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Pontiac GTO Vs Oldsmobile 442: How Do These Legendary Muscle Cars Compare?

If you were a teenaged gearhead in the 1970s, you may very well have hung posters on your wall of the Pontiac GTO and/or Oldsmobile 442. These General Motors cousins were titans of the American ...
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1966 Oldsmobile 442 Convertible Headed To Mecum Las Vegas Auction

The Oldsmobile 442 debuted in April 1964 as the brand’s answer to the massively successful Pontiac GTO. The 442 was an optional trim package for the Olds Cutlass. The 442 name stood for the ...
Motor Authority

Well-preserved 1966 Oldsmobile 442 rumbles into Jay Leno's Garage

The Pontiac GTO may have kicked things off, but nearly every General Motors brand jumped on the muscle-car bandwagon in the 1960s. Oldsmobile's contender was the 442, based on the same GM A-body ...
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Astro Blue 1970 Oldsmobile 442 Packs a Rare Performance Option

Although muscle cars can be traced back to the 1950s, the consensus is that the Pontiac GTO popularized the high-performance midsize market. Introduced for the 1964 model year, the GTO was immediately ...