If you were physically present in the early 1970s, you'd know Oldsmobile had already proven itself by building a legit street fighter. The 442 carried serious credibility, the 455 engine had brute ...

Q.I've got a '54 Olds with a 455 Olds out of a '69 Toronado. The engine is bone stock yet it has surprising power but as great as it runs there's something weird going on. For some time I've been ...

The 1970s were a particularly upsetting time for American car enthusiasts. Not only were insurance costs climbing and new emissions regulations strangling big-capacity V8 engines, but the '73 oil ...

The 1970 Oldsmobile 442 was a great car, but the W30 package turned it into something else, making the second-generation model a small rocket on wheels. The package included the 455 big-block V8 ...

Oldsmobile was a big name in American cars from its beginning in 1897 until it closed in 2004. Besides making popular American Oldsmobile classics like the Jetfire and Toronado, the brand also made ...