1970 Oldsmobile 442 W30

[kelbygene]

need a parachute! 

[furricane1]

I drove a 1970 nugget gold W-30 in high school. It was the family car. Wanted a hemi-cuda but the parents said no because the cuda could not have A/C. The car had all options except the clock - Mom said they always broke. Ordered it from Zalud Olds in Shaker Hts Ohio with 3.91 gears even though the brochure said 3.23 only with the A/C option. The salesman said no way but I insisted he turn in the order with 3.91. The factory called the house after 1st talking to the dealer. They wouldn't do it!

[YvonneVianey22]

hii. i'm a 17 year old female from deep south TX. i have a passion for Oldsmobile but i honestly don't know much, at least not as much as i would prefer. i just started drag racing my daddy's 72 Hurst Olds clone and I've been going off by what he says. But i'm looking to out do him. :D do you have any tips?

[oLdSkOoLkisS]

My dream car 4sure! Just incredible!!

[Krylogenic]

I remember trying up to a 4.66 gear but found the the best was 4.11 to 3.90 top end was incredible, Waibel competition did all of my machine work in the old days, that is Terry Schafer, he was the best! All the old greats like Jerry Dover Sr and Jr, Jim Waibel, Buck Jednek, Buddy Ingersol all the olds guys used Waibel for their machining. Today there are alot of advances in building an olds 455, back then I had a 510 cu big block and I cant wait to get my new one ready.

[Krylogenic]

I used to run 11.00 at 132mph with my 70 442 back in the late 70s I had a 4;33 posi with no hop bars, air bags and 80/20 shocks in the front and 40/60 in the rear and I ran 13inch firestones and later 14 M&H slicks my 60ft times were terrible 2.0 and 1.89 my time came from the half to finish and those times were as quick as some of my buddies running in the high 9s. Just couldnt hook up back then, I am starting on a new project car today and I already put the block in the machine shop.

[MegaDeerhunter55]

i want one for my first car sooo bad. kick all the srry ass asian cars asses at high school.

[kingcobra024]

GOD DAMN!!!!



[ugotsmacked1]

Sweet 442!!! Just dont crash it. You need to have a bunch of them beastie cas on the road.

[snowman4839]

DAMN! i just shit my pants

[afireinside33110]

oldsmobile is as always the best american car company period

[ACDCROCKS9601]

i live close to norwalk raceway. saw some drag races there, nice car

[TheFirearmEnthusiast]

I'd cut off my left ear for that thing!

[FASTOLDSMOBILES99]

my dads car runs 10.50s on a 9 in tire

[panhead1219]

greatist car in the world!

[beepandbop]

@kreigsmann no the W-30 was not just a trim option. It was an Olds 455 with higher flowing heads and four barrel carb. Rated at 370 hp but I'm sure they probably produced more.

[kreigsmann]

whats the difference between a regular 442 and a w-30?

is it just a trim option?

[kiddkobe]

i might own one of these 442 soon...

[dunbarGirl007]

Very cool video. By the way, i just found a video you might be interested in.  type into search: Oldsmoble 100 Part 3....it's pretty cool.

[baytastic1]

thats a real classic

[TheAnonyfication]

lmfao if i was in that other car the moment i heard the oldsmobile's engine i would have just packed up and left.

that car basically says "Fuck You" right in your face.

[jshaf]

my dad bought a 1970 442 right of the show room floor, same color. Dang that was one scarry ride!!

[TheFvckoff]

Dame thats a bad ass 442 right there

[lNHUMANE]

awesome car... love the color

[panhead1219]

@lNHUMANE Nugget Gold. Same color as the '70 W-30 I once had.

f heads, w-27 rear, M-22. factory aluminum intake power windowsbrakessteering.

meaning, it took all the power you had to manualy steer it, stop it, and roll the windows down! None on that "power assist" crap!

[club442]

what gears are ya running to get those front wheels off the ground? Nice 442

[olds1442]

4.30's in that video, with our new set up we picked up some rpm so will be switching to 4.11's. Leaving the line at 1800 off the footbrake.

[club442]

I want to pick up my front wheels!!

I run a 13.6 with my 70 442 conv, with 455/TH400 with 2:73 gears...yes 2:73

I have a 4:11 to put in for fun. will I need slicks? I have vidoes of turkey rod Run etc. posted under "club442"

[olds1442]

Slicks or a nice set of radials are the biggest help. Suspension helps before the mini tub was put in it ran best 10.72 with a different motor, stock type suspension with 10.5's, best sixty was 1.40, now best has been 1.37.

[panhead1219]

@club442 I rebuilt my 70 455 motor with Joe Mondello's parts and instructions, and he said to use VERY WEAK front springs to get the weight transfer to the ass end fast! If you want to make time, of course slicks will be paramount.

But then again, if it's a daily driver, consider other wise!

Mine had the 4:11 rear and a Muncie Rock Crusher... Not very fast , but it got to 90 VERY swiftly, and sucked the air out of the cars next to me! :)

(Wear a neck brace!)

