‘69 Olds’ 442 400

[PhotosGuy]

Rich’s Olds’ 442 is a numbers matching car with the 400cid 365bhp engine.
It’s a rare one-of-217 “post car” with a 4-speed & 3.42 rear end. He’s had it for 15 years & puts on about 3-5,000 miles a year.

Rained out Tuesday, again last night & probably tonight, too. I'm a bit tired of this "Water Wonderland" thing! ;)

[PhotosGuy]

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[MazerRakhm]

Nice shots!

Hey is it car season up there in MI yet? I know show season is just about to ramp up here where I live in IL.

[PhotosGuy]

Car season started around the 1st of the month. Right along with the Pacific Rim monsoons! ;)

[MazerRakhm]

Monsoon season here as well, which is why I think a lot of the shows here wait to start until the first weekend of June.

[Cowtown_1]

that is a awesome olds, numbers matching and everything...wow. Nice shots of the classic.

[ajbalazic]

Looks to be in great shape. Nice shots.

[PhotosGuy]

Thank's, guys.

[sugarzebra]

Thanks Frank...it has such clean lines, especially from the back. If memory serves me well (and it may not) I think the 442 label refers to 400cid, 4 bl carb & dual exhaust. The 442 was a great straight line car. Thanks for the excellent shots.

[PhotosGuy]

I think the 442 label refers to 400cid, 4 bl carb & dual exhaust. 4 barrel carb, 4 speed manual transmission, and dual (2) exhausts.
http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclecars/oldsmobile-442/oldsmobile-442.shtml

[CanonLaw]

SICK!

[Ballen Photo]

Now we're talking the kind of car that I enjoyed the most back then. The ram air on this one is the early W30 style. Nice shots Frank. :D If memory serves me well (and it may not) I think the 442 label refers to 400cid, 4 bl carb & dual exhaust. The 442 was a great straight line car. Thanks for the excellent shots.Scott, there were variations of this. Yours was one of them, another was 400 horsepower, 4 speed, and dual exhaust. The one part of it that remained constant was the 2 standing for dual exhaust. About being a straight line car only, the 442 was the first intermediate performance car that GM put rear anti sway bars on. They really handled pretty decent. ;)
-Bruce

[PhotosGuy]

They really handled pretty decent. And when they inevitably understeered (pushed), you could just kick the rear around with a little more application of horsepower! :D

[Ballen Photo]

And when they inevitably understeered (pushed), you could just kick the rear around with a little more application of horsepower! :DYeah, The engine's in those beast's are quite heavy, creating a nose heavy attitude. I once actually drove my 67 (442) hard through a left hand turn with the car crossed up on one of those out of town roads that had a lot of twisty's. (Talk about a RUSH!) Of course the 4 wheel drum brakes weren't exactly confidence inspiring. :shock:
-Bruce

[shredchic]

The 442 is my favorite car. This one is beautiful, although years 64-67 are my favorite!

[PhotosGuy]

I once actually drove my 67 (442) hard through a left hand turn with the car crossed up on one of those out of town roads that had a lot of twisty's. I was blessed with a country road behind our house that followed the river for 18 miles. At the end was my GFs house, so I drove it a lot! Best to press it at night so you could see headlights coming. Not good to do when the corn was tall, either. :D

Thanks, Lindsay. I shot several last year & am sure I'll find more this summer. Do a search for 442 in the title & I'm sure that you'll find them.

[shredchic]

Awesome. Thanks, Frank. They are suck sick cars!

[Ballen Photo]

They are suck sick cars!To those of us that are old enough to have actually owned and driven them way back when, "Sick" had a totally different meaning.
Now; Sick = Awesome. Then; Sick = wimpy. :p
-Bruce

[shredchic]

Awesome. Thanks, Frank. They are suck sick cars!

And I meant to say, those are such sick cars. I can't type. lol

And yeah, sick = good now. :) I looooooove the 442.

[PhotosGuy]

Groovy!

[PhotosGuy]

For the 442 fans; I got a very pretty W-30 last night. Watch for it in a few days.

(If movies can run Trailers, why can't I?) :D

[paul cacciapaglia]

very sweet!!!

[PhotosGuy]

Last night Rich said that he couldn't find these pics, so I'm giving this a http://photo.klein-jensen.dk/smilies/0579.gif
I got a very pretty W-30 last night. Watch for it in a few days. Here it is!
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=174103