prhodes2112

I have a Thornton hood on my 1972 cutlass s, The ram air breather and the original w30 intake with a set of edelbrock heads polished not ported for better lowend tork. I was recently considering whether or not to clone the cutty or sell the hood, breather and intake. Is it really worth it to clone a 442 from a knotch back 1972 cutlass? Did the 442 come in the knotch back body style or just the fast back? All I really need to finish cloning it is the 442 grill inserts and the back bumper and of course the 442 emblems, his and hers shifter. It's already got the bucket seats, I have the 442 exhaust manifolds powder coated crome, new dual exhaust and of course a big block 455 freshly buildt. Everything is good about the car but the interior, another good reason to sell the hood and intake. Anybody, any advice?

UnkleMarc455

No notch back 442's but the Cutlass SX was a notch back version of the 442 but only came 70 & 71, you could clone a 72 Hurst they came with the 455, ram air hood, dual gate shifters but they didn't have the 442 grille. Why not have everything a 442, SX or Hurst had without cloning any of them, just make the car you want with all the options you like.

Oldsguy

Welcome to CO and I second the recommendation, don't clone, just make it how you want and enjoy it.

mission442

I think Olds did make a few 442 notch back cars. Over 25 years ago I was up Maine and I saw a 442 notch back car. I said no way and went over to look at the car. I looked at it pretty good, when a lady came out of the store and asked me what I was doing. Told her I loved her car and asked if it was for sale. She told me she would never sell the car and that she had bought it brand new. The car had the boxed lower control arms, pois rear, sport mirrors and steering wheel, Dual gate, tach and gauges. Did not have a Ram Air hood but had 442 emblems and grills, cutout rear bumper. It also had the 350 motor and trans, car was Red with white interior. I will never forget that car, It was a 1972 notch back, and she claimed she bought it new. I can say that I never ran across another one like it.

1984 cutt

can you give a hand ?

joe_padavano

They did not.

For 1970/71, the VIN will prove that a car is or is not a 442, and the only 442 VINs in those years were the 34467, 34477, and 34487 cars. There was never a 34457.

For 1972, where the 442 was an option package available on select Cutlass models, the only models that could be made into 442s were the 33287 Cutlass Holiday Coupe, the 33677 Cutlass S Sport Coupe, the 33687 Cutlass S Holiday Coupe, and the 34267 Cutlass Supreme convertible. This is well documented in factory literature from 1972. There was never a 34257 (Supreme notchback) offered as a factory 442. Note that the 1972 Hurst/Olds WAS based on the 34257 cars, and thus there are even a handful of 1972 Supreme notchback cars with the "X" engine code for the W-30 motor. The VIN would be 34257X2Mxxxxxx. I've never seen one, but they do exist.