1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass Reviews

"I have never seen another on with those options."

- Right. I know that only several hundred Cutlasses were built in the 1976 model year with the 455.

HAD a 76 Brougham bought new. Red ex with black soft landau top & black interior. 350ci. Great car. Punch it at about 40mph & 4 bbl would kick in. Speedometer would go up, gas gauge would go down. Loved that car!!!

I just bought a 1976 Olds Cutlass Brougham with 28,000. Stock 455 three speed auto, but limited with options AC and AM/FM radio, no other options. Garage keep all those years and driven occasionally. I'm curious how many Broughams had the 455 option. Anyone know? Pacop03@aol.com.

There are very few 1976 Cutlasses with the 455. Maybe no more than a few hundred.

The '76 Cutlass was a nice car. I'd rather have a '76 Trans Am 455 4-speed myself though. I'd put that as the best of American cars for 1976.

I have owned a 1976 Cutlass Supreme with the 455 Rocket engine and a TH400 Trans for 9 years now. I bought it with 49,000 miles on it, and now it's got 51k on the clock.

It was special ordered with the 455, 8 track, rear defrost, rally wheels, white lettered radials, landau top, tilt sport steering wheel, cruise control, and black vinyl bucket seats WITHOUT a console. I have not seen another with this combination before.

BTW, less than 5% of these cars were equipped with the 455 engine. However they made hundreds of thousands of them, so there were a fair number of them that were equipped with Big Blocks engines. How many are left? That is a different story.

Oh, other cars stay out of your way? And that makes you feel safe?

Cos you drive like a d***head?

Keep it up and sooner or later you'll get the attention of a car with red and blue lights on it.

Actually, I drive very carefully. I did not realize I was going as fast as I was, but when I did, I was very surprised. I went around a few more corners at this speed to see how the car handled and was very impressed. I slowed down after that because taking corners at high speeds is dangerous. I admit, it was fun while it lasted!

What conditions was the car's suspension when you were taking corners at those speeds. Also did the vehicle have a 350 C.I.D. motor? Was the vehicle modified in any way? If not, did the car have a positrac rear axle? I only ask these questions because I am in the process of buying one and I am doing research to see what I am getting into.

I currently own one of these boats, it is a really good car, its hasn't given me any problems what so ever, when I bought it the car had been parked for 2 years, I put a little gas in it a boom started to purr like a kitten, ever since then I have been keeping it in pretty good shape mechanical wise, it does have a small, but considerable crash in the front right fender, and I am repairing as we speak, but I can't find the front part of the car to replace it, I either have to get one, or have a good body shop rebuild the one it has. Any suggestions?? this is my first car and well I really really like it. 1976 Cutlass coupe 5.7 350R swiveling bucket seats.

Did you consider repainting it? If the colour is as ugly as you say it is, a fresh paint job would've done it justice.

I totally agree that if you keep the oil changed you can't kill an Oldsmobile 350 engine. This has been the best driving car I have ever owned. I checked the clearances on the crankshaft bearings after 200k miles and I couldn't believe there was no wear on the bearings!

I have owned a 1976 Olds Cutlass Brougham. The motor was a 455 cubic inch, and it could outrun a Corvette of that year. The reason I sold it was because it didn`t have air-conditioning. I sure would love to have it today. Luxury plus power. The interior was black velour with black exterior. Oldsmobile have made some beautiful vehicles.

Sept. 4, 2009:

I also had a Cutlass with a 455, but a 1972. It too would take care of a Corvette of the same year. Mine had A/C, though. That's a great thing to have. It's too bad yours didn't have A/C.