1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 W-30 - Swivel seats! RARE option
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This is a favorite of mine from the 70s. The dash is one of my favorites of all time and the overall car is beautiful. This is a gorgeous color, too.
Why is it that I see nice old school rides like this and sit back and wish I had the cash to purchase this. My hat is off to the owner of this find looking ride.
Me too brother!
Mad respect to people who can have such a unique car, know what they have and take pride in their ride. It's not just a time capsule, but an excellent example of a car that would still be fun to drive today.
What a car. Those hood scoops ROCK.
Now that’s what u call a cutlass 442 super clean
Imagine being 22 and having this in the garage.
I love it. GM’s colonnade cars are my favorite. Yes, they’re slower than the previous muscle car era cars but like this one proves that’s easily fixed. I don’t doubt what this guy says. Remember back in those days, most if not all factory performance parts were still available through the dealer parts department. As long as you paid for the parts and labor the dealer would gladly put them on for you. Way cool car. GM should’ve sold them this way. Outstanding.
Nice, I owned a 77 Cutlass S after high school all through college, sold it after, missed it for years even after i purchased a 71 Cutlass S about 10 years later. 2020 i got the nostalgic for my 77 and started looking, found a rough shape 77 442 on FB marketplace, ended up getting it from the guy for the price of a used engine because of the bodies condition. Just had its original 403 freshly rebuilt , it has a dual gate shifter, sport steering wheel with tilt, dual gate shifter and cruise control and that same spoiler he has....it runs great but is a virtual rust bucket but i love it.
That is awesome! Can you share some pictures? I would love to see it, rust and all. 👍🏼
@@FasTraxCars Thanks, never uploaded a vid of it, but here you go. I forgot to mention it came in pieces, the guys dad (it was one of many of his dads Olds that the poor old guy had gotten too old to do the work he started ) had the rebuilt engine on the stand and various parts scattered all over his barn in Richards, TX. I pieced it together and it ran great. I was going to go straight "Roadkill" after getting it running but soon after the trans died, possibly because it sat outside on the ground and had numerous dirt daubers and other critters in it, i thought i had cleaned it well enough for it to run but during one of my test drives it lost first gear, drained fluid and it was a mixture of sand in the bottom of the pan. Im not sure if the trans is orginal to the car but i will probably replace it with a 200r4 like in my 71, I havent lost interest in this car, i just got back to trying to finish my 71 that ive had since my son was 5 or 6, lol, now hes 30.
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@@Cale442 These are awesome! 👍🏼 It’s great to see these classics are still appreciated and being kept on the road! Thank you for sharing!
Man, I love them old school Cutlass… My mom used to have 1976 Cutlass Brougham, Black with burgundy velour interior…👍🏾
AWSOME Olds this is how the 76 77 442 SHOULD have been built!
100%
I love the interior options, especially the swivel front bucket seats. The NASCAR-influenced slanted front fascia that was introduced for 1976 is the best looking of the 1973-77 generation.
I appreciate a good car story. Cool story. Cool car.
I owned a 73 Olds 442 black with white stripes. I put a modified 455 in it. Nice!!!
Calgary is a goldmine. Found my Buick 455 lesabre from 1975 there too. Just like this. All original and great.
My car also had work done by the original owner. He wanted the dual exhausts but since 1975 the catalytic converters were standard the duals werent availible anymore. So the dealer (Stampede Buick & Pontiac) ordered the guy the car and ordered the 1974 dual exhaust system and installed it for him.
Very cool!
