1970 Oldsmobile 442 Pace Car Convertible

SOLD!

BACK IN 1970, THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 WAS HELD ON MAY 30TH, MEMORIAL DAY, AND IT HAD BEEN TEN YEARS SINCE OLDSMOBILE HAD SUPPLIED A PACE CAR FOR THE BIG RACE! WELL THE TIME HAD COME, AND THE 1970 OLDSMOBILE 442 PACE CAR CONVERTIBLE MADE THE BIG SHOW! “DREAM MACHINE” IS THE TERM THAT FIRST COMES TO MIND WHEN DISCUSSING THE 1970 OLDSMOBILE 442 PACE CAR CONVERTIBLE! THESE BEAUTIFUL OLDSMOBILE MUSCLE CARS HAVE BECOME EXTREMELY COLLECTIBLE AND WITH ONLY (268) BUILT, THEY WILL ONLY BECOME MORE VALUABLE AS THE YEARS GO BY! THIS GORGEOUS FULLY DOCUMENTED, 100% NUMBERS MATCHING AND ROTISSERIE RESTORED EXAMPLE HAS TO BE ONE OF THE FINEST ON THE PLANET! SHE WAS SOLD NEW @ PAULIN MOTOR CO. IN TUCSON ARIZONA TO A MR. J.M. HALL! THIS INCREDIBLE 1970 OLDSMOBILE 442 PACE CAR CONVERTIBLE BASICALLY STAYED IN ARIZONA ITS ENTIRE LIFE HENCE THE INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL RUST-FREE SHEET METAL! A FULL NUT & BOLT FRAME-OFF RESTORATION WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED AND THE FINAL RESULT IS SIMPLY OUTSTANDING! THE ALL-ORIGINAL SHEET METAL IS 100% RUST-FREE AND IS LASER STRAIGHT ALL OF THE WAY AROUND THE CAR! THE (CODE 10) PORCELAIN WHITE EXTERIOR PAINT IS PERFECT AND ALL OF THE CORRECT HOOD, BODY-SIDE AND DECK LID DECALS FOR THE (CODE Y74) PACKAGE ARE IN PLACE! THE CHROME & STAINLESS IS IN SHOW CONDITION AS WELL! THE CORRECT (CODE A) WHITE VINYL CONVERTIBLE TOP IS BRAND NEW AND PERFECT! THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS SUPER DETAILED AND IS AS NICE AS THE TOP, WITH ALL OF THE CORRECT MARKINGS AND TAGS! WHEN YOU SLIDE INTO THE GORGEOUS BLACK BUCKET SEAT INTERIOR, YOU WILL SWEAR ON YOUR LIFE THAT ITS 1970 ALL OVER AGAIN! IT IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT! THE DASH, CARPETING, CONSOLE, DOOR PANELS, KICK PANELS, ETC., ALL LOOK SHOWROOM FRESH! THE FACTORY AIR CONDITIONING BLOWS ICE COLD ON THOSE OCCASIONS WHERE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THE CONVERTIBLE TOP UP! SHE ALSO CAME EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE ULTRA RARE “NIGHT WATCH” OPTION AND UNDER THE DASH HOOD LOCK MECHANISM! AGAIN, THE INTERIOR LOOKS LIKE IT DID 41 YEARS AGO WHILE SITTING ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR! NOW LETS GET TO THE HEART OF THE BEAST! POP OPEN THE HOOD AND YOU WILL FIND THE ORIGINAL NUMBERS MATCHING 455 C.I. / 365 H.P. ENGINE TUCKED NEATLY INSIDE! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NEVER DRIVEN ONE OF THESE CARS, YOU WILL BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE 500 LBS. OF FT. TORQUE THAT THESE ENGINES CRANK OUT! THEY WILL LITERALLY SHRED THE ASPHALT WHEN YOU APPLY YOUR RIGHT FOOT FIRMLY TO THE FLOOR! THE ORIGINAL NUMBERS MATCHING 455 C.I. ENGINE IS LINKED TO THE ORIGINAL NUMBERS MATCHING GM TH400 3-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION W/ THE FACTORY HURST DUAL-GATE SHIFTER! AT THE END OF THE LINE YOU WILL FIND THE ORIGINAL NUMBERS MATCHING 3.42 POSI REAR END THAT WILL HELP IN SNAPPING YOUR HEAD BACK WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE GEARS! AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE NEVER DRIVEN ONE OF THESE CARS YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT HOW FAST THEY REALLY ARE! THE FACTORY POWER STEERING AND FACTORY POWER FRONT DISC BRAKES MAKE DRIVING THIS CLASSIC CAR EFFORTLESS! THIS STUNNING 1970 OLDSMOBILE 442 PACE CAR CONVERTIBLE STARTS, RUNS, DRIVES, STEERS AND BRAKES PERFECTLY IN EVERY WAY AND IS AN ABSOLUTE BLAST TO DRIVE! SHE SITS ON HER ORIGINAL SUPER STOCK II WHEELS AND GOODYEAR G70-14 POLYGLAS TIRES! THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE INDY 500 SPARE TIRE STILL RESIDES IN THE TRUNK WITH THE ORIGINAL JACK ASSEMBLY! IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT YOU WILL FIND THE ORIGINAL PROTECTO-PLATE, ORIGINAL WARRANTY PAMPHLET, ORIGINAL OWNERS MANUAL, ORIGINAL MAINTENANCE RECORD CARD, 1970 OLDSMOBILE ACCESSORIES PAMPHLET AND A MOTOR RECORD BOOK W/ YEARS OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR THE CAR! THIS GORGEOUS 1970 OLDSMOBILE 442 PACE CAR CONVERTIBLE IS AN INVESTMENT GRADE MUSCLE CAR IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY ENJOY YOUR INVESTMENT! IT’S A WONDERFUL PLACE TO PARK YOUR MONEY SO TO SPEAK AND SHE WILL ONLY APPRECIATE IN VALUE AS THE YEARS GO BY! YOU SIMPLY CANNOT GO WRONG INVESTING IN A MUSCLE CAR OF THIS STATURE! ENCLOSED SHIPPING IS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE COAST TO COAST AT THE BUYERS EXPENSE!