IDAS 69

Nooooooooo...Yankees moving south with their 442s... I'll put my original up...you?

mugzilla

When I get a car, I notice similar cars that I see when I drive around. I haven't seen any 442s' and only a couple cutlass' since I bought my 442 ...

I won a trophy for best daily driver at the Barris Car Show in culver city, ca. I think that the judges might have had their fill of chebbies and fords. It might have helped that I drive through culver city all the time ...

IDAS 69

Hoping this post would cover entire U.S.A. Has it? I think our Olds are special. Too many chevys etc. Olds rule especially 4-4-2. Thats pronounced four four two ..Have a good night all.........

442much

It's the same here in Alberta. Cruise nights will bring 2 or 3 Oldsmobiles. Went to a car show last year. 875 cars and 25 Oldsmobiles. 23 were from our club and one came from BC to meet me. In the last few years our Oldsmobile car show in the town of Olds have grown from 38 in 2007, to 59 in 2008 to 75 this year. I guess other Olds owners want to see more Oldsmobiles too. About 40-50% of the cars at our show were 1968-72 A bodies.

For my car (1976 442) I have yet to see another with the 455. Yeah, we know of 13 others that exist, but I've never seen another 455 442 in person. I did see a 350 car of my year at the 100th anniversary in Lansing, but no 455. I bought my 442 30 years ago because it wasn't a "me too" mobile. Everyone had Camaros, Firebirds, Z28's and Trans Am's, and I like those cars but I wanted to be different. So I own a 1976 442 with the 455. At car shows I get people telling me they've "never seen another one like this" and I say "Neither have I".

German442

It even reached Germany!!!!!

Ralph

IDAS 69

German442

KEWL?????

WTF?

Ralph

442much

KEWL = Cool, as in it reached Germany

Redog

I don't consider an Oldsmobile an Oldsmobile unless it has an Oldsmobile Engine in it.

There are exceptions however.

Any Olds made 1991 and after is acceptable to have a non Olds engine, since they did not have Olds engines after 1991. No I didn't forget the 2.3 HO motor and the 2.4 twin cam which ended production in 2001, but that was only one power plant.

pureplaya442

Ive come to realize that chevelles, Gto's, and camaros are all a dime a dozen. i went to a show last week with a hundred cars an there was only 1 olds it was a 70 cutlass.

mugzilla

Everyone says I had one of those (camaro,nova,gto,mustang ) ...

Humor eh ...

MN71W30

When I was at the track a couple weeks back there were 2-70 W30's, 1-71 W30, and a 70 Cutlass 4 speed. In a field of only 60 cars? that ain't too bad. There were even less GTO's but Mopars and Chevys were all over.

IDAS 69

I agree. I'm usually only 1 of 2 at a local crusin'. But I do love it. I had people walk by all the "cool" cars...(and you know who you all are...((not olds guys))) and stop to look at mine. Seriously, Our older Oldsmobiles do stand out a shows or even local crusin'. I'm loving Idas 69.

hinz57

Another reason you don't see as many Cutlass cars at these shows compared to Chevelles and GTO's is because GM sold at lot more of those cars. I don't know exact quantities of each sold. But I have heard from numerous classic car suppliers that the most sold of the A body cars was the Chevelle, followed by the GTO, then the Cutlass...Which is also why you can get a lot more reproduced parts for Chevelle's than Cutlass. Try to find a dash or console for an A body Cutlass. No dice. No one makes them. No problem for the Chevelle...

Red Delta

What about other brand of cars with an Oldsmobile engine in it? For example, my first daily driver was an '85 LeSabre with a 307 in it. Does that count for anything?



For the record, the '88 Cutlass Supreme Classic died of a massive heart attack coupled with a nasty case of cancer in every conceivable crevice.

German442

Me too!

Ralph

mugzilla

"Just Dashes" will redo a cutlass dash and they have the correct vinyl to do it ...

I checked out the gallery ... no Olds ...