Olredalert Bill Stephenson's 1967 442 W30

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

I had the pleasure of visiting Bill and checking out his cool cars, during summer weather. We were close recently but our schedules couldn't quite collide:-( Soon.

Last visit I brought Bill a nice spare tire for his W30:-)

We all know I love tire pictures:-)

Ryan

PS: the car is pretty cool to:-)

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

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[Ryan1969Chevelle]

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[Ryan1969Chevelle]

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[Ryan1969Chevelle]

So many cool aspects to this car!!

For me the spare tire and the B90 trim says it all!!!

Ryan

[scuncio]

Nice cars, Bill. Garage isn't too shabby either.

[RPOLS3]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: scuncio</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nice cars, Bill. Garage isn't too shabby either. </div></div>

x2!

Nice ride Bill!

[Postsedan]

Very nice Garage and COPO too <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

Dan

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Hope to get a look at that COPO soon!!

Ryan

[olredalert]

----Thanks for the help, Ryan! Much appreciated.
This W30 is probably my last restoration, at least on a car. Too much boat resto to do and old age not just creeping but galloping in. They made 502 67 W30s in 67 and they are very hard to track down. A number of them are still being raced and you occasionally see one at the Olds Nats or other Olds shows. This one went new to one of the iconic Olds performance dealers, Brainbeau Oldsmobile in Braintree Ma (google it). They backed the really well known racing team of Woodland and Andreesen from 65 to 67. During 67 the dealership went out of business and I'm fairly sure this car was sold right around that time. The racing team always ran 4-speeds but I suspect this car may have been ordered to attack the automatic class as well. When they closed, the team moved over to Berejic Oldsmobile in Natick Ma. and over a period of time gained a big reputation, culminating in a Smothers Brothers partnership. My car, however, went into obscurity. I do have a picture of it at Conneticut Dragway in 1968 with Cragers on it just parked. I actually found the car thru Jimmy Reid of Reids Automotive, my old engine builder when I raced Red Alert. He had helped out &quot;Woody&quot; Woodland out as Woodland (part of the racing team) had acquired it. The car is now at a friends shop having some finishing touches done, then back to me for the final assembly.......Bill S

[mockingbird812]

Sweet ride Bill! Coming along nicely. Feel free to post a few of your shop over in our Garage forum! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif

[Starship]

Bill, Beautiful car! Was it actually one of the W&amp;A race cars? I'd love to see the picture from Connecticut Dragway.

[olredalert]

----Hi Sal! I found the pic when googling 67 442 W30 pictures. Cant remember where the copy is. will have to poke around for it. No, the team didn't race this car. I believe they planned to but Brainbeau went down before they could....Bill S

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Lots of great pictures of the race cars.

Ryan

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[olredalert]

----Thats Woody, Ryan. He was supposed to be hell with a shifter......Bill S

[67 442]

Bill were you still looking for the filter element for the shroud?

[daverd]

Bill ( Lloyd woodland)
It's great to see( bob andresen) 67 w car finally
Restored !!fantastic job I'm happy you own it..
I had found the 66 brainbeau car for Lloyd
(Gene horn had it for years.)
( I told Lloyd to just put the car together
(The 66) and drive it but alas he dident
And fell upon hard times)(divorce)
And the car was sold in pieces ...
I hope I live long enough to
Restore my 71 w car....
Take care DJ....I remember working on your
Green 70 w30 years ago down in Hyannis Ma.

[olredalert]

----Absolutely, Paul!!! I thought I found one down in Alabama from a guy who claims to have over 50 442 parts cars and a bunch of parts, but he hasn't found it yet.

----And,,, Dave, I think we need to talk sometime. A lot of grass has grown since that 70 W30 had a title in my name. Do you remember what color it was originally. Fugly with the green interior! I had no idea that you knew the W and A team, and helped with the 66 car, but I think I remember that you know my buddy, Sam. Is Gene Horn the fella with all the Olds pictures? I think I talked with him about that 1968 picture of this car at Conn. Dragway. He couldn't elaborate on it though, My Ph# 810-420-0490....Bill S

[olredalert]

----Kind of sad to say, but this car will be at Indianapolis Mecum in May......Bill S

[TimG]

Bill, great car. I love the 442's.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

I got to see this show car in person.

