1966 Oldsmobile 442 W30 400 V8 1/25 Scale Model Kit Build How To Assemble Paint Dashboard Vinyl Top
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1966 Oldsmobile 442 W30 400 V8 1/25 Scale Model Kit Build How To Assemble Paint Dashboard Vinyl Top AMT AMT1432 1432
AMT’s 1/25 scale 1966 Oldsmobile 442 Hardtop is a kit for serious builders who are looking for a sweet build. Available for the first time in 10+ years. Add it to your collection today!
This authentic model has some outstanding features including a 360 HP, 400 cu. in. V8 with three 2-barrel carburetors, a W30 air intake, 442 emblems, bucket seats, custom wheels, and BONUS pad-printed red line tires. The kit also includes an all-new water slide decal sheet and is all wrapped up in AMT’s vintage-style packaging.
Features:
1:25 scale, skill level 2, paint & glue required
110 parts
Molded in white, clear, transparent red, and some chrome-plated parts
Black vinyl tires
Built size: 8 inches long
The Oldsmobile 4-4-2 (also known as the 442) is a muscle car produced by Oldsmobile between the 1964 and 1987 model years. Introduced as an option package for US-sold F-85 and Cutlass models, it became a model in its own right from 1968 to 1971, spawned the Hurst/Olds in 1968, then reverted to an option through the mid-1970s. The name was revived in the 1980s on the rear-wheel drive Cutlass Supreme and early 1990s as an option package for the new front-wheel drive Cutlass Calais.
The "4-4-2" name (pronounced "Four-four-two") derives from the original car's four-barrel carburetor, four-speed manual transmission, and dual exhausts [1][2][3] (Some maintain that the '2' indicated a limited-slip differential). It was originally written "4-4-2" (with badging showing hyphens between the numerals),[1] and remained hyphenated throughout Oldsmobile's use of the designation. Beginning in 1965, the 4-4-2s standard transmission was a three-speed manual along with an optional two-speed automatic and four-speed manual, but were still badged as "4-4-2"s. Because of this change, from 1965 on, according to Oldsmobile brochures and advertisements, the 4-4-2 designation referred to the 400 cubic inch engine, four-barrel carburetor, and dual exhausts. By 1968 badging was shortened to simply "442", but Oldsmobile brochures and internal documents continued to use the "4-4-2" model designation.
The 1966 4-4-2 shared a modest facelift with other Cutlasses. It came with a 400 ci L78 V8 rated at 350 hp (261 kW)/440 lb•ft with a single four-barrel carburetor. Two new optional 400 ci engines offered even higher performance: the 360 hp (268 kW) L69, with three two-barrel Rochester 2GC carburetors on a progressive linkage and 440 lb⋅ft (597 N⋅m) of torque, which was priced at US$264.54,[11] and the rare W30. Besides the convertible, the 4-4-2 option was available on both hardtop and pillared coupes, which shared the same roofline. Besides the new sweeping C pillar on coupes which featured a "flying buttress" recessed rear window, the new body had high, round rear fenders giving the car a more muscular appearance.
The W30 engine added an outside-air induction system (admitting cool air to the carburetors via tubing from the front grill) and a hotter cam, under-rated as producing the same 360 hp (268 kW) as the L69. The battery was relocated to the trunk to make room for the air hoses, which prevented the package from being ordered on convertible models. Only 54 W30s were built by the factory, although an additional 97 were produced for dealer installation.
The standard transmission was a three-speed manual with column shift and the two-speed Jetaway automatic with switch-pitch torque converter was optional. Hurst shifters became standard equipment with floor-mounted manual transmissions including the optional heavy-duty three-speed, M-20 wide-ratio four-speed or M-21 close-ratio four-speed. The standard 350-horsepower 400 engine could be ordered with any of the four transmissions, while only manual transmissions could be ordered with the L69 three two-barrel option. - Авто та транспорт
I had that exact kit, but different box art back when I was a kid in the early '00's! I'm so happy they're re-issuing this kit, because I'm pretty sure my original got ruined, but hey, now I've got extra parts!
My grandfather bought a '66 Cutlass 2 door post. He saw it on the dealership floor & wanted the exact duplicate. It had a 330/315 HP motor & a "Jetaway" auto trans. It was white with a black vinyl interior. It also had those 3-point spinner wheel covers that would amputate a leg if hit.
