HotCars revisits the 1970–72 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser 455, a rare big-block muscle wagon that packed up to 365 hp yet still ...

The Oldsmobile Cutlass SX looked like a polite, well-optioned intermediate, yet under its conservative sheetmetal it hid one of the most serious big-block powerplants of the muscle era. Marketed as a ...

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 ...

When HPP introduced this engine project to our readers, neither Jim Taylor Engine Service (JTES) nor our staff knew if all of the pains would be worth the results. To recap, customer Bill Wise wanted ...

Q.I've got a '54 Olds with a 455 Olds out of a '69 Toronado. The engine is bone stock yet it has surprising power but as great as it runs there's something weird going on. For some time I've been ...

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 ...