Cool video of a 1971 442 convertible road test, filmed in 1972.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKbAjKj4MLg

 

that was awesome!!

 

interesting that there's no side striping over the wheel arches. or is my eyesight shot ?

 

Better quality here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzBOsbcvOxk

I like the reverse 180.

 

Better quality here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzBOsbcvOxk

I like the reverse 180.

Much better resolution, thanks

 

Pretty cool, and amazing how well that car ran, even though compression was down a couple points in 71'. Grattan's a cool track, as have a late model Corvette I run there couple times a year. Some in our track group bring vintage muscle cars, with a guy in a 70' Buick GS doing pretty well.

 

The 442 came out of this like a champ. If it doesn't misbehave here it never will.

Bud Lindemann always had some cool comments. His last statement in the video is remarkably true.

"...but there was so much to like in the 442, and were gonna miss what progress takes from it."

There is also a video of a 68 Hurst Olds from this same series. Maybe someone will post a link to it. I would recommend buying the videos. They test some neat cars.

 

I bought the guys DVD set of those road test, and the footage on his DVD's is actually clearer than what he put up on YouTube! I loved the road tests. Guy also has a bunch of old drag race and stock car films, and old promo films. My friend bought one of his Pontiac DVD's, and even I thought it was awesome, although I hated to admit that to my friend. I just ordered one of his Can Am DVDs, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Olds powered Can Am car.

 

Pretty impressive for 40 years ago.
X2 on the 180, plus the "drifts" in the tight curves. Young punks should take notice.
Have to wonder what the same test would look like with modern tires.
70-0 brake test makes you appreciate ABS, but the 442 was much better than the test they did on a mopar around the same time (need to find that one on youtube).

 

Reverse 180 duly noticed - I can tell on my front tires that I've tried to do them, though they never came off that smooth. :P

Somehow I'd be wary of driving my big ol' American car like that around corners - doesn't look like a lot of room for error.

As for brakes (which my uncle and his friends used to call touch'n'lock GM brakes), wouldn't he be better off not locking them for that test, if possible? As far as I know, braking is a lot more effective when the tires never lose grip, meaning that the brakes get to do their job.

That being said, it's an awesome video.