The Oldsmobile 442 muscle car began as a cross-company rivalry. Pontiac, a division of General Motors just like Oldsmobile, came out with the Pontiac GTO in 1964 (at the time it was a performance package on the Tempest before becoming its own model). Not to be outdone, Oldsmobile came up with the 442 package for their F-85 and Cutlass models (excluding the Cutlass station wagon), and the rest is muscle car history. Continue Reading