The Newbie Forum The place where you should introduce yourself. Do not ask technical questions here, use the site forum sections.

Olds 442 in Texas New Guy

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old March 12th, 2013, 04:34 AM
  #1  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
442Doc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 2
Olds 442 in Texas New Guy

I have owned a lot of cars since I was 16 my first being a 1970 SS Big Block Chevelle. I was surfing craigslist one day and ran across a 67 442 drag car, I was hooked. My daughter and myself went to go look at the car which ended up being 3 miles from where we live. The car was converted to a drag car in the 70's and was not cut up at all. It had spent the last 20 years or so in a barn and was pulled out last year. There is no rust to speak of but it had been hit with something in the pass. door. There is no interior besides a race seat and a old roll cage. My plans for the car are to get the body work completed and have it painted the original Gold. The car
had an Olds 455 and a turbo 400 but those are long gone. I will eventually
put a 455 back in it when money allows me to. The interior I have the front buckets and the back seat I will get these reupholstered and put back in and over time collect the rest of the interior parts. My plan is to have the car running driving and painted within a few months
Attached Images
File Type: jpg
cutlass1 (1).jpg (47.6 KB, 51 views)
442Doc is offline  
Old March 12th, 2013, 04:54 AM
  #2  
Old School Olds
 
tru-blue 442's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Marble Falls TX
Posts: 8,941
Welcome to CO fellow Texan.
Looks like a solid project, great save.
You will find folks here eager to help
with parts and advice.
Good luck with her.
Are you anywhere close to Austin?
tru-blue 442 is offline  
Old March 12th, 2013, 05:48 AM
  #3  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
442Doc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 2
I am just east of Austin in Bastrop
442Doc is offline  
Old March 12th, 2013, 06:48 AM
  #4  
Administrator
 
oldcutlass's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Poteau, Ok
Posts: 40,554
Welcome, start a build thread.
oldcutlass is offline  
Old March 12th, 2013, 07:13 AM
  #5  
Registered User
 
66400's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Austin, Tx
Posts: 1,393
Parting out 12 67 Cutlass all body styles 2dr posts, 2dr hdtps, 4dr hdtps, converts, Vistas and flat top wagon, including 3 442s in Austin, Tx.

Henry
66400 is offline  
Old March 12th, 2013, 07:22 AM
  #6  
car guy
 
gearheads78's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Dallas TX
Posts: 5,656
Welcome to the site. Looks like a cool project.
gearheads78 is offline  
Old March 12th, 2013, 07:43 AM
  #7  
Registered User
 
Oldsmaniac's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: NJ
Posts: 7,022
Cool project and a post car too. In case you did not know the post car interior pattern is different than the non post supreme/442. Also the standard engine in the 67 442 would be a 400. These are hard to find and a 455 would be easier to come up with Good Luck with the project.
Oldsmaniac is offline  
Old March 12th, 2013, 07:57 PM
  #8  
Registered User
 
Tvan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Meadows Place TX 77477
Posts: 73
Welcome. Look for an invite to the Texas group here on CO.
Tvan is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
TexasGunner
The Newbie Forum
23
September 10th, 2013 04:56 AM
cdrod
The Newbie Forum
28
December 20th, 2012 10:52 AM
55ash
The Newbie Forum
14
November 26th, 2012 05:58 AM
bsgp8ntball
The Newbie Forum
2
July 23rd, 2012 10:59 AM
major tom
The Newbie Forum
9
April 18th, 2012 01:01 PM



Quick Reply: Olds 442 in Texas New Guy



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 01:52 PM.