The 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 featured within the 1993 film “Demolition Man” will likely be a part of Barrett Jackson’s upcoming public sale in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Scheduled to cross the public sale block Jan. 27, the 442 is a high quality instance of a basic American muscle automobile even with out its film pedigree. The 442 was launched for the 1964 mannequin 12 months as Oldsmobile’s entry into the muscle-car discipline. The title was derived from that first mannequin’s 4-barrel carburetor, 4-speed transmission, and twin exhaust, however later fashions modified that components a bit.
Oldsmobile saved the 442 title round into the early Nineteen Nineties, however the 1970 mannequin 12 months was arguably the 442’s finest. Along with immediately recognizable styling, 1970 442 fashions might be outfitted with a 455-cubic-inch V-8 that made a manufacturer-estimated 370 hp in W-30 trim.
In response to the public sale itemizing, this 442 was bought instantly from the Common Motors Heritage Assortment particularly for “Demolition Man.” The film starred Sylvester Stallone as John Spartan, a police officer woke up from cryogenic freeze within the 12 months 2032. Spartan is an anachronism in his time interval, so the 442 was an ideal match as his journey for a automobile chase via the streets of “San Angeles.”
In that scene, the Olds is pushed via a showroom window and sprayed with bullets earlier than ramming a police automobile. Judging by the images accompanying the public sale itemizing, the ensuing injury was repaired in some unspecified time in the future after filming or one other automobile was was once wrecked. The automobile is being bought from the gathering of Frank Tiegs. Will probably be certainly one of 28 vehicles from the gathering being auctioned off by Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale.
The auctioneer is not saying how a lot it expects the “Demolition Man” 442 to promote for. However the 1970 mannequin’s collectible standing, mixed with a Hollywood connection, ought to guarantee a excessive bid.
