|
|
|
| Welcome to Swifty's Garage. We hope you enjoy your visit. You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free. Thank You, The Swifty's Garage Team Join our community! If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features. |
| Car of the Day: April 1, 2010; Hot Wheels '70 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 | |
|---|---|
| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 31 2010, 07:01 PM (515 Views) | |
| Sak | Mar 31 2010, 07:01 PM Post #1 |
![]()
Ezekiel 25:17
|
Today's Car Of The Day is Hot Wheels' 1970 Olds 442 from the "Holiday Rods" line.![]() From Wikipedia: The Oldsmobile 442 (pronounced four-four-two) was a muscle car produced by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors. It was introduced as an option package for F-85 and Cutlass models sold in the United States beginning with the 1964 model year. It became a model in its own right from 1968 to 1971, then reverted to an option through the mid-1970s. Oldsmobile revived the name in the 1980s on the rear-wheel drive Cutlass Supreme and early 1990s as an option package for the new front-wheel drive Cutlass. 1970 saw the introduction of the Olds 455 V8 as the standard 442 engine. Magazine ads using an offbeat mad scientist trumpeted "Dr. Olds introduces as large a V-8 as ever bolted into a special-performance production automobile!" Output was 365 hp (272 kW) and 500 lb·ft (680 N·m), with a 370 hp (276 kW) W30 option available. The 365 and 370 hp (272 and 276 kW) power ratings were conservatively underrated at a lower rpm. Both engines are believed by some to produce 410 to 420 hp (306-313 kW). It was the pace car at the Indianapolis 500 race in 1970, along with the Cutlass Supreme. Motor Trend praised the 442, stating that "it's probably the most identifiable super car in the GM house". In addition to the standard 442 offerings, W-30s received a W-25 fiberglass OAI (Outside Air Induction) hood to replace the bumper scoops that were on the 68 and 69 W-30s, an aluminum intake manifold, special camshaft, cylinder heads, distributor, and carburetor. Motor Trend tested a 442 W-30 with a 4-speed manual transmission and 3.91:1 rear gears, clocking a quarter mile time of 14.2 seconds @ 102 mph (164 km/h). However, Motor Trend noted that Oldsmobile engineers had earlier posted a best of 13.7 seconds on the same test car with a fresh tune. 1970 Model Year Spotting Tips: Horizontal bars on silver grille, square parking lights in front bumper, vertical tail lights. ![]() ![]() A lovely remake of that most elusive of early Redlines- the Olds 442 of 1971, which sanctified the pegs for much too short a time, and is almost prohibitively expensive now. In fact, there are only two small differences between this one and the original (along with the obvious large one- a plastic base vs. the classic's metal one). The hood scoops differ in length, and the spoiler's shaped just a little off. Otherwise... I read that the reason for this Redline's all-too-brief lifespan was that the black plastic spoiler proved too fragile; it was decided to move on to other projects rather than fix the tooling. A short time later, the tooling was altered- it became a police car, and a fire chief, and I think a taxi, and whatnot. Like Matchbox's #8 Superfast Mustang, there were too few made. A truly beautiful car. One of the most beautiful Oldsmobiles ever. ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
|
| Swifty | Mar 31 2010, 07:11 PM Post #2 |
![]()
The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
|
Beautiful casting, and one I'm glad to see make a return to the Hot Wheels line-up as I never had a chance to get one of the originals. |
![]() |
|
| ivantt | Mar 31 2010, 10:02 PM Post #3 |
|
New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
|
Arrr, 'tisn't the one I expected, I don't even know if I bought this one. |
![]() |
|
| craftymore | Mar 31 2010, 10:06 PM Post #4 |
![]()
Support your local demo derby.
![]()
|
Sign #1 that you might be a diecast addict, you often don't remember what you have and haven't bought! The overall appearance of this Olds is quite nice save for that rear wing which looks awkward on such an old school car. Perhaps that's just my own pet peeve on this one. Paint sure does shine.
|
![]() |
|
| Swifty | Mar 31 2010, 10:10 PM Post #5 |
![]()
The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
|
The Daytona/Superbird rear spoiler seemed to be an obsession for some diecast makers of the time, and yet none tooled up either true Wing Car until Kidco did the '69 Daytona ten years after the real car ceased production. So until 1979, the "Wing Cars" available in small scale were this Hot Wheels 442, the Hot Wheels Mighty Maverick, and Corgi's Mercury Cougar convertible (top up). |
![]() |
|
| ivantt | Apr 1 2010, 08:59 PM Post #6 |
|
New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
|
That's no "wing" on that Olds, that's a bathroom safety bar so some senior citizen has something to grab when they think they are falling down.....
|
![]() |
|
| jedimario | Apr 2 2010, 09:24 AM Post #7 |
|
RAWR
|
I find it funny that all the rednecks whine about their Civics when they're guilty of the same thing! I'm not just talking about this car; I can't tell you how many tacky wheels and fake brake discs I saw at a classic car show over Spring Break. It was horrifying. I guess all car guys and gals will be ricers at heart until they get out and actually start driving
|
![]() |
|
| Tone | Apr 2 2010, 10:17 AM Post #8 |
![]()
Rocket 88
|
The 4-4-2 is far from my favorite Oldsmobile (See the title under my name!) but I got this one in a Christmas grab bag, in a set with two others, and it looks really - let's say, festive. |
![]() |
|
| Tone | Apr 2 2010, 10:20 AM Post #9 |
![]()
Rocket 88
|
It was also available in plastic. ![]()
|
![]() |
|
| 1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous) | |
| « Previous Topic · Car Of The Day · Next Topic » |
| Track Topic · E-mail Topic |
3:20 AM Jul 11
|


















3:20 AM Jul 11