Michael Kingsbury I remeber seeing a test one time where yall tested a motorhome, to my dismay there was no slalom, or reverse 180 runs with that...lol. But, i do have a question...was bud as cool as he seemed?
Mike, Did you guys actually smoke the tires off like that when you were trying to minimize your acceleration times? Or was that just spliced in for show and you actually tried to accelerate without all the wheelspin?
Olds did some tweaks on the W-30 for 71 to compensate for the lowered compression. Without digging through my vintage magazine collection I recall they advanced the cam, re-tweaked the carb, went with a dual disc clutch, made the M-22 the only 4 speed box, and switched from a 3.42 gear to a 3.73 if you ordered a stick with no air. I owned a 70 w-30 automatic. Around town it felt and sounded like an Olds 98 until you floored it. Then it turned into a wild man. The torque actually tilted the car noticeably and it seemed to like 6000 rpm shifts.
Had the 1972 442 w30 4 spd 455 c.i. Ram air..had to drive it to understand what a great car that was. Shift from 3 to 4 at 90 mph 5800 rpm and it would spin the tires
I bought a 1970 Cutlass S from my high school biology teacher for 50 bucks, around 1987. A 350 Rocket with an automatic. My first V8! Had some hesitation during acceleration, but my wizard brother adjusted the timing and I could go 15 mph and break 'em loose with a good stomp. LOVED that car so much! Wisconsin made it too rusty to drive. Sold it to a friend. They implanted the engine in to a newer Cutlass and crashed it. Now that I think about it, there were MANY times I should have died in that thing.
But could you remember the new-for-1969 GM G-body Pontiac Grand Prix and Chevrolet Monte Carlo? This expanded to include Buick and Oldsmobile versions, Buivk Regal and Oldsmobole Cutlass Supreme.
Erikninnemann7102: First, I'm glad you DIDN'T die, and second, you had a neat ride!! My uncle gave me a 1970 Ford Galaxie 500 Wagon when I turned 16, about when you came-of-age, also. That 390 would show its tailgate to a lot of chevy junk motors. I'm true-blue Ford & Mopar, but always favored Olds next on the favorites list. One day......G-d willing, I want to buy a 1966 or 1967 Toronado.....as you know the first-generation.....beautiful from every angle. If room and budget allowed, also a 1970 Mercury Cyclone and Montego wagon with that gorgeous front-end & hidden headlights.
While 1971 was the beginning of the downhill slide for the automotive industry but it didn't start to get really bad until around 1973 when they've added the 5mph bumpers, smog pumps and Emission Control devices, I consider 1973-83 to be the nadir of the automotive industry.
1978-1983 was the absolute ROCK BOTTOM of the automobile industry. Not only were the cars running like crap. But they also started to look like crap too! Lol.
James Rockford (Garner) did most of the stunt's, driving, fighting from 74-80, then he got sick and the Drs told him he needed to take time off, that's why he left the Rockford Files.. which I have the whole series on DVD, I got it cheap used on Ebay for 30 bucks, all six seasons
This might be a dumb question.People love the muscle cars from the mid sixties and early seventies so much.Why dont they bring out the old blueprints from that era and start producing them again?People would pay good money to have them.I know Old went out of business.But wouldn't it be great to buy them fresh off the showroom?Old make the 442 with 455.Dodge Charger with 426.Camaro with 327 or 396.And mustang with the old 289 hi-po.Make them exactly like before.People would go nuts trying to get their hands on them.Its nice to dream i guess ☹
Safety and emissions. These fantastic old musclecars had pretty crappy brakes. Nowadays you'd need ABS, stability control, etc, and the engines would have to pass rigid emissions requirements, which they could not do.
@@alfasteve12 I did consider that somewhat.I was thinking they could add only the parts required by law then produce them?If these cars are against the laws in their original form,how are people still driving them without being prosecuted?I also wondered how do they pass emissions to drive them daily of they want?Do they pay an emissions tax,or denied registration?
@@jenkemjones68 notice how the top of the fender and door no longer like up on new cars?? That's a mandate from the government...hoods need to have a certain amount of space between it and the top of the engine so if we hit a pedestrian they have a cushion of air when they bounce off our bumper and up into the hood ...this shit really makes cars look shitty
@@jenkemjones68 Any car older than 35 years gets special 'antique' privileges for driving. The car passed safety and emissions at the time of manufacture, so they are grandfathered in, and not subject to laws newer than the car.
