vCode442

Not mine, bid to over 60k. Nice to see the one year only Y73 hood stripe, and an owner that rejected the post production W25 party invite.

Also referenced in the “rarest 442 option” thread. K05, Engine block heater.

https://www.hemmings.com/auction/197...2#&gid=1&pid=6


Beautiful car, GLWS!

69HO43

Clutch my pearls! It's missing the required W-30 side stripes and rear wing!

It sure is purty.

My only two nit picks, and they're my own - Overall nicely done, but these are just a couple of things that would bug me if I owned the car. If I were going to all that trouble to hang new quarters, etc., I would have paid attention to the dash a bit more than they did. Not that it's bad, it just like they ran out of money or time or both to redo the dash correctly IMO. Maybe just wanted to leave an original patina there? Not sure.

Also, the stripes. First, the side stripes sit a bit low, and it appears they go all the way to the end of the bumper indent body break lines. They actually should stop just short of that based on my original striped non-W-30 car and all the other 71 original paint cars I've seen over the years.

Second, as most of time someone replaces that single 71 hood stripe, they usually measure the width of the stripe along the very back where the hood is flat, then try to make the stripe that same width all the way to the front. Hard to explain in words, but that center crown peak of the hood front gets sharper as it goes over the front to match the stone shield angles, and using the same width stripe in the front will give the appearance of a narrowed down stripe at the front end just like you see in the pictures. That's easy to overlook in the big scheme of things. The way to get the stripe the same width in the front as in the back is that you have to measure from the outside of the hood toward the center. I learned about that back in the mid-80s from some old guy that had his own 71 442 non-W-25 hooded restoration at a Florida Olds meet. And now, happily in some ways but not all ways, I'm probably as old as that "old guy."

1971 442 convert

Thanks V code. 69H what can i say LOL

vCode442

Hi Roger. Up to 65K with one day left still of building - looks like your reserve has been met and your ‘71 ‘vert will find a new home, just out of curiosity what led you to sell it after such a long ownership.

I’m still fascinated by the engine block heater, and love a convertible up in Canada - just watched your video, it sounds really great too.
Wish I had the room for it!

1971 442 convert

Well life has brought some changes and it was a very difficult decision. Yes this car has a great history with our family and will be very sad to see it go. I am hoping the new owners will treasure it as much as I do. Yes the block heater - only in Canada LOL I know there are experts on here but my understanding is that all Canadian cars had the option for a block heater and came with a 2 core rad and 4 blade fan LOL.. I have changed all that as I had to keep the big 455 cool.

69HO43

Nothing TO say, really. It's your car, your resto. It's very nice looking ride for sure. Hate you feel the need to sell it, but hopefully it'll go to a good home.

Donaldbabineau

this is a long shot, but maybe someone can answer thus: I have a 71 cutlass supreme hardtop I restored 25 years ago that did not have the original hood (hood was metallic brown, original car color was sandalwood). When I pulled the windshield pillar covers off, I noticed a W25 stamped on the driver's side pillar. Does anyone know if this would have been a hood optioned car?