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 ...
Introduced originally in 1964 as a performance package for the F-85 as well as the Cutlass, the ‘442’ stands as one of GM’s most iconic monikers. By 1970, it had already evolved into a distinct model, ...
“The W-30 version of the car has always been kind of the pinnacle of the Oldsmobile muscle car,” says Mancini. “I’ve always been a fan of not just Chrysler but GM muscle cars from that era and the 442 ...
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 ...
In 1964, the gearhead engineers over at Pontiac, led by John Z. DeLorean, came up with the idea of a mid-size factory hot rod to draw younger buyers into showrooms. They stuffed a 389 from a full-size ...
1970 is probably the best year for muscle cars – mainly because GM joined the fray by un-censoring displacement limits on its divisions. Also, the HEMI ‘Cuda and Challenger took the stage, completing ...
Introduced in April of 1964 as an answer to the blinding success of corporate cousin the Pontiac GTO, the Oldsmobile 442 was a trim package for the Olds Cutlass. The 4-4-2 moniker came from the ...
Easily the most underrated muscle car of its era, the Oldsmobile 442 spent its short life in the shadow of legends like the ...
Though it's now been more than 20 years since the last Oldsmobile ever made rolled off the assembly line, the fallen General Motors brand continues to be held in high regard by classic car gearheads ...