute details about cars. If I won the lottery I would have a collection like yours.
@michaelmullard4292
@michaelmullard4292 5 ай бұрын
For me, the thin, vertical taillights of Cadillac Eldorado, Olds Cutlass and some of the Chrysler Imperials are simply a timeless design. They look as modern today as they were in the 1970’s. Elegant simplicity.
@mikewasfaret9563
@mikewasfaret9563 5 ай бұрын
I had a 73 cutlass Supreme coupe in 85-87 when I was in the Navy. I hopped up the 350 with a few mods like headers and a cam. A shift kit. It was a fairly quick car.
@freedomfighter69
@freedomfighter69 5 ай бұрын
Those seats are a trip to the burn unit, when wearing shorts in the summer.
@TonyM132
@TonyM132 5 ай бұрын
I can't help but be curious... Adam's two most common filming locations seem to be in front of a large, modern, fancy looking house on a newer street, or on a small driveway in front of tightly spaced, smaller 1950's looking homes as seen here. Hmmm. I wonder which house he lives in..? Based on the financial resources required to purchase and maintain the huge number of classic cars in great condition which he apparently owns, I am guessing the former. On the other hand, some people have been known to spend almost all of their money on their hobby and have little left for their home. Or he could have plenty left over but choose to remain in a smaller, older home. Whichever it is, he is the best classic car guy on the internet!
@MrSpartanPaul
@MrSpartanPaul 5 ай бұрын
His earlier videos didn't show the newer home. I'm guessing the older home belonged to a relative or parent.
@marcodarko6941
@marcodarko6941 5 ай бұрын
Who cares.. If he is making an honest living he can have whatever he can afford and wants. He is clearly a good steward of his possessions and more than deserving. People should be asking why public servants like nancy pelosi spend three decades in office and are worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
@rozinant1237
@rozinant1237 5 ай бұрын
Where on the planet is this older street? Looks exactly like the street I lived on as a 60's kid? When he parks cars there that my Dad owned it gets really eerie.
@joeseeking3572
@joeseeking3572 5 ай бұрын
My theory was that in the begining he hid the luxury home, going for a modest play - 'hey I'm just a guy' - and then we found out (slowly) about the 30-40 car collection....
@TonyM132
@TonyM132 5 ай бұрын
@@joeseeking3572 30-40, you think that's all? I noticed he recently commented in a reply on having owned (over the years) "around 60." But I figure based on everything he has said and shown on his channel, he more likely owns around 60 right now, and has owned close to double that over the years. He probably won't answer honestly if asked directly how many he owns now or has owned, but maybe he'd tell us what percentage his currently owned number is of the total vehicles he has ever owned.? For what it's worth (not much), I'm gonna guess around 55%.
@NorlandBoxcar
@NorlandBoxcar 5 ай бұрын
Lol...Ah yes the seat belt buzzer I was talking about on your other video. That was exactly how in sounded in the my dad's 74 Parisienne. Anyway, this cutlass is absolutely a beautiful car and low mileage too. You must be proud of this one Adam. Cheers..
@MarinCipollina
@MarinCipollina 5 ай бұрын
Those buzzers were the most obnoxious sounding things evah !!
@NorlandBoxcar
@NorlandBoxcar 5 ай бұрын
@@MarinCipollina Lol...Very true..
@ctg6734
@ctg6734 5 ай бұрын
Wow! How in the world did you find a 51 year old car with only 6000 miles? Incredible!
@garygreen7552
@garygreen7552 5 ай бұрын
Interesting video. The warning buzzers were dictated by safety rules. I had a '73 AMC Hornet with similar seat/shoulder belts. It had separate left and right front seats. They were not buckets, but they did allow some separate adjustments for the driver and passenger. My grandmother had a '49 Olds 76 which had the last inline six from Oldsmobile.
@williammaceri8244
@williammaceri8244 4 ай бұрын
Hey Adam, thanks for another great review. I was 20 years old in 1975, and already an American car Gearhead. At the time, I had only been driving for 2 years. By the time 73 rolled around I had already bought my first car. In the fall of 1972, I bought a used 69 Mustang Mach I. It had the 351 Windsor engine with a Motorcraft 4300 4 barrel carburetor, duel exhaust with factory 18 inch glass packs, with factory exhaust, it had factory chrome tip exhaust, each tip had 2 angled back pipes that made a great exhaust sound. It was light blue metallic with black interior, a blacked out hood with hood scoop, the scoop housed 2 amber turn indicator lights and 2 chrome hood pins. It had power front disc brakes and power steering, and air conditioning. Man I loved that car, in fact I still do. I only paid $1950 for it and it was more car than I thought I deserved, but I learned to deserve it. Then in the fall of 1973, BAM! The oil crisis hit and it changed everything. But I do remember this 73 model year Cutlass, they were everywhere in Southern California. I never thought of them as good-looking but plenty of people did. Owning the Mach l, I became a total Ford man, I havent bought any other brand to this day. That said, I do have a certain attraction to many of Chrysler Corporation's cars, GM, not so much. As I always mention to you, I always learn at least one thing I didn't know. This time it was your explanation of the Oldsmobile Rocket logo. I had no idea it was inspired by the Lincoln Star. A nice bit of automotive trivia I'm glad to have. I've never been fond of cars from GM. I believe it would be in everyone's best interest including their own if GM was to exit the auto industry, they could become the world's biggest baker. Like that their bad decision making could be limited to things like what flavor their jelly donuts might have. GM has the most amount of bad decisions of any of the Big Three. Thanks again Adam for another excellent review.
@RareClassicCars
@RareClassicCars 4 ай бұрын
Thx!
