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1966 Olds 4-4-2

The mid-to-late ’60s were one of the most exhilarating times for performance enthusiasts since the horsepower wars were peaking between all of the domestic automakers to see who would dominate the streets and dragstrips. Regardless of whether you lived in a major metropolitan area or a small country town, the sounds of big cubic-inch mills echoed across the landscape. For Mark Thatcher of East Bangor, Pennsylvania, this was only part of the formula that led him to the wicked 1966 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 you see before you.

For Mark, growing up in a family with a loyalty to the Oldsmobile marque,

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