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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 02:42 PM
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Women to race 72 Cutlass Surpeme in Gumball 3000

Just plain awesome...

Article: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article...ICLE/120529836

Pictures: http://spotted.heraldtribune.com/gal....php?id=352253
Old Aug 6, 2012 | 03:17 PM
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Pretty cool. Except for the engine
Old Aug 6, 2012 | 03:32 PM
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Nice car (and nice looking ladies too!). How did they do? It said it was in May 2012.
Old Aug 6, 2012 | 04:21 PM
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Thank god they destroyed a 72 442 if it was a rare one I would have been angry. Ha Ha
Old Aug 6, 2012 | 04:39 PM
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I wonder if captjim knows these ladies. I think he's in Sarasota too
Old Aug 7, 2012 | 04:40 AM
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Car looks pretty cool for a resto mod !!!! Pictures look like an add for a TV show!!!!!
Old Aug 7, 2012 | 07:26 AM
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Saw no indication that it was a 442, just a customized supreme. Built for a specific purpose, go fast, be reliable and get fairly decent mileage doing it. Don't bash me, I still love my Olds.
Old Aug 7, 2012 | 09:39 AM
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I like the gauge set up.... anyone got more info on them?

Old Aug 8, 2012 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by mike's88
Saw no indication that it was a 442,
Boasting 650 horsepower, Penelope is what happens when you resurrect a classic 442 Oldsmobile with $150,000 in the sort of bells and whistles its original owner could never have conceived, like a GPS system flagging local speed limits, or a rear-view mirror posting digital temperatures. Blomster is the first to admit she may have gone overboard. "It's like cosmetic surgery," she says. "It gets to the point where you've just got to stop."
Old Aug 8, 2012 | 09:50 AM
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Sorry, John, but it's a 72 Faux Four Two with an LS swap.

ZZZZZZZZ.....
Old Aug 8, 2012 | 10:27 AM
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I think its way cool, and glad to see an olds getting some press, instead of another 1st gen camaro.

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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
Sorry, John, but it's a 72 Faux Four Two with an LS swap.

ZZZZZZZZ.....
Didn't say I agreed with the article, was just pointing out that the author thought the 442 moniker was fitting.

I own a potential faux four two so...

John
Old Aug 9, 2012 | 09:36 AM
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I did some YouTube hunting and found some footage:

Being following out the start:


In the garage 0:56:
Old Aug 9, 2012 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
Sorry, John, but it's a 72 Faux Four Two with an LS swap.

ZZZZZZZZ.....
Who cares. She put 150k in the car and I am sure it drives like a beast. Enough to handle a race from NY to LA to say the least. Also, aren't you happy to see an Olds mixed in with all those exotics? To the average guy in the crowd, they could care less what it under the hood as long as "it looks pretty"
Old Aug 9, 2012 | 03:15 PM
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The car belongs to my neighbor. I own a correct '70 4spd 442 convertible, but she definitely enjoys her car more. Although heavily modified, and not really to my taste, it is the perfect set up for very long distance road trips. It performs better then the original in every way, and she has driven the mileage to prove it.
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