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I joined up a couple of years ago when I was doing some light mechanical restoration work on my 442, but never properly introduced myself. So here we go.
I live in SD with my wife and doberman, we are both fans of strong cars. Turbo Subaru, Infiniti coupe, and yes still driving around my grandmothers convertible 442.
My grandmother, rather than sell the car for $500, gave it to me for Christmas in 1986 with 59k miles on it.
1968 Olds 442, Dec 25, 1986
So here I am some 33 years later, still driving the car around, thinking of my grandparents and the family love for Oldsmobiles.
--Jim
I have some mechanical issues with the recently completed work. I'll post some questions as I have more time.
Nice looking car...enjoy it as much as you can! Kinda looks like mine. My parents bought my '68 "new" (it was a demo for a year) in March 1969 and it stayed in the family ever since. It's just like yours except it doesn't have A/C or poverty caps. Mine is provincial white with black interior and a black top, and does have the column shift and bench seat. Back in the mid- to late-1980s there were advertisements in Hemmings Motor News for '68 4-4-2 convertibles with bench seats that said that only 201 '68 4-4-2 convertibles were built with bench seats. Where that number came from, and where it went, no one knows, and this sort of "rarity" doesn't necessarily mean added value. But yours and mine are only 2 of about 6 that I've actually know to exist today.
Nice looking car...enjoy it as much as you can! Kinda looks like mine. My parents bought my '68 "new" (it was a demo for a year) in March 1969 and it stayed in the family ever since. It's just like yours except it doesn't have A/C or poverty caps. Mine is provincial white with black interior and a black top, and does have the column shift and bench seat. Back in the mid- to late-1980s there were advertisements in Hemmings Motor News for '68 4-4-2 convertibles with bench seats that said that only 201 '68 4-4-2 convertibles were built with bench seats. Where that number came from, and where it went, no one knows, and this sort of "rarity" doesn't necessarily mean added value. But yours and mine are only 2 of about 6 that I've actually know to exist today.
Randy C.
Randy, that's pretty cool info on the count. I figured the bench seats were pretty rare. Thanks for letting me know!
