My 1978 Olds Cutlass Supreme
 

I had this car my senior year of high school. My older brothers helped build the engine, trans and body and paint. 350 Chevy, turbo 350, 2" true dual exhaust. Had it painted black and silver like a Hurst /Olds. Has a tan interior, car had cream colored exterior. I sold it to a friend in the fall of 89 so I could by the 69 GTO I have now. My friend traded it to one of my brothers for a 74 Camaro. My brother sold it to a veterinarian who gave it to his son. He drove it up to 2000 and then it sat in their yard for thirteen years until now. The father stopped at my house last Sunday and said I could have it, his son wasn't interested in it and they are moving next spring. So a friend and I went and drug it out of the yard Wednesday. Engine turns over by hand, body is showing body work from when it was originally done and covered with moss, interior needs a very good cleaning as in mice, some of the wiring has been chewed up from critters.

Not a bad looking car, At least he did not bang it all up.

I love those cars. I had a '78 with a V6 in it. That car was dependable as heck and got excellent mileage considering the way I used to drive.

My relatives all drove that model - I remember it well.

So......a LOT of people have given that car hell? ;)

My sister totaled one back in the mid 80's. Had a 305 Chebbie that had a top speed of about 85, and it wasn't as fast as a 78 (or maybe it was a 79) H/O with a 307 Olds that I beat with my 68 Chevelle back in 84. They are nice cars though. Congrats on getting your old high school car back.

I had one of those back in the late eighties. Brown with a white top. It was a great car and one in series of olds that I owned in those years. Great car. Super comfortable ride and nice power from what I think it had which was a 305.

Must be cool to have your first car back? Great story.

I've had my share of Oldsmobiles, '70 442, a '77 and '88 Cutlass, and a H/O. All were pretty good cars. Add some stiffer suspension pieces and a faster box and it will make a huge difference over what you have now.

I had one or two 78-80 models. always liked them, figured someday people would finally see the potential they had

Presuming the car didn't get water pooling in the trunk or floor, it sure doesn't look that bad considering the age and neglect. Might just clean up decently and get it running after fixing the critter situation and drive it as-is ;-)

Actually it's not my first car, it's my 3rd, but the nicest and was relatively quick, has a mild cam and the turbo 350 had shift kit that my brother made up from a magazine article. This was a 305 4 barrel with a metric turbo 250 trans, previous owners son beat the crap out of it and spun every rod bearing. The plan is to clean it up , fix the wiring and get it running. It is cool that I got it back, I regretted selling it back then.

Congrats on getting it back!!!! It is always nice to locate one of your old cars, and to get it back is a rare thing indeed!!!!! It definatly looks salavagable, as us northerners know most cars of that age are long gone to rust.

Thanks, after I sold this to my friend he had a new head liner and carpet installed, put a performer intake, roller tip rockers and headers on, replaced the rear frame rails and bumper, installed a 2.73 limited slip rear. My brother had the seats recovered in cloth. If I remember right it ran mid to high 14s. For now it's going to sit until spring or summer.

Looks like its clean. :)

sweet..my first car (which i still own) was a 1982 cutlass...dk grey with the silver interior..dad wouldnt let me get a V8 car, so i settled for the old 3.8 v-sick..lol..she is in storage awaiting a V8 and finishing in the future....along with a few other cars...i do love those G bodies....i think the 81 thru 87 cutlass and the regal were the best looking of the g bodies.

Since the engine is toast, it's a good candidate for a Pontiac engine at this point.:)

I had a 78 back in high school too, man that thing was a tank, it couldn't be killed. I hit a deer going 65 mph, broadsided it right between the headlights, and drove it home. Another time I slid off the road and went backward down a 15 ft embankment at 50 mph and wedged it between the hill and the fence at the bottom. Tow truck pulled it out and I drove it home. I had to change the left side spool in the rear end that got bent and then it was good to go. About a year latter, I had to change the banana shaped radiator that the deer left behind.

The engine that had spun bearings was the original 305, it currently has a 350. Switching to a Pontiac would depend on if the 350 is still good. I do have 77 400 4 barrel out of a Firebird
and a turbo 350 that's all rebuilt. Here's a picture of what I towed it home with. 81 C20

My dad bought an 80 with a 455 olds back in the mid/late 80s. The engine was knocking so he rebuilt a pontiac 350 out of his 75 firebird parts car. It had wire spoke hubcaps for that sleeper look I guess, we installed pontiac rallys. He gave the olds 455 to a guy who built it up and installed it into a lemans. lol

Figured since it was 25 degrees and sunny out I would try to get it running today. Put a battery in and had a charger hooked up, cranked it over until it had oil pressure, poured a few drops of gas, what little dribbled out of my gas can and hit the key and it fired but didn't run for lack of fuel. Went to a gas station and got a gallon of gas, filled the float bowl, cranked over and fired and ran for a minute but was missing. Discovered three plug wires where completely split in two. I was surprised it started so quick after sitting for 13 years. Need to put some gas in the tank as I seen the gas gauge was on empty.