new to Oldsmobile not new to Pontiac
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new to Oldsmobile not new to Pontiac
Hi I have decided to get a 71 / 72 Olds 442 Viking Blue
Can someone please tell me where can I find the web site on where all of the numbers are decoded.
In pontiac I know all or where to find vin breakdown block numbers intake numbers ect
However Olds is new I am a numbers guy and any help would be appriciated
Can someone please tell me where can I find the web site on where all of the numbers are decoded.
In pontiac I know all or where to find vin breakdown block numbers intake numbers ect
However Olds is new I am a numbers guy and any help would be appriciated
#3
Please post a link for people to see! But I caught it anyways. It has a weathered looking OW trans tag. Fresh looking red fender liners? As stated a replacement engine out of a 71 Supreme.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1971-Oldsmo...tbfgbx&vxp=mtr
Without some paper work to prove it, i.e. original window sticker or Fisher body broadcast card. If it went to Canada when new, they had proof through import docs for GM/Olds of Canada.
Pat
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1971-Oldsmo...tbfgbx&vxp=mtr
Without some paper work to prove it, i.e. original window sticker or Fisher body broadcast card. If it went to Canada when new, they had proof through import docs for GM/Olds of Canada.
Pat
#4
Welcome. Some of the info in that FAQ is even correct.
Yes, you could get A/C in a W-30 in 1971. The engine would have had a less aggressive cam than those in the manual trans W-30s, however, so despite the marketing claims, the AT cars did not make the same horsepower as the MT cars. Of course, that's moot, since the car doesn't have the original motor. It does have an OW trans, however the ad does not mention if that trans has a VIN derivative that matches the car. If it does, that's about the best proof you will get. I'm always skeptical when I see a "W-30" that has reproduction red inner fenders as this one does. Of course, the $28K opening bid is irrelevant, since the car is "reserve not met". The Mecum license plates should be your first hint that the reserve is far above that number.
Opinion there is a olds 442 viking blue on E Pay with no bid Opening at 28K
Any thoughts on the car
Can it be a W30 with AC
Any thoughts on the car
Can it be a W30 with AC
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Fair enough. But Im not talking about PHS stuff. Olds date coding is vague. It says nothing as regards to the actual year. Casting numbers are okay. but a paper engine code on a filler tube is not a good idea in the long term. A letter code stamping would be far better. Also, putting engine stamping on the cylinder head is odd. When the engine was new, that's fine, but now it says nothing about the actual block after heads have been swapped dozens and dozens of times. Lastly, there's no desgnations for automatic or manual transmissions. I have a small block 330. it says its either a 66 or 67 small block . that's all the info available. I like Oldsmobiles, they drive very well and have great engines, I just feel Pontiac are codes far more efficiently. Maybe its because Pontiac didn't have a small block or a big block, I don't know.
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Fair enough. But Im not talking about PHS stuff. Olds date coding is vague. It says nothing as regards to the actual year. Casting numbers are okay. but a paper engine code on a filler tube is not a good idea in the long term. A letter code stamping would be far better. Also, putting engine stamping on the cylinder head is odd. When the engine was new, that's fine, but now it says nothing about the actual block after heads have been swapped dozens and dozens of times. Lastly, there's no desgnations for automatic or manual transmissions. I have a small block 330. it says its either a 66 or 67 small block . that's all the info available. I like Oldsmobiles, they drive very well and have great engines, I just feel Pontiac are codes far more efficiently. Maybe its because Pontiac didn't have a small block or a big block, I don't know.
By the way, if you really want to blow your mind on 66-67 330 motors, read the attached bulletin.
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