A true muscle‑era standout, the ’66 442 blends power and style in a way few cars of its time could match. What rare details ...

Some badges are just iconic. The SS on a Chevy or the coiled snake on a Shelby are just two examples, but another badge that just screams performance would be the 442 badge found on select GM ...

Detroit in the mid-1960s was a battleground of horsepower competition. Everywhere you looked there was a V8, a dual exhaust, or a decal trying to shout louder than the rest. Oldsmobile was part of ...

The Oldsmobile 442 debuted in April 1964 as the brand’s answer to the massively successful Pontiac GTO. The 442 was an optional trim package for the Olds Cutlass. The 442 name stood for the ...

While we love a car that’s fresh off the factory line just as much as the next enthusiast, there’s something to be said about taking something old and making it like new. Such is the case with this ...

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So, the Oldsmobile 442. Sorry, the 4-4-2, depending on the year, anyway. Despite three-number model names being mostly a Porsche thing, there are other three-number ...

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, ...