[MiracleMileV8]

@club442: Even better, chances are, you probably have a pretty decent top end..............let me guess; 140? 145?

[iVideots]

Great roar! Fabulous car - really nice!!!!

[BOULDER768K]

my granpas got one of these in shitty condition some day it will be my piece of shit car lol

[POOPCRAPER]

GM discontinued this most beloved brand and now Pontiac, GM can go straight to hell for all I care.

[jdfarmerboy2640]

GM's goal isn't to fulfill your nostalgia. They're trying to make money. If it wasn't making money, then they had to cut it.

[tjfreak]

your right their goal was to coast, make bland cars,let competition leave boot prints on their faces,lose 2 American legends in short order,pleasing CUSTOMERS is the way to make money !, they didn't get that ! Gm had unions pull the rug from under them,hence ...way over priced cars,they lost money on problems known for decades. it's ok they got bailed out,too big to fail ? fuck them... they did fail !

[mallard92]

Chevy Trucks, rock solid.

[Ironcore124]

Thats a baddass car

[joshstayton]

/im in love :) I want one of these badly

[stevei123456]

nice peice any person that builds a chevy has no idea what it takes to build an OLDSMOBILE

[craka445]

careful with that car its worth more than your life

[Rotzloeffi]

Best comment.

[icelez]

@craka445 metal worth more than life....i guess you can go replace a bomb robot in iraq

[samuie1]

fuck yes! they built that car in my home city!

Lansing Michigan for the win baby! oldsmobile is the shiiiit!

[nl25c]

damn that looked great

[JakesToons]

my dad has one of these sitting in our garage didnt know they could look so cool

[CVROSE]

1970 has to be the best year for Oldsmobile.

[Manning713]

yes you are correct...the 70 442 and the 69 Hurst/olds

[64GoatMan]

Nice light.

[pirez1986]

Goddamn! I want that car!

[morecowbell69]

One of my favorite cars ever.

Kinfd of a shame to turn it into a pro-streeter though.

[rarew30]

Nice car! I would love to get a photo of that car!

[batmanownsu]

now thats a muscle car...dont see many people runnin olds or buick.

[MajorKoenig2]

0.0 OWNED

[siciliaussieguy]

come over here and do it in my mates driveway

[malamars129]

he jumped the gun a little ------------ do over

[LikesToShootHisGun]

man i wish i got to drive that car evry day

[Outlander11]

I live in Norfolk area, where exactly is this place? I thought we had to go to RIR, or MIR for a 1/4 mile track.

[Bran247]

It's Norwalk Ohio not Norfolk VA...about 30 miles south of Lake Erie between Sandusky and Cleveland Ohio. By the way this track is about the nicest you can find. Love the place.

[psakref]

Dr. Oldsmobile would`ve been proud to see this

[hahabethy]

curious who's car is it?

[olds1442]

This is a real W30 Post. It has 55,000 miles and raced since 1978. The full interior besides back seat and console are in it. All glass, W30 intake & heads, shifter, back seat,bumpers, exhaust right from the manifolds. Full dash, gauges and stock bucket seats & steering wheel are in it. It has a mini tub just like any Super Stocker, biggest tire that is on it without touching the quarters. If Dan Fletcher's Camaro's can be restored than this is no different.

[olds1442]

The glass, W30 intake heads shifter console back seats exhaust and bumpers are all still at home

[Dcarlsonn]

You make me happy. Power without butchery. Any major mods to the motor?

[olds1442]

That motor was 40 over,stock crank,eagle h beam rods,arias pistons,edelbrock heads,engle cam,victor intake,1000 demon carb.Best pass with that setup was 10.42.2007 we built a new motor same setup except we put in CP pistons with the narrow ring gap.Some work to the tranny(TH400).In the spring of 07 it went best 10.250 on the 6800 limiter just before the stripe,put a 7000 chip in, did not go quicker and the extra rpm drop the mains and destroyed all bottom end. And damage to the trans as well

[olds1442]

For the remainder of 07 and turned out to be 08 we ran a motor that we built in the 70's to run D/Stock Automatic.Bottom end stock crank,rods,TRW pistons.Top end is same as the others,we didn't have anything else.For being probably over carbed and intaked on this setup it went 10.74 in the fall.New motor is at the machine shop right now hope to have it out for the spring, if not for sure before the 09 oldsmobile powered nationals in norwalk

[morecowbell69]

I hope that's not a real W-30. That would be a waste of a rare classic.

[BoomerNavy70]

I had the '70 Olds 442 Hurst and I am telling you right now that it ran like a cat shot in the ass.

I miss that car and it was the greatest chick magnate I ever had.

[TerminatorFRA]

Why don't you conserved it?

Pff I am really angry when I think to all those marvelous cars covered with rust and left to scrap...

They are keepsakes don't destroy them, I would be so happy if I had one...

[GoombaDaddy]

my god that is a fast car. actually they both were

[ThunderAppeal]

The Olds didnt even sound like it was breathing hard. No substitute for cubic inches.

[memphis03]

Oh Yea!!! I had this car when I was 17, use to cruise Rivers Avenue in Charleston S.C.

