OLDSMOBILE 442

STATUS: Original.

YEARS: 1970.

COMPLETED TASKS:

➢  Step (1) Correction Paint.
➢  Step (2) Polished Fine.
➢  Step (3) Pre-Coating GYEON PRIMER.
➢  GYEON Ceramic Coating Protection & Ultra

REVIEW:

As can be seen in the photos, an exhaustive correction work had to be done in order to preserve the original paint of this Oldsmobile 442 (1970); As an added value, a ceramic coating protection was installed to preserve the original paint.

Work time: 2 days.

OLDSMOBILE 442 OVERVIEW:

By 1970, Oldsmobile was known for constantly tweaking the grille and front end of the 442, and the year was no different. The blacked-out grille that had been used the year before had been replaced with a grille that consisted of a number of bright vertical bars. Each taillight consisted of four lights instead of two, and were made a part of the rear bumper.

One of GM’s most popular muscle cars has always been the 1970 Oldsmobile 442. This example is also one of the rarest, as it is one of only 96 produced for the 1970 model year, and it will soon be crossing the auction block.

In 1970, General Motors lifted the cap on fitting engines over 400 cubic inches of displacement into midsize cars. Oldsmobile promptly took advantage of this and stuffed the 455 cubic-inch Rocket V8 in their 442. It was “as large a V8 as ever bolted into a special-performance production automobile.”