1971 Oldsmobile 442 W-30

One of the true last muscle cars, the 1971 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 was representative of things to come. The year 1971 ushered in new federal regulations decreeing that all new models had to run on unleaded fuel. In order to comply, manufactures drastically lowered compression ratios which, in turn, reduced horsepower. For the 442, 1971 also marked the last year that it would exist as a separate model. Only 7,598 442's were sold in 1971. Just 920 of those 442's sold were ordered with the W-30 option (810 hardtop coupes, 110 convertibles) as replicated here on our Exact Detail Replica.