Oldsmobile 4-4-2 W-30 versus Buick GS 455 Stage 1, A-body brothers each considered the “gentleman’s musclecar.” Sibling ...

For its refinement, the Hurst/Olds 442 became a gentleman among raw muscle cars, but it’s the base-engined 442 Oldsmobile that has become the one to have. Part of it may be looks, which is ...

The engine's high-performance models, particularly the Hurst/Olds and 442 W30 package, had performance-enhancing improvements like forged connecting rods, aluminum pistons, and more aggressive ...

It can if the musician is a talented '68 426 Chrysler Hemi stuffed in an Olds 442 of the same year ... close-ratio Muncie four-speed (shifted by a Hurst Super Shifter) to the 4.66-geared Olds ...

It's important to understand that the 1968 Hurst Oldsmobile was built off the body of the third-generation 442, but It didn't have the straight-lined design of the original '64 442. It had been ...

In 1968, Hurst went beyond just turning out shifters. He built an Oldsmobile Cut­lass 442 with a huge Toronado 455-cubic-­inch V-8 under the hood. In addition to all that horsepresssure ...

But the Hurst/Olds is not the only rare iteration of the 442. The W-32 you see here is actually much more challenging to find. A one-year option offered in 1969, the W-32 bundled the 400-cubic ...

In this case, it equals 4x4 plus a 2-door pickup truck body! Now, is this translated 442 scenario any better than the initial Hurst/Olds pickup truck?

The first year of the Hurst/Olds option was known simply as the Hurst/Olds, not 442 Hurst/Olds. The bodywork was shared with both the 442 and the Cutlass. All Hurst/Olds for 1968 were painted in ...

How about its impact in the racing world? How about the Hurst Olds 442? Sorry for all the questions in one letter. Thanks for considering my letter. - George L., St. Augustine, Florida A ...