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1955 Oldsmobile Super 88 Parked 40 Years Ago Is a Drag-Racing Hero Awaiting Restoration
1955 Oldsmobile Super 88 Parked 40 Years Ago Is a Drag-Racing Hero Awaiting Restoration

16 Aug 2023, 15:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Drag raced in the Connecticut area in the 1960s and 1970s, this 1955 Oldsmobile Super 88 won no fewer than 31 NHRA events.

 
This Oldsmobile Cutlass Parked Since 1990 Is a Survivor With Just 25K Miles
This Oldsmobile Cutlass Parked Since 1990 Is a Survivor With Just 25K Miles

13 Aug 2023, 09:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme that's been sitting for several decades is a low-mile survivor with everything still original

 
One-Owner Oldsmobile Toronado Emerges From a Garage in Stunning Condition
One-Owner Oldsmobile Toronado Emerges From a Garage in Stunning Condition

12 Aug 2023, 06:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / This 1973 Oldsmobile spent its entire life in a garage; the car exhibits incredible condition, with everything nearly as good as new

 
Rare 1970 Olds Cutlass Pace Car Hits the Drag Strip, Races 1974 Chevrolet Corvette
Rare 1970 Olds Cutlass Pace Car Hits the Drag Strip, Races 1974 Chevrolet Corvette

12 Jul 2023, 11:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Oldsmobile made 626 pace cars in 1970 but only 60 of them were Cutlass Supreme versions with the base 350-cubic-inch V8.

 
When This 1970 Olds 442 Indy 500 Pace Car Drives Along, Ferrari Owners Take Photos of It
When This 1970 Olds 442 Indy 500 Pace Car Drives Along, Ferrari Owners Take Photos of It

25 Jun 2023, 22:35 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Owned by a man who wanted to buy this very car since he was five, this 1970 biggest-block muscle car burns rubber like it’s on the Indianapolis oval

 
1963 Oldsmobile Starfire Looks Pretty in Pink, Also a One-Year Wonder
1963 Oldsmobile Starfire Looks Pretty in Pink, Also a One-Year Wonder

30 May 2023, 16:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Granted, metallic pink isn't a very popular color on 1960s automobiles, but this Starfire looks tremendous in this hue thanks to the white top

 
This 1969 Oldsmobile 442 Is Rarer Than a Hurst/Olds, Gets First Wash in Years
This 1969 Oldsmobile 442 Is Rarer Than a Hurst/Olds, Gets First Wash in Years

27 May 2023, 18:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Hurst/Olds may be the most desirable and expensive iteration of the Oldsmobile 442, but the 1969 W-32 is much rarer.

 
1957 Oldsmobile 88 Barn Find Hides Rare V8 Banned by NASCAR Under the Hood
1957 Oldsmobile 88 Barn Find Hides Rare V8 Banned by NASCAR Under the Hood

18 May 2023, 16:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Fitted with a trio of Rochester carburetors, the J-2 powerplant generated 300 horsepower and it was outlawed by NASCAR before it could win the championship.

 
The Hurst Hairy Olds Story: An Epic 2,400-HP, AWD 442 Powered By Two Supercharged V8s
The Hurst Hairy Olds Story: An Epic 2,400-HP, AWD 442 Powered By Two Supercharged V8s

12 May 2023, 21:13 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / An outrageous drag car designed for promotional purposes, the Hurst Hairy Olds was a muscle car on a whole lot of steroids

 
Oldsmobile Toronado: The Forgotten mid-'60s Icon With V8 Muscle, FWD, and Show Car Styling
Oldsmobile Toronado: The Forgotten mid-'60s Icon With V8 Muscle, FWD, and Show Car Styling

25 Apr 2023, 10:42 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / One of the most elegant intermediates of its era, the Toronado was also the first to employ FWD, and it did so in combination with large-displacement V8 muscle

 
1969 Oldsmobile 442 Parked for More Than 40 Years Is Surprisingly Original
1969 Oldsmobile 442 Parked for More Than 40 Years Is Surprisingly Original

10 Apr 2023, 13:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A highly optioned-up convertible, this 1969 Oldsmobile 442 convertible was parked in 1979. And it's in surprisingly good condition

 
1978 Oldsmobile Starfire Firenza – One of GMs Epic Fails in Adapting to the Malaise Crisis
1978 Oldsmobile Starfire Firenza – One of GMs Epic Fails in Adapting to the Malaise Crisis

29 Mar 2023, 16:01 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / An underpowered car with bad looks, reputation, and reliability, but attractive price tags was General Motors’ plan to combat the '70s automotive downfall

 
This 1969 Oldsmobile 442 “Rugged” Cares Little About Styling, Was Bred for Racing
This 1969 Oldsmobile 442 “Rugged” Cares Little About Styling, Was Bred for Racing

20 Mar 2023, 15:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 1969 Oldsmobile 442 in drag-ready shape is one of the rare such muscle cars that seems to still be doing what it was originally meant to do

 
Carroll Shelby Built One Car in His Entire Career: The Shelby Series 1, in 1999
Carroll Shelby Built One Car in His Entire Career: The Shelby Series 1, in 1999

10 Feb 2023, 21:59 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The only automobile designed, engineered, and built by Carroll Shelby, the Shelby Series 1 had ill-fated beginning, marred by financial and production mishaps

 
That '90s Show Trailer Brings Back Familiar Faces and Hints at a New Car
That '90s Show Trailer Brings Back Familiar Faces and Hints at a New Car

23 Dec 2022, 11:10 UTC · By: Monica Coman / That ‘70s Show is getting a spin-off and it will bring both new and familiar faces, but it looks like they will bring a new car.

 
Abandoned 1952 Oldsmobile 88 Gets First Wash in 60 Years, Shows Beautiful Patina
Abandoned 1952 Oldsmobile 88 Gets First Wash in 60 Years, Shows Beautiful Patina

15 Dec 2022, 16:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Come 2022 and the 88 doesn't get as much attention as it deserves. Just like the Hudson Hornet, it's overshadowed by other classics from the era

 
Black Olds 442 Rides Vintage on ‘Steelies,’ Needs Some Additional CGI Body Work
Black Olds 442 Rides Vintage on ‘Steelies,’ Needs Some Additional CGI Body Work

15 Dec 2022, 08:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Emmanuel Brito, the virtual artist better known as “personalizatuauto” on social media, takes us on yet another quick journey of wishful thinking discovery

 
Elegantly Low Oldsmobile 442 Rendering Is Pure Supreme Cutlass Restomod Muscle
Elegantly Low Oldsmobile 442 Rendering Is Pure Supreme Cutlass Restomod Muscle

13 Dec 2022, 10:48 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / SPLEEN, the Eschwege, Germany-based automotive CGI and photography artist better known as “spleen.vision” on social media, takes an uncommon Americana swing

 
1970 Oldsmobile Rallye 350 Hiding Behind Trees Is Rarer Than Hen’s Teeth
1970 Oldsmobile Rallye 350 Hiding Behind Trees Is Rarer Than Hen’s Teeth

9 Dec 2022, 17:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Rallye 350 was produced for just a single year, and the output included a pretty limited number due to the lukewarm reception

 
Bittersweet 1971 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 Was Refreshed Twice, Original Hardware Still in Place
Bittersweet 1971 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 Was Refreshed Twice, Original Hardware Still in Place

8 Dec 2022, 09:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One-of-ten 1971 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 equipped with air conditioning is going under the hammer next month with the original drivetrain