Joe Mondello interview

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The car was one of 7? factory special built W-30 package 455 high hp Olds Cutlass Vista Wagons.Mr. Modello called it a "Wonder Wagon". The car is one of 2 surviving examples. The cars were built in sequential order (all came down the line together on a friday afternoon) and were distributed by GM to special VIPs that Olds wanted to impress. The cars had all of the "442" options and had "00" paint codes listed on their cowl tags. Joe Mondello told me that the options that these wagons were equipped with were not avail on wagons, not even as a special order. A true factory hot rod.