History Oldsmobile race cars

3 Oldsmobile 442 tribute drag cars at the 2010 Oldsmobile Nationals in Sturbridge Massachusetts. Joe Donnelly's 1966 Run To Rund Oldsmobile 442 W-30, Sam Murray's 1967 Brainbeau Oldsmobile 442 W-30, Tweed Vorhees' 1967 Chesrown Oldsmobile 442 W-30.

 

what happend

 

very nice!

 

not really a race car but olds dunebuggy, when first built in the 60's had a 400 olds with a 3 speed manual, now sports a 455, aluminum heads, 1050
carb, power gluide, 3500 stall and 6.50rear gear...first picture is pismo beach, second is antique drag this year

 

Some pictures from Julesburg CO I believe

 

Dads 66 442

 

My dad w/are good Dallas Scotts 70 W-30

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/vistacruiser67?feature=mhum#p/u/12/-Mo_XHBU5vs

 

WOW! Lots of neat pictures! Thanks!

 

Dallas Scotts 70 W-30 Julesburg CO

 

Anouther one of Dallas

 

My dad's 70 W-30 (whiskey trip) and Dallas Scotts heading to Julesburg CO when they reopened the for drag racing maybe 1983 or 84

 

Great Thread! It reminds me of the 49 Olds fastback a friend of mine had in High School. It ran a fully sychroed 3 speed tranny with a Hurst shifter behind a J series 57' 371 engine with 2 AFB quads. It was really sharp & ran strong pulling a 4:11 gear behind. Wasn't worth a damn for gas mileage though. It was lucky to get 7 MPH on the street! By the time I got out of the Army in September of 68 it was laying on it's top in a local Scrap Yard with the entire drive train missing. What a shame.

 

Thanks Gene -- great pic!!
Tweed

 

Craig Couris's 2 70 "W" cars - one hardtop, one ragtop!
The ragtop has the very rare all aluminum 455 engine and aluminum W-27 rear end center section.

 

Thank you Tweed, Sam and Joe for these GREAT tribute Oldsmobile 442 drag cars!
Gene Horn

 

LMAO Jeezus,looking back the owner of that racecar is prob wishing he'd named his car differently. Cool thread anyway,Love the Olds dragcars!

 

Why do you think he wishes that?

 

Never miind

 

Do Olds powered count?

 

How about an Olds "Woody" Funny car? Enjoy

 

yeah first time i saw a pic of that car i wondered how much explaining he had to do....or maybe he didnt have to do

 

NEVER did i receive any derogotary or "racist" type remarks about the car. In fact I have had numerous positive" comments from black people both at race tracks and at car shows --- even today with the re-created car. The answer/explanation is always the same from me -- "ITS WHITE - AND ITS POWERFUL" and thats all there is to it!!

 

this is one cool tread. thanks guys

 

I humbly apologize and stand corrected then!

 

1970 Berejik Oldsmobile 442 W-30 from Needham Massachusetts. I believe it Dallas Texas.

 

Mother Skunk. I can't find an image, maybe Tman has one. 68 442 campaigned when it was new by Ron Thorsen. His brother still owns it and gets it out a couple times a year.

 

Joe Donnelly's 1966 Run To Rund Oldsmobile 442 W-30 at the 2010 Oldsmobile Nationals sponsored by the New England Oldsmobile Club in Sturbridge Massachusetts.

 

I finally managed to snag a photo of one our local heroes Multiple National Record holding Gregston & Teague Olds.
Archie allowed as how the photographers memory was incorrect as the best # for the car was a 13.25
Hopefully I can corner Norman Benson and get some more later.
T.OUT