Listing snapshot
| Spotted | November 2022 |
| Asking price | Not recorded |
| Location | Grove City, Ohio |
| Listed on | Craigslist, private seller |
| Status | Ad expired. This page is our archive of the listing. |
We spotted this 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera in November 2022, listed by a private seller in Grove City, Ohio. We didn’t keep the asking price or mileage, but the car itself is a good example of something that has nearly vanished: a clean, unmodified mid-’80s GM family sedan. We keep the record for anyone tracking what’s still out there.
What this car was
A light metallic blue four-door sedan, photographed in a tidy home garage. It sat on whitewall tires with the factory-style wheel covers, and the paint looked even with no obvious rust along the rocker panels or wheel arches. The body-side molding and chrome trim were intact, and the rear bumper looked straight.
Our old write-up for this car was filled with generic text that had nothing to do with the listing, so there’s no seller description to pass on. What we can say from the photo is that it looked well kept, garaged and complete.
Oldsmobile Cutlass price history
Every Oldsmobile Cutlass we’ve spotted for sale, oldest first. These are asking prices, not sale prices.
| Spotted | Car | Asking price | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2022 | 1987 Cutlass Ciera (this car) | Not recorded | — |
| Jul 2023 | 1989 Cutlass Calais SL | $3,999 | 77,867 |
A little Cutlass Ciera history
The Cutlass Ciera arrived for the 1982 model year on GM’s front-wheel-drive A-body platform, which it shared with the Chevrolet Celebrity, Pontiac 6000 and Buick Century. It was offered as a sedan, a coupe and later a Cruiser wagon, with four-cylinder and V6 engines. The Ciera became one of the best-selling cars in America during the 1980s and stayed in production through 1996, a very long run for a single design.
Because so many were built, Cieras were rarely saved. Most were driven until they wore out, so a clean, original 1987 in a garage is now an unusual find.
What to look for in one
If you’re shopping for a Ciera, condition and paperwork are everything. Check for rust in the rear wheel arches and rocker panels, look at the condition of the interior fabric and headliner, and ask about the engine and transmission service history. Original, low-mile cars like this one are the ones collectors of ’80s GM cars want.
More cars from the archive
- Every Oldsmobile Cutlass we’ve spotted, with asking prices
- 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais SL, another Oldsmobile
- 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Royale, another Oldsmobile
- 1992 Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo, another Oldsmobile
- 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue, another Oldsmobile