Mr. B. Here ! ☕️☕️🍩🍩👀😎👍. Am 71 now , and worked for a Oldsmobile Dealer and prepped my own G37 Cutlass S 442 witch I still have today ! Time has taken it’s toll on the old girl, have not had the heart to sent it to the yard . I do have a Cutlass S same year , I’ve pulling many of the parts from my 442 to install on my Cutlass S . The Colonnades have gotten a bad rap great platforms to work on so few are left. Oh many of who blame the Dem’s also blame members of the GOP , both party’s with all the 💩💩💩 have created the garbage we have today , don’t miss understand we have some good stuff out there, it’s the platforms . I may point to keep true to myself as I stated two Cutlasses , 58, Super 88 : 64 Cutlass Convertible: 70 442 Convertible: one 76 GMC Sprint : & one 1984 ugly Delta 88 , which has some improvements ( Frankenstein ) ! I state this because am so tired of the BS out there I was toll by those who saved the world a long time ago as kid life is what you make ( key word ) you make : many of them have left us, most have forgotten how great we are 🇺🇸🇺🇸 second none ! Yet BS is running wild ! Duty , Honor, Country, that is who we are ! Not some Clown 🎪🎪🤡🤡 ! We are great ! 👀😎👍🛻🚗🇺🇸🇺🇸
Great car man! My Favorite Cutlass bodystyle ever made!
Same here!
awesome looking car, love that front end and dashboard
Thank you for your comment, this is a beautiful car for sure!
I remember seeing a lot of these 442's back in the day, but never knew they had a W30 package with a 455 engine in 1976, this is super rare. I love how the owner drives the car instead of having made it a trailer queen.
1976 was the last model year for the 455s
The owner is as much of a gem as the car! 😂😂😂
One of my favorites 76
I thought I loved the ‘77 Salon till I saw this video and remembered the ‘76
WOWWWWW definitely rare! Would love to buy but that owner I know would never sell lol
What an absolute beauty!!!
Certainly not as pretty as the 67-72 classic years but a rare and interesting car. This has all the bells and whistles, love the hood, spoiler and engine option.
Oh boy that's a keeper eh : )
Wow. Didnt think this could be had by 76
We really did make good looking cars, once upon a time.
Absolutely!!👍🏼
Този човек е истински ценител!
Ако всички бяха като него ...
Those were the days only few understand.
Those twin scoops on the hood really did the trick!
It should have been left original at least to me. These custom scoops do nothing, it's only for looks and it's a waste of money and might devalue the car! But that's just me!
@@vincentlussier8264 I still have the original hood and the the OAI system is fully functional
Very cool car,cool owner😊.
We agree!
Enjoyed the video Ken, what a beautiful machine! 🚀
Thanks Dustin
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice hood
Was that original? I never saw one like that before on a 76 Cutlass. I figgered that was custom
Nice car
Nice story too
Thanks for watching
Beautiful car !!!!!
Yes indeed!
Nothing spells America like a 455!
Love it. Would have loved to hear it start up and go for a drive!
I’m glad you liked it. I agree with you about the startup. During any events we are able to get a startup and exhaust sound, we do.
I was wondering what the cam specs are and if it had any rumble. Beautiful car, I remember these and the Laguna from the time period. I like both.@@stargazeentertainment9323
It's a roller cam. The car has a 9.75:1 compression so it can take pump gas. It has Ka heads (2.072) with a three angle valve grind. Cam specs are LSA 112 w/4 deg. advance, .281 / .281 / .224 / .230 @ .050. It is not too loud and has a nice rumble to it. To the non-Oldsmobile eye it looks stock.
@@kenp108 Ken, you have an incredible wealth of knowledge!
Thanks...On this car at least LOL
I'm an Oldsmobile guy. Never knew this existed. 🙀👍❤🙏🦅
Then your not a Oldsmobile guy (yet) !
190 hp 455! Dark times for US auto makers.
Not this one. More like 400 hp
I love this car!! How cool! I looked at these Cutlasses on the dealer lot and never knew this 442 W30 was available (would have definitely got one!) Damn! Love the color too! So many Maroons!! LOL Great car! Thanks for sharing..Oh and the rear gears! I think the ones I drove all had like 2:73...lame...
