Vehicle Description
This 1965 Oldsmobile 442, known as "The Getter," was a SEMA 2017
feature car shown in the ARMO booth in Las Vegas. A complete
frame-off restoration was performed, creating this highly modified
Pro-Touring 442 that has 900 break-in miles. The restoration was
engineered and completed over a 2-1/2-year period. It's equipped
with a boxed Buick GS frame for added strength, John Industries 9"
rear end with 3.89 gears, Detroit Speed suspension front and rear,
and Wilwood 13" brakes with 6-piston front and 4-piston rears. It
has been lowered 2", and a Turn 1 12:1 ratio steering box and dual
adjustable Viking shocks were added. It's driven by a 6.0-liter LS
engine dressed to look like the period-correct Olds 400ci engine,
mated to a Tremec 600 5-speed manual transmission. The 6.0-liter
was rebuilt with a COMP High Energy cam along with a set of
aluminum heads, Edelbrock intake, 2.0 fuel injection and a
3D-printed dual-snorkel air cleaner. This custom 442 sits on Budnik
Shrike wheels wrapped in Toyo tires. The exterior is finished with
three coats of Copper Penny, four coats of Candy Red and five coats
of clear. The interior features 2012 Camaro bucket seats, Dakota
Digital gauges and is trimmed in leather and suede. "The Getter"
was chosen by Ant from "Wheeler Dealer" as his pick of the 2017
SEMA Show. It won first place in the Street Touring '49 to current
class at March 2018 Detroit Autorama. At the Toronto, Ontario,
Motorama, it finished in the Canadian Top Ten, First in Class
Custom Street Machine Full and BASF's Best Paint. At the London
Speed and Custom Car Show, it also finished with top honors.
Awarded Awesome Olds at the 2018 Columbus Goodguys show. **TITLE IN
TRANSIT**
