Do you think Gm will bring back the 442?

 

No.

 

Why would they?

 

lots of other shelved cars are resurrected again, so why not?

 

It would be a little difficult since Oldsmobile does not exist anymore, although I keep hearing noises about Dodge bringing the Cuda' back under a Dodge name plate instead of Plymouth since Plymouth does not exist anymore either. .

 

Thats along the lines I was thinking to, If you see a chevelle make a come back then I would think there might be a possible 442, Its nice to dream lol.

 

Name one that was from a make that was discontinued. Sure, they've brought back Impala over and over again, and Dodge has brought back the Charger and Challenger, but those makes still exist. Before GM brought back the 442, they're more likely to bring back the GTO, which I'm guessing had a larger following back in the day and still has a larger following today. But it isn't going to happen. You can't go home again.

 

Look at how the GTO did when Pontiac brought it back in the mid 2000's. A great car but a lot of Pontiac guys wouldn't touch it and was badged a Pontiac. Would the 442 be badged as a Chevrolet? How many people even know what a 442 is these days? Exactly what demographic would be purchasing this car? There are just too many things that just don't add up for GM to make this happen.

I will agree there's nothing wrong with dreaming.

I do however see however see a very distinct possibility that someone like Dynacorn would bring back the 70-72 cutlass body shell which would in my mind be another way the 442 could be "brought back".

 

Be careful what you wish for. Look at Ford's "electric Mustang" to see an idea that can go horribly wrong.

 

Lincoln brought back the "Corsair". Love the Edsel.

 

The Chevelle hasn't come back yet (and keep in mind - the Malibu namesake does exist...as a boring FWD sedan), there are rumors of GM axing the Camaro again, and cars as a whole are being cut in favor of SUV/Trucks. They tried the GTO - didn't sell well enough. They tried the G8 GT - didn't sell well enough. They tried the Chevy SS - didn't sell well enough. GM brought back the Impala as a boring FWD sedan. They brought back the Blazer as a boring CUV. They've butchered the Cadillac V line they spent nearly 2 decades building up...

So in short, no. Never say never, but it'll never happen. They have plenty of other namesakes to butcher before they'd ever get far enough down to need to pull from dead brands.

 

People are getting taller and fatter. The most ergonomically friendly car is a modern "SUV" that is based on a car chassis. These have height similar to 30s-50s cars before they started getting lower in the 60s. We know this ourselves because I lead with my right foot getting in to drive a truck or SUV, and lead with my **** sitting down into an Olds like we like here. Now CARS of modern design have great fuel economy and efficiency, both combustive and aerodynamic. SUVs, not so much, but they carry more and are easier to board/deboard. Point being, cheap gas means SUVs and trucks, expensive gas means cars, neither means sports cars.

I think the muscle car era is truly gone because the only time we'll get good cars is in a gas crunch, and they obviously won't have good engines. Plus, everything is unibody FWD. I don't know how the hell Mopar is keeping the Challenger going. Each company is going to have one sports car, and for GM, that's Corvette first and always, then maybe something else.

 

Unfortunately GM eliminated every brand that matters. Too bad Buick sells well in China, it needs put out of its misery. The Camaro is tanking big time. It was out selling the Challenger by a good margin and neck and neck with the Mustang a few years back, now way behind the Challenger and Mustang. **** GM, **** them to death and their ugly *** vehicles. Look at the new Blazer vs the new Bronco, if you don't think I am right.

 

Most of the problem with that was the fact that the 2000 era GTO was an Australian product...a carried-over Holden Monaro brought to the U.S. market from Australia. Pontiac enthusiasts, that had longed for another GTO, just couldn't wrap their hands around the steering wheel...so to speak.

 

Well, that, and the belly button Chevy motor, and the fact that it was styled like a suppository.

 

GM is pretty hit and miss with these throw back cars / trucks. Look what they did to the Blazer, for cryin' out loud. The Camaro falls south of the Mustang and challenger by...a lot...in annual sales. IMPO, this is due to Ford and Chrysler staying somewhat true to their "Muscle Car" designs of the the late '60s / early '70s. Again, IMPO, if GM would deliver a new Camaro honoring what made them successful, they would see a large gain in market share.

On another note, since I am thinking out loud, a GM Muscle Car Division would allow them bring back old labels from defunct brands. This could justify the return of the 4-4-2, GTO, Trans Am, SS Chevy's, etc. As long as they didn't clone the cars to each other they may satisfy a market they didn't know exists.

 

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