1970 Olds Cutlass S restored to assembly line with all options
by Jeff Barnes
There isn’t anything particularly rare about Ron Beasley’s 1970 Olds Cutlass S. It’s not a convertible or a 442. But what’s impressive is that it’s been restored to just-off-of-the-assembly-line condition and he’s found every single option available to the car, including the sampler 8-track tape and the child seat.

He even found the “holy grail” of 1970 Olds factory options: a child seat. “It was the hardest thing to find,” Beasley said. “It was the first year they offered one and it’s pretty crude – there was no padding for it and you put the seat belt around it. I ended up paying $400 just to have it, but I wanted this to be the most loaded Cutlass out there.”

The difference probably comes down to little stickers and stamps. Besides being a fantastic restoration, the triple-gold Cutlass is detailed with all of the factory marks and tags that Beasley could replicate. “It was tedious finding where they all went,” he said. “I found out where the stickers went on the springs, the shocks, the frame – everywhere. I figured if I was going to do it, I’d do it right.” He even went to the trouble of finding out what a City of Omaha inspection sticker looked like in 1970 and had that replicated for the front window.