The motor chosen as the foundation of this horsepower enormity was Oldsmobile’s trusty 455 V8 – with several mods to make it apt for the job. The main feature of the engine, codename W-43 ...

Introduced in 1968 as part of Oldsmobile's second-generation V8 engine line, the 455 was immediately adopted across a wide ...

For instance, General Motors once owned both Pontiac and Oldsmobile, and each company had its own distinct 455 V8 engine. You ...