The year is 1970, and the war in Detroit is ravaging the automotive landscape like there would be no tomorrow (there wasn’t). Cubic inches and horsepower were literally crowding the showroom floors of ...

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 ...

Despite Oldsmobile's eventual reputation for living down to its name, you might have wished its final products were, in fact, more like your father's Oldsmobile. At least, if your dad grew up in the ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

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 ...

When most people picture an Oldsmobile, they probably don't think of something fast. More often than not, these vehicles are known for being rather pedestrian sedans and coupes, typically owned by ...

[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, ...