1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass
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The 1971 model shared much of the same exterior Sheetmetal as the 1970, but with a new hood, grille, and headlight assemblies, as well as new bumpers and taillights. The famous 'Rocket' V8 continued in several different sizes and power options, with both the large 455 and 'small-block' 350 available with either 2- or 4-barrel carburetors. The 1971 Olds engines also featured lowered compression ratios and designed to run on regular leaded, low-lead or unleaded gasoline with a research octane rating of 91 or higher (equivalent to 87 octane by today's octane measurements).
This example has gone through a beautiful restoration with less than 1000 miles on the rebuilt motor. Powering this Cutlass is the Rocket 350 form Olds with a Comp Cam (rebuilt 4/16), paired with a th400 transmission. The exhaust has been replaced with a full stainless-steel unit by Magnaflow. The interior was completely redone in a gorgeous Sienna brown and looks as fresh as...