the one with the gear-shifting magic touch – and released the Hurst-Olds 455. Based on the 4-4-1, but with a 7.5-liter mastodont upfront. At 455 cubic inches, the big-block V8 demolished the GM ...

For instance, General Motors once owned both Pontiac and Oldsmobile, and each company had its own distinct 455 V8 engine. You might think that GM would want to standardize across all its brands as ...

Someone, probably a Cutlass owner, glommed the 455-cubic-inch V8 before I got here. Rated at 365 optimistic gross horsepower, the 1969 Olds 455 was one of the greatest of big-cube Detroit V8s.