For Sale: 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in O'Fallon, 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.

The British Concours, aka England’s Concours of Elegance, scheduled for September 6 at Hampton Court, will feature a new “Junior Concours” for half-scale petrol, pedal and electric-powered children’s cars. Led by The Little Car company’s Bugatti Baby II, the entrants, in children’s racing overall, will drive their vehicles onto a stage for judging, concours officials […]

Calling it “the nation’s first big car event of the year,” Carlisle Events reports that more than 2,200 vehicles were present for the annual Chrysler Nationals car show July 10-12 at the Pennsylvania fairground layout. Activities began on Thursday evening when the Mopar Rebellion Car Club hosted a kick-off party at the Carlisle Expo Center, […]