Cars Inwards Yards: A 1968 Olds 442! Mayhap Not

If I stopped cutting my grass, I wonder if a 1968 Olds 442 volition grow inwards my yard? Jody as well as I accept seen far improve ways to block a driveway. This didn't commence to halt us. It solely made curiosity worse. Explain how this happens?

This only in: Junkyard Life Discovers a 1968 Olds 442! Or did we????? Curses to your discriminating, suspicious nature as well as unconfirmable pedigree! Its non a existent Olds 442, but heck, it fooled us too. That's okay, nosotros loved seeing it anyway. 1968 was i of our favorite years for the Cutlass. Take a closer await at this diamond inwards the rough.

Ron Kidd
— Junkyard Life

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It was indeed a 1968 Olds, the offset twelvemonth of the redesigned peel on GM’s A-body, Rocket platform. It was never a skillful twelvemonth for the cheesy chrome hood scoop bolted on for roughly reason.

Notice how the parent bumper does NOT accept exhaust cut-outs, which were exclusive to the 442 model (and afterwards shared past times the SX model). That’s a clue, Scooby – this may non endure a 442 after all.

Notice Ron's reflection inwards the Olds 442 stripe belongings the jeweled "442" emblems. Did I only tell "jeweled"? Yeah, that’s non right. Another clue pointing to this beingness a imitation 442.

Jody points out these 14" Olds Rally wheels could endure factory. Even if they didn't come upward on this Cutlass, they even as well as thence await skillful on the car.

Under the hind quarters nosotros didn't detect a parent sway bay or a posi parent end. Still, non 100% signs, but roughly other nod toward a cloned musculus machine.

It was an Oldsmobile engine, but nosotros know non which one. Blue pigment would betoken a 455 or a afterwards model 350. The early on 350 color would accept been gold. I promise the non-442 hood vicious on the caput of the culprit armed amongst Chevy orangish spray pigment nearly this Oldsmobile.

The interior revealed a "Cutlass Supreme" dash emblem as well as door panel lettering. They are solely the concluding fight of evidence Ron as well as Jody needed to sadly declare... non a existent Olds 442.