OLDS 442 1973-1991: Malaise power, weird shifters, and sport compacts!
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- Welcome to Auto Chatter! Todays vid is part two of the Oldsmobile 442 series! We saw the classic American muscle ones in part one, but what came later? Well thats a tale of weight gain, weight loss, lower horsepower, sticker packages, and more! Its not all bad, so join me for the good...and not so good 442 and Hurst Olds models from 1973 to 1991!
I’m a simple man. I see Auto Chatter, I click.
Well...I'm not the Nuclear Physics Chatter myself!
@@autochatter Chrysler made that turbine car. Do a video on that then we could call you “Jet-Auto Chatter.”
@@diddlybow3891That does have a nice ring to it!
If Oldsmobile was still around, I would definitely go for a test drive.
I prob would too!
Do you have a car in mind that you would look at? 😃
@jakeaw4223 I wouldn't mind scooting around in a original Aurora again.
The Aurora is a nice car, that's a good choice! I would have to pick between the Aurora, 88, or Toronado. 😁
@jakeaw4223 those are good choices too! I also would love to drive some of the earlier 442s.
Not a 442, but my mom had a 1978 2-door Cutlass Salon Aeroback. I don't care what anybody says about them. I have good memories of that car.
I love the 1973-1975 colonnade coupes and 1973-1977 colonnade sedans. The 1973 Buick Regal and 1974 olds 442 are my fav. The 1974olds 442 is my fav 442
I gotta say, that Achieva W41 had some real scx appeal.
When I got out of the Navy, I started selling cars at my hometown Chevy Dealer. I sold a bright red late model 91 Quad 442. They kept it for years, as I saw it down the street from my parents house. Even though they made more, the SCX was more forgotten to me. ScX appeal...LOL...Clever!
YEP, HAD A MODIFIED one they were fasy once you uncapped the intake and exhaust. I actually got kicked out of a Pontiac Dealershilp in Glenwood Springs, Colo, because the dealership owner was scared of servicing a "MODIFIED" car.
@w41duvernay Wow! In South Fl, I've seen alot of highly modified cars at dealerships being serviced.
We owned a black Achieva. We called it the “Under-Achieva”.
@@Stormin2548 ROFL..Id say most of the regular ones were.
Great job on this series! I had a 1974 Cutlass Salon Brougham. My Parent’s car was a 1979 Delta 88 Brougham Royale. I have been an Olds fan since.
Sweet! Glad you enjoyed them!
Thank you for making this part 2! Great video as always! Those Cutlass Calais models flew under the radar for me vs the others. Not a bad little car in retrospect!
I appreciate that. It was a fun one to make.
Another exceptional video, my friend! My mom had three different Cutlasses when I was a kid ('73, '77 and '86). She always wanted a 442, but never got one. Her '77 Brougham Coupe (Buckin Metallic, 403 V8, every option but t-tops and CB) was a great looking car. I've saw one or two 442s in that same color and I want one!
IMO, the '86 442 was the best looking of the bunch. The '85 eggcrate grille and '87 aero headlights didn't look quite right, but the '86 was the sweet spot. Our '86 was just the standard Coupe, but it had the 307 V8. It was Medium Gray (with awful burgundy velour) but had the chrome rallye wheels (similar to 442, but without the gold accents) and raised-white-letter tires. It looked a little like the 442. Sadly, it only had the 140hp of the 307, while the 442 got the 170hp H/O version (and it needed every single hp it could get).
It's hilarious that the 3.8L V6 or 260 V8 were ever offered in the 442. I'd also like to know who thought the Aeroback was a good idea and then decided to use it for the 442? They're so damn ugly. If they had been actual hatchbacks, it might have helped.
My cousin had a '84 Hurst/Olds. The "lightning rod" shifters were very silly and they actually hurt performance. It was faster if you left it in D and let it do the work. Between the color scheme, stripes and rear wing spoiler, I always thought it took a clean looking design and made it tacky!
@IgoZoom1 I appreciate the praise as usual from you!...Ditto for sharing your experiences with various models.
W41, never heard of those…Great stuff man, keep it up!
Thanks! I have only seen one W41 Quad 442 in person myself.
I don’t know how much time it takes to create and edit these things but it shows. Thanks again for “different” content for us to enjoy!
Thank you! Takes about 18 to 20 hours a week, but I do it after work.Basically I'm writing a weekly short story every week, and build off that LOL. I get ideas in my head on new things to try, and this one was no exception. Sounds like you enjoyed it, which is my goal!
@@autochatter Always do brother!
@robl7532 I appreciate it alot!
Starting in 1990, when Oldsmobile brought back the 442, this should've been an opportunity for Chevy to bring back the chevelle, Pontiac to bring back the GTO and Buick to bring back the GSX, even on the A platform.
Pontiac had their own version of the Quad 442 with the Grand Am..Even had a rare 190hp one.
Eventually the 442 option was 4 wheels, 4 seats, 2 side mirrors
Lol....Pretty much!
The Achieva is a nice looking car. Wishing that we had something like this today instead of SUV'S that are in GM dealerships now.
