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Page 7, upper left photo caption: "Although
1964 is touted as the first production year for the 4-4-2, it wasn't actually
a 4-4-2 that was produced, but the B-09 option of the F-85 and Cutlass."
Huh? That's pretty amazing, since the car in the photo has 442 emblems.
In a related note on the bottom of the page, he says "But the design really
took off the following year [1965] when the 4-4-2 became a model on it's
own." Which is also pretty funny, since he says on page 39, in talking
about the 1967 cars, "The fourth year of production classified the 4-4-2
as still an option." Which is the correct statement.
Page 10, caption of 1965 engine photo:
"It carried a four-barrel Quadrajet carb..." That's pretty funny, since
on page 27, in talking about the _1966_ cars, he says "The then-new Quadrajet
carburetor was used on the standard 4-4-2 for 1966." This latter statement
would be correct. The 64-65 cars got the 4GC square bore carbs.
Page 19, the caption reads except for
the non stock seat covers everything is right. B.S. They could have found
this car in a scrap yard. Filthy floor, after market mat, wood turn
signal lever, and shifter lever, velour door panels etc.......Compare it
to a correct one on page 21.
Page 24 the 66 400 engine has the PCV valve on the wrong side.
Page 31, caption of the photo on the
lower left: "The interior of this 1966 4-4-2... ...console-mounted shifter
for the Turbo 400 transmission..." Well, he's half right. The picture _is_
of a TH400 console shifter, which unfortunately wasn't available until
1967 (which is the year of the car in the picture).
Page 29, RH side of page, the picture
of the dash is a 67, not a 66 442. Same with the one on page 31.
Page 31 the caption about the 66 442
emblems are located on the lower front quarters. This is a picture of a
67 442 fender emblem.
Page 40, the caption for the photo
of the convertible says "This 1967 4-4-2... ...features the high-mileage
Turnpike option which included a two-barrel carburetor." Yet on page 43
he says "(The two-barrel Turnpike Cruiser option was a Cutlass Supreme
option, not a 4-4-2 option.)" Uh, OK...
Page 43, picture of the 442 (or is
that 4-4-2) emblem, the caption says "...with red backing behind the block
letters." I thought the emblems were still red-orange-yellow in 67.
Page 44 they say " the 66 hood louvers
are continued for 67. 66 did not have hood louvers.
Page 55, power disc brakes on the 68
W-30 again.
Page 59, "Spotter Tips 1968 4-4-2",
the two barrel carb option is not mentioned
Page 64, "Spotter Tips 1968 4-4-2 Option
W-30", again he mentions the nonexistent optional power disc brakes.
Page 65, "Spotter Tips 1968 Hurst/Olds",
he neglects to mention the use of C heads on the A/C cars.
On page 69, talking about the 1968
H/O, he says: "It was not a 4-4-2, but a model on its own." Well, maybe,
but not in the GM definition of "model". Each model got a unique
VIN, but H/Os all got 344...VINs.
Page 80 he says that only 272 W-32s
were built in 1969, though on page 190 the accepted number of 297 is listed.
Page 84, under "Spotter Tips 1969 4-4-2
Option W-30", he talks about manual disc brakes. Discs were not available
(manual or power) on a W-30 until 1970. Similarly, he says "Automatic has
optional power disc brakes that carry a milder camshaft." Nope. He's confusing
this with the 1970 - 72 W-30.
Page 84, under a picture of an SSI
wheel: "...Oldsmobile added these special heavy-duty wheels for 1969."
I always thought they were an option starting in 1966.
Page 85, under "Spotter Tips 1969 4-4-2
Option W-32" he says: "W-32 has automatic and four-speed photo option..."
Uh, photo option? Anyway, the 1969 W-32 was only available with the TH400,
period. It appears that this was the "OW" trans also used in the W-30,
but I don't have 100% proof of this.
This one's a nit, but on pg 86, the
caption on one of the H/O pictures talks about the rear wing that "produced...a
downforce of about 60 psi." Sixty pounds per square inch?! Uh, there's
a whole lot of square inches on that wing. I'm thinking the number is more
like sixty pounds, period.
On page 103, under "Spotter Tips 1970
W-31" he says: "Same special 350 engine as used in 1969 standard 4-4-2
and 1969 W-31." OK, one out of two ain't bad... (Special note to Gary Sorrell:
if you add that special 308 degree cam to the 310 HP W-30 you get a 325
HP W-31, right? I mean, after all W-31 is a bigger number than W-30, so
it must make more power, like the LS6 is better than the LS5)
Also on pg 104, the caption for another
picture points out that "The W-31 carried the Cutlass nametag." Uh, yes,
unless it was an F-85 - based W-31 (or a certain Rallye 350 which shall
remain nameless...)
Page 104, the 442 W-31 fender it's
not in the proper position.
Someone had previously mentioned that
this book, by T. Patrick Sullivan, had a picture of a "442 W-31" on page
104 (note, by the way, how badly misaligned the "2" is in that picture
- I suspect the car is neither a 442 nor a W-31).
Page 130 refers to a picture of a 1969
car (actually a 69 W-32) as the "standard 4-4-2" for 1971.
Page 130-131, under "Spotter Tips 1971
4-4-2 Option W-30, he talks about the OLDS W-455 manifolds for 1971 vs
the OLDSMOBILE W-455 manifolds in 1970, but neglects to mention that the
former was also used in 1970. Note that page 166 indicates that "Some late
1970 W-30s may be wearing early 1971 aluminum intake manifolds..." obviously
a hint at the OLDS vs
OLDSMOBILE lettering. Unfortunately,
these actually have the 1970 part number, despite having the 1971 lettering.
Page 133, in the 1971 section, talks about the W-27 being available on both the W-30 and W-31 models. Obviously not in 71. (Note also that the photo at the top of the page shows a non-console MT car with the same shifter boot as Sorrell's Rallye 350).
Page 133 they state the standard wheel
for the later 442 would be like this 71 wheel. Look close and it's a 1978-1987
SSIII wheel with snap on cap. These wheels were never standard on a 442
until 1985.
Page 146, "Spotter Tips 1972 4-4-2"
indicates "Dual exhaust system standard." Nope. The base engine was the
350 with single exhaust.
Page 147 they could have found a 72
without the rips in the seat and the missing drivers side arm rest.
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1) - The console was the same from 64-66 (just not in the 64 442 like
they stated)
2) - Not all 66 W-30's were heater and radio delete. Heaters were
fairly
common. All cars were 4 spds.