Craaaaazy bro’…..he definitely knows what he has…a ‘76 at that….imagine what that car would pull at Barrett Jackson..💰💸💯
It would go very high! This car is in outstanding condition! Well loved by the owner 👍🏼
I ordered a black/gold 1977 olds 442 in 76-77. It had every option I could get, Had the 403 engine. I was at the dealer asking about when it should arrive. While I was at the dealer the car arrived on the truck. When the backed it off it was smoking through the tailpipe. The engine only lasted 14 days. Broken rings. Sat it the dealer collecting dust in the shop. So I walked over and wrote junk all over it. They started to work finally. Drove for about a month and the rings broke again (second engine) the engine didn't feel right when I drove it. They did a compression check. The third engine within 7 months.. It had a ticking noise. They hit the blower motor. The service manager told me to get the GD thing out of there. Only six months old with three engines and less than 6500 miles So I did and drove it to the Chrysler dealer and bought a 78 Cordoba. Parked it in front of the Olds dealer.. The owner came out and asked me what I did with the 442. I told him what the service manager told me so I did.. Chrysler dealer sold it very fast to a soldier. Not long after he was killed in battle. His mother drove it. Something happened to one of the t-tops and she just put a tabletop cover Plastic and taped it down. Bothered me everytime I saw it. She told me someone broke into it and messed up the dash.
What an interesting story! Thank you for sharing
Wicked car.
Thank you! I’m glad you like it. Ken did an amazing job maintaining it for this many years!
Тази кола е сред най-добре изглеждащите американски коли, правени някога!
76 didn’t offer factory hood scoops ever. That’s a custom job.
Have never seen one like this😮Kool Looking though
Agree. Correct.
True. But cool.
I never said the hood was original. I saw it was available, liked it and bought it. The car looks stock to NON-OLDSMOBILE people, but I never said it was 100% stock.
@@kenp108 Ken was the 442 W30 script on the grille factory or did you or previous owner add it? Also great car! Keep rollin on.
When cars still had style and class!
I completely agree!!
I bet he had Boston, Thin Lizzie and the Who blasting from the 8 track. A friend in highschool got his dads 77 Cutlass Supreme with the 350 given to him. That car was a running mother and kept up with my Charger. That was one of the better cars from the malaise era.
The car currently has a remote controlled AM-FM-CD player in the glovebox. The front speakers are 4" Kickers and the rear are 6x9 Jensen Tri-axels. They are in the factory spaces since the car was ordered with the 4 speaker sound system (AM-FM-8-Track) so no cutting anywhere. The rear tray is original too. If you turn it up you watch the rearview mirror shake. Don't do that anymore... as I get older
I'm reading your post, I remember my friends 77 with a 350, it was horribly slow, but my othe friend had a 77 wagon with the same engine, and it pulled? Nice cars.
Sweet Ride...
Sure is!
Super cool car
My first Olds 442, a '67, had a' 69 Olds 455. I was 16. My 2nd 442, a '66 convertable, had the stock 400 tri-power. I was 18. I'm 60 now and don't have either. LOL
It’s never too late!!! 👍🏼
So awesome!!! Love it!!!
Glad you like it!
The Oldsmobile the Buick,, The Chevy Laguna and Pontiac all with that level of trim were sorta overloaded...But were nice 👍🙂
Thanks 👍
I dont know how it has dual exhaust because GM only made single exhaust 75 and after except where it was dual out of the muffler only such as the Firebird/Camaro or Nova/GTO/Omega etc. Maybe he's got the exhuast going dual again AFTER the catalytic converter. Anyway, he did an excellent job with the tailpipes beveled like that and close to the bumper. He's obviously a detail guy and keeps his vehicle in beautiful condition!
X bodies of that era also had dual pipes; single in, dual out.
It has dual exhaust because I added it. The car doesn't have Cat Converters. They were not required.
Awesome stories, awesome car.
Glad you enjoyed it
I be surprised if they other 2 r on earth yet .you have a vary nice car .I have never seen a w30 at car shows .I go with .my jeep to car shows .with .
The W30 badge I put on to show it's a 455. In 74 and 75 the Hurst/Olds W30 was the same engine as this one. The W25 was the 350 V8. So it's the same as the Hurst and more W30 than the 1980 442 W30. This one is 9.75 Compression and puts a out 400 HP but looks stock to the non-Oldsmobile eye.
Love it!
Thanks!!
