Oldsmobile 442 W-30 Convertible

[McLareN]

A great muscle car

[Sweeney921]

woah, does it have a W30 engine??!?!?!

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

Amazing car- had one of the biggest engines of the day! "Police needed it, Olds built it, pursuit proved it"... happy days... don't like the mirrors though.

[cuntukimushroom]

W30?!?!?!?!?!?! holy jesus

[McLareN]

Some info

Along with the special edition Hurst Olds of 1968 and 1969, the 1970 W-30 was the most powerful production Oldsmobile ever created. While the 370 hp from its 455 is impressive, if not as high as some other contemporary muscle car engines, what is really amazing for those who have experienced it is the 500 lb-ft of torque.
Unlike most engines of the postwar period, the Oldsmobile 455 is undersquare, i.e., the stroke is longer than the bore. Having a long stroke engine tends to make the torque curve peak early in the rpm range; conversely, a short stroke engine will be inclined to rev higher and have higher torque peak. The advantage of an engine that has loads of torque at low rpms is that the surge of power is immediate from the moment that you step on the accelerator. While there are many cars from then to now that handily outperform the W-30 on paper, the number of cars that have that same sense of immediate power are far fewer. It's an intangible that makes the W-30 an enormously fun car to drive on the street.

The only other muscle car of that era to equal the maximum torque numbers is the 1970 Buick GS. Even today, very few naturally aspirated cars match or exceed the 500 lb-ft of the 1970 W-30.

The W-30 was an option package on top of the 1970 Oldsmobile 442 model. Features over the regular model included an engine with 5 more horsepower and an aluminum intake manifold, red fiberglass inner fenderwells, and fiberglass OAI hood.

[Matt]

The W30 has nothing to do with the configuration of the cylinder banks or the number of cylinders people. Jeez.

[Smokescreen]

W30?!?!?!?!?!?! holy jesus

hahaha. that's classic. I know you were confused, but for a muscle car lover, that's too awesome.

[McLareN]

I Love american muscles :D.

[kko]

442 hmmm

4 barrel carb ?
4 drum brakes?
2 doors?

[kko]

never mind
4 speed gearbox, a four barrel carburettor and twin exhausts

[islero]

Nice car, monster engine.