4 barrel, 4 speed, dual exhaust. That spells 442, Oldsmobile’s entry into the Horsepower wars. With this car, Olds turned the musclecar wars up several notches. Once again those Rocket Oldsmobiles were right in the thick of it!

Rare TV commercials, vintage sales films, & promos featuring such classic collector cars as the '55-'57 Chevys & Fords. See a Mercury prototype without a steering wheel! There's classic Cadillacs, Lincolns, Chryslers & muscle cars like Corvettes, Thunderbirds, GTO's & more! "Jet-Powered" Dodges & "Rocket Powered" Oldsmobiles. The Mustang, Plymouth & Camaro, virtually every make & model Dream Car.

Take a step back in time and hear many of the best radio car commercials of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s from Buick, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Pontiac, Rambler, and Studebaker.

Sit back and enjoy the ride! Classic car aficionado Ace Collins cruises through automotive history with engaging stories that spotlight some of America's most admired vintage vehicles. Along with the interesting anecdotes, you'll find fascinating facts about sought-after cars, starting with the 1901 Oldsmobile Curved Dash and accelerating through the decades to the premiere of the Ford Mustang in 1964. Each featured model has an accompanying photograph...

Celebrate That Special Bond Between Men and Cars, and the Stories That Connect Them Discover actor and director Ed Burns talking about his 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, a model he'd been dreaming about since his days pumping gas. NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal, whose favorite cars are trucks-he loves the wow factor of an International CV Series 6.6. Or Jay Leno on his 1955 Buick Roadmaster, big enough for him to sleep in while trying to make it as...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 I was 26, and in 1978, I worked selling Oldsmobiles and Hondas at a car dealership in Grand Rapids, Michigan. One night, I went to a nightclub with some friends. My left leg was swollen and painful, so I went to see a doctor. He diagnosed me with thrombophlebitis, a blood clot deep within the calf of the leg. #2 I had a friend named Jennifer who came over to help...

Upon the dedication of a new Capitol building in 1879, the city of Lansing was just beginning to emerge from the swampy wilderness of its recent past. As industry began to take root along the banks of the Grand River, Ransom Eli Olds brought his father's motor shop to national prominence with advancements in gasoline and steam engines, and then horseless carriages. By the early 20th century, Oldsmobile became the world's first mass producer of automobiles...

In this powerful, unforgettable memoir, acclaimed novelist Darin Strauss examines the far-reaching consequences of the tragic moment that has shadowed his whole life. In his last month of high school, he was behind the wheel of his dad's Oldsmobile, driving with friends, heading off to play mini-golf. Then: a classmate swerved in front of his car. The collision resulted in her death. With piercing insight and stark prose, Darin Strauss leads us

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Huguette and Andrée, the daughters of multimillionaire W. A. Clark, were immigrants to America in 1910. They had sailed from Cherbourg, France, in first-class cabins on the White Star liner Teutonic. They were being educated by private tutors and governesses, with lessons in three languages: English, Spanish, and French. #2 The house was completed in 1911, and was...

Arnie "The Farmer" Beswick was called "the consummate underdog" by Hot Rod magazine. While there was good reason, there is much more to his unbelievable career. Born a third-generation farmer in the small town of Morrison, Illinois, Arnie Beswick's driving career began not behind the wheel of a straight-line terror but that of a tractor. On local dusty roads, Arnie's budding reputation grew with street cars, as the "flying farmer" was coined to describe...