Oldsmobile Cutlass facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Oldsmobile Cutlass
1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible
Overview
Manufacturer	General Motors
Production	1961–1999
Assembly	Lansing Car Assembly Lansing, Michigan
Body and chassis
Class	Compact (1961–1963, 1997–1999) Mid-size (1964–1981) Personal luxury car (1968-1988)
Chronology
Predecessor	Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera (for 1997)
Successor	Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera (for 1982) Oldsmobile Alero (for 1999)

The Oldsmobile Cutlass was a popular series of cars made by Oldsmobile, a part of General Motors. These cars were built from 1961 all the way to 1999. When it first came out, the Cutlass was the smallest car Oldsmobile made. It started as a small, compact car where the body and frame were one piece (called a unibody). Later, it became a bigger, mid-size car with a separate body and frame (called body-on-frame), which is when it became super successful!

The Cutlass Family of Cars

The Cutlass started as the best version of Oldsmobile's small F-85 car line. But it quickly grew into its own special series. Many different types of Cutlass cars were made over the years.

Some famous versions included:

• The powerful 4-4-2 muscle car, first seen in 1964.
• The fancy Cutlass Supreme, which arrived in 1966.
• The super high-performance Hurst/Olds, introduced in 1968.
• The Vista Cruiser station wagon, perfect for families.

By the 1980s, Oldsmobile used the "Cutlass" name for many different car lines at the same time. It was like a big family of cars all sharing the Cutlass name.

These included:

• The Cutlass Calais, which was a compact car.
• The midsize Cutlass Ciera.
• The Cutlass Cruiser station wagon.
• The top-of-the-line midsize Cutlass Supreme.

Images for kids

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  The 1954 Oldsmobile Cutlass on display at the 1955 General Motors Motorama

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  1961 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass

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  Rear view of a 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 Club Coupe

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  1965 Oldsmobile F-85 V6 Sports Coupe

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  1966 Oldsmobile Cutlass Celebrity Sedan

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  1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Holiday Sedan

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  1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass S Convertible

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  1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass S Sport Coupe

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  From 1970 the Cutlass Supreme Holiday Coupe wore a unique notchback roofline.

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  1970 Oldsmobile Rallye 350

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  1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Town Sedan

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  1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass hardtop

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  1975 Cutlass 4-door sedan

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  1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham Coupe

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  1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon 2-door fastback coupe

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  Cutlass Calais coupe with the Hurst/Olds W-30 package

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  1981 Cutlass Supreme notchback sedan

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  1981 Cutlass Cruiser diesel station wagon

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  1987 Cutlass Ciera

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  1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 442

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  1993–97 Cutlass Supreme sedan

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  1991 Cutlass Calais sedan

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  1997–1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass

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In Spanish: Oldsmobile Cutlass para niños