Current Auction: Arizona in January 2016 on January 28th, 2016
685
Lot #:
685
Year:
1967
Make:
Oldsmobile
Model:
442
Body Style:
Convertible
Exterior Color:
Red
Interior Color:
Black
# of Cylinders:
8
Engine Size :
400
Transmission:
Manual
# of Speeds:
4
Description:
1967 OLDSMOBILE 442
4-SPEED CONVRTIBLE
(MATCHING NUMBERS)
THE OLDS 442 WAS A MUSCLE CAR INTRODUCED AS AN OPTION PACKAGE ON F-8.5 AND CUTLASS MODELS DURING THE 1964 PRODUCTION YEAR. THE 442 APPELLATION COMES FROM THE CONFIGURATION OF A FOUR-BARREL CARBURETOR, A FOUR-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AND DUAL EXHAUST.
IN 1967, UNLIKE OTHER PREVIOUS YEARS, THE L78 442 OPTION WAS ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE TOP LINE CUTLASS SUPREME. TOTAL PRODUCTION IN 1967 OF ALL 442, WERE 24,827. THERE WERE ONLY 3,680 TOTAL 1967 442 CONVERTIBLES PRODUCED OF WHICH ONLY 1,213 WERE MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS.
THE L78 RPO CODE (4-4-2 PERFORMANCE PACKAGE) INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:
. LOUVERED HOOD
. SPECIAL GRILLE
. PENCIL PAINT STRIPING
. 4-4-2 EMBLEMS
. WIDE TREAD RED LINE F70X14 NYLON-CORD TIRES
. 400-CUBIC INCH 350-HP V8 WITH 4-BARREL QUADRAJET CARBURATOR,
BIG MANIFOLDS AND VALVES, OVERSIZED DUAL EXHAUSTS. THE
COMPRESSION RATIO IS 10.5 TO 1. THE V8 PRODUCED 440 FT. POUNDS
OF TORQUE.
. TRANSMISSION-HEAVY DUTY 3-SPEED MANUAL (M-14), WIDE RATIO
4-SPEED MANUAL (M-20), CLOSE RATIO 4-SPEED MANUAL (M21), OR
TURBO HYDRA-MATIC (M40)
. HEAVY-DUTY GUARD-BEAM FRAME (CONVERTIBLE’S ONLY)
. HEAVY-DUTY FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS
. HEAVY-DUTY DRIVESHAFT
. CLUTCH, HEAVY-DUTY 11 INCH
. HEAVY-DUTY EXTRA-WIDE RIMS
. EXTRA-THICK RADIATOR
. 70-AMP BATTERY
. HEAVY-DUTY REAR AXLES
. HEAVY-DUTY FRONT AND REAR SPRINGS
. HEAVY-DUTY SHOCK ABSORBERS AND STABILIZER BARS
THE L78 PACKAGE PRICE WAS $184.31.
THIS LOW PRODUCTION NUMBER VEHICLE IS ALL MATCHING NUMBERS WITH ORIGINAL SHEET METAL. HAS JUST COMPLETED A FRESH RESTORATION TO INCLUDE NEW PPG PAINT (COLOR CHANGE). NEW INTERIOR, EXCEPT ORIGINAL DOOR PANELS, NEW CONVERTIBLE TOP. THIS VEHICLE HAS THESE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS; POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, SUPER STOCK WHEELS, SOFT RAY TINTED WINDOWS, DELUXE SEAT BELTS, SPORTS CONSOLE, ANTI-SPIN REAR AXLE
DELUXE PUSHBUTTON RADIO, THE CONVIENCE LAMPS AND MIRRORS PACKAGE, AND TRANK-LID LATCH.
