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Correct, the trumpets were only used on the cutout bumper. The factory pipes used downturns, but it is a matter of personal taste. And yes, the pipes go OVER the axle. The under the axle routing seems to be something the "sport compact" types do since the sewer-pipe sized exhaust they like to run (which is SOOO well matched to that 95 cu in engine!) won't fit over the axle on those cars.
And in case someone asks, yes in 1972 the base 442 did NOT come with a cutout back bumper. Since the 442 package was downgraded to an option that year, if you ordered it on a 350-equipped Cutlass you got the straight bumper, not the cutout one. Only the 455 cars came with the cutout bumper.
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Joe Padavano
64 Jetstar 88 Conv
66 442 L-69 Conv
68 W-30
69 H/O
69 442
70 W-30
72 442
84 Custom Cruiser
86 Caprice wagon (w/307 Olds)
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