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 Posted: Sat Jun 24th, 2006 09:50 am
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KenC



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 But, the 442 was with us all through the 70's, and then some.  It was originally a 330 cu block:

  • Oldsmobile 442 - began as a 1964 muscle car option package (4-barrel carburetor, 4-speed manual transmission, 2 exhausts) on the F-85/Cutlass series. In 1965 to better compete with Pontiac's GTO the original 330 cubic-inch V8 rated at 310 horsepower was replaced by a new 400 cubic-inch V8 rated at 345 horsepower. The 4-4-2 definition was changed to "4" hundred-cubic-inch V8 engine, "4" barrel carburetor, "2" exhaust pipes. In later years the 4-4-2 became its own model series on the Olds intermediate body and got an even larger 455 in³ (7.4 L) V8 engine in 1970.
    • Additional info:

    Olds FAQ -- 442 Years of Production


           1964
           1965
           1966
           1967
           1968
           1969
           1970
           1971
           1972
           1973
           1974
           1975
           1976
           1977
           1978
           1979
           1980
           1985
           1986
           1987
           1990
           1991

    Meaning(s)
      Definition of 4-4-2 from the Oldsmobile Factory Literature:
      1964 (Original meaning)
      4: Four Barrel Carburetion
      4: Four On the Floor
      2: Dual Exhausts

      1965 (First year of automatic transmission option on 442)
      4: 400 Cubic Inch Displacement
      4: Four Barrel Carburetion
      2: Dual Exhausts

      1985 to 1987 (Last of RWD 442s)
      4: Four speed automatic
      4: Four barrel carburetor
      2: Dual exhaust

      1990 and 1991 (FWD 442)
      4: Four cylinders
      4: Four valves
      2: Two camshafts


    O.A. Gaspar wrote:
    KenC wrote:
    The Hurst Shifter was Used in the 442 and was a 4 speed manual tranny on the Floor....the 4spd automatic tranny didn't come along until the late 60's( luxury cars) to mid 70's...2/3 speed autos were all that were available :D The Hurst Shifter Was the Shifter of Choice By All Drag Racers Then :cool: pacifichrono wrote: Doofus wrote:

    IMHO, it's akin to saying that a "Hybrid" Auto ...

    ... Runs on an Internal Combustion Engine! ... 
     



     

    Remember the Olds 4-4-2? 



    400 cu.in., 4 speed*, 2 (dual) exhausts.  Maybe GM could produce a special commemorative edition, equipped with a 3.8 litre V6, auto trans, and a nice big single pipe!

    * Later changed to mean 4bbl carb when they realized they couldn't sell enough manual trans models.  Oops!

     

    Although........wasn't the automatic trans a 4-speed also........soecifically, a Hurst 4-speed?