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OFFERED FOR THE FIRST TIME a 1966 olds 442 W-30 more info coming////////////////////////////////// please excuse the rain drops.Faced with stiff competition from its divisional rival Pontiac's 389 Tri-Powered GTO, Oldsmobile kept looking for improvements to its 442. Along with a very successful restyling, Olds upped its base engine's horsepower to 350, and added their own triple-carburetion setup to the 400 V-8, raising horsepower to 360. With improvements to handling and a longer roster of transmissions and axle ratios, the 442 was judged by reviewers as the most balanced muscle car on offer.
But Oldsmobile engineers quietly unleashed a secret weapon in the form of an option that was never advertised and went unnoticed by the general public and a majority of dealers. Listed under option code W30, it would transform the 442's nature from serious performer to NHRA Stock Eliminator. Only 54 1966 442 Oldsmobiles were fitted with the W-30 option, but almost overnight Olds dealers saw enough demand from 442 customers to perform "Track Pack" conversions, retrofitting a total of 93 cars with the W30 components.
The Track Pack could be identified first by the twin scoops in the front bumper. These attached to flexible hoses that connected to a special chromed air cleaner, which on factory cars was stamped with its production number. A radical cam and high tension valve springs were installed, and the battery was relocated to the trunk.
This is a true southern car with the original badges from SKYLAND OLDS in Ashville North Carolina I contacted them to see if they kept any records and they do not . The TRACK PACK option in one of the over the counter units , not numbered but in MINT condition including all cables, clamps, scoops etc. ,,,,,,It was not a frame off restoration because it did not need it A very solid well kept car as it was .
The power steering pump did not scream race car at me, either.
I am not a 66 expert. I try to be a 67 one, to a certain extent. The 67 track pack dealer installed / over the counter, had the quadrajet shroud, 67 ducts, the hoses, battery relocation package, and the cam and lifters. I would presume the 66 one had the same except for the 3x2 shroud and the 66 ducts. This car should not have chromed valve covers. I do see a sidewinder tach, and I wonder why the vaccuum gauge is there.
I would need to see iron-clad documentation on this car including racing history and original sticker and POP. This guy already, of course, has said he has none.
Amusing. Curt Anderson and Don Henricks coined the term "Track Pack" in the 1980s, so how does a car supposedly having period-correct lettering have that colloquialism for "Pkg. No. 1" the Induction Package, PN 230195?
Amusing. Curt Anderson and Don Henricks coined the term "Track Pack" in the 1980s, so how does a car supposedly having period-correct lettering have that colloquialism for "Pkg. No. 1" the Induction Package, PN 230195?
It's just another guy selling a car using BS tactics. The car may have been raced back when but was not a known car nationally. Bud Congrove sold him the OAI parts a few years ago.
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PS That is not the correct shifter and a drag car would not have a CONSOLE in it...
The F 85 models were not available with buckets or a console.. Im not bashing the car/guy but I would have thought he might do a more correct car for that kind of money.
The F 85 models were not available with buckets or a console.. Im not bashing the car/guy but I would have thought he might do a more correct car for that kind of money.
where does it say this car is a F-85? i thought the x pattern seats and wood grain came in the post cars.
where does it say this car is a F-85? i thought the x pattern seats and wood grain came in the post cars.
The only models that came with the wood grain panels and X pattern seats were the Cutlass Sport Coupe (post) and the F85 Deluxe Holiday Hardtop. This car has the F85 trim,not the Holiday Coupe. F85 models were not available with bucket seats. It could be a Cutlass Holiday Coupe and if it is,it makes it even more suspect. My point being,if you're asking 99K for a car,it needs to be correct INHO.
Last edited by 66-3X2 442; Sep 7, 2016 at 01:42 PM.
no matter what it really is it looks like someone made it up,maybe they should have called it a "tribute". probably a chevelle guy that ran out of 138 cars to fabricate.
first thing i noticed was the modern font on the fenders...not 60s in any way...its mixed with what could be old and new..ya'd figure as said, theyd do a little better job trying to pull off the illusionl, that its a period built car...fail
on the other hand.neat car...flaws and all...id torture it if i had a chance....
I lettered the Rund car the old way, copying the original lettering carefully, and using lacquer exclusively. To show passage through time, the magnetic base decals on the left side are period correct, and the right side is current time. I agree that it is better to keep the fonts from the time period.
