It was called the Rocket V8, and it enjoyed a prosperous 41-year production run. Introduced in 1949 Marked the first mass-produced high-compression V8 Partly responsible for kicking off the age of the ...

A small (by 1962 standards), all-aluminum V8 produced by Oldsmobile, the innovative Turbo-Rocket introduced turbocharging to the masses. These days, most of the internal combustion engines that are ...

Oldsmobile’s forgotten 90s luxury sedan returns to the spotlight after three decades of hibernation looking nearly brand new ...

From Bugatti’s W16 to Saab’s variable compression, these engines redefined performance with brilliant, complex, and sometimes ...

I'm not gonna pull any punches here: The little-bitty 260 Olds isn't worth hopping up. Size matters. Although a member of the Olds small-block V8 family, the 260's tiny 3.5-inch bore pretty much ...

Name the other muscle car from 1964. No, not the Chevy Chevelle Super Sport; I’m talking about the Oldsmobile Four-Four-Two. With only 2,999 4-4-2 packages installed on F-85s and Cutlasses in the ...

The late 1950s brought about several new features and styling cues for the Olds 98. Auto-level air suspension became an ...

Revving Up The 1960s and ‘70s were the golden era for muscle cars, an iconic breed of automobiles designed for raw power and ...

The big gun from GM among its V-powered minicars will be the Monza 2+ 2 from Chevrolet with its Ferrari-like styling and optional 262-inch V8 engine. Two other divisions, Buick and Oldsmobile, will ...