PLYM MOUTH'S 'SENSIBLE' CAR R 1950 CORONET
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1966 OLDS 4-4-2 W-30
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1979 LINCOLN TOWN COUPE
■ TELLING YOUR TALE:
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Editor Ben Klemenzson takes a look at one of the General’s rarer and most under-appreciated muscle cars, the 1966 4-4-2, with the W-30 fresh air package‌ 1966 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 W-30 Words: Ben Klemenzson Photography: Matt Richardson
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