The Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass never got its due as a compact, and next a mid-size, performance van. After all, the Oldsmobile was your grandparents' vehivle, not the Chevelle your older brother drove or the Mustang actor Steve McQueen tooled sorrounding in. Still when equipped with the formidable 4-4-2 performance preference, the F-85 could much never completely emerge from shadows of its Manager Rival, the Pontiac GTO. Much nowadays this muscular musician is highly sought by collectors.
History
The Olds F-85 was department of the Oldsmobile Cutlass example limit, which began in1961. Its Industry fall ended in 1972. The F-85 was marketed as a guideline economy machine powered by a modest V-8 that gave it logical, albeit unremarkable, performance. It was less than 195 inches far-off, which for the Period examined it as rather tiny in extent, according to Conceptcarz.com.
In 1965, the 345-hp 400-c.i. V-8 was added, which was then upgraded to 360 horsepower a year sequential. By 1969, the W-30 choice package featured the 360-hp 400; the W-31 was equipped with a 325-hp 350; the W-32 a 350-hp 400.
The F-85 Cutlass was initially placed on a 112-inch wheelbase and measured 188.2 inches continued; with a curbside weight grading of 2,800 lbs. Oldsmobile extensive the wheelbase to 115 inches in 1964, with an overall length of 203 inches. It and gained 300 pounds over the 1961 to 1963 models. Changes to its proportions were trumped-up again in 1968, when the F-85 underwent a chief restyling which aphorism the four-door sedan's wheelbase become to 116 inches.
Optional Features
F-85 alternative correspondence included bucket seats with a centre console, carpeting and a beefy a four-barrel carburettor V-8 engine. Starting in 1964, the 4-4-2 parcel gave the F-85 a heavy-duty battery, shock absorbers and clutch, fat tires, front and rear stabilizer bars and 4-4-2 badging. The "W-30" and "W-32" options became available on the F-85 Cutlass 4-4-2 in 1969, and sported a restyled grille and a forced-air induction intake mounted below the bumper.
Under the Hood
Early F-85 Cutlass mannequin engines included an all-aluminum 155-horsepower 215-cubic-inch V-8, and after 1963, the 155-hp 225-c.i. Chevrolet V-8. The 4-4-2 had the 310-hp, 330-c.i. V-8. It was a high-performance police-issue powerplant that gave the 4-4-2 its moniker: four-barrel carb, four-speed instruction transmission and dual exhausts.
Types
Early F-85s were available in the mannequin design or Deluxe four-door sedan, four-door estate car, two-door coupe, convertible and a two-door pillarless hardtop. The 4-4-2 performance possibility, which changed the ethos of the F-85 from a cheap moment family vehivle into a street player, arrived in 1964.Size
The new Hurst/Olds (equipped with a manual Hurst shifter) option came with a 380-hp 455 V-8.Performance
The F-85 was a terror in straight-line racing. The 310-hp 330-equipped 4-4-2 hit 0-60 mph in 7.4 seconds and covered the quarter-mile in 15.6 seconds. A year later the beefier 345-hp 400 clocked 5.5 seconds from 0-60 and 15 seconds in the quarter-mile. The 1969 F-85 equipped with the Hurst/Olds 380-hp 455 achieved 0-60 in 5.9 seconds and the quarter-mile in 14.3 seconds.
