Oldsmobile didn’t invent front-wheel drive, but in 1966, it perfected it for America’s big cars with a machine that looked like it had just left a jet turbine factory — the Toronado. It was sleek, ...

If you want to understand why Oldsmobile fans are so loyal, you only need to look at this 1971 442 Coupe. By 1971, the writing was on the wall for the high-compression era. Despite General Motors ...

Start typing in "1969 Oldsmobile" into Google, and the autofill search likely won't suggest "1969 Oldsmobile 88." The Olds 442 might be the obvious choice to build into a street machine, but it's not ...

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 1964 Pontiac GTO was the brainchild of John Z. DeLorean, Russ Gee, and Bill Collins. The initial production run was supposed to be 5,000 units, but first-year orders eclipsed the 32,000 mark.

The Oldsmobile 442 was Olds’ answer to the massively popular 1964 Pontiac GTO. It seemed Pontiac had hit a home run with the first muscle car, and the other GM passenger car divisions all wanted their ...