The original Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 allegedly got its name from its four-barrel carburetor, four-speed manual transmission and dual exhausts, but the name eventually became synonymous with Oldsmobile performance cars, so not all models with a 442 badge featured such a setup.
By the time the Cutlass nameplate had reached the later portion of its life in the early 1990s, the Oldsmobile 442 had been undeniably watered down. The sixth-generation Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Quad 442, built for the 1990 and 1991 model years, featured a 180-horsepower four-cylinder engine, a five-speed manual transmission and front-wheel drive. General Motors justified the name by saying it had a four-cylinder engine with four valves per cylinder and two camshafts, but this engine wasn’t really setting the Cutlass apart at the time.
While the 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Quad 442 wasn’t a worthy successor to the legendary muscle car that made the nameplate famous, it still makes a fairly interesting used car, in our opinion. Take this one currently for sale on Facebook Marketplace, for example. This is a relatively obscure and decently reliable GM vehicle in great condition and, best of all, it’s for sale for less than $4,000. That seems like a good deal to us, no matter how underwhelming this 442’s performance may have been when it was new. This car has clearly been well taken care of throughout its life, as well, and stayed with the original buyer in California from 1991 to 2015.
The body of the car has 135,000 miles on the odometer, while the engine only has about 44,000. The owner says the vehicle underwent an engine change at a GM Goodwrench service center in 1995 when the car had 91,000 miles on the clock. The clutch was also upgraded at the same time, which seems to be the last time it was serviced, surprisingly.
Is this unique Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 worth the $3,950 this seller is asking? Let us know in the comments down below.
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Great car! I like. It is Awesome!
Lost my car when my wife passed away
Been walking around now for 7 years now,,, I'm interested in the car,,,,
My tell# is 781-709-7530
I'm an auto mechanic and worked on these cars when new...they were badly made ..poorly engineered ..likely horribly in a modern crash test..dont buy it and let it go to a museum or wrecker..
Lost my car when my wife passed away
Been walking around now for 7 years now,,, I'm interested in the car,,,,
My tell# is 781-709-7530
Hey my names cody mcconaughey and I love the car as well as all Olds buick gmc chevys whatever from those years are cool. If you guys could txt me the info qbout title and everything I have the money for it
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Like Olds?? Have 3 for sale, my mother’s 76 Cutlass Salon, original owner, T-tops & 455, a 72 442 convertible, low miles, straight body, lots of options and a loaded Alero GLS (2000), 128K original miles, 90% factory paint, call me if interested, thanks! Mark 305-858-6478
I like to buy this car and have it as a historical collectors car if you would let me buy it that's cool.
500 bucks. Junk. Junk rom the get go.
At this late stage, Buick, Olds, Pontiac, and Chevrolet had models sharing the same platform and basic drive train as the 442 pictured. Though at one time the 442 was a powerful and desirable car, this one had little in common with the muscle cars of the late 60's.
It's an attractive car .. I had the Pontiac version. They drive and handle well. They are comfortable for the folks in the front seats.
But with that being said, it is far from being unique. The value? More like 1500 to 2000. A future collector car is not in its future.
That little engine redlines at 9k rpm has more torqe steer than one can handle and it would smoke cameros all day long sure do miss mine