This example features the 455-cid, W-30 package V-8 engine with a four-speed manual transmission. It is finished in Aegean Agua and shows 68,000 miles. It has a Rally Pac, positive traction rear end differential and power steering.

Many enthusiasts consider the 1970 442 Oldsmobile W-30 as one of the greatest musclecars ever produced. The W-30 package included what Olds called "Select Fit" engine parts, plus a performance calibrated four-barrel carburetor, a hotter cam, and low-restriction exhausts. A Hurst-managed four-speed with 308:1 gears. The Anti-Spin axle was standard and front disc brakes, sway bars fore and aft, and G70xl4 white-letter tires were other W-30 components.

Drawing on experience with 455-cid V-8s in Hurst-prepared cars, Oldmobile knew what it took to get the engine to perform in a 442. Weight reduction was essential, as illustrated in the W-30 package. The hood, with molded-in functional scoops, was made of fiberglass and was 18-pounds lighter than the steel version. The W-30s intake manifold was aluminum, its inner fender liners were plastic, and the cars had less sound deadener than other 442s. Aluminum was even used for the differential carrier and cover, shaving another 18-pounds. Frame off in 2004 put back on road 2006.

Oldsmobile's 1970 W-30s blended a plush bucket-seat cabin with athletic road manners and vivid acceleration. It was the thinking-man's approach to musclecars.