66 442 Drag Pack

[mrays]

I saw this 442 at Mecum Indy this year. It is also going to be at Mecum Dallas. What exactly makes this a Drag Pack car. I am not an Olds expert by any means. I know there were 54 W-30's built in June of 1966 and that the Track Pack or Drag Pack was basically a dealer installed W-30 package. This car just looks like a regular tri-carb 442. Does anyone know anything about this car?

Mecum Dallas 2014

[daverd]

The original 54 66 w 30.cars were factory built with specific rear axle assembly's cams, valve springs,
Three carb manifold .directionals were moved to different locations in front bumper to fit air scoops
Also core support and inner fender wells were cut out for hose routing and scoop placement.
To feed air to the special chrome air cleaner that went on to the three carbs.
Battery was placed in trunk ... Their is probibly other changes as well.
Their were other cars converted with over the counter parts as well ( a friend owned one)
I hope this helps answer your question.

[GTO_DON]

Shouldn't that car have the big chrome air cleaner with the air ducts going between the headlamps.

[HO455]

Hi Myron,

I believe the fifty-four W-30's were essentially hand built balanced and blueprinted racing engines from the factory. While the “Track-Pack” cars were converted at the dealerships with most of the W-30 components. However they did not receive the same individualized attention of the fifty-four race cars. The car in the auction appears to be just a standard tri-power 1966 442 and not one of the “Track-Pack” cars. It is missing the ram-air set up and the chrome air cleaner mentioned above. The video below gives a pretty accurate description of the differences.

Thanks John


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg5nPIicKL8

[PeteLeathersac]

Plus each of the original 54 had their #'s stamped on the ramtube aircleaner bodies.
I love these Olds post cars and this no chrome accent '66 is pretty slick!
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~ Pete

[chevyman0429]

There's a 66 post sitting in a field close to my house been there for years. Steel wheels and the poverty caps I'm gonna have to go browse just to see if it's a v8 car.

[442w30]

mrays, you're not getting the answer you're seeking.

I think the seller is taking liberties with his description - looks like a bare-bones L69 4-4-2. There's nothing &quot;drag&quot; about it other than perhaps the intention of the original buyer. So, yes, &quot;This car just looks like a regular tri-carb 442&quot; is correct.

[67 442]

The # stamped on the shroud has no correlation to the car build sequence. The shrouds was hand drilled for the screws holding the 2 halves together. Since the top part was to be chromed both parts were number stamped so they would fit together correctly after chroming.
In reality the first car could have #23 shroud.
And the code was L69 for the tri carbed cars with the small air cleaners.[img]https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics..._2_sport_coupe[/img]

[HO455]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 442w30</div><div class="ubbcode-body">mrays, you're not getting the answer you're seeking.

I think the seller is taking liberties with his description - looks like a bare-bones L69 4-4-2. There's nothing &quot;drag&quot; about it other than perhaps the intention of the original buyer. So, yes, &quot;This car just looks like a regular tri-carb 442&quot; is correct. </div></div>


I believe that is what we have all stated and agreed upon previously. That this Mecum Auction featured 1966 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 is just a standard L-69 Tri-power car and not a &quot;Track Pack&quot; car. However, it appears to be a beautiful car regardless.

[442w30]

They are not implying &quot;Track Pack.&quot; What they are implying is &quot;this is a special car set up for drag racing&quot; with a heavy dose of hyperbole.

That's what I infer.