For many gearheads, the year 1970 represents the peak of the muscle car era — or at least the peak of the first muscle car era. A big part of what conspired to make 1970 special is that to remain ...

The Chevy 454 and Pontiac 455 V8 engines both came from General Motors. What are the biggest differences between them, and ...

A.Odds are what you are hearing is indeed an exhaust leak and it probably is coming from the carburetor, or more precisely the intake manifold. To provide hood clearance Olds Toronados from 1966 to ...

On the street, torque is king. One of the best and simplest ways to make gobs of frame-twisting torque is with cubic inches. Among the torque kings in the GM world are the Buick, Pontiac, and Olds ...

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 ...

As the base model, the Delta 88 was obviously the most affordable configuration in the entire lineup, though few people ended up ordering the car with the monster 455 (7.5-liter) Rocket V8 engine.

Over the decades, Detroit was the source of some very controversial decisions – from GM’s retiring from competitive racing in early 1963 to the more recent cancelation of the HEMI and Challenger Mopar ...

General Motors, a titan in the automotive industry, has been turning heads and producing iconic vehicles since its founding in 1908. Merging the strengths of Buick, Oldsmobile, Oakland, Cadillac, and ...

[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, ...

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 ...