In 1972, Oldsmobile decided to play a little peek-a-boo with car enthusiasts by making the 442 a trim option for the Cutlass, rather than a stand-alone model. Meanwhile, the Hurst/Olds Cutlass 442 was doing laps as the Indy 500 pace car, with Oldsmobile rolling out 630 clones, 160 of which could go topless—convertibles, that is. Under the hood, the 455 CID V8 engine was ready to rumble, ensuring that even if the top was down, the excitement levels were always up!
The 1972 model has the 442 as a trim option (option W-29) for the Cutlass, not a stand-alone model as it was in ’71. The Hurst/Olds Cutlass 442 version is the pace car for the Indy 500 and the Oldsmobile Division produces 630 clones of them with about 160 units of these are convertibles.
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You definitely have my taste in classics
Love to have one
Based on front turn signal lights and brake lights, this is a 1970 Cutlass, not a ’72
Nice car.
I do like the 72 Oldsmobile great cars
Sean Vatza
Tasty
Wow. If I had more room. ❤️
Beautiful Car always did love the 70,71,and the 72 Cutlass 442.