I was sitting in my 70'442 at tim Horton's parking lot watching this video😝

Got my drivers license in a 1970 olds 442 w30 back in 1972 , it was great !

The Four Four Two was an awesome car. Here is a flashback story for you. My sister needed a car in the late '70's, and I was a 15 year old kid washing cars and doing oil changes after school at the local AMC dealer. One of the guys at work had two cars, a '68 Olds 442, and a 1970 GTO Judge. He was getting married and needed to sell one. So being the enterprising kid I was, I suggested to my sister to buy the 442 because it had a turbo 400 automatic. That, and I figured I would get to drive it when I got my license. She bought it and drove that car for almost a decade. We had great adventures with that car. We piled 6 people in that car, me, my friend Mike, and 4 girls (my sister and 3 of her friends) and drove to RI from Cape Cod to see the Beach Boys. One last great story for you. I got a '69 Camaro when I got my license. 327, 2bbl, two speed power glide, 3.23 gears / non posi 10 bolt rear. It wasn't fast, but it looked good, and sounded fast with Headman Headers and Turbo mufflers. I remember losing a street race and telling the guy, meet me back here in half an hour for a rematch. I drove over to Howard Johnson's restaurant where my sister worked as a waitress, and borrowed her 442. I blew the doors off the 390 Mustang that had beaten me earlier in the night. All my buddies have busted me ever since. "What, are you going to borrow your sister's car for this race....?" '70's / 80's was a great time to be a kid.😀

GM's number one mistake was putting Oldsmobile and Pontiac out of business. Their number two mistake was putting Saturn and Hummer into business.

Oldsmobile made beautiful cars. Classic Americana.

My mom owned a '70 442 W30 Holiday Coupe when her and my dad met. It was that goofy 70's blue color with matching interior and a hurst bump shifter. Part of me thinks that's why my dad married her. They sold it when my brother was born in '75. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love my brother, but I'm still not sure if I forgive him.

I own a 70' 442 black with gold stripes,still driveing it 30 years now.

My grandma, rest her soul, owned a Delta 88 and had a lead foot - sometimes momentarily breaking traction when a traffic light would turn green. She's probably driving an Oldsmobile in Heaven now.

Thank for the memory! I owned a 1970 Olds 442 it was a dream car!

the GM cars in 1969-1970 were absolute beasts.

I had a 70 W30 wicked fast. Had a 71 Sx cutlass a 72 Cutlass S a 73 hurst olds that was a sweet ride. Every one in my home town called me the Olds man. I'm 60 yrs old now but the memories of them cars still brings a small to my old fart face.

My favorite was the 1968 model 442. What a beauty.

ACTUALLY the first overhead valve production was the Buick 1904 model B. Also...its a slap in the face to olds owners to discuss tire smoking, but then show a '69 Hemi charger doing track burnouts. LoL.. being a Mopar guy I say thank you, but I have a lot of respect for the Olds 442 and the car that it was and is. Classic muscle, tons of torque. Very classy car

Great vid!!! man, one Saturday morning, '80, i take my '69 383 mag Charger out for a spin. Encounter an Olds and get into a Stoplight run. Thought i was doing ok but he was just toying with me. Looks over at his friend, grabs a downshift and he's gone. Saw the W30 on the diff cover and trunk as he pulls away. Went home and grabbed a Hot Rod mag i had that featured vintage Muscle Cars. Lets say i learned alot that day :)

I bought a W30 442 in 1984 for 300 bucks! There was a catch. The car had the 4 speed missing and a rod thru the side of the block. The Olds Hot Rodder I bought it from wanted 200. I got him to include a standard 455/400 motor and tranny, a standard cutlass hood and a automatic console and shifter. I rebuilt the included 455 and installed the w30 heads on it. I put a Comp cams 280 magnum cam in it and a Holley carb on top. With headers, it used to eat starters! I babied it when I first got it running. One day a guy comes up alongside me and hops his front end. I snatched the shifter back and stomped it. That car fried the back tires from 40 mph! That car could easily get away from you, if you weren't careful. Great video.

