At the height of the muscle car craze, the engineering wizards at Oldsmobile created a "Frankensteinesque" big-block V8 with four valves per cylinder that could've become the most iconic American high ...

There are people that will tell you that the 455ci Oldsmobile Rocket motor makes a better street engine than a race motor. In truth, a stock 455 does have a couple of drawbacks that are detrimental to ...

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 ...

When you look at a modern Chevy engine, that's not what you're really seeing; instead, it's a GM "corporate" engine that is used across all the various brands (at least those that are still with us).

With a name like Project Murderous Overkill, did you think we were gonna puss out on the engine? The Olds 455 is legendary for its huge grunt, oozing character, and its relative ease to find in the ...

Remember the formidable 1970 Oldsmobile 442 with its monstrously over-powering and over-torquing 455-cube V8 rated at 560 hp and 540 lb-ft? If you say anything but ‘No,’ you’re lying – the car never ...

For many gearheads, the year 1970 represents the peak of the muscle car era — or at least the peak of the first muscle car era. A big part of what conspired to make 1970 special is that to remain ...

The original Boss Wagon—the 1966 Plymouth Fury III so much beloved of Car and Driver—has now seen its second birthday and is about to come face to face with its fifty-thousandth mile. Both the concept ...