The 1971 Olds 442 took off and handled like a "Youngmobile!" This could have been the ride that would leave GM singing,"He took off like a rocket and handled the curves in his merry Oldsmobole!,"
Gosh, I grew up in Spfld, OH back in early 1980s and back then you could literally buy any 1960s 70s muscle car you ever wanted especially any GM car. They were all used and sitting around town on Car Lots. I had a white 1970 Ram Air 3 Pontiac Trans Am with manual transmission. My older brother had a sweet green 1969 Dodge 440 Super Bee with manual transmission.
I had a 72 Cutlass S with 350 4 barrel, dual exhaust, that was a beast and a great looking car. Red with white top. Raised whites on Cragar 5 spokes. First car. Should have kept it. Paid $999.00 in 1981
I'm rebuilding my 70 442 now with a Grand Touring type Speedtech front suspension kit, 4 wheel Baer brakes and rear suspension is on the way, hoping it will be ready to drive by end of the year...we will see, the body shop is like most body guys unresponsive lol
"We in America are in a time when concern for 'saaaaaafety' and the 'enviiiiiiironment' threaten what makes men love cars" No truer words have been spoken outside of the good book. He is likely spinning in his grave. The 1971 442 W30 already was suffering from longer acceleration numbers than the 1968 model. The handling seemed better though.
I am probably more aware than 98 percent of the population on the impact of government regulations on safety and design. It is true that the newer cars are safer than the old ones, but there is evidence that the trend is reversing. As modern cars have proliferated on the highways, the fatalty and accident rates have been turning upward. At least some of that is because modern automobiles have such high beltlines that the driver has a difficult time seeing around the huge blind spots of cars manufactured after 2011 or so. Add the byzantine and complicated menu pics on touchscreens necessary to adjust interior temperature, a radio station or to view something else, and driving has become more complicated. The cost of safety, fuel economy and pollution standards is inthe area of $5k added to the cars sticker price. No thanks. I'd rather take my risks.
Let's stick with the topic. I don't think that we can address AI and life extension in a couple of paragraphs. I am not against having choice in the type of car that we drive. I believe that having these safety features can be a good thing. You mention lane assist. Normally, I would turn it off, but there are instances where I might use it in heavy urban driving or on a long trip. I think that the modern suspensions and braking systems are extremely helpful in terms of active accident avoidance. Anti lock brakes have improved a car's ability to negotiate dangerous stops. Improved lighting has made it easier to drive at night and has reduced nighttime accidents. I believe that automotive lighting has a long way to go and that current lighting standards are actually inhibiting development of better lighting system. The current NHTSA lighting standards were based on 1930's technology which mandate an upward beam scatter. With lighted overhead signs and improved retroreflictivity, they are largely obsolete. I do not like braking assist because it is too intrusive . I have drive a car with it and it stopped too early in some instances and too late in others. I would never completely trust it. Same thing with adaptive cruise control. In any case, if people want these features, fine. They can choose them. I'm just not keen on shoving it down people's throat. Texting and driving is a danerous activity, but I believe that the practice is beginning to die off. I think that the current fascination with social media is going to level off and that people will become more interested in other activities. I didn't say it would die off. Just level off. I am not for texting and driving laws as it opens up prying and policing. If a cop observes a person on his phone while the car is swerving, he can pull the person up for distracted driving, which is already against the law.
@@henrystowe6217 I think so, there's a rumor that most cars built before and after the 2008 recession are in numerous ways different, post-2008 were built with not so much quality including Japanese and German manufacturers
@@anthonyv1971 its no rumor. All cars made these days have smaller displacement, direct injection, turbo chargers and many have cvt transmissions, all to comply with the 2007 energy conservation act. Cars today are excessively complex, leading to mechanical issues. Add in the fmvss 208 and 204 safety standards and they are heavy as well. Thats why cars have increasingly sucked since 2007
You know what was missing in that dissertation of the 442 convertible? Complaints about body flex. Even throwing it around to its limit, they never said anything about body flex. That thing was 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩.
This has to be one of the most fun car videos on YT! What isn't to like? An awesome Olds, great footage of the road test, and killer driving skills! The drifting and the reverse spin around! Those tires were begging for mercy! Oh yeah and that music! How can I find that soundtrack?! Love Bobs narration too. Two enthusiastic thumbs up!
