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Originally Posted by GM Powertrain
Lee with all due respect I disagree that the '66 442 was a "great distance behind" the '66 GTO. The base 400 that year had 15 horsepower and 9 ft/lbs of torque on the base GTO 389. The L-69 Tri powered 400 cars were every bit the equal of the Tri powered GTO's and the W-30 (yes very rare with only 54 built) had similar if not better performance than the Royal Bobcat cars out of the box. Don't forget the 442 came equipped with a rear sway bar standard for far superior handling while John Delorean didn't find it necessary on the GTO. The cars were not marketed and promoted like the GTO's were so sales lagged behind. The styling and interiors were better IMO on the Pontiac but all in all the 442 for '66 was every bit the GTO's equal that year. Just my .02..
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I was referring to sales:
Pontiac sold 96946 GTOs in 1966 while Oldsmobile sold 21997 442s.