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Title: Vid - Cars we drove in the 50s and 60s
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URL Source: http://cruzintheavenue.com/CarsWeDrove.htm
Published: Jan 10, 2011
Author: various
Post Date: 2011-01-10 20:00:47 by Jethro Tull
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#42. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
I had a Pontiac Tempest with the slant six. I wish I still had it.
Ha! remember the Pontiac logo???? The Tempest reminds me of the Olds 442. What a beast.
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What the hell are you talking about, Eric? 4-4-2 meant 4-barrel, 4-speed, and dual exhaust. Until '66, when it meant 400c.i., 4-barrel, and still the dual exhausts. :)
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Fair enough, I just feel compelled to interject factual stuff as it occurs to me.
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4-4-2 was an option package on the Oldsmobile F-85/Cutlass. It was not a specific engine.
Mom & Dad had matching '66 Oldsmobiles. Mom's was a Vista Cruiser wagon with the windows in the roof, 330ci V8, 2 speed powerslide tranny, AM radio, maroon. Dad's was a Cutlass sedan, 330ci ultra- high compression motor, crazy high, something like 16-to-1, can't remember exactly. Neither car had A/C, Dad took 'em to the radiator shop and had that aftemarket A/C put in that hung under the dash. Mom wrecked the wagon in '75 on the ice, Dad took his to the grave in April '76.
#74. To: Esso, Eric Stratton, Turtle (#73)
I forget which is which, but Olds had two Hi-Po code engines back then, W-30 and W-31. I think the W30 was the heavy-duty police package (anyone ever seen an Oldsmobile police car? Me either!) and the W-31 was almost a full-on racing engine. Olds and Chevrolet were at a major disadvantage in '64 when DeLorean and Wangers at Pontiac sneaked the GTO onto the showrooms. 330 was supposed to be the maximum engine size allowed in that platform.
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#43. To: Turtle (#42)
Pontiac Tempest
#49. To: Jethro Tull (#43)
#62. To: Eric Stratton (#49)
Yeah, that 442 was a real beast. When I realized it was really a 442 engine I thought it was even cooler at the time.
#65. To: Dakmar (#62)
#68. To: Eric Stratton (#65)
I know they had some huge engines in that era. I was never a car guy other than for looks.
#69. To: Dakmar (#68)
#71. To: Eric Stratton (#69)
got into an discussion about it with someone years ago who insisted that yes, it was a 442 engine. Didn't make sense to me, but again, same as now, I figured I didn't know, so he probably did.
#73. To: Dakmar (#71)
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Replies to Comment # 73. Dad's was a Cutlass sedan, 330ci ultra- high compression motor, crazy high, something like 16-to-1, can't remember exactly.
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