1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 70 71 72 Cutlass 442 on 2040-cars
Brazil, Indiana, United States
Engine:455
Body Type:hardtop
Vehicle Title:Clear
Exterior Color: Reef turquoise
Make: Oldsmobile
Interior Color: pearl
Model: 442
Number of Cylinders: 8
Trim: 442
Drive Type: posi
Mileage: 118,000
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
1970 442 W-30. This car was parked in a barn in 1985 and i got it a year ago. This car has no documentation and has a non original 455 engine with J heads and TH400 transmission. I can not prove it is a real W-30 so I pulled the red inner fenders out and installed black ones. I also took off the original hood and installed this one. This hood is an original GM OAI hood but has some fiberglass repair started. The metal frame work on the bottom is in good condition. This was a Reef Turquoise car originaly but was painted red before 1980. Has driver quality Pearl interior. Needs carpet and head liner. There is some rust around the wheel openings and the top of the window frames but still a very solid car. I can include another top with good window frames but your responsibility to transport or just fix the top on the car. The floors and trunk pan are in great condition. Runs and drives and stops good but needs restored. I have driven it around 75 miles. This was an A/C car but someone pulled that out and installed a heater box. This has a W-30 rear end in it but not the original rear end to the car. This has a TM code 3.42 posi rear end. Has rallye pack gauges but the tach is not working. Please ask any questions before bidding.
The winning bidder will have the option to buy the original date coded Aluminum Intake manifold and original red inner fenders and hood but will be priced extra (seperat) from the car and at the going rate for those parts.
I am providing a link to my photobucket with 82 pictures of the car. These pictures are for referance ONLY. The pictures show it as I got it and while i was working on it. These pictures were taken last fall and are not as the car is now. There is good pictures in there for you to see condition. The pictures in this ebay listing are what you are getting. Deposit of $400 required withen 48 hours. After 48 hours I will report to eBay if no deposit. (Sorry for being so direct on this but I had trouble in the past)
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This Or That: 1980 Oldsmobile 442 vs. 1989 BMW 635CSi [w/poll]
Thu, 09 Oct 2014The last time I roped a coworker into an automotive debate, I lost. Resoundingly, I might add. Still, 2,385 voters chose to cast their lots for the Fiat 500 Abarth, as opposed to 5,273 choosing the Ford Fiesta ST, and so I can rest easy in the knowledge that at least 30 percent of you, dear readers, see things my way. I still like to think we have more fun, too.
My loss in the first round of our This or That series, in which two Autoblog editors pick sides on any given topic and then attempt to explain why the other is completely wrong, didn't stop me from picking another good-natured fight, this time with Senior Editor Seyth Miersma. Last time, our chosen sides were eerily similar in design, albeit quite different in actual execution. This time, our vehicular peculiarities couldn't seemingly fall any further from one another: A 1980 Oldsmobile 442 wouldn't seem to match up in comparison to a 1989 BMW 635CSi.
How did we come up with such disparate contenders? Simple, really. Seyth and I mutually agreed to choose a car that's currently for sale online. It had to be built and sold in the 1980s, and it had to be a coupe. The price cap was set at $10,000. The fruits of our searching labors will henceforth be disputed, with Seyth on the side of the Germans, and myself arguing in favor of the Rocket Olds. Am I setting myself up for another lopsided loss?
Jay Leno bangs up his own Toronado in GT6
Wed, 11 Dec 2013Ever since Gran Turismo 4, Jay Leno has had at least one of his cars included in the popular racing simulator (starting with the Tank Car), and more of his machines appears in Gran Turismo 6. They include this nose-heavy, front-wheel-drive V8-powered muscle car. Yes, that aptly describes a 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - except Leno's is rear-wheel drive. And it has a Cadillac CTS-V race engine modified to pump out 1,070 horsepower.
For the latest Jay Leno's Garage episode, he takes his real Toronado out for a cruise and then drives the virtual one like he stole it, accruing some body damage along the way. Leno also drives the virtual supercar Mercedes-Benz designed for GT6, the AMG Vision Gran Turismo Concept that debuted at the LA Auto Show, along with the real one, which is a 1:1-scale model. The model is radio-controlled and equipped with a small electric motor, sufficient to move it on and off of auto show floors.
Head below to watch the episode, which includes a few words from GT6 creator Kazunori Yamauchi.
Ferrari FF pitted against Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser in crazy Generation Gap comparison
Thu, 13 Nov 2014The folks behind Generation Gap have lost their minds with this latest video. The goal here is to determine the ultimate family cruiser, but the choices are what you would least expect, with a heavily modded 1970 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser going up against a 2012 Ferrari FF.
You might anticipate an over-40-year-old Oldsmobile to pale in comparison to any modern Ferrari, but this wagon has a ton of secrets under its skin thanks to Lingenfelter. First, it packs a supercharged LS3 V8 with a claimed 650 horsepower and a six-speed manual gearbox. That big upgrade in power is further helped with air suspension and massive Wilwood disc brakes. The result is nothing short of deafening, with blaring yelps whenever the driver even nudges the accelerator.
The alternative sounds just as good, albeit in very different way. The Ferrari's 6.3-liter V12 pumps out 651 hp and 504 pound-feet with a part-time all-wheel drive system. While the FF lacks a lot of the hauling ability of the Olds, it makes up for the deficit in handling, luxury, and in many eyes, simply by having the famous prancing horse on the grille.