Book Description

Oldsmobile F-85 its name lack luster and was over run by flashier comrades like Chevelle and Skylark, it seemed to be a dull ordinary run of the mill machine. It fit rightin with the Oldsmobile image that the buying public had. The schoolteacher's car was the Oldsmobile image, and the F-85 seemed to be part of that scheme. But as the sayinggoes looks can be deceiving. In the midst of the full out horsepower war in the 1960s and 1970s, Oldsmobile brokethrough the looking glass, no longer were they lost in Wonderland. Offering up a fullfledgedmuscle car, some companies would have tried to place a cute sounding name onit but not Oldsmobile, they stuck tough and placed number-442. Originally standing for4-barrel, 4-speed and dual exhaust, it made the debut in 1964 as a special police carpackage. As the war of horsepower heated up, the name would loose the meaning, butnot the impact. Eventually coming standard with the 455-ci 4-bbl power plant, there wasno doubt this one was all muscle car. Oldsmobile 442 may not have had the fame thatthe GTO did or the sales that the Chevelle SS did, but nobody blended luxury andperformance together like Oldsmobile did. Are you wondering what parts from F-85 models will fit your 442. Wonder no longer.Cutlass and 442 Body Trim and Glass is packed with hundreds of interchanges that arebased solely on the 1964-72 F-85 line up which includes the 442 and Hurst /Olds models,and also the Vista Cruiser. Do not overlook the big wagon, many parts will fit your 442.Which ones? The answers are inside.