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What’s the one thing that connects 1963 and 1968, apart from the arithmetical 5? A General Motors ban on racing and all-out performance and Oldsmobile’s superb workaround rebellion against that very ...
The 1969 Hurst/Olds might just be the most popular iteration of this classic Oldsmobile, since that was the year when they changed the paint scheme and added functional hood scoops and a trunk lid ...
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 1968 Oldsmobile 442 marked the moment when Oldsmobile stopped flirting with performance and fully embraced brute-force torque. By reworking its midsize muscle car around a new big-inch V8 and a ...
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 ...
[Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the Winter 2011 issue of MotorTrend Classic] Imagine the Indianapolis Colts playing the New York Giants in the Super Bowl. Payton versus Eli, ...
The 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 arrived at the peak of the muscle car wars with numbers that looked merely competitive, yet it ...