From 1964 to 1972, the Olds Vista Cruiser was a unique station wagon. Based on the mid-size Cutlass, it had a raised roofline behind the front seat with skylights added for the rear passengers. This unusual body style was… more»
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Sep 4, 2023 • For Sale • 56 Comments
All Original Muscle: 1965 Oldsmobile 4-4-2
After witnessing the quick success story Pontiac was experiencing with their new GTO, it didn’t take the design team at Oldsmobile long to figure out they needed a competitor, which resulted in the 442 with the first offering coming… more»
Aug 14, 2023 • For Sale • 43 Comments
Rare 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 Convertible
The 442 (also 4-4-2) was Oldsmobile’s response to the 1960s mid-size muscle car movement. The performance market peaked in 1970 when the car was offered with the W-30 455 cubic inch V8 engine that was rated at 370 hp…. more»
Aug 7, 2023 • For Sale • 5 Comments
Malaise Era Project: 1974 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds
Oldsmobile collaborated with Hurst Performance on several occasions in the 1960s through the 1980s to produce some limited-production automobiles. Hurst shifters and special graphics helped set the cars apart from other mid-size Olds products. This 1974 edition does not… more»
Jul 23, 2023 • For Sale • 8 Comments
Restore Again Or Drive? 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass
1972 was the end of the road for the third generation Oldsmobile Cutlass, with the car set to emerge the following year with a complete redesign as part of the new General Motors Collonade style line-up. While the fourth-generation… more»
Jul 8, 2023 • For Sale • 14 Comments
W30-Equipped 4-Speed! 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442
Emissions regulations and rising insurance costs were taking their toll in the muscle-car era by 1972, and the Oldsmobile 4-4-2 was no exception. By ’72, the 442 had reverted back to being just an options package on the Cutlass… more»
Jun 25, 2023 • For Sale • 25 Comments
1 Year Only: 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Rallye 350
With an additional cost of just over $150, adding the Rallye 350 option package to your Cutlass back in 1970 seems like a no-brainer, which makes it surprising that Olds only produced 3,547 such-equipped cars. But 1970 was sort… more»
Jun 20, 2023 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Muscle Car Project: 1970 Oldsmobile 442
The Olds 4-4-2 (aka 442) was Oldsmobile’s response to the successful 1964 Pontiac GTO. As Pontiac had created a performance car from the Tempest/LeMans, Olds would do the same with its F-85/Cutlass. Though not quite as popular as the… more»
Jun 10, 2023 • For Sale • 67 Comments
Worth $45k? 38k Mile 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass
Update 6/10/23 – The seller of this low-mile Olds has cut their asking price in half! Is that enough to convince someone to give it a new home though? Find it here on craigslist for a still eye-watering $45,999… more»
Jun 8, 2023 • For Sale • 9 Comments
Moving Sale: 1968 Oldsmobile 442 Project
In the 1960s muscle car scene, General Motors had several formidable players. Pontiac had the GTO, Chevrolet had the Chevelle SS 396, Buick had the Skylark GS, and Oldsmobile had the 442 (aka 4-4-2). The latter was in production… more»
Jun 7, 2023 • For Sale • 6 Comments
Hurst/Olds Project: 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass
Oldsmobile and Hurst Performance teamed up to market the Hurst/Olds, a muscle car that was offered sporadically between 1968 and 1984. Over the duration, more than 16,500 copies would be produced, based on four generations of the mid-size Cutlass… more»
May 28, 2023 • For Sale • 21 Comments
One Prior Owner: 1972 Oldsmobile 442 Drop-Top
By 1972, the muscle car market that had been so hot in the late 1960s was cooling down. The 442 (or 4-4-2), Oldsmobile’s mid-size entry, was back to being an option on the F-85/Cutlass rather than a series of… more»
May 24, 2023 • For Sale • 6 Comments
One Family Owned: 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Offered With No Reserve
I’m pretty sure that if most of our readers were to pick between two identical classics where one had a known ownership history and the other was a mystery machine, they’d choose the first car every time. That is… more»
May 18, 2023 • For Sale • 26 Comments
Insurance Buster: 1970 Oldsmobile Rallye 350
Though Oldsmobile had the 442 to compete in the mid-size muscle car arena of the late 1960s, they added one more product to the mix in 1970. It was the Rallye 350, using a smaller engine than the other… more»
May 8, 2023 • For Sale • 9 Comments
Field Find Muscle: 1972 Oldsmobile 442
The 4-4-2 (also 442) was Oldsmobile’s version of a mid-size muscle car. It was produced between 1964 and 1987, or as long as rear-wheel-drive was still applicable to these intermediate automobiles. By 1972, some of the beef had begun… more»
Apr 21, 2023 • For Sale • 11 Comments
Real U-Code 455: 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442
1972 was anything but a pinnacle year for muscle cars in general, with high-priced insurance and increasing emission standards creating a dual whammy that was really starting to take its toll on the decline of performance-oriented vehicles by this… more»
