Man that 442 is badass, I have a 1970 442 (non-W-30 plebian edition) with a 4 speed myself. The thing is an absolute torque monster and so much fun to drive. Even though I've been fortunate enough to drive Porsches, AMG's and other fun modern stuff nothing really compares to the experience of an old muscle car with a big block and a 4 speed.
That turned out to be a good pairing, I was very interested to see what kind of performance we would see from a nicely optioned stockish GTO, those 64’s are supposed to be a good bit lighter than what followed. The jokes never get old, although I’ve gotten old, but I’ve yet to grow up.
You are on 10 in this one! It's more sophomore humor than freshman Imho! What's not to like, stats, specs, and amazing muscle cars. Nirvana for some of us, the humor is the cherry topping. "He said cherry" lol
Tough decision, older bro had a 64 Tripower Goat that I wrenched on and drove, I had a 70 W30. Both were 4 speed cars. I surely miss those days and older brother is long gone. 😒 Good race and Thumb up. 😊
I’m picking the 442, especially with the W30 package. Looking forward to this! ~ Chuck. EDIT: Great racing, close match-up, and hilarious! Thanks as always! 🌮 🌮
@@gearmeister Those W31 350s were awesome! The “Ram Rod” was not only an answer to higher insurance rates, but a stout performer in its own right. I am envious of your friend. Tell him congratulations.
Love the 442!! The GTO looks like the tri-power 4 speed car my science teacher had in his backyard in 1978. Love the orange and black so much I have a 72 W30 clone.
Great video & the creative Comments are absolutely appreciated - cannot articulate how much I appreciate your videos. Thank you for highlighting original American Muscle Cars - I too have gotten older, but both my love for these cars and my sense of humor remain 18 yrs old
Yes indeed, Oldsmobile amd Pontiac were storied automakers, that made some badass cars, these two here are prime examples. I'm an Olds guy, but love Ponchos too. Love watching all these legends of the street go at it. Back when America made real cars man!
Keep the jokes coming, Brother!! Love the car info and THE HUMOR!! Unbeatable!! Thanks C&Z!! Enjoying EVERY episode!! And thank you to the drivers for doing🎉 a 3rd race!! TACOS FOR EVERYONE!! 🌮 🌮 🌮 🌮 🌮
As a 19 year old I drove a 70 442 it had lots of options, the OAI hood, automatic trans with a Slap stick shifter, no rear spoiler..but I put on headers, aluminum manifold & a holly 780 wit different jets. rally steering wheel with a Beautiful paint of Cinnamon brown..the Diff was anti-spin forget the ratio. and power windows i locks A/C it was So fun to drive
I've got more than a little experience with GTO's from that era and it was TOUGH to get one off the line without nothing but tire smoke. Especially with the tires of the time.
Not really. Maybe the 442 W-30 with the "328" cam. No power brakes or a/c available for that one and 3.91's standard. Also the "L88" style converter was standard if the TH 400 was selected. This car had a/c, which shows that it was the tamer W30 package. BTW, the 1970 GS Stage 1 was reported to be quicker/faster than the W30 in pure stock form. I have all of the old 1970 "hot rod" magazines to prove it from "back in the day". Cheers. .... Larry Rose
390 horsepower was W32 - a Tornado option - Cutlass had W31 350s. I don’t remember 455s in non 442s. Although - there were low-po versions. Highway-cruisers with 2 56 or such gears.
@@1badhaircut I think you could get the Buick Wildcat with a 455 though. Those things had tons of torque. The 1970 Wildcats are very rare (less than 24,000 made).
70 442 is extremely underrated and I love them! I like that they aren’t as popular as the Chevelle and GTO. With mild mods they can be extreme beasts. W machines are one of GMs best creations
Two more gems from GM and a Grade A++ race 🦓! Also being from the Motor city myself, I had NO idea that Indiana was its own "state" 🙄I always sorta thought of it as "The place where that one famous car race is held" ( JK wink wink 😅) Thanks for another HA-LAR-I-OUS race and video rated 5 out of 5 Tacos 🌮
I thought the same thing & unfortunately my Hoosier stepdad is from Indy but died of a heart attack at 47 35 yrs ago so that memory has been erased & I really never watch the 500, just keep up with who won!
I had a 66 GTO that turned 13:28 104 and a 66 olds 442 was a car length behind me and passed me before the lights like I had popped a drag shoot! Got to hand it to him, he had a great car. Gold and ran out of Petersburg Va. in 1966.🦇
I love the commentary, including the jokes, that's what makes it different. We need a little humor sometimes. Laughter is good for you! Keep up the great work! 👍
What made all W-Olds engines special was that they were factory balanced and blueprinted. Olds put out a standing order in their internal parts department to hold all perfect dead-nuts spec pistons and such for their W-engines. Cost effective brilliance! That's why a non-rebuilt Olds W-engine is arguably better than a random rebuild W- Olds engine.
Fun close race! I have always thought the/your humor is just fine & good for a chuckle honestly. I could care either way. My 1964 two dr Post coupe Tempest Custom with me in it & 1/2 a tank(20gal) of 93 or higher octane weights 3415lbs. It’s got a 1969 4bolt main 400/406, 1969 #62 heads reworked by Butler Performance. A built for racing 200-4r with lock up & an Eaton Carbon locker with Richmond 3.36 gears in its original 8.2” 10 bolt with Moser billet axles. My current profile picture is of the car during our wedding almost 2 decades ago. Forgot to mention it was a QA1 test R&D car for many years in our shop so its fully adjustable QA1 equipped & 4 wheel Willwood disc brake equipped with its Battery strategically professionally mounted in the RR of the trunk for better weight distribution, 😉! 11.72sec 1/4 mile @ 116mph on Federal 595RS-RR 18” Extreme Hi Performance ZR Racing tires, 200AAA, 96Y
Back in the late 80's guy nearby had a 65 GTO with a 389 Triple, changed the internals to a 421. Thing sounded like a 2 stroke burning posi through all 4 gears. Loud and clear from well over a mile away....
When I was a teen my first girlfriend had a white with black stripes 70 442 with a hurst 4speed,that car was a torque monster I spun a main bearing doing donuts,she paid $700 dollars for it in 1975😮her dad was not happy with me for talking her into it,I had to teach her how to drive a standard great video that brought back some great memories Thank you👏👏👏👏👍😂🤣😂😆
Man when you first were talking I thought oh no they've taken the wind outta this poor lad's sailed but when you said sugondeiz nuts and a proper eff you! I laughed out loud and was like oh no our beloved host is here to stay!! Yessss!!! 😁😁👍 Cool race though too!
C&Z, I really wanted to give the video 10 thumbs up 👍(only showing 1 here) especially for the 9th grade Super-Funny commentary. 😉😂 Makes you wonder if a billy is really just a small willy 🤣🤣. Don't let them give you any 💩 for the bathroom/bedroom/locker room humor. This time you featured one of my favorite Pontiacs, and also one of my favorite non-Pontiacs. I had a friend who had a similar (but blue) 64 GTO w/tripower and 4 speed, and another who had a silver 1970 442 W-30 4 speed unlike the car in this match-up. A win either way for me. Big plus.🥳 and for the drivers.... Thanks! 🌮🌮
You were actually funnier trying not to be funny. hehe great video! Keep having fun joking so we will too. That was a damn good race! I used to put Sunoco 260 in my 69 Coronet R/T 440 . That's a lot of octane! Brother in law had a 64 Gto with tri-power like this one. Loved that car. Oh well, i am an old fart with 60's memories. It's probably why i love your Channel so much. Keep doing it!
