MM vs 442

W32 ... sweet !.

Often forgotten or completley un-heard of much like the W31 - W33 - W34 & W40.

However ... the less people that remember or know what a W41 is ... the better.

:puke:

Your car would have really screamed with a 1965-1967 short stroke 400.
 
Thanks for all the input.
Yeah, I did not know of all the various Head offerings, from Generous Motors.
Knowing this 442 owner, he's probably pushing 600+ RWHP:coolman:
 
Bradley G said:
Thanks for all the input.
Yeah, I did not know of all the various Head offerings, from Generous Motors.
Knowing this 442 owner, he's probably pushing 600+ RWHP:coolman:
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Well knowing that, I would suggest you run him for cash, and lots of it. No sense cluttering up your wallet/bank acct./mattress with the stuff. :rolleyes:
 
These guys are always talking about, "Pinks" Some show about racing, wagering your title.
Just what I need!
A payment(s) on someone elses car.:stupid:
Paul T. Casey said:
Well knowing that, I would suggest you run him for cash, and lots of it. No sense cluttering up your wallet/bank acct./mattress with the stuff. :rolleyes:
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"Your car would have really screamed with a 1965-1967 short stroke 400."

Actually I had a '65 442 about year before I got the '69. It had a 4 speed and 3.55 gears. It ran real good, but never got it below 14.13 in the 1/4. Not sure why, just never seemed to get it right when I ran at the track. Probably my lack of shifting skills. :)
 
Beware of the 442...

Oldsmobiles have "Rocket-Fire" engines. Think about it man! The power of a rocket under the hood! ;)
 
In 1964, only a manual trans was available. The original 1964 442's were similar to our 03-04 MM's, as most of it's equippment was already there, & just needed to be taken off the shelf from the Oldsmobile "parts bin" so to speak.

What they basically did in the later part of 1964 is ... they took the 330 CID police version of the F85/Cutlass & beefed it up some for more power & better handling. The 442's had @ another 20 HP on the police spec 330's. The last minute rush in the later part of 1964 to do this ... was Oldsmobiles desire to compete with Pontiacs new GTO.

In 1964 ... the official definition of "442" was -

4 - Four barrel carb
4 - 4 speed trans
2 - Dual exhaust

In 1965 ... the official definition of "442" was -

4 - 400 cubic inch motor
(1st year for this motor & 1st year the automatic trans in the 442)
4 - Four barrel carb
2 - Dual Exhaust

There really wasn't much hype on the meaning of 442 in the years after that.

A commercial for the 1965 & 1966 442 can be found at this website -

http://www.teds-olds.com

Accessible once you click on the pics of the 65 & 66 442's.
 
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Friend of mine bought one of the last Hurst Olds 442s W-30s (1973?) and immediately garaged it. Wonder if he still has it? If so, I wonder what that would bring at the BJ auction.

He also had a beautiful 67 442 hardtop, dark blue, 4 speed. Somebody slammed right into his trunk right outside his house. Should have totaled the car, but he could not pull the plug and had it repaired.

Needless to say, he was a certified Olds/442 nut. He even owned one of those very, very yellow rally 350s from the early 70s (?) and a Vista Cruiser station wagon with the slightly raised roof line and glass treatment.
 
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