Details

• Condition
  Pre-Owned Clear Title
• Engine
  455 V8
• Drivetrain
  Not Specified
• Interior
  Black
• VIN #
  342571M231933
• Mileage
  7055
• Transmission
  Automatic
• Exterior Color
  Bittersweet Orange
• Stock #
  SN3527
• Warranty
  

1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme — Rocket 455 V8, W-30 Tribute, Bittersweet Orange Why This Car Is Special The 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme occupies a unique place in American muscle car history. It was the last model year before tightening emissions regulations and insurance surcharges began to genuinely strangle big-block performance. By 1971, Oldsmobile had already lowered compression ratios across the board to run on regular unleaded fuel, but the Rocket 455 cubic inch V8 — the largest displacement engine Oldsmobile ever put in a passenger car — still produced 340 horsepower and a massive 460 lb-ft of torque in standard tune that year. That torque figure is what made the 455 special. It was not a high-revving screamer. It was a low-rpm freight train, the kind of engine that pulls hard from idle and keeps pulling through the quarter mile without asking much of the driver. The Cutlass Supreme was the upmarket version of the A-body Cutlass lineup, sitting above the base Cutlass but below the full performance 4-4-2. It offered a longer list of standard comfort and appearance features, including the distinctive woodgrain interior trim that became a signature of the model. The 1971 Cutlass Supreme was one of the best-selling cars in the United States that year, and the two-door hardtop coupe body style — with its wide C-pillar, flowing roofline, and long hood — has aged extremely well visually. This particular 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme is finished in Bittersweet Orange, one of the more distinctive factory color options available on the A-body platform in 1971, paired with a black vinyl top and a black interior. The car wears W-30 tribute badging and the corresponding ram-air hood scoops, graphics, and stripe package that evoke the factory W-30 performance option without claiming to be something it is not. Under the hood sits a Rocket 455 V8 backed by a Turbo Hydra-matic 400 automatic, supported by a set of performance upgrades that make this car a...