Four-barrel carburetor, four-speed manual transmission, and dual exhaust. The name for the Oldsmobile 4-4-2 was derived from this combo in the original car, which saw production beginning with the 1964 year model. The car had a strong start, and… more»
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455 Equipped! 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
Oldsmobile gave the Cutlass a redesign for its fourth generation, which began with the 1973 model and ran through ’77, and it utilized the General Motors A-Body known as the Colonnade platform. By 1974, the Cutlass was only two… more»
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Only Two Prior Owners: 1965 Oldsmobile 4-4-2
The Oldsmobile 4-4-2, along with the Pontiac GTO, lead the mid-size muscle car movement in 1964. It began as an option package on F-85 and Cutlass models, then became a series in its own right from 1968 to 1971…. more»
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Serious Muscle: 1969 Hurst/Olds 455
Beginning in the late 1960s, Oldsmobile partnered with Hurst Performance to build a series of limited production cars, all based on the mid-size Cutlass/F-85 platform. They would be available nine times between 1968 and 1984 with several breaks in-between…. more»
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Raised Roof Wagon: 1970 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser
The Vista Cruiser was an upscale mid-size station wagon built by Oldsmobile from 1964-77. Earlier models are known for their fixed-glass, roof-mounted skylights over the second-row seating with sun visors for those passengers, plus a raised roof behind the… more»
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Unrestored W30: 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Hurst Olds
Oldsmobile teamed up with Hurst Performance to build 2,535 Hurst/Olds edition cars in 1975. Of those, 1,293 were painted white and 1,242 were black on the exterior. There were two engine options that year. The W-25 cars had an… more»
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455 Equipped! 1975 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds W-30
When it comes to the Hurst/Olds, the 1975 model may not be the first one to come up in a conversation at your local car show. Sure, their predecessors may have had more muscle and overall excitement, but if… more»
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Fresh 454! 1969 Oldsmobile 442
Oldsmobile launched its 442 muscle car in 1964 as a competitor to Pontiac’s GTO, with the 4-4-2 nameplate coming about as a reference to the original car’s 4-Barrel carb, 4-Speed manual transmission, and dual exhaust. By 1969 the 442… more»
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1 of 659? 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442
The Olds 4-4-2 (or 442) was introduced in 1964 as a mid-size performance car and became a series of its own in 1968. It reverted to option status in 1972 and buyers got it by specifying the W-29 option… more»
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First T-Top: 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Hurst Olds W25
Oldsmobile holds the distinction of being the first company to introduce T-Tops on a passenger car in the United States (excludes the Corvette which is a sports car). This 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Hurst Olds is listed for sale for… more»
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Lightning Rod Shifters: 1984 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds
Oldsmobile and Hurst Performance collaborated to come up with the first Hurst/Olds in 1968 based on the 442. They would continue their association with limited production performance cars in 1969, 1972-75, 1979, and 1983-84. The latter models were distinguished… more»
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1975 Olds Cutlass 442 Survivor
You see the term “original” tossed around quite a bit in car ads, but this 93,000-mile 1975 Olds Cutlass 442 looks to be pretty much original according to the seller as well as the documentation and overall condition of this… more»
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350 V8 Daily Driver: 1975 Oldsmobile 442
What a difference a few years can make. The Olds 4-4-2 launched in 1964 as a mid-size muscle car in response to the success Pontiac was having with its GTO. It first came with a 330 cubic inch V8,… more»
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Estate Find: No Reserve 1979 Hurst/Olds
In the 1960s, Oldsmobile often partnered with Hurst Performance to put some of its products in the 442 lines of muscle cars. This led to the production of several special editions that would be known as the Hurst/Olds. These… more»
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Driveway Find: 1968 Oldsmobile 4-4-2
General Motors had four adversaries in the mid-size muscle car wars in the 1960s. Chevrolet had the Chevelle SS 396, Pontiac had the GTO, Buick had the GS, and Oldsmobile had the 4-4-2. The 4-4-2 name (pronounced “four-four-two”) was… more»
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Orange Crush: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon
Who had a “crush” on the 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass back in the day? If you were in high school in the late 1970s or early 1980s, you probably had a car like this, or one of your friends did…. more»
