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4-4-2 stood for 400 c.i., 4-barrel carb and dual exhaust. I have the old magazine collection with the ads to prove it. There was always a lot of confusion about that nomenclature, even back in the day, but they were always available w/ automatics so *4-speed* was not part of the name.

Always had a soft spot for Oldsmobiles and had friends with beautiful '67 and '68 442s. The '67 was a built street racer in black and the '68 was a bone-stock metallic blue w/ black vinyl top, automatic on floor, (beautiful factory console/shifter), and highway gears in rear end. What a beauty w/ those oval rear 1/4 windows and dual exhaust. sigh.....