1970 OLDSMOBILE 442 CUSTOM COUPE

This seldom-seen custom 442 is simply awesome with its striking appearance and aggressive mechanical design. It was a product of a professional rotisserie restoration and in show-quality condition throughout. The vision of the build was to create an extreme street machine that would turn heads. The exterior screams American Muscle with the W-30 attributes. It retains much original sheet metal with exception of the front fenders and quarter panels, which were replaced with New Old Stock. It has a custom fiberglass hood with locking pins and aluminum hinges. The body is very straight with great gap lines throughout. The car was finished in Matador Red with black W-30 stripes. An opening was fabricated in the hood for the air cleaner, which was painted to blend into the stripes. It has a killer stance on 17-inch Billet Specialties Street Lite black wheels. The restored black interior is in beautiful condition and is equipped with a 6-point chromoly roll cage. Some custom features include Dakota Digital VHX series gauges, Vintage Air auxiliary heater system, tilt steering column, Billet Specialties Street Lite 14-inch steering wheel, Procar bucket seats, Racequip 5-point racing harnesses, and Lokar shifter boot with custom shifter/knob. It also has custom switches on the dash for the fuel pump and electric radiator fan. The trunk compartment is home to the custom battery box. The engine compartment is highly detailed throughout with many upgrades. It was dressed with a set of W-30 red inner fenders. The heart of this beast is an Oldsmobile 455 that was bored to a 462 with an estimated 600hp. The engine has high-performance internal parts, such as Dick Miller Racing billet steel main caps, Oldsmobile 425 forged crankshaft, forged Manly BBC connecting rods, JE Pistons with 11.76:1 compression, Jones Cam Designs solid roller cam and SR lifters. The Edelbrock Performer aluminum heads and Victor intake were both ported by Marty Zimmerman. Some other engine component upgrades include an Aeromotive A1000 fuel pump, Pro-Systems 4159 carburetor, MSD ignition, Powermaster 9510 XS torque starter, March Onyx Black Serpentine pulley system and cast aluminum Jet Hot-coated Oldsmobile valve covers. It has a custom battery disconnect switch and charging posts. The engine is cooled by a Griffin aluminum radiator, aluminum water pump, Derale PWM electric fan and BTR billet aluminum thermostat housing. The engine breathes through American Racing long tube headers and a 3-inch Pypes stainless-steel exhaust system with X-pipe and Race-Pro mufflers. The engine is coupled to a Tremec T56 Magnum 6-speed manual transmission, and a custom driveshaft. It's equipped with a billet steel flywheel, Quick-Time steel blow proof bell-housing and American Powertrain Mean-Street hydraulic clutch. Power is transferred to the pavement through the Chevrolet 12-bolt posi-traction rear end. The rear end is equipped with a custom 33-spline for Eaton Trutrac Hytuf Strange Engineering axles and helical gear differential, 1350 Mark Williams yoke, Strange ultimate 12 cast aluminum girdle support differential cover and 4.56 gears. The undercarriage is highly detailed throughout with many upgrades. The underside was gloss epoxy-coated for durability and shine, and is mirror-quality for car shows. It's equipped with a CPP power steering box. The braking system consists of a CPP Hydraboost power brake booster and Wilwood four-wheel disc brakes with independent E-brake setup. The front suspension consists of stock A-arms with red polyurethane energy suspension bushings, BMR 1.25-inch sway bar and QA1 adjustable coilovers. The rear suspension consists of Dick Miller Racing hook and launch pack with anti-hop brackets, Moroso Trick drag springs and QA1 adjustable HAL rear shocks. This vehicle has recently been serviced and detailed, which is documented with an invoice. From the MS Classic Cars Collection. **PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT WILL NEED TO BE COLLECTED FROM SEEKONK, MA**

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