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Elhigh
11/15/09

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Going to the yard is better than going to C4C. At least this way, all the parts are available for takeoff and reuse. Dying of old age and being an organ donor is way better than having your heart cut out.
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Novaload
11/15/09

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Ah, weekends with Murilee. The funny, the inspiring, the awesome, and the tragic. #oldsmobilecutlass
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
11/15/09

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A sad end, but no surprise. #oldsmobilecutlass
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Big Stig
10/18/09

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I wanted to weep when I saw this topic. How I'd love to head on down to my nearest Oldsmobile dealer and have the choice between Cutlass Supreme, Cutlass Calais, or Cutlass Supreme Brougham! With those options, is there such a thing as a wrong choice? If there is, well, I don't want to be right.

I know, it's an illness. My first car, purchased in 1990, was a 1978 Cutlass Supreme. It was pretty much standard fare- no power anything, 260 V8 with column-shift automatic, bench seats, and a glorious 8-track player.

(Don't know why my friends didn't want to listen to the music in my car back in high school, when I had the finest selection of 8-tracks from my parent's collection. Oh well, fuck 'em. At least one particular girl appreciated my hijacked Barry White Stone Gon' 8-track- it certainly wasn't my dashing good looks, my undeniable charisma, or my glorious disco/malaise-era Oldsmobile.)

So, if I had a second time around, as tempting as a Calais, Hurst/Olds, or 442 may be, I think I'd have to go for the Brougham. Velour seats, vinyl roof, and the finest shades of baby shit brown. I got a fever- and the only prescription- is more Brougham! #1979
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Turboner
10/18/09

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Did you say Cutlass, or Gutless? And what do they mean by "special" suspension? Same thing they mean by "special" education? #1979
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akirachan
10/18/09

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I don't know quite why, but watching this made me want some "Little Debbie Devil Cremes® Cakes...."

[www.littledebbie.com] #1979
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
10/18/09

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My aunt had a turd brown '79 Cutlass Supreme Brougham for many years. Not sure it lived long enough to be turned into a donk or a lowrider after she sold it, given how overpowering the interior's tobacco stench was.
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PDQ2
10/17/09

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I had a '78 2 door Cutlass Supreme with the 260 cu in. V8. It was slower than a loaded school bus going uphill and it got the same crummy mileage as the bus would too. The speed limit at that time was still 55 mph - the only speed range where you had any get up and go was 65-80 mph. The engine required overhauling at 57,000 miles.

"This is not your father's Oldsmobile", indeed! #1979
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geeniusatwrok
10/17/09

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No idea why these bloaters were so popular... but you could order one with the 260 diesel V8 and a 5-speed stick! #1979
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gman1023
10/17/09

@geeniusatwrok: The now very rare 260 Diesel V8.

And I'm at least as puzzled as you as to why these were so popular. Then again, I was born about 11 years after the '79 Oldsmobiles were, so maybe that has something to do with it. #1979
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Maymar
10/18/09

@gman1023: I think people of a certain persuasion (the tweedy types who read Road & Track in particular) didn't get it back then either. Then again, nowadays, we don't get why America can't get enough Toyota Camrys. But, just as I dig on that rare 5-speed Cutlass, there's going to be some kid in 2026 who thinks that a '96 Camry coupe (with the V6 and stick) is the shit. #1979
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gman1023
10/19/09

@Maymar: You make an excellent point. I have a feeling that in some circles that '96 Camry coupe is already pretty popular.

When I see almost any 1979 American (or one of many foreign makes) car, all I can see is unadulterated shit. Don't get me wrong, in the right trim it can be very appealing and rare shit, but still shit. I cannot imagine how anyone would have, in 1979, spent their hard-earned money on one of those heaps. The build quality was spectacularly poor, the designs were mostly generic at best and even the fastest cars were slow by today's standards. At least the '96 Camry was built well enough to hold together after being driven for 13 years, and will probably still be together 17 years down the road. #1979
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mechimike
10/17/09

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1979 Oldsmobiles. THIS is why I love weekend Jalopnik!
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Novaload
10/17/09

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Brougham. We have already established that, last week. Brougham is always best in everything. #1979
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HoonThatFerrari
10/17/09

@Novaload: Without a doubt... this is why when I go the grocery store, I always opt for the New York Strip Brougham, the Romaine Salad Mix Brougham Edition, and of course, the Barley Banana Bread with extra Vitamin-B Brougham. #1979
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Uncle Bo
10/18/09

@Novaload:

Brougham is the American "Bruce". #1979
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Novaload
10/18/09

@HoonThatFerrari - Once Again w/Star - Always on the Edge, Baby!: No kidding! I am seriously thinking of opening a shop called "House of Brougham." With my own designer line of Brougham clothes, shoes, and sporting goods. #1979
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Bandido GT - Cabrón Malnacido
10/18/09

@Novaload: you better stick some bigass cheezy emblems on all those clothes if you want to be famous. #1979
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The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.
10/18/09

@Novaload: Can I get opera windows on my shoes? Landeau bars on a tshirt? #1979
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HoonThatFerrari
10/19/09

@The Dead Inside Grp. Co. Ltd.: Windows on shoes??? Dude, if you want glass on your shoes, this is the ONLY way to go...! #1979
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
10/17/09

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The only meaningful choice to make between these cars concerns the plushness of the velour. #1979
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mechimike
10/17/09

@Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: I'll take the plushest, please. With extra Corinthian leather inserts. #1979
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flyingstitch
10/17/09

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Every day I drive past a body shop where somebody, the owner or an employee, has a Supreme of slightly later vintage--after they refreshed the sheet metal. It's pristine in its two-tone beige and brown, daily driven and for sale. Not my cup of tea, but I'm surprised he hasn't found a buyer. #1979
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underwear-ninja
10/17/09

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Now the only option is how much you want your used Cutlass donked. No joke: I can't find any Cutlasses around here for sale that AREN'T to some extent. It actually gets my blood boiling, since I'm looking for a Cutlass to call my own. #1979
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Novaload
10/17/09

@underwear-ninja: They can be undonked, y'know. #1979
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quayzar
10/17/09

@Novaload: Donking scars cars very soul. #1979
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Novaload
10/17/09

@quayzar: Mmm, possibly. But cars can also come back from almost anything, years of neglect, lost in the woods, rusting out in the yard... #1979
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HoonThatFerrari
10/17/09

@underwear-ninja: Looking for a Cutlass to call my own... wasn't that a J.Giles song? Why, yes, it was:

Somebody help me,
Find a Cutlass,
Somebody help me,
Find a Cutlass right now,

Gonna get up in the morning,
And rub her cylinder heads,
I'm looking for a Cutlass,
To call my own,
Gonna feed her unleaded,
And check her tire treads,
I'm looking for a Cutlass,
To call my own,

(CHORUS)
I'm looking for a Cutlass,
I'm looking for a Cutlass,
Lookin' here and there,
Searchin' everywhere,
I'm looking for a Cutlass,
To call my own. #1979
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quayzar
11/04/09

@Novaload: That is true but you have to think that a part of a cars soul dies when that happens. You may restore a car to former glory but much like watching Rush Limbaugh dance naked the non-physical scars are there forever.

P. S. For conservatives in the crowd just replace Rush with Rosie O'Donald and you will see my point.
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WilliamG.
10/17/09

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I kept waiting for the three cars to start banging fenders Days of Thunder style at the end. #1979
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