Awesome looking Cutlass
Love the car
The one thing I hate about modern car shows is that the organizers think they have to BLAST music. Turn the sh*t down so car guys can actually talk to one another without screaming and spitting on each other lol.
It definitely makes things more difficult, but we do our best to attempt to lower the background noise without completely destroying the audio.
This '76 model was near the start of the horsepower robbing catalytic converters. Did cars sold in CANADA also have the pollution reduction mandate in effect ?!? BTW - always thought the GM "swivel seat" option was for ease of exit for the front occupants. Interesting to find out the swivel action was for easier access to the back seat. 🚘🔍. Many Thanks Yo !
They advertised it as "ease of exit", however it's pretty difficult to get in the back without them swiveling. In Canada you could order a car at the time without Cat Conv. If you did that you got a $35 credit. The provinces have different rules, BC being the most aggressive. In Alberta there are no tests and since Canada's population is 10x smaller than the US, they never implemented pollution tests for cars. Besides, that is provincial jurisdiction.
Beautiful Olds, I always thought this car would be so good looking if a fabricator would remove that bumper and carry the top design down the front fascia.
It is an interesting look, had a 73 442 in my town that did exactly that to the front end...it was pretty cool looking.
Nice 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
The one left that hasn't rotted into the ground.
I was hoping to find out what the round chrome piece behind the drivers side view mirror was.
It’s an out side thermometer.
@@mikemiskiman4743 oh ok, thanks.
nice car but.. the dealer would have never installed the w-30 aluminum intake, used from 1970 through 72, it would have voided the EPA cert. no dual exhaust, again, EPA/CAT. violation, they never offered a cat back dual exh. for a 75/77 colonade, and i doubt the 3.42 gear. i worked at a dealership in the 70's, 2.73 was it on these cars, they offered a 260 v8 with a 5 speed manual on the cutlass, i have one. the rear end ratios were 3.08, with a special order 3.23. also, they did not offer the 400 turbo in the cutlass from 1973/1977. 350 turbo only.again, the dealer would have never installed a 400 turbo, as this would be a warr. void, and violation, and they never made a w-30 76/77 olds..and the dual gate shifter is a 73/75 hurst olds shifter, i have one in my 77 442. direct fit but again, not avail. when new. the dealer would have been able to install that. and, never seen a 76 cutlass 455 with the K code heads, motorhome and marine only. the first owner made this car as he would have bought it if he could have. back in 76 you could buy the 70/73 dual exhaust manifolds, the aluminum intake, and the shifter.the K code heads, 400 turbo, and 3.42 rear could be found locally. good work on the hood, and it also has an early ram air air cleaner, i believe 71/72.
Canada wasn't subject to EPA rules and still isn't. The dealer installed the manifolds however, still made it single exhaust. I made it a dual exhaust years later. The original owner got a $35 credit for catalytic converter delete request. The 3:42 rear gears came from the 1974 model year and were installed as the car sat at the dealership for a week after arriving. The turbo 400 transmission was in the car from the factory. Check your facts. If the 455 was ordered, you had no choice but to take the turbo 400 transmission. The W30 was what Oldsmobile called the 455 in the 74/75 Hurst. A 350 was called the W25. This is the same engine as the 74/75 but internally modified. I put the W30 on the grill as it's the same as the 455's in the Hurst and more W30 than the 1980 442 W30. The engine on this car has been modified to about 400 HP with the up grades. The K heads I put on. I said in the video, to the non-Oldsmobile eye, the car LOOKS stock. I never said it was stock. The hood is full fiberglass hood. It did not come with the car, I added it because it is an Oldsmobile design, but I still have the original hood. This is a T code card (T = 455 in the VIN). I've owned the car for 45 years so I was bound to make a few changes. I just took what the original owner did, and expanded on it. I am not saying anything false about this car. What would be the point?
beautiful
Thank you! 😊
I bought a new 73 with swivel bucket seats and they were prone to split the seam on the corner where the bottom and back touched. They modified that in 1974 but I thought for 75 the split back was the go too seat. 76 was the last year for the 455 supposedly there were only 400 or so of them made. I have never seen a Colonade of any year with a W 30 either. It looks legit though. What a find.
