Jason Labay's 1980 4-4-2 W-30

Here is my 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais 4-4-2 W-30 that I purchased on August 12, 1996. It was purchased from a used car dealer who bought the car from an auto auction in Arizona. There were 886 of the 4-4-2 W-30's made in 1980. Of this total 346 were white and 540 were black. These pictures were taken 2 days after I purchased the car. The car is stock appearing with the exception of a few items: rear spoiler was installed by the dealer after shipment, not the factory, window tint is aftermarket, 442 badges belong on the sail panel area and in the place of the 442 badge should be a rocket logo, a block Oldsmobile badge should be on the header panel above the left grille. There is no rust anywhere with the exception on surface rust on the frame. The car lived its first 13 years in Arizona, the last three in Ohio. There are 92,608 miles on the car and it still has the original exhaust pipes and muffler.

The MSRP price of a Cutlass Calais in 1980 was $6,919.57. Option W-30 4-4-2 Appearance and Handling Package cast $1,255.12. This package consisted of: Gold Accent Paint Scheme (Y71), Painted Grille Face, Applique Pillar Molding, Aluminum Sport Wheels, "W-30" Decals of Front Fender, Tail Lamp Bezel and Rear Window Molding to Match Body Color, "442" Emblem on Sail Panel and Deck Lid, Engine 5.7 Liter (350 CID) V8, 4-bbl (L34), Sport Console (D55), Rallye Suspension Package (FE2), Tires P205/70R14 Steel Belted Radial Ply Blackwall with Raised White Letters (QFV) and Digital Clock (UE8). The W-30 4-4-2 option was not available in California.

Interior color is Camel Tan with both fabric and vinyl, Custom Steering Wheel (NK3), Tilt Column (N33), Guage cluster, AM/FM 8-Track Radio (UM2), Cruise Control (K30), Delay Winshield Wipers (CD4), Tempmatic Air Conditioning (C65), Dual Remote Mirrors, 442 Door Panel Emblems, Rear Window Defogger, 6-Way Power Left Bucket Seat (AC3). The previous owner took a real 8-ball and drilled it to fit the stick as a shifter handle.

The engine compartment is in great shape for a 16 year old car. The picture does not do it justice. It needs alot of fine detail work to make it show quality. The 350 (Vin "R", engine code tag "AR") is all original, correct 3A heads, 4-bbl M4MC Rochester Carb, 8.5:1 compression, 170 hp@3800 and 275 torque@2000. Turbo-Hydromatic 350 Transmission (Code "LJ", special W-30 application). Code "AB" non-locking 2.73 rear axle. A cross-flow muffler gives a "factory" dual exhaust appearance.

Jason Labay
Akron, Ohio
Jason's Email: jlabay@neo.rr.com