Had the 71' Supreme two-door hardtop it was a great car except for the front drum brakes that didn't stop well enough and the rust that appeared after seven years.
Raised on and loyal to Ford & Mopar, but I certainly like the Oldsmobile lineup from '57 through '87. Give me a Olds 307 over any chevy junk motor anyday.
Feel bad for the owners who had to sit in line for hours during the 1973 oil crisis. Did not know those cars could handle, so that's a good thing, despite their 10 mpg consumption.
They sure were fun, the sounds, the smells, the effortless thrust of a big V8...When it came to stopping from triple digit speeds, it really tightend the old turd cutter..
The 71's were less powerful than the previous 442s. Mandated emissions controls slowed almost all muscle cars starting in 1971. Olds was the best though.
GM lowered the compression ratio on all engines to 8:1 or less so they would run on regular low octane gas. Chrysler and Ford still had high compression on the 440, Hemi, 340... 351, and 429.
By 1973, the entire Oldsmobile lineup was radial tires as standard, correct? I just expected tighter handling, that's all. I know the average muscle-car buyer was more concerned with straight-line acceleration than tight handling, but......I'm sure Olds put extra effort into maximizing secure handling for their A-body. Considering that 1) Olds was well-known as GM's 'experimental' car thst always introduced new technology and features before other divisions, and 2) With the Front-wheel-drive Toronado just across the showroom, you'd think Old engineers would want to stand out as better than Chevelle, LeMans and Century.
Cheap & inferior. Covered in plastic held on with double sided tape. Chock full of substandard parts. In all likelihood made in China or South Korea like most Buicks are now.
I would love to see what GM could do with the 455cid, Naturally Aspirated and today's technology . i.e. DODGE VIPER . No turbos nor supercharger, manual transmission w/ overdrive. Ppl who buy these MASTERPIECES do NOT use em to commute, so, it's usually a 2nd car. AWESOME, BEAUTIFUL 442. I, in 74 had the BUICK GS STAGE 1, 4spd posi, every power option except the am/fm antenna, it was embedded on the front windshield. My rear defroster was a blower below the glass. Very similar to this 1. Mine was a hardtop . My 1st ♥️
What is the point of that Hemet... It is "Open Face". In high school a guy wore a helmet exactly like this, driving to show off. He Crashed into a lamp post and ate the steering wheel, broke his jaw and lost 10 teeth. The Helmet didn't get a scratch.
Your Camry is a piece of shit compared to a nice old convertible 4 speed Oldsmobile. Yes modern day cars have a lot of advancements in regards to speed and handling but hold no water against a muscle car. Drive both one after the other and you will agree that the Camry should be flushed down the toilet.
Yeah, it only took 50 years for your Camry to catch up. Give it another 50 years, and no one will remember a Camry. A 442 W-30 will always be looked upon as a classic muscle car and be respected. Not so with a Camry. Comparing the two, a Camry will get laughed at, if anything.
@@driveined Except it's faster while getting 3x the fuel economy and running 200k+ miles with no major repairs. It is also capable of rudimentary handling and braking, which the 442 also is not. The 442 was an inefficient undriveable piece of shit new, and it's still an undriveable piece of shit now. Yes it was an icon back then, but it was complete junk, as were ALL muscle cars at the time. Absolute junk. Hell Chrysler evem delivered theirs with ZERO warranty. Nostalgia is great, and those that keep historical cars running at their best are to be commended for keeping history alive, but you have to be truly delusional to think those were actually good cars. They were unsafe unreliable gas guzzling junk.
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I don't remember driving the 442, I think that must have been Dave.
Mike
Michael Kingsbury I remeber seeing a test one time where yall tested a motorhome, to my dismay there was no slalom, or reverse 180 runs with that...lol.
But, i do have a question...was bud as cool as he seemed?
Thanks for sharing your experiences, Michael. These films are fun to look back on !!
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Mike, Did you guys actually smoke the tires off like that when you were trying to minimize your acceleration times? Or was that just spliced in for show and you actually tried to accelerate without all the wheelspin?
"We're going to miss what progress takes from it". Truer words never spoken.
Yes and no. There are a ton of cars today that can match its 0-60 and do better in the handling department while also able to achieve 30 mpg.
My grate uncle had a gold and black 71 442 W30 convertible new back in the day and he still has today.
