442 national club
August 19th, 2009, 10:10 AM
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There were a number of attempts at 442 clubs over the years, but none got very far before they folded. The most successful was the Oldsmobile Performance Chapter of OCA which started in the late '70s and ran into the '90s before being more or less assimilated into OCA.
August 19th, 2009, 07:23 PM
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Hi,
I remember that club; my brothers were involved with it for a bit. I have a few issues of the newsletter, "Route 442." I think the club was pretty much dead by the end of the eighties.
-Jon
I remember that club; my brothers were involved with it for a bit. I have a few issues of the newsletter, "Route 442." I think the club was pretty much dead by the end of the eighties.
-Jon
August 22nd, 2009, 09:26 AM
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The OPC newsletter was "W MACHINES". Which reminds me that I need to dig them up as there is some really good info in them.
August 22nd, 2009, 11:56 AM
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Yes, there are the patch, jacket and some trinkets (I have them) that have the Oldsmobile 442 Club on them, but I've never found any evidence that there was a real "club" to go with them. That's on my list of things to try to verify, but so far I've come up empty.
August 30th, 2009, 11:52 AM
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August 30th, 2009, 12:39 PM
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September 6th, 2009, 01:31 PM
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OK, here is one issue!
This issue is from 1988, and it's edited by Mark Janis of Washington state (I thought he was from VA, but not so. I think there may have been some other guy from there but can't remember the connection other than his name may have been Vern Parker? . . . ah, I found it! Burt Parker's the name, and he's a chapter president!)
I recall the people involved with the club and newsletter appear to be Olds fans but not as knowledgeable about the cars as one would hope, but even in modern times we have Olds-only sites that have the same problem.
This issue is from 1988, and it's edited by Mark Janis of Washington state (I thought he was from VA, but not so. I think there may have been some other guy from there but can't remember the connection other than his name may have been Vern Parker? . . . ah, I found it! Burt Parker's the name, and he's a chapter president!)
I recall the people involved with the club and newsletter appear to be Olds fans but not as knowledgeable about the cars as one would hope, but even in modern times we have Olds-only sites that have the same problem.
September 6th, 2009, 04:22 PM
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OK, here is one issue!
This issue is from 1988, and it's edited by Mark Janis of Washington state (I thought he was from VA, but not so. I think there may have been some other guy from there but can't remember the connection other than his name may have been Vern Parker? . . . ah, I found it! Burt Parker's the name, and he's a chapter president!)
I recall the people involved with the club and newsletter appear to be Olds fans but not as knowledgeable about the cars as one would hope, but even in modern times we have Olds-only sites that have the same problem.
This issue is from 1988, and it's edited by Mark Janis of Washington state (I thought he was from VA, but not so. I think there may have been some other guy from there but can't remember the connection other than his name may have been Vern Parker? . . . ah, I found it! Burt Parker's the name, and he's a chapter president!)
I recall the people involved with the club and newsletter appear to be Olds fans but not as knowledgeable about the cars as one would hope, but even in modern times we have Olds-only sites that have the same problem.
Along the same line, I was going through some old contact information I had and I ran across this "business card" from the "National 442 Owners Club". I think I picked this up about 10-15 years ago?
Unrelated, I'm also guessing?
I can tell you that the Oldsmobile Performance Chapter was indeed pretty knowledgeable about the cars.
September 6th, 2009, 06:23 PM
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