How long have you owned your 442?

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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 05:14 AM
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I've had my '68 for 29 years.
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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 10:35 AM
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Since 1981. 31 years goes by fast!!
Old Aug 29, 2012 | 10:41 AM
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31 years. Bought my 72 in 1981 just after the 1979 gas "crisis"
Old Aug 30, 2012 | 03:40 PM
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34 years bought from the original owner it's ralley red 4 speed white interior, white vinyl top now under ground up restoration.
Old Aug 30, 2012 | 04:11 PM
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i guess

I bought mine it was around 1982? So about 30 years it,s been waiting patiently since 1994-95 for her resto waaaaaayyyyyyy toooooo loooonnnngggg
Old Aug 30, 2012 | 09:12 PM
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Have had my 68 under my name for 8 years now but has been in my family for about 30
Old Aug 31, 2012 | 11:28 AM
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It's not a 442 but the Yellow Cutlass Supreme has been mine for 22 yrs. My first car. Gonna be given to my daughter after a restore.
Old Aug 31, 2012 | 02:17 PM
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My 72 442 W-30 has been in my possession since 1975. bought it when I was 17 years old- do the math!!
Old Aug 31, 2012 | 03:06 PM
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A GOOD BIT OF HISTORY HERE
MY DAD AND I WORK AT OLDS PLANT IN LANSING IN 1967. WE WORKED THE CUTLASS ASSEMBLY LINE. ME AND HIM PUT TOGETHER ALOT OF SPANISH RED 442's.
I'M 99% SURE WE HELPED ASSEMBLE MY CAR. SO I'M GETTING SECOND CHASE TO
TO FIX MY MISTAKES ON THE ORIGINAL BUILD. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR 12YRS.
I MUST LIKELY BUILT ALOT OF YOUR CUTLASS'S OUT THERE TO.
Old Oct 8, 2012 | 05:45 PM
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442 convert i purchased from original owner june 2010= 2 yrs, 4 mth, my SX was purchased oct. 2001= 11 yrs.
Old Oct 8, 2012 | 07:11 PM
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my 71 sx since i was 18 and 21 years ago.
Old Oct 8, 2012 | 07:48 PM
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'68 442 conv since about 1984. Drove from CA to Lansing for the 75th ?

Met the wife on that trip.

Project / parts car'68 442 post car since about 1990, when moved to MI...

Been a parts shed since then. Full now.

1985 oh about 5-6 yrs now. Currently the daily GrinMaker with a fresh new high compression 403 engine and OD trans and 3.73 open. Crusty as hell, so no worries about the body. Vigorous acceleratiojn from the comp cams 292H cam.
Old Oct 10, 2012 | 08:18 PM
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Just over a year! Almost had a 68 442 twenty five years ago, but it wasn't meant to be. Glad I waited... This one seems to be a keeper!
Old Oct 11, 2012 | 08:30 AM
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9 years this December, still working on it.

PIT 69 442 convert
Old Oct 11, 2012 | 08:31 AM
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my 70 8 years
my 72 14 years
my 69 3 years
my ralley 10 years
Old Oct 13, 2012 | 10:05 AM
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We have owned our convertible for just over a year. Wanted one for a long time and the stars finally aligned!
Old Oct 15, 2012 | 07:09 PM
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 07:46 PM
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first car bought in1977 paid $40. for it. it had house carpet in it and was painted blue with a paint brush for that smooth look. drove it in high school got married 1980 and parked it till this year, been working on it for 3 yrs now its like a new car its been fun for sure building it and driving it again that would be 35 yrs
Old Oct 15, 2012 | 08:00 PM
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Since July of 1975. Paid just over $700.00 for it.
Old Oct 16, 2012 | 02:33 PM
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Bought my 69 in 97. So 16 years.
Old Oct 16, 2012 | 03:05 PM
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I bought my '72 Cutlass Supreme to replace my stolen '70 Cuflass S in 1992. So after 20 years, she's about to be replaced by my '70 442 I just bought June of this year.
Old Dec 10, 2012 | 06:12 AM
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I bought my car as a basket case in Nov of 1995. I didn't drive it until 2007 for the first time. But now we are talking 17 years of ownership. I got this car one month before my son was born. Wow time flies
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 09:24 AM
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Now for 23 yeahrs 3rd owner original new delivered to Germany
Old Dec 13, 2012 | 09:51 AM
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33 years I've owned mine. Bought August 1979 right after I graduated High School. 1969 442, Factory 4 speed, factory 8 track & A/C. 3:42 posi, rear defogger. I've had so many good times in this car, you would not believe it. Many, many street races.......

