Even though the new front - drive Toronado slip much of the limelight from Oldsmobile ’s be models , the sporty 1966 - 1967 Oldsmobile 4 - 4 - 2 was catching hold .
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In its mid-1960s restyle , a " Coke - feeding bottle " profile replace the straight beltline on all F-85 and Cutlass mannikin , including the 4 - 4 - 2 series . Performance fans could have their fun in a alternative of five mannequin : the F-85 social club coupe and Holiday coupe , and a trio of Cutlasses .
As they ’d done since 1963 , copywriter promoted the 4 - 4 - 2 as one of the company ’s " sports cars , " noting that its " cool good face [ were ] equally at rest home at a sport machine rally or on a unruffled Sunday ride . "
Could be , but neither the 4 - 4 - 2 nor any brand of American muscle was quite quick to run a pack of Jaguars and Triumphs around a twine course . Straight - off - the - line was where they scramble .
Changes were less than drastic under the cowl , which carried the 400 - three-dimensional - in V-8 introduced a twelvemonth to begin with , churning out 350 manic horses ( five more than before ) . Ordinary F-85 / Cutlass manakin had to make do with a upper limit of 330 cubic in .
In improver to feel the surge of mightiness , 4 - 4 - 2 driver tuned into the alluring rumble of acoustically tune twin pipes . Only by moderate off a few alternative boxes , though , would the 4 - 4 - 2 ’s recessed instrumental role extract let in a tach for interview , or a cabinet with operation caliber installed . price range from $ 2,604 for a 4 - 4 - 2 coupe to the $ 3,118convertible(about $ 150 above a plain Cutlass ) .
This yr ’s " dumbbell"-shaped full - breadth front panel incorporate a simple grill opening with single horizontal bar . Quad headlight in straightforward lodging fill up the ends of the place , with a 4 - 4 - 2 insignia in the corner .
Transmission option beyond the standard column - mounted three - speed included a Hurst four - stop number reefer , floor - shifted three - speed , and two - speed Jetaway Drive . Strato - Bucket posterior and Red - Linetireswere part of the 4 - 4 - 2 ’s temptation , as was a heavy - dutysuspensionaimed at reducing rearward - end " diddlysquat . "
With an optional Tri - Carb assembly underhood , a 4 - 4 - 2 mottle to 60 miles per hour in 7.2 secondment . The quarter - mile need 15.2 indorsement . Adding $ 265 to the railcar ’s price and 10 digits to itshorsepowerrating , the trio of two - gun barrel carbs " brightens performance several magnitudes , " according toMotor Trend . A 4 - 4 - 2 handily wonCar and Drivermagazine ’s six - car supercar test .
learn about changes for the 1967 model twelvemonth on the next pageboy .
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1967 Oldsmobile 4-4-2
The 1967 Oldsmobile 4 - 4 - 2 , the " Swashbuckler , " had a fresh front - end look that included a louvered cowl . The 4 - 4 - 2 nameplate reside along the horizontal stripe of the narrower radiator grille , with each pair of headlights split by a rectangular park / sign light .
Helping send its energy to the primer in the most efficient style was freshly optional three - speed Turbo Hydra - Matic , replace the former two - speed Jetaway . Naturally , a level - shifted four - upper also was available to anyone dissatisfied with the three - amphetamine stick .
By American standards , at least , Oldsmobile ’s " anti - boredom machine " was looking respectable in the manipulation department as well as at the drag strip . gondola and Driverranked 4 - 4 - 2 the " good - handling gondola of its type we ’ve ever tested , " describing the mesomorphic Oldsmobile as " a gadget driver ’s car . " As for swiftness , it demand 7.8 secondment to hit 60 – with automatic yet – and 15.8 to start the stern - stat mi ( at 91 mph ) .
Motor Trendshot the 1967 4 - 4 - 2 to 60 in 7.1 arcsecond , versus 8.7 for an ordinary Cutlass . Quarter - mile clip was 15.5 second ( at 91 miles per hour ) , besting the Cutlass by a full second gear .
pick for 1967 included a new transistorized ignition , front - phonograph record Pteridium aquilinum , and tachometer / engine gauge . stress on safety do Oldsmobile to promote such equipment as the unexampled vigor - absorbing guidance column and padded instrument panel .
Dealers were able to install a special option late in the 1967 model year . The W-30 insensate - air parcel lie in of two big epithelial duct that surrounded the crook signals , blasting cold breeze into the air cleaner via conciliatory hoses . The claimed 360horsepowerof a W-30 engine was considered a buttoned-down estimate . Hot Rodmagazine breezed through the quartern - mile in 14.5 arcsecond with its automatic - equipped W-30 , and 13.9 seconds with a four - speed stick .
Mid - size mover with grave action on pat were tempting vernal America – and a few elder Americans to rush . Nobody take in that the muscularity - railroad car geological era , begun so recently , had only a few more year to go .
Even if Oldsmobile ’s tri - digit operation model did n’t have a strain write about it like Chevrolet ’s " 409 , " it was coming on strong enough in the showrooms . Dealers offered a total of 24,833 in 1967 . Oldsmobile was preparing a new look for its Cutlass series , and the 4 - 4 - 2 would again be part of the program .
Check out Oldsmobile 4 - 4 - 2 specifications on the next page .
1966-1967 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 Specifications
Though technically an option package on the Cutlass line , the 1966 - 1967 Oldsmobile 4 - 4 - 2s got noticed on their own for performance .
Specifications
locomotive engine : ohv V-8 , 400 cid ( 4.00 × 3.98 ) , 350/360 bhp
Transmission:3 - speed manual ; optional 4 - speeding manual and 2 - speed Jetaway ( 3 - stop number Turbo Hydra - Matic in 1967 )
Suspension front : upper and lower A - blazonry , coil saltation , stabilizer saloon
Suspension can : resilient axle , coil springs , stabilizer bar
brake : front / rearward drums ( front discs optional in 1967 )
Wheelbase ( in.):115.0
weight unit ( lbs.):3,454 - 4,047
Top upper ( mph):130
0 - 60 miles per hour ( sec):6.3 - 7.8
