1970 Olds W-31 - Authentication by Stephen of CAS-AM Performance

[@josephlove1709]

I purchased a W31 in 1970. Fantastic car. 4 speed. Should not have gotten married, would still have the car. $3,400 those were the days.

[@Donfleebie1]

Me too. If I wouldn’t have become a musician on the road, I would have still had it today.

[@marklincoln9982]

I had a new 70 w31 man that 350 was fast. Beat a lot of 396 chevys ran a 440 6 pack one time for $1000 and won. Wish I still had that car.

[@Donfleebie1]

@@marklincoln9982 My Uncle had a 383 Cuda 4sp. We would routinely race stoplight to stoplight. He would get me on a dig, but by 3rd. I’d start pulling him. That W31 had a wicked top end.

[@pearsooo6972]

Beautiful

[@jasonhumphry5836]

Any one who gave this car a thumbs down was probably neutered at birth

[@cuttykev1]

my 70 cutlass supreme has a 71 or 72 right fender, It has the crumple zone ridges along, I didn't know those were crumple zone bumps til now. Thanks!

[@JeffJohnson-1982]

I just purchased a W31 matador red with white interior and white stripes. Documented original mileage and two owners.

[@CCCHR427]

Exciting

[@Donfleebie1]

I got my brand new F-85 W31 from the factory Black/No Stripes.

[@frank.l181]

Numbers matching block and heads is very important because it effects the value. Also transmission and rear axle.

[@peterrivney552]

But the motor is not good is replacement might be the proper tags and rear end tranny but frontend is not factory when they screw the wire screen to the hood then that is a tell tale sign ... In my books it's not worth top dollar...most I'd pay is very low 30.

[@DaBoogie049]

very helpful!

[@CuttykiddW]

Go olds 🚀🚀

[@jasonhumphry5836]

Amen brother proud owner of a 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham in my home town I'm known as "THE CUTLASS KING "

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@jasonhumphry5836 1986 5.0 Litre Olds Cutlass is king of nothing. Sloth slow turds.

[@jasonhumphry5836]

@@sergeantmasson3669 perhaps you should see what gear change change can do a more compression

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@jasonhumphry5836 As a 50+ years master level factory certified auto/truck and a longtime NHRA drag racer, I know quite well about such things. BTW, 1986 Cutlass 5.0 engine had 140 HP. For damn sure not a muscle car.

[@jasonhumphry5836]

@@sergeantmasson3669 well good for you I'm still in the process of building mine peace and much respect to you 👍

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Oldsmobile W31 cars were awesome. Closest race I ever ran was against an Olds Cutlass W31. I won but not by much.

[@racerx7319]

WHAT CAR WE'RE YOU DRIVING . JUST CURIOUS

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@@racerx7319 1969 Boss 302 Mustang.

[@maximumcoverage5591]

I had a 71 cutlass 350 4spd 373 position dual exhaust. I bought it from the original owner for $125 in 1991 or ⁹92. . It had 200k on it and both of his daughters as thier first car. I drove it for another 3 years in college. The cam flattend on the 250 mile trip back home, I limped it all the way home, in a moment of weakness I had someone try to swap the 4spd into a 72 holiday coupe that was an automatic. That didn't work so great..not for olds.. Sold the 72 figuring I had fucked it up and the 71 went to the junkyard after I had pulled all the parts off of it. Stupid is as stupid does. The body was pretty beat on that car crumpled fenders holes in the trunk etc etc. Still fucked up tearing it apart.

[@CIAVE]

Being October 2024, I have to laugh that this went for 'only' $41,800. $41,800 would buy 1/2 this car now...

[@christopherbrennan-lx9hd]

I knew that was going to sell for that price.Come on ,its beautiful but it's got a few things going on if you want to go crazy ,! You have to have had a couple all original and to have known the original owner to be able to know and you had to be a obsessive freak to really be able to notice things.I mean notice everything!!! I was like that ,! and it made me crazy for real because it wasn't healthy foy me but thank God that i made my decision and stuck with w-30,s only ! I did run and beat on my w-31,s and both were all original period but one was definitely faster than the other and both were 4 speed,s so go figure i burned people and the owners out but thats the way it was .I did the same thing with the w-30,s e caught my self and all of a sudden I didn't do anything to my favorite and the one i kept but i was spread so thin and it was then like all or nothing . Fir real it was kind of sad ,i let go of some really great cars and then later i kept one that was the best to me at the time for certain reasons but my point is that i saw some thing,s with that w-31 and a few were mentioned and a few i saw myself and i know what I saw and i knew that they were not right but its still a gorgeous car andi loved it and I kind if knew what would hurt the price and it did thats all

[@davidmeisenholder3630]

v,,

[@davidpuckett7828]

I had a 70 base model 350 automatic in 1984 gave $2500 for had about 85,000 miles on it damn good care wish I hadn't gotten rid of it