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1998 Oldsmobile Aurora

Posted by The Professor

These are getting mighty scarce on the roads of Southern California; not that they were ever very plentiful to begin with. In fact, I don’t think I’ve seen another one since I took these pictures just over two years ago. This is a constant struggle for me on my roadside rambles: deciding when a car that once was not too uncommon has seen its numbers dwindle to the point that there just aren’t that many left. Ten years ago, I wouldn’t have paid this Aurora a second glance. But it looks like I may have caught this one just in time.

Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA

Photographed December 2016

1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible

Posted by The Professor

1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Convertible
1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Convertible 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Convertible 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Convertible

1972 was the last year for the classic second-generation Cutlass, and the last year of the Cutlass convertible until it was revived in 1990. Despite this, it was the best-selling convertible in America, with 11,571 sold out of 298,881 Cutlass Supremes total that year.

Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles, CA

Photographed March 2013