@daveondre4892
@daveondre4892 4 ай бұрын
Not a ford fanboy, but do have a special place in my heart for mach I's, torinos, and pre 1980 trucks. Ford likes to change tooling every 6 mos, not a good design feature, GM keeps parts uniform/interchangeable. Ohh wait a minute ford also exited the car industry too hahahahaahah
@kevinfestner6126
@kevinfestner6126 5 ай бұрын
My grandmother has a white 4 door, this same year. I like the colonnade cars, esp with Buick. I drove it sometimes. It was a good car.
@THROTTLEPOWER
@THROTTLEPOWER 5 ай бұрын
Great vid, beautiful Olds! 👍👍
@Sedan57Chevy
@Sedan57Chevy 5 ай бұрын
Hey, it's your Cutlass! Really like this car. Thanks for the in depth tour on this wonderful time capsule. It's sometimes weird to think that the first of these 73 colonnades hit the market a full year before the fuel crisis would hit
@stepheng3667
@stepheng3667 5 ай бұрын
I started up my 76 Olds Rocket 350 today as the temperature was above freezing so I decided to take it around the block. Only 2 months until winter is over.😁
@michaelwhite2823
@michaelwhite2823 5 ай бұрын
Now this is my fave of your cats because of its rarity. Very few four doors survived. Yours has to be the most pristine and well optioned. I'm gonna get some ice cream and relax and watch
@terrancesweeney1870
@terrancesweeney1870 5 ай бұрын
Great job Adam on your presentation of your 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass S.
@J.W.W.
@J.W.W. 5 ай бұрын
My second car, after the '70 Cutlass SX, was a '75 Cutlass Supreme 😊 Dark blue 2-door with a white half vinyl top. Beautiful car
@jerrycallo
@jerrycallo 5 ай бұрын
Same here, my 75 was white on white on white. If only I realized what cars would become I would have kept it forever. First was a 73 Grand Prix. Both 2 doors.
@MICHGO1
@MICHGO1 5 ай бұрын
I ALWAYS LOVED THE RASPY SOUND OF THE EXHAUST OF OLDS FROM THAT ERA. IT USED TO ECHO OFF CARS ON NARROW STREETS. BACK IN THE DAY COUPES AND SEDANS WITHOUT B-PILLARS WERE CALLED "HARDTOP CONVERTIBLES".
@alanbarnard8088
@alanbarnard8088 5 ай бұрын
Dad found a dealer that would take special orders and we picked out a 73 Cutlass Salon, blue metal flake and bucket seats and console. The car is long gone now but was a very luxurious ride for the time. Couldn't convince dad to get the 403 but got the duel exhaust on a 350/350 and oversized anti-sway bars front and rear. P.S. the grill sections were mechanically connected to retract if the 5 MPH bumper activated. Check it out Adam! Thanks!
@61rampy65
@61rampy65 5 ай бұрын
That exhaust sounds really nice! Of the Colonnade intermediates, Olds, by far, had the nicest styling.
@jdnrotterdam2150
@jdnrotterdam2150 5 ай бұрын
My father had this car in the late 70s here in the Netherlands. It was seen as an attraction by everyone here in the middle of all those small european vehicles. The Oldsmobile was seen as a giant , but he had to sell it. Because Already back than the Netherlands was the most expensive country there is when it comes to gasoline… and driving a car in general. That’s why the cars here are compact with small engines or hybrid or electric……. The Oldsmobile cutlass salon used 1 liter on 5 km! So .. that wasn’t affordable for him out here. Before the cutlass he had a mustang 2 with a 5 liter v8 but that one had an lpg tank next to the gas tank in it so that was cheaper to drive
@rayjburkhart1752
@rayjburkhart1752 5 ай бұрын
How in the world does a 73 4door family car, only have 6k and look like it could still be in the showroom ? Amazing. Great color too. Seems like the green ones survived more for some reason.
@anthonym.cardali1875
@anthonym.cardali1875 5 ай бұрын
Beautiful Car, Adam. Unique review. 73 Cutlass Supremes with buckets and floor shift were beautiful cars. Rally Wheels on those cars really set them apart. My folks picked up a 73 Malibu Coupe 350V8, basically a stripper to this more upscale Olds. In 79, it had already gone through a rust repair, and I tried to talk my folks into an estate sale 77 Regal Colonnade 4DSD. Loaded, power everything and velour, Kojak brown. It was a steal at $4500 with probably 10000 Miles on it. My Dad passed and traded the rusty Malibu for the next generation 1980 Malibu Classic with the 4.4 V8 six months later. Superior Ride, bigger trunk but not as powerful as the 73. I took my road test in it. $6600 off the showroom floor. Zero Rust issues.
@craig0769
@craig0769 5 ай бұрын
A beautiful machine indeed! Always had a soft spot for the Colonnades as those were the cars we rode in the back seat of in the early ‘80’s.
@adamtrombino106
@adamtrombino106 5 ай бұрын
That key in the Ign and seat belt buzzer takes me back. Interestingly when Mopar started adding the tilt wheel option around 75ish in B cars, they got them from GM, complete with the Olds 2 spoke wheel. AND when you ordered that, you got the dual buzzer too! Lucky you!
@robfmas
@robfmas 5 ай бұрын
I really like the look of the 73 Cutlass coupe
@amandab.recondwith8006
@amandab.recondwith8006 5 ай бұрын
Well, the alarm buzzers are certainly annoying. But can you remember when they had voice monitors telling you "Lights on! Lights on!" or "Fasten Seatbelt" or "Hello!" etc. I never had a car with that option but a friend of mine actually sold the car back to the dealer because it drove him crazy.
@kevinroeber4181
@kevinroeber4181 5 ай бұрын
Brings back memories of my dad's. 73 supreme that i bought from him for my new wife. And i had a black 74 2 door fast bask S with bucket seats. The Olds v8 sounded so good.
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