Olds did some tweaks on the W-30 for 71 to compensate for the lowered compression. Without digging through my vintage magazine collection I recall they advanced the cam, re-tweaked the carb, went with a dual disc clutch, made the M-22 the only 4 speed box, and switched from a 3.42 gear to a 3.73 if you ordered a stick with no air. I owned a 70 w-30 automatic. Around town it felt and sounded like an Olds 98 until you floored it. Then it turned into a wild man. The torque actually tilted the car noticeably and it seemed to like 6000 rpm shifts.
This is clearly a no a/c car, you can tell from the center vents.
Pontiac did the same. 455 Trans Am 73.
"We are going to miss what progress takes from it". That pretty much describes the 70's to a tee.
Had the 1972 442 w30 4 spd 455 c.i. Ram air..had to drive it to understand what a great car that was. Shift from 3 to 4 at 90 mph 5800 rpm and it would spin the tires
Bullshit
Man W30 4-spd convertible. That car if still around is worth mega bucks.
David Dubin: Extremely rare.Only 32 were made.They are priced in the six figure range today.Not sure what the original msrp was.
I bought a 1970 Cutlass S from my high school biology teacher for 50 bucks, around 1987. A 350 Rocket with an automatic. My first V8! Had some hesitation during acceleration, but my wizard brother adjusted the timing and I could go 15 mph and break 'em loose with a good stomp. LOVED that car so much! Wisconsin made it too rusty to drive. Sold it to a friend. They implanted the engine in to a newer Cutlass and crashed it. Now that I think about it, there were MANY times I should have died in that thing.
But could you remember the new-for-1969 GM G-body Pontiac Grand Prix and Chevrolet Monte Carlo? This expanded to include Buick and Oldsmobile versions, Buivk Regal and Oldsmobole Cutlass Supreme.
Erikninnemann7102:
First, I'm glad you DIDN'T die, and second, you had a neat ride!!
My uncle gave me a 1970 Ford Galaxie 500 Wagon when I turned 16, about when you came-of-age, also.
That 390 would show its tailgate to a lot of chevy junk motors.
I'm true-blue Ford & Mopar, but always favored Olds next on the favorites list.
One day......G-d willing, I want to buy a 1966 or 1967 Toronado.....as you know the first-generation.....beautiful from every angle.
If room and budget allowed, also a 1970 Mercury Cyclone and Montego wagon with that gorgeous front-end & hidden headlights.
Had a ‘72 Vista Cruiser SW with a rocket 350, very much a Cutlass in a station wagon form. It was a stout beast.
So that back in the day was your "Merry Oldsmobime?"
That was a very quick car back in the day, especially with better rears.
While 1971 was the beginning of the downhill slide for the automotive industry but it didn't start to get really bad until around 1973 when they've added the 5mph bumpers, smog pumps and Emission Control devices, I consider 1973-83 to be the nadir of the automotive industry.
1978-1983 was the absolute ROCK BOTTOM of the automobile industry. Not only were the cars running like crap. But they also started to look like crap too! Lol.
I have a smog pump in my 67 cougar 390ci
@@dogsense3773 California model. A 365 HP 1966 Corvette, had one as well. Rapida Rapida
@@nathanwilkie3697 Mercedes had some good cars during those years.
But emissions controls were already present in 1968.
Convertible 442 with 4 speed. Clean one worth a fortune today. Pretty impressive numbers for the low compression engine.
The reverse spin....also known as the Jim Rockford!
Ole Jimbo would be proud!
Can you imagine if the car turned over while doing this. His helmet would be of no use.
James Rockford (Garner) did most of the stunt's, driving, fighting from 74-80, then he got sick and the Drs told him he needed to take time off, that's why he left the Rockford Files.. which I have the whole series on DVD, I got it cheap used on Ebay for 30 bucks, all six seasons
This might be a dumb question.People love the muscle cars from the mid sixties and early seventies so much.Why dont they bring out the old blueprints from that era and start producing them again?People would pay good money to have them.I know Old went out of business.But wouldn't it be great to buy them fresh off the showroom?Old make the 442 with 455.Dodge Charger with 426.Camaro with 327 or 396.And mustang with the old 289 hi-po.Make them exactly like before.People would go nuts trying to get their hands on them.Its nice to dream i guess ☹
Safety and emissions. These fantastic old musclecars had pretty crappy brakes. Nowadays you'd need ABS, stability control, etc, and the engines would have to pass rigid emissions requirements, which they could not do.
