The Oldsmobile Rocket 455 V8 engine met the same exact fate as the Pontiac 455, leaving the marketplace by the end of 1976. When efficiency became a top priority, these massive 455 V8 engines just ...

There are people that will tell you that the 455ci Oldsmobile Rocket motor makes a better street engine than a race motor. In truth, a stock 455 does have a couple of drawbacks that are ...