[455Grandville]

Originally Posted by Ron Landis

I had a Cutlass Calais 260 5-speed loaded! Tilt, cruise, air, power moonroof, reclining seats. Can't recall for sure but think it was a '79. Folks called me a liar until I found a factory broshure which pictured the exact same car! I think I still have that somewhere. Also know of a '77 442 w/260 5-speed. Big car for such an anemic engine. Ron

Friend had a mint condition 76 (442) in high school with that combo; I think the 5 speed must have been weak and although he was rough on it (side stepping the clutch a lot) he went through three of trannys in just a couple semesters.

After nobody could locate another tranny when he blew the third, he offered it to me. I wish I had grabbed it and dropped a 455/4 speed in it; the salvage yards around 1990 had plenty of 455 Olds.

Even more rare than your '79 is a 4.3 V8 diesel with that combo; they did make a few -

Originally Posted by red1975pacer

Never heard of a 79 Hurst W30 4 speed car. I thought they all came with Hurst Automatics

Same guy above replaced his '76 with a 78 or 79 Olds 442 with a 305 / 4 speed combo , but it was the ugly body. Surprisingly, it ran pretty strong for a late 70s car.