By 1972, Oldsmobile’s 4-4-2 package could be ordered on any V8 Cutlass, and only paperwork dating to the original order or sale distinguishes a real 4-4-2 that year. This 1972 Oldsmobile in Fall River, Massachusetts might be a 4-4-2, and the seller claims the early (VIN 12) unit appeared in Oldsmobile advertising pictures as well. I could also be a descendent of Viking Kings, but that remains equally indeterminant. I’ve got that paperwork around here somewhere… not really. Check out more pictures and details on Facebook Marketplace, where $39,500 lets you write the next chapter of this Oldsmobile’s story. Thanks to OldsmobilesForever and ClassicOldsmobile for some details.

The seller may have run out of film before photographing the interior and engine bay, but this picture dates to when Russell Glantz wrote up the same car here on Barnfinds in 2019. We didn’t record the asking price then, but five years in the Old Bay State shows no visible improvements in its condition. When nicely preserved or renewed, two-tone GM interiors from the ’70s add a classy flair to the cockpit compared to the ho-hum all-black.

Rear styling is super-slick in the final year of this body style with nicely integrated bumper-mounted taillights and no valance between trunk lid and bumper top. This also adds a accentuated visual rake that compliments the fastback C pillars and quarter panels’ bulging wheel arches.

High-end Oldsmobile collectors probably know all about this #12 car, but I couldn’t find any such evidence. An immaculate restored ’72 on YouTube claims to be VIN 1, so that’s interesting. You’d think they’d have passed the camera over the VIN. Maybe it simply includes the digit “1.” This car appears to be a legitimate Number 12, and buyers will closely inspect the seller’s documentation regarding it being a real 4-4-2 and something from GM documenting #12’s use in its marketing campaign, none of which made the listing. Do you think this early production 1972 Olds is the ad campaign 4-4-2?