This New Restomod of the Oldsmobile 442 Is A Modern Muscle Car Dream Come True

The sparkling world of digital car art renders keeps giving us bangers that look much dapper than your everyday run-of-the-mill automobiles. The recent addition to this ever-growing list of cool digital cars is the Oldsmobile 442, a retired veteran from the glorious age of the 70s and 80s. The Oldsmobile 442 is still revered among our automotive fanatic grandpas, as this car’s vintage looks and mesmerizing power used to dazzle every spectator on the road back in those days. General Motors’ now-defunct Oldsmobile brand was a popular name among muscle car enthusiasts and was the oldest car company in existence at its time.

The Oldsmobile 442 was the most important car in the American brand’s illustrious history, and it was the top dog when it comes to performance, looks, and handling. Old-school muscle gearheads still daydream about a new Oldsmobile 442 galloping on the road. Luckily, their dream has come true in the virtual world, as Instagram creator Rostislav Prokop brings back the icon in a completely new style and form through his digital render. Here we explore the new beginnings of the 2023 Oldsmobile 442 in the digital form.

 The History of the Oldsmobile 442

Back in those days, major automakers loved to flaunt their displacement figures and statistics whenever they announced a new muscle car to the masses. Horsepower was the main selling point of the muscle-crazy 70s. The brand Oldsmobile fitted right in between the base Pontiac and Chevy and the upscale Buick brands in the General Motors hierarchy. The Pontiac brand had its own winning formula in the form of the Pontiac GTO. Oldsmobile came up with a different idea, as it boosted the performance quotient of the Cutlass to create the 442 model.

People wondered if the number 442 was actually the engine displacement that Oldsmobile was trying to sell. However, in the model nomenclature, it stands for "four-four-two," which indicates the car’s four-barrel carburetor, four-speed manual trans, and dual-exhaust system. This new sales gimmick helped Oldsmobile to push the 442 to new heights, as one of the brand’s most successful and memorable models.

 The Modern-Day Digital Render of the Oldsmobile 442

Like every other digital render, Rostislav Prokop aims to keep the design of the Oldsmobile 442 as true to its original roots as possible, without looking too out of place. The render includes a few modern design bits to make it stand out apart from modern-day muscle cars. This all-black render looks menacing from the front view. The car stands on an incredibly low level from the ground, which looks even more intimidating from the side angles.

Prokop retains the old-school elements of the Oldsmobile 442, such as its body-colored bumper and lower lip. The new-age 442 gets LED headlights in the front and black rims along its lower end that suit its masculine personality. Another retro feature retained from the 442’s glorious past is its sloping roofline design. This design looks extremely unique and refreshing.

 The Rear End of the Oldsmobile 442 Render

The rear end also restores a lot of retro elements from the past, like the cool taillamp design, Hurst badging, lip spoiler, and twin exhausts. The taillights are definitely brighter than the old-school 442, as they are now in LED form. The twin exhausts are a work of art, as they denote the number 2 in the ‘442’ nomenclature. The car includes many body elements and accessories in black. The wheel bumpers and black wheels highlight the vintage status of the Oldsmobile. The black window surrounds keep an air of mystery intact around this long-lost muscle car.

 The Fantastic Engine of the Restomod Oldsmobile 442

If this digital render ever got a real-life makeover, fans wonder what engine it could be packing in. The Oldsmobile 442 included a variety of engines between 1964 and 1987. As this was the high-end performance variant of the Cutlass, Oldsmobile equipped it with the best engines available such as a 7.5-liter V8 with a fantastic power output of 400 hp. While this figure was certainly a banger during the old ages, nowadays engines are simply exceptional in pumping out more power without breaking any sweat. Performance engines like the Chevrolet Corvette Z06’s 5.5-liter V8 could be a great fit for the rest modded Oldsmobile 442. With 670 hp onboard, the Oldsmobile 442 would put almost every modern muscle car to shame.