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1 1961
2 1964
3 1970
4 1973
5 1978
6 1982
7 1997
The Oldsmobile Cutlass is a type of automobile made by General Motors. The Cutlass was introduced in 1961 as a unibody compact car competing with the Ford Falcon and Plymouth Valiant.

Over the years, the Cutlass name was used by Oldsmobile as almost a sub- marque, with a number of different vehicles bearing the name simultaneously. This was probably shrewd, because the Cutlass name was a rising star in the 70s and became one of the most popular nameplates in the industry in the 80s. However, the proliferation of Oldsmobile Cutlass models caused confusion in the marketplace in the 1990s, when three different vehicles (the Cutlass Calais, Cutlass Ciera, and Cutlass Supreme) all shared the name. Some notable Cutlass models have their own pages:

1 1961

1961 was the first year for the "compact" Cutlass line, using GM's new A-body unibody platform. The base model was the F-85, which came in two- and four-door sedan styles and as a 4-door station wagon. The F-85 used the new Oldsmobile/Buick Rockette aluminum 215 in³ V8. BOre was 3.5 in and stroke was 2.8 in, output was 155 hp and 210 ft.lbf with a Rochester 2-barrel carburetor. An optional Power Pack used a 4-barrel carb for 185 hp. A turbocharged version of the small V8 was introduced in 1962. Wheelbase was 112 in for a 188.2 in overall length.

The Cutlass was joined by sister cars, the similar Buick Special, rear-engined Chevrolet Corvair, and front-engined (but Corvair-based) Pontiac Tempest. The Oldsmobile was the only A-body to use a floor-shift automatic transmission.

The S was the mid-grade model and added a fastback coupe body. At the top was the 442 muscle car. Most Cutlass models used a Jetaway 2.5-speed automatic transmission until 1969.



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