This killer Oldsmobile V-8 needs some love and recognition as one of the best engines of the classic era of muscle cars.

For instance, General Motors once owned both Pontiac and Oldsmobile, and each company had its own distinct 455 V8 engine. You might think that GM would want to standardize across all its brands as a ...

Jim Harmon writes, It was fast, but thirsty. “It’ll pass anything but a gas station” was the word. The 25-gallon fuel tank ...

The most important thing that happened for the 1970 442 was the introduction of the Olds Rocket 455 Big Block engine. GM had removed the limitation on displacement of 400 cubic inches on mid-size ...

Powered by a 370-horsepower V8 engine, this 1970 Oldsmobile 442 is one of only 3,100 cars optioned up with the W30 package.

Unfortunately, like most V8 engines of the era, the 455 V8’s performance dwindled over the years as more stringent emissions requirements became established. While Oldsmobile became overshadowed ...

The engine wouldn’t start so Patrick ... fuel lines and cleaned up the fuel tank and a few other issues and the Olds 455 cubic inch V-8 fired right up! His next trip was to the local Walmart ...

It is believed that 1970 was the “pinnacle of performance” from Oldsmobile, since that’s when the carmaker fitted the 442 with its most powerful engine yet, the 455 ci V8 engine, producing ...

True to the advertising tagline, this is not your father's (or grandfather's) Oldsmobile. With a 190-hp Quad 4 engine and a five-speed manual, this Achieva is a credible sport compact. The rare ...

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