Thank you for the mention at the end of the video. It is appreciated. I heard that comment about the Oldsmobiles sitting up in front of the senior citizen's center. That was not all Oldsmobile. It was the 1990's Cieras. I got your joke. You did an excellent job with the video. You should do a part two and going into the late 1970's versions even the one with the awkward styling. You should cover the 1980's 442 because of Hurst/Olds and the 442 with the high out put 307 V8. That have gained traction. There was the front wheel drive Calais 442 too. People are discovering those now as I have seen videos on You Tube about them. You earned a A+ for this video. You really covered the beginning well into the early 70's quite well. I will leave you with these videos: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y5d6lK5j3rLFiWQ.html and kzfaq.info/get/bejne/obeKiZmilZbXhZc.html and kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j55lm7Sk2dXeeqs.html and kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b5h3qpZy3cXOXYk.html and kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iNCahaSey8eRo2g.html

I also remember an Oldsmobile Cutlass called the Rally 350. The 442 were among my favorite cars from the late 1960's.

Great chatter. Thanks for shining light on these lesser talked-about Oldsmobiles.

Yes, more 442 story!!

I had a 1971(Galleon Gold?) 442 with the 455 in it. This car, like a few others I bought as a teenager and in my early 20s, was passed down through my family. This one starting with my Brother-in-Law to my brother, then eventually to me. I bought it in 1982 for 500 dollars. It had been front end wrecked and repaired, the orginal engine died in the crash, so another 455 was salvaged and installed from a 70s model Vista Cruiser Wagon. It was a runner for sure. I rebuilt a lot of the interior and the TH400 transmission eventually, as it had suffered abuse from before the crash. We put a shift kit in it, and a torque converter from a TH350, giving it sort of a stall speed to launch from. With a Sun Tach installed in the dash blank where the clock should go, I would power bake it and launch it between 2500-3000 rpms. I had to replace a few motor mounts doing this, hence using the shade tree mechanics trick of chaining the engine to the right side of the frame to stop the motor twist on alunching. It ain't stupid if it works. I also believe it had the 3.91 rear end. Definitely loved this car so much as a young kid, and lucky to have had it. I even bought a 1986 Cutlass with a 307 in it, which was a decent car as well. Have never been on this channel before, and I like what I see.

Love me a 442!!... I have built several 442 Model Kits-(64,66,67,69,70,71,72 and 85)....

The 455 was a torque monster with gobs of power from low RPM's that got you moving quickly if you didn't smoke the tires. The feel and sound of these old big-blocks is a treat to experience and unlike anything else. For awhile you could buy these at a reasonable price since everyone was focused on the Fords, Chevys, Mopars, and Pontiac's but that's changed all around and no classic muscle car is cheap anymore. I like the 71 styling but the older ones were faster. For the body, the rooflines of these is perfect to me and they also integrated the bumpers into the styling better than anyone else did; a very sleek car indeed. I don't think I've seen one on the roads around town here in a decade but there used to be a few daily drivers including a gold convertible with a white top which looked stunning. I do recall back in my mid-teens there was a Hurst 442 which was reputed to be the fourth or fifth fastest car in town but I never saw him run and he was stock while the faster cars were 'built'. Definitely not Oldsmobile's usual for the era but they proved they could do a muscle car as good as anyone else and woe to the hot-rodder who underestimated them.

Yes PLEASE do a part 2! Fantastic video! We had a regular Cutlass Supreme growing up and my dad (usually after washing the car) would tell me how they made a 442 version and he'd love to have one etc. Sort of standing there in the driveway staring as if it might morph into a 442 right then 😂

Sir, my favorite 442 is the 1967, hands down! I was in high school when they came out.

Well researched and presented. Informative,interesting and fun tidbits like yearly production numbers and the two ‘66 Vista Cruisers being ordered with the L-69. Sentences are complete and narration is good,as well.

I’ve got an uncle that had one of these back in the day. I remember riding in it when I was five or so back in about 1980. It was all ragged out, but I remember it was fast as hell. Good job on the video, cool car. 👍🏼

Cool Vid Chatter 🤙 Love the longer ones (twss) Awesome to see all the adverts too 👌 Cant wait for the next one

oh heck yeah🎉

When GM brought back the Pontiac GTO in 2004, they should've also have brought back the Chevy chevelle, Oldsmobile 442 and Buick GSX in 2004 also. I would love to see Chevy, Oldsmobile and Buick also have their own versions of the 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO. Perhaps it would've saved the Oldsmobile brand.

they had 442 in the 1980s too.

You need to do the later generation 442s as well

A good, solid chatter it was! I enjoyed it very much! Have you done the mid 1980's Buick Regal T types and Grand National? Far better choice, in my hare-brained opinion, than the 1980's 442's.... which were terribly disappointing. Like, comment, subscribe and hit the all notifications bell.... Y'all! Must get Auto Chatter to 10K subs....

How about the F150? If you did do one I can't find it.

Speaking of legendary cars that guys between 45-65 dream about... Have you already profiled the Dodge Dynasty and its Chrysler counterpart? 😂

MISTAKES #1 Always it's 4-4-2 and NEVER Four Forty Two - so pathetic ! Go Redo the video !! #2 The 6.5 is called a 389 and the 6.6 is called the 400 - Jeez - get it right