@@alfasteve12 I did consider that somewhat.I was thinking they could add only the parts required by law then produce them?If these cars are against the laws in their original form,how are people still driving them without being prosecuted?I also wondered how do they pass emissions to drive them daily of they want?Do they pay an emissions tax,or denied registration?
@@jenkemjones68 notice how the top of the fender and door no longer like up on new cars?? That's a mandate from the government...hoods need to have a certain amount of space between it and the top of the engine so if we hit a pedestrian they have a cushion of air when they bounce off our bumper and up into the hood ...this shit really makes cars look shitty
@@bilbobaggins4710 Thank you,honestly I didnt know that.I have a 2013 charger and thought it might have been wrecked because of that lol.
@@jenkemjones68 Any car older than 35 years gets special 'antique' privileges for driving. The car passed safety and emissions at the time of manufacture, so they are grandfathered in, and not subject to laws newer than the car.
Nothing but a magnificent machine💪
The 1971 Olds 442 took off and handled like a "Youngmobile!" This could have been the ride that would leave GM singing,"He took off like a rocket and handled the curves in his merry Oldsmobole!,"
Gosh, I grew up in Spfld, OH back in early 1980s and back then you could literally buy any 1960s 70s muscle car you ever wanted especially any GM car. They were all used and sitting around town on Car Lots. I had a white 1970 Ram Air 3 Pontiac Trans Am with manual transmission. My older brother had a sweet green 1969 Dodge 440 Super Bee with manual transmission.
I had a 72 Cutlass S with 350 4 barrel, dual exhaust, that was a beast and a great looking car. Red with white top. Raised whites on Cragar 5 spokes. First car. Should have kept it. Paid $999.00 in 1981
HELL YEAH!! member' watching this show on school days before I got ready for school. R.I.P. SPEEDVISION.
I'm rebuilding my 70 442 now with a Grand Touring type Speedtech front suspension kit, 4 wheel Baer brakes and rear suspension is on the way, hoping it will be ready to drive by end of the year...we will see, the body shop is like most body guys unresponsive lol
Driving instructors at the Secret Service EVOC course are smiling at that J-Turn.
"We in America are in a time when concern for 'saaaaaafety' and the 'enviiiiiiironment' threaten what makes men love cars" No truer words have been spoken outside of the good book. He is likely spinning in his grave. The 1971 442 W30 already was suffering from longer acceleration numbers than the 1968 model. The handling seemed better though.
I am probably more aware than 98 percent of the population on the impact of government regulations on safety and design. It is true that the newer cars are safer than the old ones, but there is evidence that the trend is reversing. As modern cars have proliferated on the highways, the fatalty and accident rates have been turning upward. At least some of that is because modern automobiles have such high beltlines that the driver has a difficult time seeing around the huge blind spots of cars manufactured after 2011 or so. Add the byzantine and complicated menu pics on touchscreens necessary to adjust interior temperature, a radio station or to view something else, and driving has become more complicated. The cost of safety, fuel economy and pollution standards is inthe area of $5k added to the cars sticker price. No thanks. I'd rather take my risks.
Let's stick with the topic. I don't think that we can address AI and life extension in a couple of paragraphs.
I am not against having choice in the type of car that we drive. I believe that having these safety features can be a good thing. You mention lane assist. Normally, I would turn it off, but there are instances where I might use it in heavy urban driving or on a long trip. I think that the modern suspensions and braking systems are extremely helpful in terms of active accident avoidance. Anti lock brakes have improved a car's ability to negotiate dangerous stops. Improved lighting has made it easier to drive at night and has reduced nighttime accidents. I believe that automotive lighting has a long way to go and that current lighting standards are actually inhibiting development of better lighting system. The current NHTSA lighting standards were based on 1930's technology which mandate an upward beam scatter. With lighted overhead signs and improved retroreflictivity, they are largely obsolete.
I do not like braking assist because it is too intrusive . I have drive a car with it and it stopped too early in some instances and too late in others. I would never completely trust it. Same thing with adaptive cruise control.
In any case, if people want these features, fine. They can choose them. I'm just not keen on shoving it down people's throat.
