In April of 1964, the Oldsmobile 442 option package was introduced for the Cutlass. The 4-4-2 moniker was derived from the option’s four-barrel carb, four-speed manual transmission, and dual exhaust.

Introduced in April of 1964, the 442 was the big engine option package for the Oldsmobile Cutlass. The package was the response to the wildly successful Pontiac GTO. The Oldsmobile 442's moniker stood ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Born as the Oldsmobile 4-4-2 (and with legends swirling around the meaning of the numbers), this muscle car was produced for the 1964 to 1987 model years. It lived most of its life as an option ...

The Oldsmobile 442 W-30 sits at the intersection of Detroit performance and modern collectability, a car whose production run was short but whose impact on the muscle era was outsized. To understand ...

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Oldsmobile is often associated with gray-haired gentlemen, but for a brief moment, the Olds Motor Vehicle Company appealed to well-off youngsters as well. The 442 is one of the most celebrated models ...

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Ghent, New York, muscle car collectors Gary and Pat Wolfe are the proud owners of this fully restored, Galleon Gold, 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass S Holiday Coupe. "This is kind of a weird option car," says ...

The 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 featured in the 1993 movie "Demolition Man" will be part of Barrett Jackson's upcoming auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. Scheduled to cross the auction block Jan. 27, the ...

Have you ever asked for cash as a gift? They say gifting money is tacky because it requires zero thought and sentiment, but cold hard cash can also be the gift of possibilities. On Christmas morning ...