Remember the formidable 1970 Oldsmobile 442 with its monstrously over-powering and over-torquing 455-cube V8 rated at 560 hp and 540 lb-ft? If you say anything but ‘No,’ you’re lying – the ...

Just before the emissions hammer came down in the early 1970s, Oldsmobile was hard at work creating a monster of an engine.

The Oldsmobile 455 had more than just raw power ... The engine initially produced 120 horsepower and 220 lb-ft of torque, but ...

In its most powerful iteration, the 442 W-30 received a 455-CID Oldsmobile "Rocket" V8 producing 370 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque, not a slouch by any stretch and one of the most torque ...