71 HEMI Cuda Convertible 4 speed

Oh come on...Gran Turismo Omologato--which I think translates to Grand Touring Homologation...or is it Omolagato/Homolagation (see, I didn't Google it).
 
Buick was right there in 65' with the 442 and SS396 Mailbu, along with the GTO for its 2nd year. The 442 was called "The doctors muscle car" because it was a better quality car, wonder what the Buick should've been called, LOL!

Remember Doctor Olds in their ads?

Buick was also the king of torque and in 70' had 510 ft/lbs of torque @2800 rpm in its GS455 stage I, the most "rated" torque for any muscle car of the era!

Same rating on the W30 442 if I recall.

Then flash forward 17 years to the 87' GN, 355 ft/lbs of torque at just 2000 rpm! The aluminum V8 they (Buick) had in the early 60's was bought by Land Rover and used in their rides well into the 90's too!

Did you guys know Olds had a turbocharged engine in the early 60's?

I didn't know that, but would have thought it would have first appeared much earlier. Superchargers were used in production cars from the 1920's.

Anyone know what the last (domestic) regular production car with a carburetor was (year/make/model)? I don't know the answer, just wondering.

edit: well that didn't work quite the way I planned. I was quoting Klasse from msg 76 in the black font.
 
I believe the 88' Monte Carlo and Cutlass Supreme Classic were the last cars w/ carbs.

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Bob was right about what 442 stood for originally, then in the 80's model 442 it was 4 barrel, 4 speed automatic and 2 exhaust. The tradition continued into the 90's with Calias 442 also, remember that car (I do!) and that was 4 cylinder, 4 valves and 2 cams, even called the engine W-31 and had 185 hp!

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Yet no one answered what the meaning of 442 that changed to in the early 70`s.
 
Wasn t 442 an optioned Cutlass S model in 72 ! Might not answer the meaning of 442 but it changed .
 
57BORNTORUN said:
Not correct.Try again.I say that in a fun mannerism.Nothing derogatory.
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No offense taken LOL!

Do you mean what 4-4-2 stood for? then it was 4 barrel carb, 4 on the floor, and dual exhaust. As far as any nickname it might be referred to I have no clue, as I was born around the re-birth of or last muscle car; the Grand National.
 
57BORNTORUN said:
Yet no one answered what the meaning of 442 that changed to in the early 70`s.
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I guess that depends which changes you count. I recently saw a show hosted by Chip Foose that said the 442 started in '64 as an option package on the F85 and Cutlass (like the GTO it wasn't its own model at first), and at that time it stood for 4 bbl carb, 4 speed M24 tranny, and dual exhaust.

Then in 1966 (or maybe it was '65) the >330 cu in ban was lifted and they came out with the 400 cu in engine, and the 442 then stood for 400 cu in, 4 bbl, dual exhaust (unless you ordered the L69 package with three 2bbl carbs, and I guess that really makes it a 642 ;o))

Then in 70 when they started using 455's, the first 4 stood for 455. And a couple years later when all you could get was a 350 cu in, it was still called 442. Go figure.

A couple trivia questions to add to the mix:

What famous muscle car was called the ET (for elapsed time), before its last minute name change to ?

What was the year/make/model of the first muscle car with an aero spoiler?
 
Well originally it was 4 speed, 4 barrel and 2 exhaust, works on most 442's through the early 70's, although adding a turbo 400 to the mix throws things off!

I like the meaning when applying it to the Calias 442, very clever!

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SR99 said:
I guess that depends which changes you count. I recently saw a show hosted by Chip Foose that said the 442 started in '64 as an option package on the F85 and Cutlass (like the GTO it wasn't its own model at first), and at that time it stood for 4 bbl carb, 4 speed M24 tranny, and dual exhaust.

Then in 1966 (or maybe it was '65) the >330 cu in ban was lifted and they came out with the 400 cu in engine, and the 442 then stood for 400 cu in, 4 bbl, dual exhaust (unless you ordered the L69 package with three 2bbl carbs, and I guess that really makes it a 642 ;o))

Then in 70 when they started using 455's, the first 4 stood for 455. And a couple years later when all you could get was a 350 cu in, it was still called 442. Go figure.

A couple trivia questions to add to the mix:

What famous muscle car was called the ET (for elapsed time), before its last minute name change to ?

What was the year/make/model of the first muscle car with an aero spoiler?
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That maybe the 69 GTO or the Dodge Datona as the Superbirds came latter.With out Google why did all the Superbirds have vinyl tops?
 
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