For Sale: 1967 Oldsmobile 442 in San Ramon, California

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.

Mitch Perry did not make my list of favorite race drivers this past week. However, he is at the top of my list as my own race driver coach and friend, and we share very parallel youth years. Unlike me, he has gone on to become an accomplished racer and is one of LA’s most […]

The Pick of the Day is advertised as a 1966 Ford GT40 with an asking price of $124,999.  Deal of the century for a GT40 Mk I “street-legal supercar”? Well, as it turns out, this car being offered by its private owner in Gardnerville, Nevada, is not one of the cars that Ford raced at […]