1971 OLDS 442 4 speed. Lime green/w spoiler on the Rear deck. Green interior, tick took tach. I LOVED THAT CAR SOOOOOO MUCH!

Having owned 5 Oldsmobiles in my life I can say that the 1970 442 convertible is on my short list of muscle cars I would buy without hesitation

Please, four forty two is like squeaky chalk on a blackboard to Olds aficionados. It's Four Four Two, always was, always will be. I've owned 2 '68s, first one in 1972 other in 1985 and 1 '72 Hurst Olds. Loved them all, wish I still had them.

I love how people dog muscle cars because they didnt run amaxing 0 to 60 times or quarter miles. But what people dont understand is bias ply 14 inch tires gripped like they were covered in butter. I love too see what mint hemis or 455s would run like today with modern rubber and proper tire size.

I had a 330 cid in my 66 F-85 4 door. It was remarkably dependable. I had a 73 Cutlass 350, and a 77 Cutlass Supreme 350, just unbelievable dependability.

An old friend in the early eighties owned a 442. I don’t know what year. Late 60’s or early 70’s. A few of us went for a ride with him. He gunned the car from a standstill. It burned rubber and wouldn’t stop for twenty seconds. It also felt like the car wanted to do a “wheeley”. So much power.

wow, the W-30. I remember taking my '69 Charger out for a spin one Sunday morning in the late '70s. Red light duel with one of these Old's. Strung me along for about a block then blew me away. The diff cover with the W-30 logo was what i saw last. Went home and thumbed thru a Muscle Car edition of Hot Rod. No wonder i lost. 383 Mag didn't have it. man, ran great all day then spun a rod bearing when leaving a friends house that afternoon. 'bye Mag :(

When I was seventeen a friend of mine let me drive his car. It happened to be a Oldsmobile W30 442. Green with white strips a white spoiler and a white interior. I'm 61 now and still to this day have never driven another car that had the looks the power and was as fun as that was to drive. If before I die I could have any car, it would be one just like that one.

A room mate in college had a 442 with the 455 CI engine. automatic with 60's on the back and 70's on the front. Another guy on campus had the Pontiac Judge and kept after my room mate to race him. Finally the day came and the 442 smoked the Judge easily. The part of the video that talks about "put you back in your seat" performance is exactly true.

Four. Four. Two.

Wonder how many 442's were left behind in a barn while their owners died in Viet Nam? 1970 was a bad year for many.

GM’s Oldsmobile 442 was an underrated hi performance car which was overshadowed by other luxury models manufactured by this division. 4 barrel big carb, 4 speed manual and true dual exhausts…. True American muscle car.

I love how the closed captions interpret “Oldsmobile” as “Olsen Beale.” 😂

Drove this car in 1979 and it was a Holy Terror! The gas mileage was horrendous, and gas was no longer cheap...that said it was a blast to drive and even in 1979 very few cars were able to keep up with it. ( if you had the courage to go heavy on the right hand pedal. Lol. ) Thanks for the great video, it brought back some good memories. Cheers Mike.

I've never seen a 1969 442 with the W25 package except for the one I owned. It was automatic with a black interior, white exterior, with that beautiful 4 spoke steering wheel. I had a 1970 442 W30 as well with full instrumentation-power everything, 4 speed, red white exterior and a white interior. The 69 was a lighter more beautiful car and my favorite. Nevertheless I searched for more 1970 W30's and found a doctor out in the country with three. One was an original purchase and the other two were pre-owned. Considering how few were made it was like finding a gold mine. At the time I was able to find over 50 magazines from the late 60's and early 70's like, Motor Trend, with original road tests of all the muscle cars including double page ads. In every road test that pitted the 70-71 442 against other brands including siblings like the Chevelle 454, it triumphed. Unlike many other cars the Olds 1/4 mile runs were always identical though between 13.9-14.3. They did one test by fitting the 1970 with slicks that ran a 12.9. Considering the unmodified 442 was in the battleship weight class ( 3855 lbs. ) with street tires, the times were impressive.

