27. Oldsmobile 442 (1978-79)
Back in the late ’60s, the Oldsmobile 442 was a respected car. During the heyday of this model, the name stood for a 400 cubic-inch engine, four-barrel carburetor, and dual exhaust. Yet after the introduction of the big block and other options, this changed while the name stuck. Although many legendary muscle cars died in the early ’70s, Oldsmobile kept the 442 alive but far from the standards of its predecessors (via Autopolis).
The mid-’70s 442 was just an option on mid-size luxury coupes as a marketing gimmick rather than a full-fledged muscle car. The tragedy is that the 442 option was offered on the V6 and 305 V8 models with a four-barrel carburetor. The max power was 160 HP for 1978 and 170 HP for 1979, which was about a third of what a true Oldsmobile 442 would generate back in the day.