At the time, diesel was much cheaper than regular gas, prompting the Detroit Giant to develop a diesel engine for use in ...

Oldsmobile's rarest engine, the J-2 Golden Rocket V8, was produced in only 2,500 units and featured in the 1957 model year. The Golden Rocket V8 was designed for both racing and daily driving ...

Restored from the ground up, the car sports its original (and rebuilt) 455-cube V8 and three-speed THM400 transmission; the ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. The Custom Cruiser wasn’t a new nameplate for the brand. The model had been around since the early 1970s, and it was always Old’s version of ...

Do you know the story behind the name of the Oldsmobile 442? If you’re not familiar, you might assume it’s because the car is powered by a massive 442 cubic inch (7.2-liter) V8 engine, but that’s not ...

Lycoming’s owner, Errett Cord, also used this straight-eight in some models produced by his other companies, Cord and Auburn.

The car was found in an Iowa barn after decades, with its original engine missing (but with a 455 V8 replacement); what would you do with it?

The very first automotive milestone achieved by Oldsmobile came about only a few years after the company’s creation.

Turbodiesel engines have become more and more common over the years, and for good reason. Here's what sets them apart from ...

Ford’s tenacious 5.0 Coyote V8 and 3.5 V6 EcoBoost engines are making way for new engine technology for internal combustion ...

The 1970s weren't a decade for subtlety. Like the fashion and music of the era, cars were often bold, brash and ...