Equipment
455/300hp, automatic, power brakes and steering, 3.42 Anti Spin differential, SS II wheels with Goodyear Polyglas tires, bucket seats, console, AM/FM radio.
Condition
Good paint. The hood and door alignment need to be tweaked a hair. The engine bay and underbody are very good and show very little use. The interior has been redone and has little use. A good example of a hard to find W-30. It needs only minor tweaks to raise it to improve the presentation.
Market commentary
By 1972, the 4-4-2 was no longer its own model and was back in the Cutlass range. Performance was naturally down from the glory days, but the '72 W-30 still put down a respectable 300 horses and today they're relatively collectible. The bidders really took to this one despite its handful of flaws and the less desirable automatic. It also sold for $47,300 here in 2011, so the strong result here was no fluke.