<Tr> <Th> Successor </Th> <Td> Oldsmobile Aurora </Td> </Tr> <P> The Oldsmobile 4 - 4 - 2 (also known as the 442) is a muscle car produced by Oldsmobile between the 1964 and 1980 model years . Introduced as an option package for US - sold F - 85 and Cutlass models, it became a model in its own right from 1968 to 1971, spawned the formidable Hurst / Olds in 1968, then reverted to an option through the mid-1970s . The name was revived in the 1980s on the rear - wheel drive Cutlass Supreme and early 1990s as an option package for the new front - wheel drive Cutlass Calais . </P> <P> The "4 - 4 - 2" name (pronounced "Four - four - two") derives from the original car's four - barrel carburetor, four - speed manual transmission, and dual exhausts . It was originally written "4 - 4 - 2" (with badging showing hyphens between the numerals), and remained hyphenated throughout Oldsmobile's use of the designation . Beginning in 1965, the 4 - 4 - 2s standard transmission was a 3 speed manual along with optional 2 speed automatic or 4 speed manual, but were still badged as "4 - 4 - 2" s . By 1968 badging was shortened to simply "442", but Oldsmobile brochures and internal documents continued to use the "4 - 4 - 2" model designation . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> First generation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Overview </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production </Th> <Td> 1964--1967 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Assembly </Th> <Td> Lansing, Michigan Framingham, Massachusetts Fremont, California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Body and chassis </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Body style </Th> <Td> 2 - door coupe 2 - door convertible 2 - door sedan 4 - door sedan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Platform </Th> <Td> A-body </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related </Th> <Td> Chevrolet Chevelle Pontiac Tempest Oldsmobile F - 85 Buick Special </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Powertrain </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Engine </Th> <Td> 330 cu in (5.4 L) V8 400 cu in (6.6 L) V8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Transmission </Th> <Td> 4 - speed manual 3 - speed manual 2 - speed Jet - Away automatic 3 - speed Turbo Hydramatic automatic </Td> </Tr> </Table>

What did the olds designation 4-4-2 stand for