The 1972 Oldsmobile 442 came standard with the Rocket 350 V8. This Matador Red convertible with white interior will soon ...

Oldsmobile is often associated with gray-haired gentlemen, but for a brief moment, the Olds Motor Vehicle Company appealed to well-off youngsters as well. The 442 is one of the most celebrated models ...

Because of several converging factors, the original muscle car era was under huge duress at the start of the crazy 1970s. And it affected many legends, including Oldsmobile’s famed “4-4-2.” Classic GM ...

Oldsmobile’s 1970 442 W-30 arrived at the peak of Detroit’s horsepower wars with the attitude to match its name. Built around ...

At one point, Oldsmobile created a behemoth of an engine with 32 valves and 455 cubic inches. But regulatory issues meant it ...

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 ...

The Oldsmobile 442 W-30, a classic muscle car, made waves in the automotive world in 1970 by achieving a remarkable 0-60 mph ...

The Oldsmobile 442 option package for the Cutlass was introduced in April of 1964. The 4-4-2 name came from the four-barrel carburetor, four-speed manual gearbox, and dual exhaust. The 442 option was ...

Chad has been a muscle car and classic truck lover since he could walk. The classic vehicles from the '60s and '70s are the best in his eyes, but he is more than willing to give the new technology a ...

Lots of things happened in 1970. Take inventions for example. The LCD, the floppy disc, and barcodes were announced, and Boeing's first commercial 747 jumbo jets took flight. Slogans like Coke's "It's ...

For years I'd heard about an Oldsmobile 442 sitting locked away in a garage in my hometown. When I finally caught the garage door open, I discovered the car was, in fact, a 442, but I wasn't expecting ...

Q: Greg, I enjoyed your recent Plymouth “Gone but never forgotten” feature that appeared in our newspaper and its website. I’m wondering if you could do a similar story on the Oldsmobile, another top ...