999 out of 1000, I would take off one point for the used tire of mine in his trunk as a spare:-)

Ryan

[olredalert]

----But its a great tire, Ryan!!!.......Bill S

[olredalert]

----Anybody with an interest can see pictures of the car totally done on the Mecum Indy sight. Its going Friday along with my 67 El Camino (one after the other). Wasnt planning on selling it either, but I cant get the seat back far enough to be comfortable. I spent the time and shekels to get it just the way I wanted it to be too. Oh well.......Bill S

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

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That spare tire made the Mecum add:-)

Love the hub caps:-)

Ryan

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

The money shot:-)

[Postsedan]

Bill,

See you at Mecum Indy :D
It's always a good time.

Dan

[olredalert]

----That's a plan, Dan!.....Bill S

[olredalert]

----Thanks for the help, Ryan!!!.......Bill S

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

No problem, hope to visit soon!!

Ryan

[daverd]

Wow what a beautiful restoration !!!!!
I remember it in primer ...apart...a few years back!!

[PeteLeathersac]

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Love that B-Pillar!
Best of luck w/ both cars Bill!
:beers:
~ Pete

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[Tenney]

Sharp car! GLWS

[scuncio]

Car looks great, sorry you decided to sell...but you'll have more time for that red chevelle now!

[DW31S]

Hi Bill, absolutely love the car!!! Congrats on owning it. A couple of questions: Do you know if it was ordered to be a team car? Possibly to run an automatic class; I'm not talking heresay, but solid info that can't be disputed. Do you know if it is the last 442 sold from Brainbeu? If it is, that might help in the presesetation at the auction. And, do you have any pictures of the car with the team or vice versa? Great car and good luck at the auction.!

[olredalert]

----I have pretty consistently maintained that I don't have paperwork, only educated conjecture. George Berejik supposedly knew of this car but I never got the chance to talk to him before he passed (RIP, George). The only old picture I have ever found was on Gene Horn's website, and I cant be positive that my car is the same car. Gene cant remember anymore.
---- Maroon/black was the color combo of all the early Woodland and Andreeson cars (65 to 67). The holes in my trunklid match exactly the Brainbeau dealer chrome metal emblem. The lack of comfort options certainly point toward a racing future. My car has all the specific tags of a 67 W30. The only thing I added during the resto was the Transistor Ignition as I found a complete NOS set-up, and it just seemed right. What is indisputable is that both Andreesen and Woodland owned the car at different times.
----I have no idea weather my car was the last 442 sold by Brainbeau, and we will never know, Thanks for the questions!.......Bill S

----PS,,,I recently found out that the team switched to a Turbo 400 for a period of time to go after that record. Apparently, there wasn't a pressing need for a second car!

[PeteLeathersac]

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Here's a few pics, your car or another Bill?
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~ Pete

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[PeteLeathersac]

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~ Pete

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[PeteLeathersac]

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~ Pete

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[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Not to put words in Bill's mouth, but I think those are all the sister car, with 4 speed transmission. B/S

Ryan

[PeteLeathersac]

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I expect you're correct Ryan but otherwise are very similar cars, maybe ordered/delivered at the same time?
:beers:
~ Pete

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[olredalert]

----Have reversed the decision to sell the 67 W30 so soon. The guys at Mecum were very understanding. It drives like a brand new W30, no rattles, no squeaks, nuthin! Part of the decision is the 50th anniversary at MCACN this year. Wanted to participate one more time in Bobs extravaganza! Cant wait for next November!!! It will also give me more time to dig up more history, hopefully back to day one.
----The maroon 67 race car is Sam Murray's. He helped with the build on my Olds pill. Sam knew the Woodland and Andreesen team well and I believe he crewed for them back in the day. Sam knows Olds horsepower well!.......Bill S

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Whew!!

Good idea:-)

It will be a hot seller after MCACN if you still want to sell:-(

Ryan

[olredalert]

----Thanks, Ryan! I'm starting to look at the car a bit differently. It hung around here for so long with other more important stuff (to me anyway) to get finished that I lost interest. Think I have regained what I lost. Kind of like it,,,, a lot!........Bill S

[67 442]

Are you coming to the Olds homecoming in June?

[RPOLS3]

Looking forward to seeing it at MCACN Bill. I'm sure it will be stunning like all of the others you have done.

[DW31S]

----Have reversed the decision to sell the 67 W30 so soon. The guys at Mecum were very understanding. It drives like a brand new W30, no rattles, no squeaks, nuthin! Part of the decision is the 50th anniversary at MCACN this year. Wanted to participate one more time in Bobs extravaganza! Cant wait for next November!!! It will also give me more time to dig up more history, hopefully back to day one.
----The maroon 67 race car is Sam Murray's. He helped with the build on my Olds pill. Sam knew the Woodland and Andreesen team well and I believe he crewed for them back in the day. Sam knows Olds horsepower well!.......Bill S

YES, he does!!!

