1971 Oldsmobile 442 W30 Convertible

Lot S172
Of the 1,304 442 convertibles built in 1971, only 110 were convertibles; of those, only 78 were equipped with the Hurst-shifted Turbo 400 automatic transmission, making this colorful example a rare machine indeed. Generously-optioned, this brilliant yellow W-30 convertible is an extremely low-mileage numbers-matching car documented with the original GM Canada paperwork.

Highlights:
-Numbers Matching
-Documented with GM Canada paperwork
-Rotisserie restoration
-1 of 110 W-30 convertibles in 1971
-1 of 78 Automatic convertibles in 1971

Mecum High Performance Auction Kissimmee FL Jan. 24-26 2008
www.mecum.com

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 1971
• Oldsmobile
• 442
• W30
• Convertible

[RILEIGHJO]

yeah....FUCK al gore and all those grass eating, tree huggin' fucks! what the fuck was wrong with leaded gas anyway? everytime i fill up my 68 w-31 clone convertible, the lead additive goes down the pipe too. all gore needs to stick his ass up to a dual cutout trumpet and go for a ride. long live horsepower you polar bear loving fucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[panhead1219]

@DrOlds100 Also, a "REAL" W-30" did not have power brakes, as the OEM W-30 cam could not provide enough vacume for that power "Vacume exist" Luxury.

I had a real one, Nugget Gold with white stripes, 4 Speed Muncie -M22. and power by Arman Legstrong.

Meaning, it took all the power you had to steer and Stop the damn thing!

Hell of a fun car though.

Raw, basic, and it sucked the air outa the other cars when I opened up the carb with via the loud peddle! :)

[mercury49]

@panhead1219 Vacuum wasn't enought for the air conditioning, and power brakes were available with an automatic transmission

[derky101]

Do I detect a Canadian accent?

[ForneyRider]

I like the vacuum operated air intake.

[markmarshall39]

@RILEIGHJO , being american, we love our big v-8's, and im sure any gas would have done, super or whatever, long live the horsepower!!

[matthewt2010]

@panhead1219 Those are more like the Chevy SS wheels. They are too curvy to be Buick Rally wheels.

[panhead1219]

Also, those are BUICK wheels, not the Beautiful OLDS wheels. This car seen, is a piece of shit.

[panhead1219]

@DrOlds100

This "specimen" is a rather bad restoration.. and a fake. Bad(wrong) colors, and NOTHING lines up or fits correctly.

[moker1275]

that is the best car in the whole world

[bboy0824]

0:53 "of the 1,304 4-4-2 convertibles built in 1971, only 110 were convertibles" is it just me or does that make no sense? lol its even in the description!