Dwain and Melissa Dye's 1965 442



I ONLY HAVE THIS ONE PICTURE AS OF RIGHT NOW. WE ARE TAKING SOME MORE .

OUR 65 OLDS 442 IS SAFFRON YELLOW, WITH BLACK INTERIOR. MY HUSBAND, DWAIN BUILT THIS CAR 12 YEARS AGO. HE BUILT THE CAR FOR HIS FATHER , GENE.

THIS CAR HAS THE ORIGINAL 400 ENGINE, POWER BRAKES, DISC BRAKES FROM A 72 CUTLASS. POWER STEERING, FACTORY TRUNK RELEASE IN THE GLOVE BOX, GRIFFIN ALUMINUM RADIATOR, 355 POS TRAC REAR END, TURBO 350 INSTEAD OF POWER GLIDE. FUTURE PLANS ARE FOR A 700 R OVERDRIVE AUTOMATIC. WE STILL HAVE RED LINE TIRES FOR IT, AND 2 SETS OF ORIGINAL HUBCAPS AND SPINNERS. DWAIN'S PARENTS, GENE AND JOYCE DYE, HAD A 65 OLDS 442 JUST LIKE THIS ONE WHEN DWAIN WAS A CHILD. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THE TRANSMISSION- SAME COLOR.DWAIN ALWAYS HAD A LOVE FOR THAT CAR , AND SO DID GENE. I BELIEVE IT HAD THAT REPUTATION OF BEING THE FASTEST CAR AROUND!!!

WE BOUGHT IT A FEW YEARS AGO FROM HIM, AND ENJOY TAKING IT TO ANY SHOW WE CAN MAKE. WE WILL BE GOING TO DAYTONA THE WEEKEND OF MARCH 22,23, 2001, TO THE "SPRING FLING". THE ONLY INFO I CAN GIVE RIGHT NOW IS THAT THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC. IT HAS FACTORY AIR. WE DID HAVE THE REDLINE TIRES AND THE ORIGINAL HUBCAPS WITH SPINNERS, BUT PUT THE BIGGER TIRES AND THE AMERICAN RACING WHEELS ON IT. IT REALLY IS A GREAT DRIVING CAR. I WOULD DRIVE IT EVERY DAY IF DWAIN WOULD LET ME!! I ALSO KNOW THAT IT HAS A NEW ALUMINUM RADIATOR IN IT.

MELISSA DYE

 

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