But that wasn't the big news for 1968, as the company one-upped GM's brass hats by launching the 455-cube V8 and the Hurst-Olds 455.

Sporting a bore of 4.125 inches and a stroke of 4.25 inches, Oldsmobile's 455 V8 was the ultimate iteration of the automaker's second-generation Rocket V8.

To be fair, the Hurst/Olds Lightning Rods wasn't a new transmission but a drag racing-inspired shifter assembly hooked to the TH200-R4 overdrive automatic. The assembly added two additional levers.

Those 21-year-olds outlasted top-seeded Derek Bradford of Porter Ranch, California, and Evan Cory of Metairie, Louisiana, 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 in the final for their third victory of the day.

Dukes of Hazzard star Rick Hurst has died at the age of 79. The actor, who was best known for his Eighties role as Deputy Cletus Hogg in the action comedy TV show, died in Los Angeles on Thursday ...

Things took off when Olds teamed up with Hurst to create the Hurst/Olds Cutlass, a coveted muscle car in today’s collector market. Oldsmobile sales boomed in the 1970s, with the 1975-76 Cutlass ...

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Olds RCMP, alongside the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team’s Internet Child Exploitation unit, have arrested an Olds resident for child pornography charges. Following an investigation that ...

Both are coupes in the 2SS trim, which means they’re both equipped with the hearty 6.2L V8 LT1 rated at 455 horsepower and 455 pound-feet of torque. However, they’re specced a little differently.