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| 1964 OLDSMOBILE F-85 CUTLASS 442 ONLY AT GONZO'S PRO BUILT MODEL CARS |
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| It was 1964 and the birth of the midsize muscle car. Pontiac was having great success with the GTO. Over at the Olds division they were racing to get their own muscle car ready. It was only 3 months before the 1965 models were due out when The 1964 Olds F-85 Cutlass 442 was born. An F-85 with an ultra high compression 330, 4bbl, 4spd, posi traction strapped to a very heavy duty suspension. With the special dual snorkle air cleaner it was rated at 310 hp. This order code was #BO9. Only 2,999 F-85 442's were made in 1964, but it sparked a whole 442 brigade for years to come. This is a very rare collector. I started with the original issue AMT 1964 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass kit# 5024 that has never been re issued. This kit is almost 45 years old. No kit or promo was made of the 64 442. This is another one of a kind build. I did not use the simple one piece chassis from the kit. Instead I grafted wheel wells onto a detailed heavy duty suspension. I then put a 330 ci. in engine, scratch built a dual snorkle air cleaner, with insert, then Plumbed and wired. Nice detail under the hood with a photo etched radiator cap. There are many metal photo etched parts on this build, such as interior dash knobs, inside door pulls, window cranks, ashtrays, and more. On the exterior, the door and trunk locks, and the 442 emblems are photo etched and painted with the classic red to orange to amber fade out.. The car is Bare Metal Foiled and has vintage AMT Firestone Supremes. The interior has separate parking brake, brake, and clutch pedals were added, along with carpet, 4spd, buckets, tach, and more. Vintage Minnesota plates. Check out the pictures by super sizing them, this gets any slash marks out. |
