72skytop

Does anyone here have a picture of a 1972 Oldsmobile 442 CONVERTIBLE from back in the day that would tell me for sure if these 1972 442 convertibles actually had rocker panel moldings or not?

thank you.

Tedd Thompson

First off I know little about the 70's era cars but on the earlier cars if it came with molding it was drilled for the clips.The lower bottom of the rockers looked like a harmonica with holes. Could be completely different on the later cars.... Tedd

vette442

1972 W-29 cars never had the stainless rocker moldings, whether a coupe or convertible.




Terry

oldspackrat

Terry is correct. If the car came with the w29 appearance & handling package(442), it did NOT come with the rocker moldings. If they are there, either someone added them somewhere along the line (unlikely) or it is not a w29(442).

72skytop

Thank you. This is exactly the information I needed.

Rocketbrian

442s in 70, 71 and 72 never had rocker moldings coupe or convertible. If you have evidence of moldings, ie., holes in the rockers for clips, it was originally a Supreme.

Allan R

Your blue 72 convertible looks absolutely correct with the proper trim and moldings. It looks really sharp.

72skytop

What about trunk lid edge moldings? I am pretty sure all 442's in 1972 had the trunk edge striping in the same color as the sides.


Does anyone know for a fact, or have any pictures from an assembly manual or even a brochure, if 442 convertibles in 1972 had the stainless trunk lid edge moldings?

vette442

Yes, all '72 W-29 cars (hardtop, post and convertible) absolutely had the three stainless edge moldings on the decklid, as well as the two thin pinstripes in the same color as the side pinstripes.

Terry

Allan R

From the 1972 Oldsmobile Product Selling Guide