good eye dude...
yeah man, that's my '69 442...not a clone, a real deal 4-4-2 but obviously, due to my disability, i had to buy one with an auto tranny, not a 4 speed... i only owned one new car in my life, a highly customized '99 chevy s10 p/u [full cab cut out walk-through conversion with a permanent sleeper/bed cap, air ride suspension, etc] which went straight to a custom shop from dealership lot... however, all my other rides, bikes [before breaking my neck and becoming wheelchair bound] and cars, were from thee '60s and '70s with at least some go-fast mods...
this one is almost a factory stocker though, another first for me, with only the ignition changed to hei/electronic, radial tires, front disc brakes and an edelbrock intake [but i do have the very same intake it left the factory with]... engine never rebuilt or out of the car with just under 118k on its clock currently...only one repaint by previous owner in '84 using factory lacquer and same paint code it was born with [crimson red/black stripes and parchment white interior]... the shine/depth is unbelievable for a factory code job that's nearly 40 years old. [interior had to be partially restored though, using high quality upholstery kit to factory spec].. even the factory ss2 mag wheells are painted the correct argent silver, not body color which many change to but it's incorrect for a '69 ... factory: a/c, buckets/console, pb, pb, th400 auto with 12 bolt posi rear...even has a working power antenna for its factory radio...
have a book of work/maintenance receipts [even a bunch of gas receipts from '70s hehe, it was dirt cheap back then], including original dealer invoice, going back to beginning up to present...
sold my '36 studebaker dictator coupe traditional hot rod i owned for 20 years AND a multi-award winning, 4 custom/hot rod magazine featured full kustom '60 ford fairlane [built by kkoa hall of fame builder/painter] i purchased in 2010 from a famous hot rod artist/tattoo artist on the scene, in order to purchase a n unmolested classic muscle car for myself... looked for 2 years before i chose this 442 as the one... bought it in 02/2017, intended as my last car and to baby it unlike my previous rides... to occasionally daily drive it except for winters/snow as i no longer drove everywhere and everyday...
tons of fun, even now just going for a 5-10 mile ride, no headers, factory manifolds through dual exhaust but rumbles and roars like pedigree muscle cars from the heyday of that era should...has balls too, tons of torque...
sadly, i must sell it because my health/physical shape has recently deteriorated to the point where i rarely drive... i have no climate controlled garage, only a shelter-logic rigid tent/garage at my mom's place where i keep it parked and it's better to sell than allow it to slowly deteriorate from lack of use... old cars especially are much better served driven regularly than stored undriven for the most part... i'm asking 25k if you're/anyone's interested btw, way below blue book value or current selling prices of same cars/models...it's in way better condition than 'good' which hagerty's blue book lists at just over $30k... hope i'm not violating forum's policies by mentioning this... if so, the admin/mod can just delete the price part...
so yeah, good eye man... the avatar is tiny and i chose a photo [an exaggerated front perspective with a slightly wide lens setting] that could function as some abstract color shape/study if one didn't look closer. or isn't into rides...
[edit] added a few pix, taken 10/2021... in the last one, the colors are off, the red is somewhat washed out and too pink...idk how to fix colors on photos...