The 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 was the last of the muscle cars produced by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors. When originally produced in 1964, the 442 stood for four-barrel carburetor, four-speed transmission and dual exhaust. By 1989, it had altered to four-speed automatic transmission, four-barrel carburetor and two exhausts. The standard method for calculating a car's value is using the "Kelly Blue Book" (KBB); however, they only list the value of vehicles manufactured within the last 20 years. The 1987 Cutlass is too old for the KBB, so the alternative, "NADA Guides" can be used to get a good estimate of the car's value.
Open the web browser and go to "http://www.nadaguides.com/."
Click on "Classic Cars" on the top menu.
Select "Oldsmobile" under "Classic Cars by MAKE."
Select "1987" for the year.
Click on " 2 Door Coupe" under "Cutlass Salon 442."
Check the options on the car then click "Get Used Value."
Look under the descriptions of "Low Retail Value," "Average Retail Value" and "High Retail Value" to determine which of the above values best suits the car.