First car was a '68 4-4-2 convertible that I got from my brother-in-law in '73 (only because my mom wouldn't let me but the '69 Baldwin Motion Camaro Z28 from our neighbor, but that's another story). 442 had M22 close-ratio rockcrusher, no power anything, and I think a 3.42 gear, so basically set up for racing. Used to race on Woodward and Gratiot in Detroit area in the early/mid '70s. Over many many races, only got beat twice. By a built 70 340 Dart, and a '69 GTO Judge. Wicked quick car.

All Hail Oldsmobile

this channel is just epic! i just wish yall could post more.... but i realize a lot goes into a video. keep it up!

My buddy had a 72 cutlass that had a 455 in it. My lord that thing had some torque!

The thing I like most about your videos are the nostalgia comments from your viewers. Great stories along with great rides!

This was the muscle car my dad had as a young man in the early 70s, racing the back roads of pleasant garden, NC. Makes me think of him always

The first car I bought myself was a 1968 Olds Cutlass-S (350 rocket V8) for $600 cash. Basically the same body as the 442 without a big-block V8. God I wish I still had it today...

Oldsmobile was a quality car because they were built in Lansing Michigan

One of my buddies had one of these in high school! Great car!!

Back in the day a good friend had a silver 1965 442. We called it the four four deuce. If we only knew what our performance cars would be worth today. I tired to get my father to buy a 427 cobra at the Koons Ford, seven corners fairfax virginia. He said I ain’t paying $7000.00 for a two seat sports car. Just before his passing we were watching Mecum Car Auction together and a 427 Cobra hammered at $500,000. He looked over at me a shrugged his shoulders. I smiled back knowing he remembered my long ago plea. No words were exchanged even though I was tempted to say, I guess I was right on that one.

I was slightly surprised the burnout demo was an old 69 Hemi Dodge Charger instead of a 442 lol😂

Sorry to disagree, but the best (and fastest) 442 was the 1966 W-30 442. Tri-power, all were four speeds, battery in the trunk, cool air ram induction through the lower front bumper. All were balanced and blueprinted at the factory. The '66 was lighter than the '70, and would rpm through the roof. The '66 Olds W-30 won the C/S NHRA National Championship in 1966 and 1967. The '70 was excellent, but not as fast as the 1966 W-30. Only 54 1966 W-30's were produced (and numbered) at the Lansing assembly plant in June, 1966. They are the best, and most rare of Olds muscle cars.

I had a 1971 W30 442. What a great car my favorite car I ever owned.

I bought a used one in 1976. Drove it to the track raced and drove it every day! Headers and slicks with 70,000 miles it ran 13.0's. It was silver with black stripes. When new with Stahl headers and professional tune, these cars ran 12.70's with ease. Mine weighed in at 3720 Lbs., with me in it.

As a '70 w30 owner I can say these are amazing engines. Very smooth and powerful, much stronger than my 68 R/T Charger or '70 Buick GS.

NEVER referred to as "Four Forty Two". ALWAYS referred to as "Four Four Two".

Man all your videos bring back a lot of memories of growing up in the mid west seeing all these muscle cars.

I was 16 years old and remember the 1967 Chicago International Car Show. It was at the Amphitheater because McCormick had just burned down. At the Oldsmobile display they had a 442 on a turntable. I distinctly recall the lovely woman standing next to the car with a microphone saying "The four four two is right for you!". That's how GM referred to the car in 67...so there. PS The Glen Ellyn, Illinois (where I lived) police had 66 442s as their patrol cars and later switched to 68 442s. Saw one cop go full throttle one time right downtown in a 68.

Vista Cruiser with the W30, now that's really something!

1970 Olds 442 W30 with automatic: 1/4 mile in 13.88 @ 95.84 mph. Fastest muscle car from 1962-73 is: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner, 4 speed, 440 Six Pack. 1/4 mile in 12.91 @ 111.8 mph. Fastest with an automatic was 1970 Ford Torino Cobra SJ, 429 engine, 370 hp. 1/4 mile: 13.63 @ 109 mph.

Too many folk don't realize that those muscle cars back in 1970 running 13's down the 1/4 mile would be deep in the 12's with modern drag radials.

