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1968 Olds 442 on 2040-cars

Year:1968 Mileage:99999
Location:

Huntington, Indiana, United States

Huntington, Indiana, United States

Up for sale is a very nice 1968 442 Oldsmobile.  It was owned by the previous owner for 35 years. This car was always kept inside of a garage and never driven in bad weather.  For lack of a better word the car has been "Babied." This car retains it's origional sheet metal, and drive train.  It is a number's matching 400 engine.  Origionally came with a three speed transmission but was converted long ago to a four speed transmission. It has a hurst shifter and 12 bolt rear end. This car was restored aproximately 10 years ago and put away in a barn and has not been driven since 2003.This car has power steering and brakes air conditioning,,,and power windows. remote trunk release remote mirrior At the time of restoration the car was completely media blasted to bare metal. The car was painted origional color in base coat clear coat.  They did an excellant job! The floor plans and trunk pans are all origional condition. The engine and transmission were rebuilt. I do not have any documentation on the rebuild of the motor or the transmission.  The car starts up with no engine noise or smoke.  The interior was completely redone including: carpet, door pannels, head liners, and seat covers.  All the chrome and stainless on this car in excellant condition and all the glass is good.  The power windows work fine and it has after market gages and in dash tac.  The things on this car that do not work include: the radio does turn on but there is no sound, the horn does not work, the air conditioner is missing some parts and does not work, and  the fan switch does not work.  This could be from sitting so long, but I am not certain. The car also has new brakes, tires and wheels, new tune-up, the gas tank has been cleaned, and I have installed a new sending unit. The car will need a new exhaust on it. I tried to make an appoinment to have it installed but they were scheduling two weeks out. So the car is being offfered for sale without new exhaust. This car is an excellant condition and it has one small bubble on the bottom corner of the driver's door. It also has one small ding in the passagenger door that is not very noticible. For a car that is 46 years old is in prestine condition. It is ready to drive and to be shown off. There is no cracks or anything in the dash and it is just "Perfect." I have no jack or spare for this car also it is missing the origional air cleaner. I have tried to describe this car to the best of my abilitly and as you can see by my feedback, I always try to give an accurate description of a vehicle. This car is being offered at a very resonable reserve,an if you have any questions you can call me at 260 437 3898 and ask for dave

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GM recalling 8.4M cars, 8.2M related to ignition problems

Mon, 30 Jun 2014

General Motors today announced a truly massive recall covering some 8.4 million vehicles in North America. Most significantly, 8.2 million examples of the affected vehicles are being called back due to "unintended ignition key rotation," though GM spokesperson Alan Adler tells Autoblog that this issue is not like the infamous Chevy Cobalt ignition switch fiasco.
For the sake of perspective, translated to US population, this total recall figure would equal a car for each resident of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Montana, Delaware, South Dakota, Alaska, North Dakota, the District of Columbia, Vermont and Wyoming. Combined. Here's how it all breaks down:
7,610,862 vehicles in North America being recalled for unintended ignition key rotation. 6,805,679 are in the United States.

This Or That: 1980 Oldsmobile 442 vs. 1989 BMW 635CSi [w/poll]

Thu, 09 Oct 2014

The last time I roped a coworker into an automotive debate, I lost. Resoundingly, I might add. Still, 2,385 voters chose to cast their lots for the Fiat 500 Abarth, as opposed to 5,273 choosing the Ford Fiesta ST, and so I can rest easy in the knowledge that at least 30 percent of you, dear readers, see things my way. I still like to think we have more fun, too.
My loss in the first round of our This or That series, in which two Autoblog editors pick sides on any given topic and then attempt to explain why the other is completely wrong, didn't stop me from picking another good-natured fight, this time with Senior Editor Seyth Miersma. Last time, our chosen sides were eerily similar in design, albeit quite different in actual execution. This time, our vehicular peculiarities couldn't seemingly fall any further from one another: A 1980 Oldsmobile 442 wouldn't seem to match up in comparison to a 1989 BMW 635CSi.
How did we come up with such disparate contenders? Simple, really. Seyth and I mutually agreed to choose a car that's currently for sale online. It had to be built and sold in the 1980s, and it had to be a coupe. The price cap was set at $10,000. The fruits of our searching labors will henceforth be disputed, with Seyth on the side of the Germans, and myself arguing in favor of the Rocket Olds. Am I setting myself up for another lopsided loss?

Ferrari FF pitted against Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser in crazy Generation Gap comparison

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The folks behind Generation Gap have lost their minds with this latest video. The goal here is to determine the ultimate family cruiser, but the choices are what you would least expect, with a heavily modded 1970 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser going up against a 2012 Ferrari FF.
You might anticipate an over-40-year-old Oldsmobile to pale in comparison to any modern Ferrari, but this wagon has a ton of secrets under its skin thanks to Lingenfelter. First, it packs a supercharged LS3 V8 with a claimed 650 horsepower and a six-speed manual gearbox. That big upgrade in power is further helped with air suspension and massive Wilwood disc brakes. The result is nothing short of deafening, with blaring yelps whenever the driver even nudges the accelerator.
The alternative sounds just as good, albeit in very different way. The Ferrari's 6.3-liter V12 pumps out 651 hp and 504 pound-feet with a part-time all-wheel drive system. While the FF lacks a lot of the hauling ability of the Olds, it makes up for the deficit in handling, luxury, and in many eyes, simply by having the famous prancing horse on the grille.