1972 brought several changes to the Oldsmobile lineup, and the most notable concerned the 442. Sales went through the roof for Oldsmobile, and no longer offering the 442 as a separate model paid off.

The 4-4-2 moniker was the second muscle car from the classic era (sixties and seventies), right after the GTO. Just as its Pontiac sibling, the Olds started life as a package, and ended the same way, ...

The 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 arrived at the peak of the muscle car wars with numbers that looked merely competitive, yet it ...

The Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 was introduced in April of 1964 in response to Pontiac’s wildly successful GTO. The Oldsmobile 4-4-2 name stood for four-barrel carburetor, four-speed manual gearbox, and ...

“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 Oldsmobile 442 option package for the Cutlass was introduced in April of 1964. The 4-4-2 name came from the four-barrel carburetor, four-speed manual gearbox, and dual exhaust. The 442 option was ...

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 ...

If you took every great Oldsmobile ever made, stacked them up in order of awesomeness, then took an elevator all the way to the top floor, when you climbed out you would be looking at the '70 4-4-2 ...

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 ...

The 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 did not earn its reputation in glossy brochures or on a drag strip alone. It became a benchmark because its hardware translated directly into the kind of real-world ...