Found on Mecum36 photos1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30
Specifications
- Year
- 1970
- Make / Model
- Oldsmobile 442
- Trim
- W-30
- Engine
- 455 CI V-8
- Exterior color
- Burnished Gold
- Interior color
- Black
Description
455 CI V-8, Automatic, Air Conditioning · Lot S126 · Dallas/Fort Worth 2026 - Previous frame-off restoration, two restoration photographs included with the sale - Fisher Body broadcast card displaying the W-30 option and body number 380555, corresponding with the cowl tag - Original owner’s manual - Extensive mechanical refurbishment totaling approximately $21,000 in parts and labor from 2025-2026 - 455 CI V-8 engine with correct 396021 F block casting, rear casting code 287 and engine VIN stamping 30M220889 - Correct W-30 F-code cylinder heads with casting no. 404438 - Correct W‑30 aluminum intake manifold, casting no. 406115, with Winters snowflake foundry mark and September 9, 1969 casting date - Correct W-30 automatic Rochester Quadrajet 4-barrel carburetor, no. 7040258, dated November 3, 1969, with code 3079 - Correct Delco-Remy 1111979 distributor with recent distributor service - Replacement 1970 OW-code Turbo Hydra-Matic 400 automatic transmission rebuilt to W-30 specifications, documentation included - Hurst Dual Gate “His and Hers” console shifter - Correct Oldsmobile rear axle housing, casting no. 402227, with 3.23:1 gearing, consistent with the factory W‑30 automatic and air-conditioning configuration - Outside Air Induction with distinctive twin-scoop Ram Air hood - Red inner fenders - Factory air conditioning - Power steering and power-assisted brakes
