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A rare 1968 Oldsmobile 442 Sports Coupe. This is 1 of 4282 built. It was built in Lansing, Michigan on November 29th/30th where it was purchased in JANUARY this year and exported to UK This is one of the cleanest 1968 442 Sports Coupes in existence. It just underwent a VERY complete, correct, and professional $$$$$ (near $30k) restoration. Done by perfectionists, this was meant to be nothing but the best all around.
This ULTRA CLEAN 442 was refreshed from the ground up and it was done to extreme detail. The $$$$$ was spent because of its original clean condition. This 442 has ZERO RUST.
The upgraded 455ci engine was fully rebuilt with an Edelbrock Carb/Manifold along with many internal upgrades and a new Complete Stainless Flowmaster exhaust system. This engine puts out over 400 HP and it runs out great. There is a tachometer in the dash and also an oil pressure gauge and temperature gauge mounted below.
The Factory 400 transmission was rebuilt with upgrades and has a cooler. It shifts nice and strong.
The suspension was all redone and is tight.
The Power brakes were rebuilt and work as they should.
The Original rust free Teal Blue Iridium body was repainted at a cost of $16,000, and there was no metal replaced AT ALL. This was done at a reduced rate for the hours spent. This 442 was completely disassembled and ALL the trim was removed and polished (very nice condition). This car was block sanded for 100's of hours to the point of looking as smooth as GLASS all over.
It was painted in December 2006. There are no chips, dents, dings, nothing,This 442 is ALL METAL and it looks as good in person as it does in the photos.
The interior dash and all jams were also freshly painted, as were the original SSII wheels which are riding on Brand New Red Line Tires (spare wheel/redline included).
The interior is all original and is in amazing condition. The original Bucket Seats have no tears, rips or separations, nor do the back seats. There is no fading, cracking, etc. They are supple and excellent.
It retains the Original Sport Steering Wheel, which is very nice. It was ordered with the Deluxe Retractable seatbelts. The original console is in terrific shape as is the shifter with the wood grain handle. The carpet is brand new.
The trunk is perfect as is the trunk lid (with the optional light). The engine bay is also excellent and the hood is perfect. There is not even any surface pitting on any of the metal that was repainted on this car, not even in the jambs, rails, lips, or anything… this is a SHOW AND GO 442.
The underside is CLEAN & rust free. I did not even have it repainted because it looks so good and it is all original. When you look at vehicles with fresh undercoat bottom you never know what they could be hiding, but there is nothing being hid here (see photos).
The rear end is the optional 3.08 with Positraction. This 442 hooks up strong and drives out great with the power steering. It also has factory ordered cruise control which is very rare on these 442's from what I understand and nearly on any car in 1968 for that matter. It was also ordered with the highly desirable Air Conditioning which is not hooked up.
This is an investment quality 442. The 1968 model was the first year the 442 became its own model and they are valued higher than the 1969. This is optioned like a High retail car and it is in High retail condition, but priced realistically
''Rapidly appreciating in value'' as we all know.
Just imported, appreciating classic
Stunning condition
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