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This reminds me; anyone seen the tow rating for the C8 ? ~

Im with Balthy on this. No need to do 442 nomenclature. For several reasons too, not JUST what Balthy said. What he said is but 3 reasons. 1. First and foremost. Oldsmobile is no longer a brand. A 442 is NOT a Chevy, nor a Buick. I would NEVER want a Cutlass/442 branded any other way other than Oldsmobile...so... 2. Just not necessary. No marketing gain, especially when many folks dont remember what a 442 is, at best. And at worst...dont know ANYTHING about it. 3. I dont mind your definition of an electric 442. Im not going to be that fussy about it not being a 4 barrel carburetor, 4 speed manual trans and dual exhaust on a big cubed V8 because Oldsmobile themselves did one on the Quad 4 of it being 4 cylinder, 4 valves/cylinder, dual camshafts. About that...although it was a quick car in comparison to what was offered in the late 1980s early 1990s, and compared to what a muscle car 442 was in the 1960s and early 1970s, and that Quad 4 Calais 442 was probably a better 442 than the G-Body 442 was... Both G-Body and Quad 4 442s lacked the menacing presence of the originals. Like Balthy said. Enough is enough. Let the 442 rest in peace. Now...I would take a Cutlass body shell and I would marry it to a Tesla...or better yet...GM EV skateboard platform complete with batteries and motors and create my own 442. THAT is what I would do if I was trying to restore a far too gone Cutlass barnyard find. with no engine and the like. But for GM...let Cadillac and Chevy create new legends.

It's just not necessary, and I fail to see what marketing gain there would be. It's especially egregious given the '4' in '442' specifically meant a specific internal combustion V8. 442 has seen more than 1 revival; all paling against the original. Perhaps 'enough is enough' there.

Starkey & Huck!

I see you're still maintaining the 15-year time buffer in your infrequent pics, Bill. A+ for consistency. - - - - - Nice SS. Customer of mine has a '70 Malibu coupe done up as a SS, tho it retains the Malibu beltline trim. Crate 350/4-spd. Says he wants to sell it this year, so I'll give him a hand with that/there'll be some pics.

Nope, he sold it. I am sure he regrets it. He still has two Chevelles though, a '68 Ivy Gold Malibu coupe originally a 307/PG car, and a '66 Malibu coupe, which he's showing signs of re-doing.

Me standing next to my brother's numbers matching 1970 SS 454, about 15 years ago. I still have that coat.

If only the Bolt had thicker seats and a different dash...

Ocnblu, upon hearing that cars would soon no longer have wood spoke wheels ~

This is a factory hood ornament, and you all know the brand. What original car is this?