The 1966 model year didn't bring significant improvements to the 442 lineup, as Oldsmobile focused mostly on changes in the engine department. The 442 could be had with the L78 engine option, which ...

The Oldsmobile 442 debuted in April 1964 as the brand's answer to the massively successful Pontiac GTO. The 442 was an optional trim package for the Olds Cutlass. The 442 name stood for the ...

Some badges are just iconic. The SS on a Chevy or the coiled snake on a Shelby are just two examples, but another badge that just screams performance would be the 442 badge found on select GM ...

The Pontiac GTO may have kicked things off, but nearly every General Motors brand jumped on the muscle-car bandwagon in the 1960s. Oldsmobile's contender was the 442, based on the same GM A-body ...

The Oldsmobile 442 option package was introduced as an option package for the Olds Cutlass in April of 1964. The 4-4-2 name came from the four-barrel carb, four-speed transmission, and dual exhaust ...

The Oldsmobile 442 was an intermediate-sized high-performance muscle car that had a place in the Oldsmobile lineup during most years from mid-1964 until 1991. The original meaning of the 442's name ...