Junkyard Find: 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon Fastback Brougham Sedan

The early fifth-generation Olds Cutlass was a huge seller in the United States; not as big as the Cutlass’ peak in 1976 (when it was the best-selling car in the country), but one of the most popular cars on the street during that period. However, very few Oldsmobile shoppers opted for the odd-looking Cutlass Salon fastback sedan (or its Buick Century sibling), making today’s Junkyard Find nearly as rare as, say, a Geo Prizm GSi.

As more proof that rare does not always equal valuable, I present a rust-free, totally restorable Cutlass Salon Fastback Brougham Sedan, spotted in a San Francisco Bay Area wrecking yard last week.

Here’s a 4.3-liter engine, but it’s not the later 4.3-liter Chevrolet V6. Nope, this here is an Oldsmobile 260 V8, basically an Olds 350 engine with a smaller bore.

There’s no way that GM sold cars with these interior colors. I hope. The purple has the look of a custom touch added by the car’s final owner.

Red velour and the flags of All Oldsmobile Nations, including what appears to be Albania.

If you’re springing for the Brougham, why not get the radio option that’s a little snazzier than Delco’s Poverty Package AM-only unit?

 

There wasn’t much good on AM in 1979, although fortunate Oldsmobile drivers may have picked up on this overlooked Ace Frehley tune.

 

Rickie Lee Jones learned a few things about songwriting while she was shacked up with Tom Waits and Chuck E. Weiss in Los Angeles. So the AM wasn’t a complete desert for your Cutlass driver in 1979.

 

Forget those imports — the Cutlass Salon has more headroom than the Volvo 242, more legroom than Audi Fox, and a longer wheelbase than the VW Dasher!

 

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