Texting and driving is a danerous activity, but I believe that the practice is beginning to die off. I think that the current fascination with social media is going to level off and that people will become more interested in other activities. I didn't say it would die off. Just level off. I am not for texting and driving laws as it opens up prying and policing. If a cop observes a person on his phone while the car is swerving, he can pull the person up for distracted driving, which is already against the law.
@@henrystowe6217 I think so, there's a rumor that most cars built before and after the 2008 recession are in numerous ways different, post-2008 were built with not so much quality including Japanese and German manufacturers
@@anthonyv1971 its no rumor. All cars made these days have smaller displacement, direct injection, turbo chargers and many have cvt transmissions, all to comply with the 2007 energy conservation act. Cars today are excessively complex, leading to mechanical issues. Add in the fmvss 208 and 204 safety standards and they are heavy as well. Thats why cars have increasingly sucked since 2007
My dream muscle car.
Gotta love it fanging a convertible muscle car.
You know what was missing in that dissertation of the 442 convertible? Complaints about body flex. Even throwing it around to its limit, they never said anything about body flex. That thing was 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩.
Olds had a heavy duty frame option, aka convertible frames, under their W machines, with or without a rag top.
“Like a ballerina”
I was 15 when this show was on, loved it
Awesome. Made in. 🇺🇸 U S A
This has to be one of the most fun car videos on YT! What isn't to like? An awesome Olds, great footage of the road test, and killer driving skills! The drifting and the reverse spin around! Those tires were begging for mercy! Oh yeah and that music! How can I find that soundtrack?! Love Bobs narration too. Two enthusiastic thumbs up!
Imagine what it could have done if they had pumped the tires above 26 psi.
Except the 13 second time slip with these terrible tires, with slicks it would run high 12s
The soundtrack is by Peter Reno "Armed Escort". Music used in Super Bowl VI for Dallas Cowboys "Doomsday Defense". You can find it on CZcams.
I have a 71 Cutlass S post. 4 speed great cars.
Today's cars should be tested the same way, I bet that would be interesting.
I liked these better than any other old muscle from this era , second to the same year Camaro of course .
Fabulous Bud!
Drifts very impressively.
Had the 71' Supreme two-door hardtop it was a great car except for the front drum brakes that didn't stop well enough and the rust that appeared after seven years.
What a car...rare as well!
One of Buds Best!!
As the years went by you could see his drinking and smoking took its toll...
Raised on and loyal to Ford & Mopar, but I certainly like the Oldsmobile lineup from '57 through '87.
Give me a Olds 307 over any chevy junk motor anyday.
Feel bad for the owners who had to sit in line for hours during the 1973 oil crisis. Did not know those cars could handle, so that's a good thing, despite their 10 mpg consumption.
I just watch these for the music and tires screeching
The music sounds like it was taken from a late 60's porn film. I would love a 442.
It sounded great.
They sure were fun, the sounds, the smells, the effortless thrust of a big V8...When it came to stopping from triple digit speeds, it really tightend the old turd cutter..
Nice car. My buddy had a two tone silver one just like this.
A real man's car.
Wow this car is faster than my 2006 GM product.
This is muscle car pornography.
That explains it!
The 71's were less powerful than the previous 442s. Mandated emissions controls slowed almost all muscle cars starting in 1971. Olds was the best though.
GM lowered the compression ratio on all engines to 8:1 or less so they would run on regular low octane gas. Chrysler and Ford still had high compression on the 440, Hemi, 340... 351, and 429.
Rolls like a frigate doing evasive maneuvering.
Forever Oldsmobile
3:37 beautiful
Wow a true 4 speed
My dream car😍😍😍😍
Those Chevelle style platforms were Squirrely
And fun 😌
I love that sexy beast to bits! What a dream automobile!
Has '71 taillights. Maybe the '72 got the "minimal body roll"?
By 1973, the entire Oldsmobile lineup was radial tires as standard, correct?
I just expected tighter handling, that's all.
I know the average muscle-car buyer was more concerned with straight-line acceleration than tight handling, but......I'm sure Olds put extra effort into maximizing secure handling for their A-body.
Considering that 1) Olds was well-known as GM's 'experimental' car thst always introduced new technology and features before other divisions, and 2) With the Front-wheel-drive Toronado just across the showroom, you'd think Old engineers would want to stand out as better than Chevelle, LeMans and Century.
