87 without Euro Clip, True?

[rIbBaD]

I was browsing 87 - 88 cars trying to find a cheap one for parts/front clip and I came across this 2 door cutlass without a Euro Clip front end, guy claims it is an 87, any truth to this?

http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-veh...bile-Cutlass-Supreme-Coupe-W0QQAdIdZ229808060

 

[Brick442]

I don't recall that nose being available in 1987 at all. Even in Canada . . .

I do remember early 1986 sales info listing the Euro nose as an option, but this never came about until it was standard in 87. Anyone else remember?

 

[megaladon6]

unfortunately i can't speak about the official options, but one thing to keep in mind is that it's GM. If the didn't produce or sell the car by a certain point, they will call it by the next model year.
one example is that there are no true 88 monte SS's. they are all 87's.
sometimes the VIN plate will reflect this, most often you have to look at the tag on the door with the place and date of manufacture.
on a similar note, i once had a GM truck at the shop with the "wrong" engine. one that wasn't available that production year. best guess is that they ran out of the "old" engine and threw in a "new" one instead.

 

[FE3X CLONE]

Only way to tell would be from the VIN. And it's hard to say what GM would have done with exports but it's not at all hard to just swap header panels from an '87 to the older cars and vice versa.

 

[missinmy86]

Worst thing is us from North of the boarder need to look at cars like this for 1800 and see what is out of reach south of the boarder. That whole car needs serious work and the nose does look like an after accident replace as it doesnt even fade into the doors.

 

[joe_padavano]

guy claims it is an 87, any truth to this?

Somebody put an earlier nose on an 87 after an accident. Happens all the time. There are many 69 Cutlasses with 68 noses (and vice versa) running around, for example.

 

[chevy2480]

That front deffinatly is not an 87. The 87-88 cutlass supremes only had euro. Probably was a wreck.

 

[jackbootedthug]

I have an '86 and it has the euro nose on it does anyone if that was standard for my year or if it was changed it looks like it was always there but who knows.

 

[treed_cutlass]

I would doubt it's original. AFAIK only '87 and '88 cars came with the euro nose from the factory.

Take a look on the underside of the nose and bumper cover and see if its a different colour. Depending on how much was spent on paint, that may not have been sprayed.