Although muscle cars can be traced back to the 1950s, the consensus is that the Pontiac GTO popularized the high-performance midsize market. Introduced for the 1964 model year, the GTO was immediately ...

In April of 1964, Oldsmobile introduced the 442 option package for the Cutlass. The 4-4-2 moniker was derived from the option’s four-barrel carb, four-speed manual transmission, and dual exhaust. The ...

The Oldsmobile 442 was Olds’ answer to the massively popular 1964 Pontiac GTO. It seemed Pontiac had hit a home run with the first muscle car, and the other GM passenger car divisions all wanted their ...

Todd Richard says the family’s 1970 Oldsmobile 442, nicknamed “The Blue Streak” is definitely a “he.” Richard explains, “‘He’ sounds like ‘he’ means business at the stoplight. This car is not to be ...

Frankly, we should adopt a new calendar, don’t you think? Instead of setting the bearings to what is otherwise referred to as the beginning of the Common Era (CE), wouldn’t it be easier for the car ...

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 1970 Oldsmobile 442 remains one of the most respected muscle cars of its era — bold styling, serious power, and a ...

“The W-30 version of the car has always been kind of the pinnacle of the Oldsmobile muscle car,” says Mancini. “I’ve always been a fan of not just Chrysler but GM muscle cars from that era and the 442 ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

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This amazing 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 convertible is wearing an unusual color for an Oldsmobile, it's actually a factory Chrysler color called Plum Crazy Purple! However, this amazing car was painted ...