My Dad had a 1968 442 Hurst Olds 4 speed when I was a kid. What a car it was comfortable and pretty quick in its day. Would fill the car with tire smoke no problem.

Such a gorgeous machine, and just a beast. Would love to see a video on the Rallye 350. I believe they had the famous W 31 350's in them as standard equipment. I remember there was one in my home town. Another beauty.

Buick, 455 toughest big block ever built in standard trim, and quickest over the quarter

Just bought a 442 1972 Oldsmobile The car is badass A lot done to the engine as expected before I bought it It's an original 350 Rocket and dear Lord it is just that Crazy fast

I owned a 1995 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme I bought it off my grandmother after my Grandpop died because she didn’t drive that was one of the best driving cars I ever owned blue paint job tan leather interior still wish I had it

What a great video. Very well done the photos were eye candy and it offered such a wealth of information. I especially like the fact that you touched upon the fact that it takes a skilled driver to tame a vintage powerful muscle car, pointing out that they are not as easy to control as modern cars with advanced traction control systems.

Most beautiful muscle car ever made

The best car I had ... and still to date will have amazing memories.1970 Cutlass SS

Terrific video. Great presentation. Man, the '68-72 GM A-body's were amongst the most beautiful GM ever had to offer...especially the Cutlass - gorgeous lines and curves.

I have never heard anyone call them a four fourty two. It's a four four two.

I do love the 442 but never bested? Might want to look up the Buick GS...

Fascinating / excellent presentation! Beautiful designed cars back in the day ...

My brother has a 1970 442 W30, Red with black stripes/black interior, no power steering or air conditioning, original 8track lol. The car has only 85k miles on it and he hasn't drove it in over 25years. Wish I had it instead.

+Greg Benwell ... You have no idea what you're talking about. Oldsmobile absolutely made both small and big block engines. The 260, 307, 330, 350, and 403 were all SMALL blocks that shared a 3.385" stroke and 9.33" deck height. The only thing that changed between them was the size of the bore. Big block Oldsmobile's had a deck height of 10.625" because of the longer stroke they had to accommodate. Mains were also increased from 2.5" to 3.0" on the big blocks, which were made in 400, 425, and 455 cubic inch varieties. Because of the taller deck height, big blocks are wider and therefore have manifolds that can be used only on them. Obviously cranks don't interchange either, because of the different main bearing sizes. The one exception would be the 350 diesel (DX) block, which has BBO Mains. Most other things, including the heads, can be used on both. To sum it up, THERE ARE BOTH BIG AND SMALL BLOCK OLDSMOBILE ENGINES.

Never bested? Buick 1970 stage 1 455 Bested.

my second car was a 1970 442 W30. Basically identical to the gold one in this video. Bought it in 1985.

True story! 65-70 were the years for factory muscle. There was a guy that lived near us in the early 80's that had a black and gold 1970 442. It was meticulous! It turned my head everytime I saw it drive by. 🥰

Have you ever heard that song, "455 Rocket?" I love it!

I was thinking the 1970 Buick GSX Stage 1 was a hair faster? It had the highest torque at 510 ft lbs, and held the record for many years.

A really good fact based video of this best Oldsmobile. Thank you for the deapth of detail you went into on this car.

My worst decision was to sell my 442- but I was in college, had my fun, needed the money. I later got a ‘70 442 but it was automatic transmission with (?) engine- not the same!. Thanks for the memories :)

Wonder how many today could figure out where the gas goes in. I had a '68 and it was pretty standard back then but you never see it anymore.

There is no such thing as a four fourty two. Your killin me here.4-4-2 is four four two. its been that way from the beginning.