Yeah the Achieva I think looked pretty good too.
In 64... 4-4-2 meant "4 speed,4 barrel and dual exhaust.... From 65 to the 70s.... 4-4-2 meant 400 cubic inches,4 barrel and dual exhaust
18:55 still a crazy and drastic transition from that awesome G body to the GM10.
22:13 It gets a lot a of hate, but I like the Achieva. Styling way better than the Skylark.
Good chatter
Thanks Rob! Yeah the Skylark then was the worst! I liked the Grand Ams best myself.
Keep it up. Your channel is definitely one of my favorite car channels.
Thank you! That's high praise, because You Tube has some excellent unboxing channels and basket weaving ones! But you said auto channels...So I'm really humbled to hear that!
I just learned what 442 actually means the other day. To be fair, the 442 was before my time. Well, not the 80s model, but is that really a 442? I always assumed 442 was the engine displacement. Haha, oh well.
I'm amazed how many times the ad boys changed the definition of 442, and (usually) made it still work.
Thank you for the video. You did an excellent job. One correction you said Oldsmobile Calais when you had footage of the Ciera. I think you meant to say the split off the Cutlass Supreme and Cutlass Ciera. The footage was great. The images were great. The information was interesting. It was hard talking about the late 70's models I am sure. The part of the 80's and 90's was quite good. I was impressed you mentioned Achieva and explained the package. You mentioned Pontiac and Grand Am too. That Quad 4 was used in Chevrolet Beretta GTZ. I also enjoyed how you threw Buick Regal Grand National into the video during the 80's. GM fest indeed. I was sorry to hear the part one was not getting strong views. You do the videos for the passion of cars.
Glad you enjoyed it Olds! Maybe the 60s stuff just isn't in my wheelhouse LOL.
@@autochatter I saw the jokes from Nutty Professor and other things you interjected in the video. That was funny. th-cam.com/video/-1JaK2yLaY0/w-d-xo.html LOL!
Just passed up last weeks vid count already!
@@autochatter Excellent ! This is good to hear.
I heard from owners that Quad 4 was problematic too. Kinda like Chrysler’s 2.7
Hi there, mister Chatter!
Great videos, the perfect ASMR voice!
Unless it is just a good joke I missed please check the spelling of 2 (deux) in french...
Greetings from a Brazilian in Germany
Thank you! It's kinda of a joke yes...From the movie "Hot Shots: Part Deux. And yes..I fixed the thumbnail!
@@autochatter one of many great jokes, and always very informative videos you make! Great package!
Thanks! Just trying to make the info more fun to take in!
@@autochatter As I said, great package! Funny videos, really interesting, always with a personal note, you talk about something you know and love. Add a very sexy voice and wait for the algorithm to notice you. You deserve to thrive, man!
@@andredamasio5186 Thank you again!
Kind of sad to see how far the 442 (and all of the malaise era cars) fell, but that's history as it happened and you can't cover a car model without covering them all. I did like the waterfall grill, even the upright one- very stylish for the time, as were the fancy factory wheels. I did see quite a few of these later 442's on the roads around here but they were gone from the 'stoplight races' and those who had good future vision were instead beginning to buy up the original muscle cars which could still be had at very reasonable prices- another era coming to an end. I don't recall any of the rarer ones around here.
I really think that Olds could have done great had they made an over-the-top performance version, but I'm sure that GM's aged corporate board would have quashed the idea simply because Olds wasn't 'that' kind of car brand, and they weren't going to allow Olds to upstage Buick, Pontiac, and Chevy. There was still a small market segment who wanted performance and the 442 image would have been the perfect fit as the usual choices of Camaro and Mustang were not fast anymore. Olds had done that once before with their original "Rocket" OHV V-8 engine so the precedent was there, but the chance for greatness was lost, and Olds sadly faded away.
Yeah it was sad to see the division go.
The '73 was actually a beautiful car. Then came the governmental bumper mandates and the rest is history.
Yeah..Alot of 70s cars suffered from thst
The best 442s & Hurst Olds? 1968 -1972.
I think I would agree to that myself!
15:52 that's a cutlass Ciera
Yeah..Got my Cutlass models crossed up.Sorry.
The 78 442 aka the Buttless Cutlass 🤣🤣🤣
Yep..That baby had no back!
11:31 - The "buttless Cutlass" model was a serious misstep for the model.
Yeah....I didn't get into it in the vid, but I was NOT a fan.
I didn't mind them, but I don't know why they didn't offer a proper trunk version and has for the look why not offer an actual hatchback. Not some half assed version.
@@shnorth888 Litterally half? LoL
Those door mounted seat belts would turn me away from even sitting in one
Yeah...It was either those or a airbag then.
The seat belts were mounted to the door, but still had a conventional buckle on the driver's right hip. I never left it buckled when getting in/out of the car.
@doug6191 unlike Rick Moranis in My Blue Heaven who did LOL.
@@doug6191 I'm sure you noticed the thumbnail:)
@@autochatter Oh, man! I just noticed that! Niiice