These were the economy V-8 Olds engine from mid-late '75 until late '81. Were these ever built in St. Catherines at McKinnon Industries? Where they ever put into Oshawa built cars? They did go into LeMans and Cutlass models and some had the lightweight BW5 speed stick shifts. Just askin'!
These were the economy V-8 Olds engine from mid-late '75 until late '81. Were these ever built in St. Catherines at McKinnon Industries? Where they ever put into Oshawa built cars? They did go into LeMans and Cutlass models and some had the lightweight BW5 speed stick shifts. Just askin'!
No. No. Yes.
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Ray White, Toronto ON
Formerly - The one and only 1973 LeMans 454 "Astro-Jet"
From 1978 to 1988 St. Therese built Olds Cutlass for North America. The following engines were available during that run. 231 cu in (3.8 L) BuickV6 260 cu in (4.3 L) Oldsmobile V8 260 cu in (4.3 L) Oldsmobile diesel V8 301 cu in (4.9 L) Pontiac V8 2 and 4 bbl 305 cu in (5 L) ChevroletV8 2 and 4 bbl
A guy I knew had a '78 slope back 442 black with gold rim, 305 4bbl 4 speed. Those slope backs drew a lot of criticism but I always liked them.
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Ray White, Toronto ON
Formerly - The one and only 1973 LeMans 454 "Astro-Jet"
I tend to forget the St. Therese plant, and usually think of '93-'02 Firebird/Camaro production when it does come to mind. Out of curiousity when did that plant open and what vehicles did it build? I remember the big geffaw in Quebec several years ago when it was torn down after being mothballed for a number of years.
The slant back Cutlass and Century models were not a big seller back in the day, I think they only lasted the '78-'79 seasons and then they were gone. I really like the looks of the two door versions, and the 4 speed 442 would have been a rare bird for sure. I always thought GM should have made that design a hatchback, it would have been a natural for it.
