With the 455 Rocket V8, the 1970 Oldsmobile 442 had 365 horsepower (over 400 horses was closer to the truth) on tap, as well ...

Although muscle cars can be traced back to the 1950s, the consensus is that the Pontiac GTO popularized the high-performance midsize market. Introduced for the 1964 model year, the GTO was immediately ...

1970 is probably the best year for muscle cars – mainly because GM joined the fray by un-censoring displacement limits on its divisions. Also, the HEMI ‘Cuda and Challenger took the stage, completing ...

Introduced in April of 1964 as an answer to the blinding success of corporate cousin the Pontiac GTO, the Oldsmobile 442 was a trim package for the Olds Cutlass. The 4-4-2 moniker came from the ...

“The W-30 version of the car has always been kind of the pinnacle of the Oldsmobile muscle car,” says Mancini. “I’ve always been a fan of not just Chrysler but GM muscle cars from that era and the 442 ...

The 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 did not earn its reputation in glossy brochures or on a drag strip alone. It became a benchmark ...