He would actually spit-shine it on occasion, removing dirt spots & bird-poop. Every weekend, the garden hose came out & it would get a wash, weather permitting. Then, a chamois dry. Once a month, it got a complete wax job by HAND! That car ALWAYS looked as if it came off of the showroom floor.
He never had an accident in 18 years. People would constantly ask if he would sell it. He always gave a firm but polite "NO". He turned down a $5000.00 offer in 1973. even though he paid only $2200,00 when bought. new. He said that he was keeping it for "his grandson", meaning me. He even took me to get my license in it in 1975.
Fast forward to 1984. He was going to retire in 2 months, but still used the Olds to go back & forth to work. One, day, I saw the car was not in the garage. I asked him, & we walked 2 blocks to a mechanics yard. I started crying!! It seems he was on his way home. Traffic stopped. He stopped. The mason dump truck behind him didn't. The rear bumper was pushed down, 2 inches from the ground. The car was pushed into the car in front. The grille, front bumper & radiator support was up against the engine block! We had a friend look at the damage. Everything underneath was bent! Since the car was 18 years old, the insurance gave him $200.00 as scrap value! I cried again, watching a flatbed take the car to Oldsmobile heaven😭😭😭😭
I had a close friend whose father worked at an Oldsmobile dealership, when I was growing up! He'd bring one of these home every now and then, and we'd all go for a ride. They were incredible machines, and it was interesting to watch the progressions over the years!
That's a great looking car. Good choice on the white top and interior instead of black. I'll have to get 1 of these.
My grandpa had a 66 cutlass before he died. I loved that car!
This one makes my top 5 builds from you. Ty, great build.
Oh I forgot to say that is a beautiful build!!!
Your videos show your impressive knowledge of cars/car history and great techniques to make amazing models. Excellent work, my friend.
Thank you very much!
Professional 👍
Good job on this build, as usual. Oldsmobiles were such nice cars back then, solidly built.
So true!
Nice model
Looks like a fun kit! 👍👍
'66 442 - one of my dream cars. Unfortunately, by the end of 1966 I was in a foreign country getting shot at and returning fire. By 1970 I had survived and was out. Silly me, I had forgotten my dream car list and squandered my savings on a new Datsun 2000 (the dealer was across the street from the discharge building). Loved that car. Wish I'd stayed home and bought the 442 (missed opportunity). This example is as perfect as can be - it's YOUR take on a car model that deserves your attention to detail. Thanks!!!
Almost forgot...
Sir thank you for your service to our once great country. Your story about serving in Vietnam reminded me of dads story...
Dad went to enlist in either 65 or 66 can't remember exactly (again I wasn't born until 69) but they wouldn't take Dad because he was blind in left eye since 15 where a girl accidentally let go of a baseball bat and caused permanent blindness in (luckily) just one eye. Dad's brother Darrell, however, was accepted. Similar to your own self, uncle Darrell ran around getting shot at too, and made it home in one piece. Instead of buying a Datsun, he ended up with something a little bit different...Dad gave his brother his then only car...a red 1959 Olds super 88 convertible! Dad had just purchased another used car for daily use, a 1964 Olds Jetstar 1, red coupe with a 394 and 4.30 gears out back. Without a positraction rear diff, apparently this car could break a tire loose at pretty much any speed below 70mph...here comes more stories! I guess even at 80mph, wound tight as a square peg in a round hole, he could slap the big pedal to the floor and start squawking the tire as long as he was on it! The car melted that little 14in white wall tire for literal city blocks. Pieces of rubber would fall on the hood of whomever was behind him if the loud pedal was depressed. So much fun came at a price of course. Mpg was of course single digits even at idle downhill. That much revs caused that 394 to be ready for an overhaul with only 70k on the clock. 2 years of service was all he could muster before needing a new ride. Among several circumstances dad ended up at the Oldsmobile dealer (of course) in 1967. Moving from eastern Kentucky several years prior meant Dad had found a decent job and was able to save some cash. Attempting to sign his life away for his first new car purchase, the order read like this...1967 442 convertible, red on red with white top. 400 with 4speed manual, 3.90 posi out back. Power this and that but no a/c! Dad liked it Hot back then and who wants a/c when you can just put the top down! Anyhow here is where the story goes a little different than expected...after a couple months wait dad gets a call basically stating that it's too late in the model year to build this car, but hey there is a new body style for 1968, how about we just place that order...Dad says woah hold on, I haven't even seen this new model yet. Turns out Dad did Not like the looks of the new model especially the taillights for 68. Years later he admitted to them growing on him but back then at that time he just wasn't interested. So now what to do? With a few nights thought he ended up back at Runs Olds in Detroit with a special offer by a salesman acquaintance..a 1968 Ninety Eight convertible, red on white w/white top. He can choose any option except a/c for same price "x" amount. I believe the sticker was something around $4200ish but not positive. He sat down with this guy and started checking boxes on the order, or shall I say write in options as there wasn't actually boxes to check. This was going down at a local restaurant too, not at the dealership. Due to circumstances some options were missed such as front cornering lamps and tilt steering column, but most were there. Dad took delivery in May 1968 and....well...
