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Up for sale is a True Y74 Pace car with True W30 Machine Package. Build sheet included to prove originality and correctness, please see attached pictures this documentation. Y74 is on the date tag. Has all correct equipment for pace car package. 455 Motor has been replaced with 1970 Period correct Olds 455. Receipts from 1998 for motor rebuild included. First line on build sheet described this car with this vin as having the W30 machine package originally. Please call with any questions you may have. This car runs perfect and can be driven anywhere. Thank you. Very rare car here.
Anyone ever seen a W-30 optioned Pace car that was NOT one of the two track cars?
Are the two track cars documented W30's or were they just 442's that were track prepared? I thought I read somewhere that they had F heads but that doesn't make them W30's.
Are the two track cars documented W30's or were they just 442's that were track prepared? I thought I read somewhere that they had F heads but that doesn't make them W30's.
I am a little in the dark on this too. I think some top shelf parts were used but don't recall if they had OW trans. I think those two had F heads & the Al intake. Pretty sure no red inners. Probably the best 308 cam too.
Others please chime in on the two track Y-74 442 pace cars.
A few stone chips around the 442 badge on the front, several dings on the beauty rings. Hmmm maybe he should have priced it a little higher, I guess he's giving it away @ 180k .
I need to apologize to my users because it looks like I have an issue with some code on my site to allow more then 20 images on an ad. (I'm working on a coding re-design but my free time is minimal now). He did post a picture of the build sheet. Sorry for it being sideways.
In 1999 I worked on 70 pace car #2. The owner of #2 was able to contact the guy at Olds engineering who was in charge of building the two track cars. Both cars were identical except for tires (and VIN's of course). Both cars had OW transmissions. Both had special built 455's with F heads. Both used cast iron intakes. Both had 3.42 rear end ratios, and both had power disk brakes with station wagon rear drums. Both also had chrome valve covers , accessory brackets and oil fill tube.
FWIW, (and since I can't produce proof), a friend of mine who worked fairly high up at Olds told me that no 70 pace cars could be W-30's because of too much duplication of what was included in each package. The same theory could apply to the Rally 350 W-31 myth too I guess. ~BOB
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Originally Posted by allyolds68
Unless this guy can produce a pretty convincing build sheet, posting a reproduction window sticker and claiming this is a W30 is fraud
A convincing build sheet? From Lansing - home of the W30's? Not gonna happen.
I'd be happier with an original Bill of Sale or dealer ordering form showing this cars VIN.
A convincing build sheet? From Lansing - home of the W30's? Not gonna happen.
I'd be happier with an original Bill of Sale or dealer ordering form showing this cars VIN.
The two track cars did not have Y-74 on the cowl tag. The condition is not all that great, no door decals, this must be someone's idea of a joke-a bad joke, it is April 1st today?
The two track cars did not have Y-74 on the cowl tag. The condition is not all that great, no door decals, this must be someone's idea of a joke-a bad joke, it is April 1st today?
I do not believe the side door Indy 500 decals were applied at the factory. They were shipped in the trunk for the dealer or buyer to decide it they wanted to install them.
I personally like the '70 and '72 Cutlass/442 Pace Cars without the side Indy 500 decals, as they distract from the standard stripes and car lines.
Too bad they did not produce them so they could be easily removed and reapplied for display purposes.
What a relief to read this post. My dream has always been to someday own a 1970 Y74 pace car. A driver-quality 442 would be great, but even a Cutlass version would be fine. I about blew my drink on the screen when I saw the $180K price tag on another site. It's nice to know that might be a little high.
July 6th, 2016, 10:04 AM
