The I-6 was dropped as a powerplant and the 350 CID V-8 and 455 CID V-8 continued in several different power options, with the compression ratio reduced to 8.5:1 across the Board. The regular station wagon was discontinued.
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After two years of unchanged styling, a restyle was done for the F-85 Series this year, bringing the look in line with that of the full size car. The car was lengthened 4 inches behind the rear wheels as well.
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While the chassis didn’t change, the look did, especially in the Cutlass Supreme line.
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While the chassis didn’t change, the look did, especially in the Cutlass Supreme line.
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Most of the sales for the Olds intermediates moved to both the performance market and more luxury-equipped cars. The F-85 and standard Cutlass languished while the popularity of the Cutlass S and Cutlass Supreme grew.
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The F-85, Cutlass and 442 underwent a major body restyle in 1968. Oldsmobile’s new styling was penned by their own styling studio headed by Stan Wilen. Two-door and four-door models now rode different wheelbases.
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For 1967, the styling was cleaned up but changed just a bit, in anticipation of the totally new models for 1968. The Cutlass Supreme line increased to a full spectrum of models from the Club Coupe to the Convertible.
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The F-85/Cutlass/442 body style was cleaned up, and while overall the dimensions were not that different, the car looked longer and wider. The muscle cars wars were heating up!
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While the entire mid-size line at Oldsmobile did not change a great deal, the 442 matured into the formula that would define mid-size muscle – a V-8 with at least 400 CID in a short wheelbase chassis – and under 3800 lbs.
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Introduced independently from the GTO, the Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 featured an outstanding 310 HP 330 CID V-8 and super-tight handling package that the motoring press raved about. “442” stood for: “4-barrel carburetor, 4-speed transmission, and dual exhausts”.
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