The contrast of gold paint against black stripes, black vinyl roof and wheels just a killer look. Love this 442. Congrats to owner on a not-run-of-the-mill muscle car. Outstanding. Thanks Lou, you have a dream job : )

Outstanding! Olds always did a great job on their 442 interiors and the exhaust notes are fantastic, too. Heck, even the bees love Mike's car. Thanks, Lou!

Vehicles had class not like the appliances they manufacture today. Thanks Lou.

Mike kinda looks like my older brother AND my brother used to have a blue 71 or 72 Olds Cutless 442 with a white top and strip on the hood, no whale tail though. Two Thumbs up for this awesome man's toy! And the 8-Track? It gets a bonus Salute!!!

Thanks for sharing my all time favorite car, the classic Olds 442. Lou, I have had the privilege of driving a 67 some years ago. 455 V8, 4 barrel carb, dual exhausts. The 80s versions were not these babies. Oldsmobile since I can remember. My entire driving life has been Oldsmobiles. Jet star 88, Dynamic 88, Delta 88s, Custom Cruiser, 98 Regency, and lastly, my 94 Ciera. Oldsmobile was GMs best line, my favorite line. Thanks again for sharing, Lou. Glorious!!

The 71 was a great looking car Lou, he's a lucky man to have owned that car so many years and it's in beautiful condition.

Your "prospecting" continues to unearth great "nuggets" like this gold beauty! Thanks Lou!

Such a beautiful example of an American muscle car! Driving about 1,000 miles per year sounds about right, too. I had my 1973 Charger SE for about 15 years and I put about 500 miles a year on it, and it was NO trailer queen as is said. Thanks Lou for another ‘treat’!

Thank you Lou for traveling far and wide to find these "Gold nuggets!" A big shout out to the owners for the precious gift of time. It's a pleasure to see them show off their pride and joy to the viewers and myself. The very first car I bought with my own money was a 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. It was anemic with the 260 V8 but got me back and forth to work/cruising. It was the stance that set it apart. Oldsmobile has had some nice looking cars over the decades!

I used to drive a 1972 Cutlass four door sedan with the posts and vent windows, along with an Oldsmobile Rocket 350. I really miss that car now. The AC used to be freezing cold.

Oldsmobile's slogan for 1971 was "Always a step ahead". After riding in this solid gold beauty, I'll bet it was a lot more than one step! Thank you, Lou and Mike, for making a date for us with this Rocket Olds!

Thanks Lou. Torque Monster 🚙🔥🔥🔥🔥💨💨💨

Beautiful car, nice restoration. I found a 1970 442 which has the exact options as this one. It had been sitting in a garage for twenty years. Not a spec of rust and I was fortunate to find the build sheet when I pulled the gas tank off for cleaning. They are torque monsters, one of my favorite cars. They are unappreciated, IMO, until you get to drive one. They are not a Chevelle for sure.

Suburban Chicago? That's what they call rural. Love the 442! Cutlasses were all around in my youth.

Thanks for sharing, Lou! Thumbs up

You are right Lou, this is a nugget. The 442 just never got the respect it deserved, I always thought of the 442 as GM's GTX. What a great exhaust note. I love the fact that he has put the miles on it. It is a car and is meant to be driven. Thanks, Lou, for bringing us this beauty.

Thanks Lou, another great car. I notice the eight track is from 1975 and the people at Oldsmobile back then hadn't heard of Elton John.

Those Olds trumepts never fail to stun me! Very nice car.

wbat a sexy car ! love it and that body curve just above the rear tires and the 442 package, the trumpet exhaust, and everything is awesome, even better Mike Bought it n owned it since it only had 6,000 miles all these years, ! Nice car Mike Thanks for showing it here for us too see !

Beautiful car, I like that fact that the Class looks different than other A-bodies. I am not a big fan of the color gold, but this colors looks good.

Horsepower is 340 , not 350 . For 71 it was dropped 25 horsepower , with a drop in compression from 10.5 to 8.5 . I had a 71 and a 72 . My 71 was 455 auto ac 340 horsepower nordic blue with same stripes but mine were white. I painted the hood louvers black. Bought in 1984 from 2nd owner . My 72 was gold and black w ram air and hurst dual gate. Bought that one for 500 dollars in 1981 , talked him down because the brakes were not working . Had to use emergency brake to drive it home ! Replaced booster and master cyl3 . Put holley 750 and got a brand new offenhouser for 25 dollars ! Only got 5 to about 6 mpg, but i was young and gas was cheap . When i bought the 71 442 in 84 , it got 10 mpg . I was happy . Love those 455 .

Beautifully preserved automobile Lou!

71' olds w30 442 awesome.

He bought that at the right time. During the gas shortage they were like kryptonite to superman. Last year for the 442 as a separate model. 72 it was an option on the Cutlass S or the Supreme. Heavily decontented. Base 350 2 bbl with single exhaust. The 455 was an option. Great car. Worth a whole lot more than he paid for it. A real investment.

