1972 marked the final year for the third generation Oldsmobile Cutlass. This Covert Tan 1972 Cutlass Supreme convertible is being auctioned on Bring a Trailer.

The F7U Cutlass was a single-seat, twin-engined, carrier-based fighter jet developed after World War II.

It looked like the future but flew like a death sentence. The F7U Cutlass, born from post-WW2 experimental designs, entered service with promise—yet quickly earned a deadly reputation. What went ...

Despite its Oldsmobile namesake, from 1953 to 1957, the Vought F7U Cutlass was an unconventionally designed jet known for its mechanical shortcomings.

But Beisel also invented the F7U Cutlass jet, which was not anyone’s idea of a fine fighter. The Cutlass “was ahead of its time and the capabilities of available power plants, resulting in its ...

But Beisel also invented the F7U Cutlass jet, which was not anyone’s idea of a fine fighter. The Cutlass “was ahead of its time and the capabilities of available power plants, resulting in its ...

“The Cutlass could be made into a pretty good flying machine with a few modifications,” wrote F7U-3 pilot John Moore in The Wrong Stuff, about his Navy flying days.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A letter and poster from John Konrad, Chief Pilot with Chance Vought, to Wilson C. Travis, a young boy, regarding the Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass.

In 1954, a pilotless F7U-3 Cutlass nearly wiped out a crowd of beachgoers.