1969 W-30 Post 4 speed, No Power steering or brakes, 3:90 posi. Built to Run.....bought Nov 1998. Owned 13 years.

1966 442, Bought April 2004. Owned 9 years.
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Old Dec 13, 2012 | 10:00 AM
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Old Dec 13, 2012 | 10:43 AM
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about 43 years
Old Dec 15, 2012 | 02:22 PM
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its gunna be 7 months with my 442 and 5k later but its almost ready...
Old Dec 15, 2012 | 03:08 PM
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My folks bought a 67 4 speed 442 as our family car. Dad traded it in just before I got my permit. So, I bought a 67 4 speed car as my first car. A few years later I was home on leave from Japan in October 1979 and drove the 67 442 convertible home that my dad bought. It had a bad left quarter panel. When I got back home from overseas it had the left quarter panel off my 1st car on it. Dad never finished fixing it up. I took over the restoration 5 years ago and now it is just waiting on a few final pieces. So, 33 years overall.
Old Dec 15, 2012 | 06:59 PM
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311173_10151255879418637_31689257_n.jpg Owned for 33 years the car and i have grown up togther !
Old Dec 15, 2012 | 07:14 PM
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i bought mine 4 days ago, havnt seen it in person yet, still waiting for the transport company to bring it to me. The car is in Anehime,Ca. im in College Station, Tx. There supposed to call me when they have a carrier. I hope i get the call monday!!!.Its a red/black 67 442, factory air, buckets, console auto, not running at the moment. Although he said he had it running for about 30 seconds before it died. So i have hope! I owned a Tahoe Turquoise 4 speed when i was 18, now im 58......... that was a gorgeous car!!!
Old Dec 15, 2012 | 08:14 PM
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I've had my H/O for 33 years. Had a few other 442s and Cutlass's before that, and more Olds after, but this is the one I finished (years ago) and have managed to hang on to...
Old Dec 16, 2012 | 03:14 AM
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1968 442: Oct 31, 1985
Old Dec 16, 2012 | 04:40 AM
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1971 442... Less than a day. Project car
Old Dec 16, 2012 | 06:02 AM
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Going on 26 years for my H/O
Old Dec 16, 2012 | 02:14 PM
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Unhappy It's later than I thought

How long have you owned your 442? Got it summer of 1965; should be about 47 1/2 years.
Old Dec 16, 2012 | 03:00 PM
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A Whopping Four Days! I bought my 442 last Wednesday night and got her registered Thursday morning. I guess I am the new guy.
Old Dec 16, 2012 | 06:22 PM
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Since I was in 12th grade......Circa 1987......
Old Mar 30, 2018 | 05:55 AM
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Bought my '69 F-85 W-31 when I was 15 in '88 My first car.
Oct '18 makes 30 years.
Old Mar 30, 2018 | 04:44 PM
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Bought my 1969 442 in 1984 (I don't remember what month) so I'll say 34 years
Old Mar 31, 2018 | 03:07 AM
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How Long 39 years

I bought my 69 442 August 1979 the year I graduated High School...
Factory 4 spd, 8 track, air conditioning, power antenna, rear defogger, posi rear...
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