Oldsmobile 442
The Oldsmobile 442 was a muscle car derivative of the Oldsmobile Cutlass automobile sold in the United States from the 1964 model year. The name referred to the car's 4-barrel carburetor, 4-speed manual transmission, and 2 exhausts. Oldsmobile was the first General Motors division to follow Pontiac's lead with the GTO in selling a true muscle car - a midsize car with a full-size engine. From 1964 through 1967, the 442 was an option package that could be ordered on a Cutlass; it was its own model from 1968 through 1971, and reverted to an option package from 1972. 1973 is generally considered the last year of the true performance 442, although the name was used several more times on sporty Cutlass models before finally disappearing in the mid-80's.
