Ever heard of a Cutlass "classic"

[2000.malibu.ls]

some guy was talking sh*t to me because i told him that id never heard of a 1987 Cutlass Classic coming with a chevrolet 350 four barrel from the factory. Ever heard of this?

 

[Minion1186]

i believe that in 1988 the cutlass supreme was replaced by the cutlass classic that came standard with a 307 olds engine,but never a 350 chev or a classic in 1987,you were right

 

[beeterolds]

The only 350 V8s ever offered in a G-body was the 1979-1980 Hurst Olds IIRC, and the Mexican Monte Carlo SS.. that car even had a stick!!

But the 1988 Cutlass Supreme Classic had a smog slow Olds 307.. thats it..

 

[clean8485]

Some of the 9C1 police package Malibus came equipped with 350 Chev engines as well, as were some El Caminos in '78 & '79, but these were special applications.

 

[srercrcr]

Some of the wagons could be had with a 350

 

[joe_padavano]

some guy was talking sh*t to me because i told him that id never heard of a 1987 Cutlass Classic coming with a chevrolet 350 four barrel from the factory. Ever heard of this?

"Some guy" was full of it. There were NO 350-powered G-body cars in the 1987 model year. Period. The engine code is in the VIN, so it's very easy to prove what engine was in the car from the factory.

 

[TBRtat2]

they did not come with 350's from the factory, but there have been dealers who will do an engine swap at the dealership.
So I suppose it MIGHT be possible that 1 came from the dealer with a 350 but not from the factory.

 

[custom442]

they did not come with 350's from the factory, but there have been dealers who will do an engine swap at the dealership.
So I suppose it MIGHT be possible that 1 came from the dealer with a 350 but not from the factory.

Doubt that it would sell on the showroom floor, someone might have paid the dealer just like a mechanic to do this, but I'm not familiar with any dealer who modified and sold a cutlass like that.

 

[Brick442]

I believe a dealer could get a $10,000+ fine back in the day for selling a G-Body off the showroom floor with a 350 (one that wasn't supposed to come with a 350, that is). EPA was pretty strict. I think El Camino's were the only G-Body exempt.

Now a person could buy the car first, then the dealer could install the 350--that's a different story.

 

[pontiacgp]

I also doubt a dealer would have swapped a 305 for a 350 cause of the emission controls they had on vehicles in those years...car had to achieve set emission standards and putting in a 350 would have voided the certification on that car so I don't think it could have been sold as a new car

I see Brick beat me to it...I have to learn to type faster... 😢