For Sale: 1969 Oldsmobile 442 in Mundelein, Illinois

Prompted by the booming success of the 1964 Pontiac GTO, fellow GM brand Oldsmobile quickly created its own midsize performance car. Oldsmobile’s was based on the popular Cutlass model, dubbed the 442 for its combination of 4-barrel carburetor, 4-speed manual transmission and dual exhaust.   The 442 became available for Cutlass and F-85 models as […]

Pick of the Day is an Oldsmobile hardtop fastback coupe

This is the 24th car in a 30-day countdown to Barrett-Jackson’s annual Scottsdale collector car auction

The Pick of the Day has been restored to factory condition, the seller says

The Pick of the Day is a GM muscle car classic

A highly original 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 4-speed convertible, will hit the auction ring in January during Russo and Steele’s 16th annual Scottsdale sale.

Three decades ago, my collection of Oldsmobile performance cars graced the cover of several editions of Muscle Car Review magazine.

The Oldsmobile answer to the Musclecar craze that began in 1964, was the F-85/Cutlass “4-4-2” mid-sized model.

About an hour’s drive from either Amsterdam or Rotterdam in the Netherlands is Porsche Centrum Gelderland in the town of Heteren. While most Porsche dealers today are very well appointed and modern facilities, this is not your typical Porsche dealer. Mark Wegh, who along with his wife, Charlotte, started the business in 2005. Wegh is […]

The Pick of the Day is a 1934 Hutchinson, and don’t feel poorly if you don’t recognize the Hutchinson brand. That’s likely because the Pick of the Day for today is not a collector car but a vintage 28-foot triple-cockpit Gentleman’s Runabout boat.  The craft is being offered by a museum with a sales showroom […]