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Old May 29th, 2023 | 09:22 PM
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James Garner W30 Baja 1000

Does anyone know the history of this car and what became of it ?

Old May 29th, 2023 | 09:23 PM
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Old May 30th, 2023 | 06:11 AM
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Well, you can try typing goodyear grabber oldsmobile into Google...

https://www.offroadxtreme.com/featur...ldsmobile-442/

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/art...odyear-grabber

https://www.motortrend.com/features/...ldsmobile-442/

https://thisweekinmotors.net/car-his...-at-baja-1000/
Old May 30th, 2023 | 10:07 AM
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Yep Joe, I read those articles and more before I posted. I like the Hemmings article that states the car had a warmed over W-31 350 engine but other articles state the car had a 410 racing engine. Is the car in a museum now ? According to the articles the car was a “pre-production” 442. Was the car a real W-30 or a stock 442 ? Was just the body of the car delivered ? Did Oldsmobile approve of Hurst tearing apart a “pre-production” W-30/442 to build a Baja racer ? There are some very knowledgeable people on this forum - I was looking for someone who might be able to share some first hand facts of the car. A lot of information on the internet is diluted/polluted.
Old May 30th, 2023 | 01:23 PM
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I heard the car is at Mendenhalls Museum though not sure if it's displayed or not.
Old May 30th, 2023 | 03:47 PM
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I heard the car is at Mendenhalls Museum though not sure if it's displayed or not.
If you scroll thru the photos, the 69 car is pictured
Old May 30th, 2023 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 70W-32
If you scroll thru the photos, the 69 car is pictured

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