This is an amazing car for sure 👍🏼
I owned a 77 the same color and interior in 1986 with the 350 and 4 barrel. it's the same body style. It was my daily driver. It didn't have the 442 decals or badging.
Thanks for the video. Gorgeous 442. My first car was a '72 442 with the W25 cold air hood. I did not know the dual scoop hood even existed in '76...was it still designated as the W25 or had the number changed by then? Gorgeous!
I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
Seriously fugly
I love it
Beautiful car! Was a manual transmission available for the car? Could you please let me know where I can find the options on the car and or window sticker? Thank you.
5 speed manual was only offered with the small 260 Olds V8, 350 and 455 cars were all T350 and T400 auto.
@@dustinmartin8954 thank you very much. I love unusual cars like yours. I had an 89 Dodge Dakota convertible and got the strangest looks. I would often get asked who did the conversion and I would jokingly say Lee Iacocca!!
My dad had one of those cars
Thank you, do you happen to have a picture of your dad’s car you can share?
rare
Quite the tall tale. Nonetheless a nice Cuddy.
What part is the tall tale, or is it all of it?
Nice ride in great condition. Only problem this video has is that background music, it RUINED the interview. If i was the owner I'd of took the car to another location then discussed the matter... 🙄
I’ve been to many show and shines over the years, and they always have loud music playing. Great car! And this guy knows his stuff!! 👍🏼
455, Real 442 hood, TH400, and swivel buckets! This is when GM wasn’t a DEI company.
Well, back then I'm not sure they knew what DEI was, but Democrats sure knew how to make a car less fun with environmental regs! This generation gets to torture us with DEI which will undoubtedly rub off on some of the new automobile products coming out. God only knows how 😂
Curious, how did CZcams not flag you for the background music? I got flagged at a car show with background music
Aside from 260 with 5 speed, was a stick offered for these😮?
No
Great car. The video would have been so much better to show the car more, and less focus on chit chat with the owner and his talking head. He seems like a good guy, but that isn't what I tuned in to see. He could still tell his story, but just show more shots of the car while he does it.
Thank you for your comment, we will make sure to show more of the cars in our videos moving forward!
Please check out our next video in a week, I’m sure you will be happy with it.
Nice car tell him that I will give him the $5,000 that he paid for it
Lol dreamer.
no such thing as a 76 w-30
neat car
Yes there was. It's actually on the build sheet for this car.😊
@@codyluka8355 youre full of shit
I was a salesman for olds in the 70s
That car was never offered
@@armandodimarzio1136they know that.they are just making stuff up
@@johndillinger8482 exactly
It just needs a manual transmission and would otherwise be perfect as-is.
The 5 speed transmission couldn't take the torque of the 455. But why go slower. (Auto's with a trans-go shift kit are faster in the quarter unless the manual driver is really, really good.)
Automatic is way better also much more comfortable, especially in busy traffic.
The hood isn't original
Of course it isn't. Whoever said it was is wrong.
They didnt make a w30 in 76, nor did it come with that hood.
Didn't come with those tires either.
@@kenp108 So it's not a W-30?
Why did the prospective buyers not want the 455?
When I went to see the car, I was told I was the third guy to look at the car. The two potential buyers before me saw the 455 and decided that the engine was too big. I didn't care. So I bought the car. Have had it for 45 years as of 2024.
Wow , must have been the first two eco - warrior fools in history! - bigger is always best - beautiful ride Ken 😊
Ken did an amazing job with his car! Very special 👍🏼
I guess they figured it wouldn't be good on gas. I didn't care and bought it.
Haha, it’s all about the muscle 💪🏼
Awesome car… missed half what he was saying for the music. Total bummer
Cars from that year had smog control devices and wimpy motors
Bad year for the 455. Choked to death by a single exhaust because of the f________ cat con.
No Cat on this car, and it wasn't required in 76 either. The 455 was unchoked too.
Just like the TRANS AM 75 OR 76 IN THOSE GM CARS ATE CONSIDERED TO BE THE BASTERDED YEARS....75 76...