that car still exists, in it's all original unrestored form with 67k miles on the clock. It pains me to say this when I tell you Dad died March 2016. He was my father and best friend both in one person. His memory still remains however thru this classic old Oldsmobile.
Tucked away and hidden to keep safe, someday in the future it will once again show itself, highlighting a time and era long gone. This old red drop top will no doubt need a new set of shoes, belts, hoses, battery, a wash and wax. When this car does come back out I hope it brings smiles to people's faces as big as the one of my own just thinking about all the memories of dad and the car journeys him and I have taken over all of my 54 years so far. Again here I am rambling on and on.
I want to thank everybody yet again if you took your time to read all of this!
Like that turquoise 😊
Nice looking build!
Very nice looking kit, and it seems to build up well. Awesome color choices for the model. Very classic mid-60’s color. Great work with the black wash. Thanks for sharing.
Such a steady hand with such a big brush painting that engine compartment. Impressive work!
I'm glad to see this kit back. I have the original kit which dates back to somewhere between 1997 and 1999 and it is a lovely kit - only thing missing is a tie rod so the wheels can actually steer. I really like the color you've chosen as well; I did mine similar to the box art on the original kit box in dark blue with a black vinyl top and used the optional billet wheels which were a thing back in the 1990s. However, this decal sheet is better by miles with the stripes, badging and instruments, because I had to strip my dashboard as the instruments didn't come out right and it still isn't perfect. All the late '90s model had on the decal sheet, and that was fairly common for AMT back then, was three optional license plates.
Chris, another great build! Three things: (1) the gage ahead of the shifter is a vacuum gage; (2) the factory spot for the tach is to the left if the instrument panel, so maybe it fits there; (3) the issue with the driver side rear wheel being forward is a common problem with all the AMT 66 442 kits, including the convertible, as I've seen in other on-line builds of the earlier issue kits: there's something wrong with tooling that must be compensated in order to align the axle properly. So it wasn't you!
Also, for those who care, the W30 option wasn't available on convertibles because, in order to fit the ram air hoses, the battery was located to above the right rear wheel, and the converible mechanism didn't allow room for that. So the old convertible kits correctly don't have the W30 parts. If doing a resto-rod, one could put the W30 ram air parts from this kit into an old convertible kit, and locate the battery elsewhere in the trunk.
Very well said.
Maybe I missed it but nowhere in comments or the vid is anybody talking about the fact they only built 54 W-30 cars in 1966! Not sure exactly how many original cars of the 54 are left and documented, but the real 1of 54 had their sequential numbers stamped onto the chrome air filter shroud...I believe driver side under where that side intake air hose clamps on.
In real life I have seen maybe 15 of the actual 54, in fact there is an original owner autumn bronze example here south of Detroit. Guy named Larry, his car is an unrestored but fully documented example. Freaking love that car!
To add to your description and reasoning of the W-30 option, the dealer did offer all the parts for what was called the "drag pack" over the counter collection of parts to make your own "W-30" ...way more drag packs were sold than the original 54 cars. Ive heard as many as 400 drag packs were sold. For most of us a real 1of54 66 W-30 442 is just a dream. I have zero problems with anybody who wish to build a clone as long as they don't try to push it off as a real one...
and that is the beauty of model cars! Now anyone can own a 1 of 54 rare Oldsmobile!!
Amazing as always
Looks great nice job
I really like that this kit has the correct bellhousing shape for the BOP trans. As any of my fellow GM 1/1 enthusiasts will know, there is a deference between the bellhousing on the BOP trans and the Chevy trans, with the Chevy unit coming to a peak at the top of thew trans, while the BOP curves down toward the flywheel.