Anyone else notice that the driver's helmet was not buckled
P.D. .................and in a drop top ,probably had his young son in the front seat !!!!!!!!!! lol !!!
What would a new 2018 Oldsmobile look like?
Cheap & inferior. Covered in plastic held on with double sided tape. Chock full of substandard parts. In all likelihood made in China or South Korea like most Buicks are now.
Pure blasphemy.
Best selling car, to non existent!
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What a remarkable difference a set of wide oval hi-perf Radials would have made. Improvements in just about every form. Nice car anyway!
I would love to see what GM could do with the 455cid, Naturally Aspirated and today's technology .
i.e. DODGE VIPER . No turbos nor supercharger, manual transmission w/ overdrive. Ppl who buy these MASTERPIECES do NOT use em to commute, so, it's usually a 2nd car.
AWESOME, BEAUTIFUL 442. I, in 74 had the BUICK GS STAGE 1, 4spd posi, every power option except the am/fm antenna, it was embedded on the front windshield. My rear defroster was a blower below the glass. Very similar to this 1. Mine was a hardtop . My 1st ♥️
Epic!!
That's what. They call. A. Car. Not like. 2020. Every thing plastic
New are wayyy fucking safer now tho as a result
What is the point of that Hemet... It is "Open Face". In high school a guy wore a helmet exactly like this, driving to show off. He Crashed into a lamp post and ate the steering wheel, broke his jaw and lost 10 teeth. The Helmet didn't get a scratch.
Good story. I’m pretty sure the helmet isn’t for the face. Obviously
No quarter mile tests, with slicks or drag radials and a optional 4:11 this car would run high 12s
With stylish 14 in wheels.
Cool thanks!
Where does the music come from? Anybody knows?
All the music on these videos is awsome
Peter Reno "Armed Escort" used by NFL Films for Super Bowl VI "Doomsday Defense". On youtube by GodzillaRocks.
thats about as good as it gets in the handling department
I'll take it
Is Bud the test driver of these cars?
Bro eso es un Oldsmobile 442 W 30 de 1972 pero en Convertible pues Buen video :v
2:41 tho.
Naught-70 in 7.3 = Naught-60 in what, 5.8 not bad. And 3,600 elbows too?
Black Cat Run
Are those 14" Rallye wheels?
"The biggest of the big in the cubic inch race" Did the 460 and 502 not count?
They didn't exist in 1971.
Only the 472 Cadillac.
0 to 70 ???
That was the highway speed limit in 1971
Did no one test the 70 chevelle
The 68-71 cutlass best performing of the GM mid sizers but the pontiacs the best looking..put a lemans body on a cutlass frame and there you go....
If this show is available today the snowflakes would be rioting
My uncle had this car and let me take a girl out and I got my first piece of ass in the back seat. Good times 🇺🇸
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Too bad Bud Lindemann can't drive a modern car
Drive a Nissan gtr . Godzilla. I bet he wouldn't know what to say. He would smile and say that was fastest thing I've ever seen on four wheels.
Nearly as fast as my Camry
I’m sure you get as many turned heads as well! 😀
@@drippinglass It does when he cruises by the nursing home...
Your Camry is a piece of shit compared to a nice old convertible 4 speed Oldsmobile. Yes modern day cars have a lot of advancements in regards to speed and handling but hold no water against a muscle car. Drive both one after the other and you will agree that the Camry should be flushed down the toilet.
Yeah, it only took 50 years for your Camry to catch up. Give it another 50 years, and no one will remember a Camry. A 442 W-30 will always be looked upon as a classic muscle car and be respected. Not so with a Camry. Comparing the two, a Camry will get laughed at, if anything.
@@driveined Except it's faster while getting 3x the fuel economy and running 200k+ miles with no major repairs. It is also capable of rudimentary handling and braking, which the 442 also is not. The 442 was an inefficient undriveable piece of shit new, and it's still an undriveable piece of shit now. Yes it was an icon back then, but it was complete junk, as were ALL muscle cars at the time. Absolute junk. Hell Chrysler evem delivered theirs with ZERO warranty. Nostalgia is great, and those that keep historical cars running at their best are to be commended for keeping history alive, but you have to be truly delusional to think those were actually good cars. They were unsafe unreliable gas guzzling junk.
This car could have ran a decent quarter mile if the pile of crap didnt break down halfway there. We had one of these junk piles. Worst car ever made.