[olredalert]

Are you coming to the Olds homecoming in June?

----Ill have to check the timing as there is a bunch of boat stuff going on in June, but Id like to.........Bill S

[Postsedan]

Does this mean you will not be at Mecum Indy to buy the first round?

Dan

[daverd]

Very happy to hear the good news!!!
I thought the 67 w30 used D code heads.....

[olredalert]

----Dan,,,Ill still be there selling this 67 El Camino. I need storage room! Ill PM you my cell #.

----Daverd,,, Most assuredly not. The heads used on all 67 W30s were C heads with a slight twist as they all had smog holes. The non-smog equipped W30s simply had plugs in the smog Holes. For those of us not familiar with Oldsmobile stuff, the smog pipes were plumbed into the heads, not the exhaust manifolds.......Bill S

[daverd]

Yes I know the olds heads are plumbed for
The a.i.r. Piping
That's news to me on the 67 w cars I had thought
The D heads were used on them too!!
Beautiful restoration I'm very happy to see
You are keeping this one...funny I wonder
Where your 70 is now...( the one I worked on many years ago..))

[olredalert]

----Took that 70 W30 in trade from a guy named Fran Balanda from Wellesley. Ever run into him?......Bill S

[daverd]

I haven't seen Fran in years Bill...
Or you're 70 w car either...

[olredalert]

----I had my 67 W30 at the 50th anniversary at MCACN and really enjoyed it. With that said I wasn't happy with a few things on the car. 1st, I had to have the trunk lid repainted due my own stupidity and chose the wrong shop to repaint it. They had way to much flake in the paint but it was too late to redo it. As well, there was a certain amount of shrinkage in different spots that I also was irritated with. This past summer I found a new shop, "Paddock's Paint Works", that is, simply put, the best I have ever used. He matched the trunk to the rest of the car perfectly and then worked the rest of the paint out to 5000 paper and buffed and polished it. To say I'm happy is an understatement. I really feel like I have a new 442. Just wanted to give this great shop big props!!!...….Bill S

[mockingbird812]

Bill, good to hear these shops are still out there. Gotta make you feel good about your 442!!!!

[mockingbird812]

An updated photo would be nice...….!

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

I’m confused... you were able to make that car more shiny?

It Must be a bathroom mirror now.

Can’t wait to see it!!!

Ryan W31

[olredalert]

An updated photo would be nice...….!

----Got to stop raining long enough!!!......Bill S

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

To top off this stellar W30 Sports Coupe Bill has taken it a little Day-2.

I especially love those front rims!!

Looks amazing!!!

Ryan W31

[olredalert]

----Thanks for posting the pics, Ryan! I have had a feeling that as much as I like my W30, it looked a bit boring. I did the wheel treatment as if I had bought the car new and literally changed out the wheels and tires as quick as I could. Back in 67 a lot of guys had different wheels front and back. I felt this look reminds me of going to Dragway 42 and making a couple of passes. Then going home and putting the americans back on the rear....Bill S

[downunder1]

To top off this stellar W30 Sports Coupe Bill has taken it a little Day-2.

I especially love those front rims!!

Looks amazing!!!

Ryan W31

WOW, that car is killer. Love it.

[Tenney]

Nice wheels! (figuratively & literally ...)

[olredalert]

----I'm looking at my pics and those 235/16 Pro-Tracs sort of look small, but standing here in my garage they fill the wheel wells out really well! They were recommended for 7 inch rims, and so far I really love the look. Brings me back to the late 60's big time!.....Bill S

[67ssmn]

Very happy to hear the good news!!!
I thought the 67 w30 used D code heads.....

d heads 1968 1969 only

[PeteLeathersac]

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L:eek2:VE it all Bill!
:beers:
~ Pete

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[67since67]

Back in 67 a lot of guys had different wheels front and back.

Guilty as charged...:3gears:

[67since67]

Brings me back to the late 60's big time!.....Bill S

Bill, anything that brings us back to the late 60's is priceless. :beers:

And you are absolutely correct in this thinking!! - Bill W

[RPOLS3]

Love it Bill - looks great.

[MosportGreen66]

Killer day2 trim!

[scuncio]

Looks great! Did you ever get those old NOS Koni shocks installed on this beast?

[olredalert]

Looks great! Did you ever get those old NOS Koni shocks installed on this beast?

----Yup!....Bill S