It's rarely mentioned as a performance pioneer, but the 1957 Oldsmobile 371 J-2 Golden Rocket engine deserves more respect...
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It shouldn't be a stretch of the imagination that most folks have a pretty good opinion of the car they're driving around, but that thought gets amplified when it comes to people who own a hot rod. Some may tell you their car "Has the best lines of any ever made," which is how Ron Finch, from Fresno
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It's amazing what 83 dollars used to buy. Now, we don't want to give the impression that Bruce Ricks of Sapulpa, Oklahoma purchased his 1957 Golden Rocket Super 88 convertible coupe for less than a C-note...
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Some cars simply have the look and this drop-top Olds easily brings it to the table. Creative fabrication from Back Bay Customs in Portland, ME gives the car its unique signature style which includes a perfect chop...
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One look at Albert Torelli's '49 Olds Rocket 88 and it's obvious to anyone who knows that era Oldsmobiles that this particular fastback has seen its number of modifications from the front...
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So you've replaced that old stock, worn out Flathead or six-cylinder engine with a new, fuel-injected, computer-controlled LS1, replaced those old, dim bulb lights to fancy LEDs,....
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In some ways, the Oldsmobile V-8s produced in the '50s and early '60s period we've been examining in this series have been the opposite of the Buick nailheads in their connection to hot rodding, then and now.
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Can somebody who works in a state's Fish and Game department actually call it a job?
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It's far from stock, but what makes Jack White's '57 Olds wagon exceptional is what he hasn't done to it.
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"Tuning" The '57 Olds/Buick TRI-WindowsTo kick off a series of later-model "Sketchpads" (remember, anything after 1948 is considered "late" to Street Rodder magazine), ye ol' editor Brian Brennan asked me to look at the one-year-only '57 Oldsmobiles and Buicks with the cool triple rear windows.
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Springfield, Pennsylvania's Albert Torelli trekked through a good 'ol Nor Easter to Pocono Raceway in his freshly finished '49 Olds 88.
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Kevin Dagel's '38 Oldsmobile F-38 is literally "My Father's Olds". Kevin is the second owner of the car and built it himself retaining...
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Read About Bob Cardwell's 1960 Oldsmobile convertible
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Who'd of ever thought that station wagons could look so good? Settin' 'em in the weeds and slappin' on an oversized set of rollers and a custom paint job seems...
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Check out this 1957 Oldsmobile Super 88 from Street Rodder Magazine.
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