HotCars revisits the 1970–72 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser 455, a rare big-block muscle wagon that packed up to 365 hp yet still ...

What’s the one thing that connects 1963 and 1968, apart from the arithmetical 5? A General Motors ban on racing and all-out performance and Oldsmobile’s superb workaround rebellion against that very ...

The 1970s were a particularly upsetting time for American car enthusiasts. Not only were insurance costs climbing and new emissions regulations strangling big-capacity V8 engines, but the '73 oil ...

For many gearheads, the year 1970 represents the peak of the muscle car era — or at least the peak of the first muscle car era. A big part of what conspired to make 1970 special is that to remain ...

[Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the Winter 2011 issue of MotorTrend Classic] Imagine the Indianapolis Colts playing the New York Giants in the Super Bowl. Payton versus Eli, ...