Lou, I gave it a like before I saw the video ! That 442 sure didn't disappoint me ,except for the rev - he's scared to get on it. ! Not my car ! Couldn't wait to use some extra gas back then, it was cheap! Very same reason I got my 73 442 - the gas crisis of that era.! That shifter was cool - always heard them called the "his & hers" Hurst shifter ,or dual gate. ! Beautiful car, with a "honey" of a color . Thanks to the owner, he's a lucky guy. I'd love to have another 442. ! Great feature, Lou. !! Thanks!

Amazing car! Amazing ownership, care, and restoration! Checks all the boxes on this one. What a survivor!

that brings in memories, had a aspen green 1970 442 (455), could smoke the tires in place with a blip of the throttle...a muscle car it was.

She's a beaut! Only thing is that both SAE Gross Horsepower (thru '71) and SAE Net were measured on a test stand -- not at rear wheels. The drop in '71 was strictly due to emissions tuning & compression ratio reduction.

Awesome ride I had 72 cutlass 350 rocket automatic on the column . The spoiler got to go

Sweet ride

gorgeous car in a good hand . enjoy

Beautiful 442 Lou thanks!

It's amazing how the 455 in my 1973 Oldsmobile 98 sedan , which was the same exact size of a Cadillac Sedan Deville was strong enough to push the car enough as it would with a car that was the same size as this Cutlass. I would not have anything as potent until I got a 1994 Buick Roadmaster with an LT1 V8: multi port 350 V8.

I had a1970 olds cutlass S. 350, my 1st good car.

lol nice lou!!!! that was a cool sounf at the end “youre not gna hurt it” lol👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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Love me them Olds 442's !

Hi Lou another great car review ! And that was a beautiful Oldsmobile 442 and the Oldsmobile 455 Rocket V8 engine with the trumpet dual exhaust system sounds beautiful !

Great car. The 442 oldsmobile is one of my all time favorite muscle cars.

Always thought that Oldsmobile built some of the prettiest GM products this being towards the top of the list. Thanks for sharing Lou. Can you do one on a Grand Prix in the same time period ? So many great cars from 69 70 71.

Wow! This one brings back a lot of memories for me. I had a 71 Cutlass. I wanted a 71 442 but had to settle for a Cutlass. I was 21 years old back in 71 and the insurance was too high on a 442. Great car review! Lou I really like your channel! It's such a pleasure to see all of your car reviews!

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Great 442 and Car Story!

Godday Lou, Such a beautiful Oldsmobile, between the Pontiac, Chevrolet & Buick, Oldsmobile got it right with the semi fastback rear. Awesome Tic Tok Gauge, amazing colour totally agree great find again Lou ☺ Your number 1 Fan in Australia Louis Kats from Melbourne Australia ☺ 👍 ❤

Lou what a gold beauty . Love those 442's .

Beautiful car and a great Car Guy. I wish I could have saved my 1970 w31. I always look forward to your next video. Nowadays I probably could have got more for the shifter then I paid for the car. Probably could have gotten more for the steering column then I paid for the car. Oh us people when we were young. Somebody once paid me fifty bucks to haul off a 73 Roadrunner that been sitting in the backyard of the home they just bought. Those were the days. By the time I was 25 I passed 40 vehicles through my fingers not being a dealer.

Mike - a killer beast. really love the 442. cool. under sated. great job. & Lou love the pst and your continued enthusiasm in bringing us these rare. Don't think I've seen one of these in Hong Kong. ha ha

youre not gonna hurt it give it a rev hahaha im dead

Beautiful 442...sounds great too!

The only thing I don't like is the wing. It was an option love it or hate it. That thing is a beast

Bealtifull machine! That’s a real car

Nice car , look better without the spoiler,

The quintessential bankers hot rod complete with air conditioning and eight track player. Nice car.

Un coche precioso enhorabuena 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Hi Lou. The cowl tag code reads 34487 and the 344 = 442.

My brother had one

Vin is 34487 , 3 is oldsmobile , 44 is 442 , and 87 is hardtop. 4467 is convertible 442 .

Nice 😀

I had a flat maroon color

Nice buckets has a hell of a gap between the driver's door and the fender I mean it's also almost like a half an inch Gap so that car in a wreck or something

442 can take a corner.....true sports car....

"4" barrel carburetor. "4" speed manual trans. "2" (dual) exhaust.

What kind of airplane was flying around when you filmed? Nice car, he sure took good care of his baby ;)

Bees like it, but Super Bees may not!! : ) : )

In my opinion this was the greatest division GM had. Too bad that GM ruined it.

Revive the 455 with DOHC, VVT, Hemi heads, Direct Injection & twin turbos!!!! At least 3 HP per cubic inch!!!!

Downvotes from guys who have been recently stung by a bee. Love this Olds!

Nice olds 442 too bad it didn't come with a 4 speed .

Funny how oldsmobile went from being the grandest innovator company of GM to being mothballed. And then the performance flagship pontiac being shut down 10 years later as well . makes no dam sense!

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