[Manning713]

WOW !!!!

[8ulls3y3]

wooh, what a start!

[sabrefirefighter]

sucha beauty

[rarew30]

I am so proud of the Brand OLDSMOBILE! Sweet ride! Thanks for letting me enjoy the ride!!!!

[allen005]

That is a great a n d the L O U D I S T video on youtube. 

whooh

[tainterlakeisgreen]

Wow..

[original3hitter]

looks like he smoked the bitch in the right lane

[Dimantra]

looks like the 1 from a Pinks episode

[JohnnyCutlass70]

Gotta love the Olds. Look up 70 Olds Cutlass. My dad and I are almost done with her. Olds4Life!!

[GreenPurgatory7]

Looks like it took off a bit early.

[bigjp455]

Someone has no clue how to bracket race I take it!! Nice car man!check out mine.........

[bigjp455]

this was supposed be down below were the guy said you took off a little eary,my bad,,,,,,,

[percy916]

Love the gold...yeah!!! Kick ass baby!!! This is my favorite muscle car.

[SVDA]

Jezus

[LukeJ60]

this my fave car ever :)

[71cutlass455]

I have a 71 supreme 455 rocket. pretty much same results.Gotta love the olds.

[doublejay80]

damn that thing hooked great!!!

[brewcity442]

Very sweet. I also have a '70 W30. Doesn't quite sound like yours, but man it's alot of fun!

[brainkyler]

this is reallyyyyyyyyyyy cool got to love the 442's i have 3 and im only 11 years old well kinda there my dads and my gramps BUT thell BE MINE someday

[taospec]

Right on! That's how I got my classic car too. Take good care of them, and don't sell them for nothin'.

[LukeJ60]

im so jelous

[LukeJ60]

im so jelous

[eyevangogh]

I MISS MY 86 CUTTY SUPREME (SIGH)

[6954mike]

Olds just raw torque!!!

[mbamforlife]

a 1970 w30 is one bad ass ride i had a 1972 x code 4 speed and that was hairy but the 70 is just to mean

[snappermtd]

hell yea you creamed that mexi-mobile

[ballafromtexas]

ate his ass up.lol.

[woodlandrealm]

yeah Oldsmobile is the chit MWHAHAHAAH !!! thats some SICKLY FAST STUFF !!!!! BOO YAH...AMERICAN MUSCLE CARS WERE THE BEST !! SO PISS OFF ricers HEHE haha HOHO !!

[sothgs]

YEAHH FUCK RICERS

[Locothrope]

lets see it turn.

[disturbedproject]

it did at the end of the track how else would it get back around. duh lol

[woodlandrealm]

HOLY CRAP THAT IS FUKN FAST !!! LOL

[psychocowboy17]

nice video my dad has the rare oldsmobile w-30 hurst edition with t-tops with the stock 455 in it sweet ass car

[89shelbyvan]

Love that torque! Oldsmobiles are one of the most underrated cars of the classics.

Post more vids!

[acdcfan523]

jumped it

[Oshidorinohina]

if i had a 442 i wouldnt drive it, i would just kiss it every morning when i woke up and before i went to bed, thanking god he let me have one.

[KandyCutlass]

LOL I ain't mad at ya!

[cwes7675]

If I had a 442 Id get a shaker scoop for it! good idea anyone?

[kamakizie]

my dad's got a 70 cutlass sx with the 455 and all the options it's pushing over 400 horses to bad he let it go way down hill though i love that car

[W302GO]

Hi I commented before. I gave you the wrong user address for my 500 HP '68 W30. It's W302GO. I know it is way tamer than yours but still an 11 second car.

[ss396rip]

Olds rules love it nice to see

[carsbyjeff]

Love that Bad Ass Old's!

Flemings Ultimate Garage

[123jwh]

Who built the engine? What a BEAST!

[pepp5150]

I WANNA GO FAST!!!!!!

[68ChargerMdM]

then get an american muscle car. LOL

[drpepperomglol]

i wonder how many fule pumps it has

[KERPZ]

71 442-455 550hp tremec 5 speed transmission and a 12 bolt with 410s aint a 10 sec car but the wheeles come off the ground

[Mach1inVT]

Fuckin sinister!

[joelcordoba]

Beaauutiful... Sniff

[ztwntyn8]

badass car! I've got a 360hp 1970 455. Any idea how fast I can go all stock except cam in a 72 cutlas?

[disturbedproject]

on regular street tires I would say high 13's.

Does anybody got the specs on this bad ass 442?

[olds1442]

During that year it was a 30 over 455, with arias pistons, edelbrock victor intake, edelbrock heads, nodular crank, stock suspension weighed 3580 lbs.

This year changed pistons and put in CP pistons with a 42 thou 1st and 2nd ring, had some work on the tranny done, QA1 coil over shocks all around with TRZ front upper and lower control arms. Best pass to date is 10.250 @ 130.63MPH with a 1.377 60'.

[oldsmobileboy]

if u got a 70 455 u got more than 360hp buddy

try around 400

is it a 442 w-30?