Cheers or Jeers: 1978 442 W-29 Cutlass Salon Aeroback

[wildmanjoe]

Cheers or Jeers: 1978 442 W-29 Cutlass Salon Aeroback

Link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/...=item20c4891812

I have for sale a rare 1978 Oldsmobile 442 W-29 Cutlass Salon Aeroback coupe.

It's Maroon and White with a Red interior.

It is factory equipped with the W-29 option (442 handling and appearance package),

260 ci V8 engine and 3 speed automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes, A/C, and the rare factory optional aluminum sport wheels.

Inside, there are cloth bucket seats and console, and I added the factory rally gauges and the factory 2 spoke sport steering wheel.

The windows, door locks and seat are all manual operating.

This is a very straight, solid car that runs and drives great and really looks very nice inside and out. It gets thumbs up and lots of attention everywhere it goes.

This is not a restored car, rather, it's a nice original car that had been cared for and used as regular transportation by the previous owners, and then parked.

The car had been mostly parked from 1994 'till late 2009 (yes, 15 years).

It had been repainted at some point in it's distant past. It's an average paint job that is form an average paint shop, not a "show" paint job.

I purchased the car in September 2009. I am the second registered owner. Prior to my owning the car, it was last registered in 1994.

Since I brought it home I've spent a lot of time cleaning and detailing this car as well as bringing the mechanicals to their current excellent condition.

I would not hesitate to drive this car anywhere.

Here is a list of major improvements in the last two and a half years:

Mechanical Replaced:

Alternator

fuel pump

radiator hoses

exhaust system

spark plugs

wires cap & rotor

R-134a a/c conversion

Suspension:

New tires - B.F. Goodrich Radial T/A

Front and rear Gabriel gas shocks

Front sway bar links

Idler arm

Center track link

Rear control arm bushings

brake master cylinder

Front brake rotors and pads

Rear brake drums and shoes

Interior:

Headliner

Re-colored badly faded plastic parts and upholstery

Install leather wrapped factory 2 spoke sport steering wheel

Install factory sport instrument cluster

Install Hurst ProMatic II Shifter

Body:

Touched up numerous scratches in the maroon paint

Touched up several small surface rust spots and and repaired a couple of small holes on the drivers side rear quarter panel. I then resprayed the lowest part of the white area (below the body crease)

Buffed and waxed

Overall, its a great car; The car is not perfect, its not a garage queen; it's the kind of car you can drive around and everyone notices.

It runs and drives great, and is a lot of fun to cruise around in.

I've got a number of new and used parts that I was planning to eventually install.

They will go with the car. These include:

New front tie rod ends, upper and lower ball joints, upper control arm shafts and bushings.

A used set of Olds 307 heads and aluminum 4bbl intake manifold, new upper engine gasket set and new water pump.

Also, there is a transmission shift correction kit (quick shift kit).

The car is located in the Chicago area.

[Drew Dowdell]

I could dig it.

[Robert Hall]

Sweet..don't think I've seen one of those in decades...

[regfootball]

love

always loved the GM fastbacks

[daves87rs]

A fastback!

[ocnblu]

Yes sir, I would.

[Camino LS6]

I always thought that this bodystyle was awkward, but time has mellowed my view a bit.

It will never be my fave, but it is nice to see one survive.

[balthazar]

Nice to see one survive, but still a flat 'no' in my personal book.

[Robert Hall]

Even scarcer are the 4dr fastback Cutlasses and Centuries..can't recall the last time I saw one of those..

[§carlet §wordfish]

Supermeh.

I would like to have seen the G-body Regal and Cutlass Supreme have aerocoupe versions like the Monte and Grand Prix

[PurdueGuy]

I'd rock it for the right price.