In its most powerful iteration, the 442 W-30 received a 455-CID Oldsmobile "Rocket" V8 producing 370 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque, not a slouch by any stretch and one of the most torque ...

Introduced in 1949, the Oldsmobile Rocket 88 is considered by many to be Detroit’s first muscle car. It was powered by a 303 cubic-inch V8 that produced 135 horsepower. The car dominated the ...

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 ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. The Custom Cruiser wasn’t a new nameplate for the brand. The model had been around since the early 1970s, and it was always Old’s version of ...

The next evolution in V-8 technology came in 1949 with the 303ci Oldsmobile Rocket engine. It was the first mass-produced OHV V-8, which would become the standard for performance engines.

Oldsmobile had a rough final decade ... Car enthusiasts everywhere could mourn the passing of the brand that gave us the Rocket V8, 442 and Cutlass (before General Motors' A-Body line turned ...

Called Hurst/Olds, the new model was only available in a bespoke silver and black finish that differentiated it from the standard 4-4-2. Its gargantuan Rocket V8 was factory-rated at 390 hp and ...

the Oldsmobile Rocket 88. Powered by a 303-cubic-inch (4.9L) V8 making 135 horsepower and 263 lb-ft of torque, it won 10 of the 19 races in the 1950 NASCAR season. Oldsmobile continued to develop ...

Strap in and prepare for a journey through one of America’s most exhilarating automotive sagas—the muscle car. From their ...