Help identifying a 1964 442
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Help identifying a 1964 442
Hoping this q is not improperly presented by me here, but if not, I'm looking for some help identifying originality of a ... wait for it, 64 442 ? I see that 1969w3155is just one town north of me so, I thought I'd reach out.
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Welcome. I moved your question to it's own thread, rather than dredging up one that's nearly a decade old. Unfortunately the 1964 cars don't have the ACC code for the 442 option, and even worse, Fremont built cars didn't use the normal ACC codes anyway. Unlike on Lansing cars, Fremont cars won't have the ACC codes for the four speed shifter cutout, for example.
Style 3237 is a Cutlass Holiday Coupe. Trim 965 is a Holiday Red bucket seat interior. Paint CC A is Provincial White upper and lower body color with Black wheels. A49 is deluxe seat belts, B70 is padded instrument panel, B80 is chrome drip rail molding. The latter two were standard equipment on the Cutlass models. 5D is assembly date of the fourth week (D) of May (5), 1964. This is consistent with the time frame that the 64 442s were made; May seems to have the highest production of the documented 1964 cars that have been found.
Style 3237 is a Cutlass Holiday Coupe. Trim 965 is a Holiday Red bucket seat interior. Paint CC A is Provincial White upper and lower body color with Black wheels. A49 is deluxe seat belts, B70 is padded instrument panel, B80 is chrome drip rail molding. The latter two were standard equipment on the Cutlass models. 5D is assembly date of the fourth week (D) of May (5), 1964. This is consistent with the time frame that the 64 442s were made; May seems to have the highest production of the documented 1964 cars that have been found.
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All 64 442's were 4spd standard shift cars and had the dual inlet air cleaner so if the car has that its a good start. Other things to look for are boxed rear lower control arms with sway bar and proper placement of the 3 442 emblems on the body. The dash did not get a 442 emblem in 64.
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All 64 442's were 4spd standard shift cars and had the dual inlet air cleaner so if the car has that its a good start. Other things to look for are boxed rear lower control arms with sway bar and proper placement of the 3 442 emblems on the body. The dash did not get a 442 emblem in 64.
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There are things you can look for to exclude it from being a factory 442. Such as the factory manual transmission cars had a different frame than automatic transmission cars. But as Joe said you can't use things like that to prove its a 442 as they put manual transmissions in the F85/Cutlass too. If the interior hasn't been redone you can look for a build sheet. A few years back I found a build sheet in a 1964 Cutlass tucked under the seat springs of the passenger side bucket seat.
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This was a Fremont built car like yours.
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Well, that didn't do what I wanted it to! Here's a link to an old thread. This was someone else trying to verify if they had a 1964 442 or not. My picture is post #12
1964 Olds 442 data plate - ClassicOldsmobile.com
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Well, that didn't do what I wanted it to! Here's a link to an old thread. This was someone else trying to verify if they had a 1964 442 or not. My picture is post #12
1964 Olds 442 data plate - ClassicOldsmobile.com
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