I can think of several muscle cars built in 1970 that bested an Olds 442 W30...Hemi Cuda/Challenger, LS6 Chevelle, and Buick GSX 455 Stage 1 just to name a few. But dont get me wrong...the 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W30 is an awesome ride and probably my favorite Oldsmobile ever made...a stump pulling 500 lb/ft of torque. The 1970 Pontiac and Olds high performance 455's had a higher factory torque rating than any other engine of that era other than the 70 Buick 455 Stage 1. I do think that the 70-72 Oldsmobile Cutlass/442 were the best looking of the GM A-Bodies(Chevy Malibu/Chevelle SS, Pontiac LeMans/GTO, Buick Skylark/GS/GSX)

NOBODY who lived in the 60s referred to the 442 As a four forty two. This guy completely discredited himself!!!

ITS 4-4-2 not 4 -42 ...FOUR FOUR TWO not FOUR FORTY TWO

GM killed Oldsmobile !! Oldsmobile did not kill themselves !!

W30. One bad hombre !! That car would launch with the right set up !!

I grew up seeing these magnificent oldsmobiles every day. I would trade my new Altima for a 442 w30 in an instant! There will never be another golden era like the muscle car era!

I had a 70 442 w30 gold with white interior.. What a hand full it was... Wish I still had it !! $4900 Canadian

Does it drive anyone nuts hear "four- fourtyTwo" instead of 4-4-2? ITS 4-4-2 LOL I had people scream that at me so many times growing up.

Dad's last two full restorations were 1970 455 big block Oldsmobiles, the convertible 98 and four door 98. My uncle made good money right after the war, and young men with money drove an Olds.! We have both cars but as the narrator states, no one today even knows what an Olds. even is! But I do!

Olds was an american icon at one time

Wasn't that a Dodge Charger smoking the tires?

It seems like GM puts a lot of thought and work into screwing themselves over. Again and again and again.

Great story and history lesson 👌🏾💯🙏🏾 keep up the great work

My second car was a 1967 Oldsmobile 442 , blue numbers matching 400ci J stamped, 4 speed , 12 bolt posi , everything was J stamped hiperf, paid 2000$ and bottle of Johnny walker blue label 👍🏻one of best deals I ever made , between my dad and I we had a awesome driveway full of old gms 2 1967 impalas ss396 , 1970 ss 396 , 1967 442 , 1970 Camaro 427 , 1971 454 chevelle, we shared em all between us lol one for almost every mood or day of the week

What's with the Charger?

no such thing as a four-forty-two ....was always four-four-two

Good stuff, always watch your channel and appreciate the car's. The 3rd Gen Camaro review ( IROC ) that you did a while back was Great. Again, great stuff and thank you. Jeff

I bought a new 1970 Black-White Stripes 442-W30 Sports Coupe in Nov 1969 ! Became Great friends with a Olds Line Mechanic and with his experete of Olds Engines this car had F Pure Stock Record of 13.18 at Eldora Raceway in West Virginia! Yes it was a 1/4 mile track This track ran at night and with the Ram Air Induction this car dominated all the Pure Stock Class's ! In those days everyone ran a low gear ratio ! We installed 4.33 rear gear in this car and this is what made it go ! Unbelievable time for that time and the fastest car I ever had ! Bringing a car out of the hole with over 400hp (rated at 370) with factory street tires was very difficult but that is what made this car shine ! Over all these years I have had 6-1970 442 W30's and currently have a 27000 mile mostly original 1966 Olds 442-L69 (tri power car) that brings back a lot of memories !

442 (pronounced four four two)

Had a 70 Cutlass SX, triple black with a W30. 11mpg. Good Times!

Love the 442 W30 and GS Stage 1

I owned four 1964 Olds. A Cutlass, a Dynamic 88 convertible, a 98, and finally a Dynamic 88 4 door sedan. Best cars I ever owned.

Excellent Video ... lots of great info and good all over... Need more Subscribers!! Cheers From Australia!

It's four four two not four forty-two!!!!

In 2004, I got my license and my first car. As a kid, I was always obsessed with muscle cars and really loved the Cutlass. I was so extatic when my grandpa found me my first car, he didnt say anything about the year or model variant other than it was an Olds Cutless. Unfortunately when I saw the car for the first time, it was a 1993 Cutlass Ciera S with the 3.3 V6... Not exactly the fun muscle car I was hoping for.... Lol

a friend of mine bought one new in 70. Orange coupe w30. still has it