1970 Oldsmobile 442 Project Street Car Or Drag Race Roller on 2040-cars
China Grove, North Carolina, United States
Vehicle Title:Clear
Drive Type: setup for 4,5, or 6 speed
Make: Oldsmobile
Mileage: 1
Model: 442
Exterior Color: Cranberry red
Trim: 442
Interior Color: Black
Up for sale is my 1970 Olds 442 project.
The car was purchased by me in 1991 from what I believe was the second owner in SLC. The car is an original auto air car and was from Colorado so it was pretty clean with the usual patches at the rear of the wheels in both the fenders and quarters. It also had some rust in the front two floor pans which was cover patched.
I street raced the car with a 461CI /TH400, Muncie, richmond 5 speed, and finally a Jerico
I disassembled the car in 2000 to have a professional install the .090 chromoly 6 point rollbar at which point I ended up moving to NC. The car came with and I ended up having a friend who now is a bigshot at Detroit Speed do all the body work and prep. The firewall was filled and a non air heater box installed, The dash has been primed and painted and non air vents installed.
The car has a 4 speed hump set up to clear a straight rod inline shifter or a 5 or six speed with no problem. Or an auto.
The frame has been blasted and painted as well us the underside completely finished to show quality in black.
The trunk is finished with spatter paint and is perfect. The gas tank is the factory tank with a sump welded in.
The rear suspension is a Dick Miller setup with QA 1 shocks. The Chevy 12 bolt has welded tubes, 4.10 gears, a strange spool and axles with a Mark Williams 1350 billet yolk and new in the box Wilwood disks.
The doors are the originals and were very nice, the fenders are new GM 71/72 and the quarters were new but after market. There is a small spot in the passenger rear quarter where the paint has poped that will need to be sanded and painted prior to clearcoat.
The seams are perfect ant the panels are straight!
The hood is an aftermarket all fiberglass that has been painted the previous color of the car and has had no bodywork done to it since.
I have rechromed bumpers (442 cutout rear) and the brackets have been blasted and painted.
The front suspension is factory disks and detailed to match the rest of the car.
The car is in color and was ready for stripes and clearcoat but there is a small spot in the passenger rear quarter where the paint has poped that will need to be sanded and painted prior to clearcoat.
I have the stock interior pieces with buckets that were recovered in the 90,s that go with the ca
The car comes with no engine or trans but I have parts available at added cost if interested.
There are hundreds of hours and $12000 in labor in this car not including parts or the cost of a real 442. I have pictures from throughout the project available if needed.
The car will need to be picked up, I will not ship.
THIS CAR IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED ABOVE
Im just testing the waters to see if there is any interest so PLEASE dont blast me on the price. If its not for you just keep scrolling along. If you feel like this car might work for a vision you have feel free to contact me.
Thank you very much for looking.
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