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At this point, Rob asked HOT ROD for help. Initially, it was just to request a good dyno tune to cure his supposed detonation problem after he put the motor back together for what would be the ...
It looks like we're on a bit of a station wagon kick right now here at HOT ROD. With Johnny Hunkins' detailed breakdown of Oldsmobile's Vista Cruiser, and our huge photo gallery of the longroof ...
Next up is another 1921 Oldsmobile, but this one is Jethro’s hot rod. It’s heavily modified with a V8 sourced from a 1969 Oldsmobile 442, chassis upgrades, Cragar chrome wheels with Firestone ...
S poiler alert: somewhere around 80 percent of muscle cars from the 1980s were built on just three vehicle platforms. They ...
The issue was it had a tough time gaining popularity with America's young people and general "hot rod" culture. Oldsmobile wanted to change that, and to make it happen; it employed George Hurst of ...
The driver of the hot rod backed the car into a space and dropped ... nicknamed “Rod-Riguez,” has a stock 1949 V8 Oldsmobile Rocket engine producing 303 hp. Turning the wheels is a Hydramatic ...
The following year, Oldsmobile offered a performance boost ... 30 package won the C/Stock category at that year's National Hot Rod Association drag races. In 1970, GM finally dropped its ...
several wise men from Oldsmobile had the inspiration to get the engine to Petersen Publishing Company editors, hoping to make the pages of Car Craft, Hot Rod, and Motor Trend magazines.