Props on putting together the suspension. AMT suspension makes me want to set the kit on fire. Great looking car though.
I just bought a 2 pack of those Silver Sharpies but I hadn’t tried them yet. I’ve used the Molotow chrome pens but I thought maybe the silver sharpies would be cool to try so I was thrilled to see you use them on the window trim. Thanks for showing us this model. Now I gotta go out and buy it. 😂……. No…seriously, now I gotta get it. 👍
As always, Chris. You knock it out of the park. I really like that color combo.
Very Nice! 👍
I usually don't like white tops on a car but with the white interior the white top looks really good.
Nice job man.👍
Good looking kit best friend’s dad had two of them 65-67 442 , his friend had a 442 they had same colors, one a/t one 4spd , they would mess with the crowd on a run .
Happy holiday's to you and your family that is a sweet looking car love the white top could not tell the wheel was crooked it all looks great love the videos and music that you have with it thank you
You could put this on a trailer and pair it up with your ‘96 Chevy C3500.
love it
Hi Chris, thst certainly is a great looking car, the colour looks absolutely correct, I am not a fan of a lot of American big cars, buf that car I do like, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia
Looks great! Love the color, and that style of Olds
That’s turning out great, I like the colors 👍
Nice build 😁😅
Great video Chris. Love those old Olds. Keep em coming, I'll keep watching
Great job Chris thank you for sharing love the color choice 👍
I’ve found the mod podge super gloss at Wally World (Walmart) 😂
The Tacometeer mounts on the side of the dash
This is a great kit. Im almost done with mine. I have the previous release, not W-30.
I need to do the BMF on trim. This kit is literally exactly like mine, same parts, etc.
That's how I do all my chassis. Spray body color from the sides and back to replicate factory over spray. Shelby's and Mustangs are slightly different depending where they were manufactured so I went off those manufactured with red oxide. Just do your research before your builds.
I love it💖💖 Awesome👍👍
Nice build. What happens to all the kits you build? You must have a warehouse to keep them all in.
I wish someone would do an unboxing that compares the older release of this model to this new one. I have an older version I bought second hand, still in original wrapper. But I don't know if the new kit is upgraded to more accurately show the W30 pieces. My box makes no mention of W30.
I've been told there is no difference by a couple of internet posts by people, but no one has shown the parts from an older kit. And I'm not all that interested in decals, even if they are different.
If interior pieces and the firewall are better detailed than before, maybe it's worth spending the money. But I don't need 2 kits of the same car if nothing is improved.
Beautiful mate, Merry Christmas mate👍
Great build, I’m just getting back into modeling what brand of glue was that in the red bottle? In my model building days I used the old Testors tubes. I learned a lot from this video, I will be watching more
The gauge in front of the shifter might be a Tachometer . My dads 1966 Oldsmobile Delta 88 had the Tach on the console in front of the shifter
Do you have all your models displayed? If so id like to see a video of your collection.
at 54:11 it looks like the headlights actually come on!
I like the video and the kit. Was the Oldsmobile (some of them) referred to as the "gentleman's hot rod" or am I thinking of Buick? Just curious. Keep up the great work.
You're correct,it was the Oldsmobile
Was this made with all new tooling? I didn't see any flash. Looks awesome!
Nice work. One question? Do you know of a weathering paint in the can. I was told of a British outfit that offers different shades but don't know if its sold in the US.
Do you have any videos on applying the future polish
Ugly Boyd wheels lol I love the separate chassis
One kit I hated was the mack truck the color plastics would not take the glue I washed in soap to take off any grease off I try all glue I believe it might be recycle plastic I have a second one the plastic is strange
How long does it take you to build one model
These ones are two days max. About 8 hours or so total not including paint drying overnight. Fun, fast builds to show what can be done with a kit over a weekend for the average modeler that just wants to kick back and enjoy themselves.
@@hpiguy it’s quick for you, it takes me longer like a week. I fiddle with the same part for a while until I can get it to work.
Lindbergh model reboxed round tbound to new decals that's it
Just what I was wondering. Thanks
Nope, the Lindberg is a 1967. For example, compare the distances between the headlights. Trust me, I have both kits in my stash. Lindberg 72171, AMT 1432, former 689, former 31213, former 6268
@@hadilu65 They just re dated it
So it's the AMT kit@@hadilu65
Hadilu65 is right. I have the previous issue of this kit (6268) dated 1998. It's always been an AMT kit.
Nice model