OLDSmobility

I just scanned and posted a cool vintage magazine article which was published in the July 1971 issue of 'Hi-Performance Cars' magazine. This one discusses a factory experimental 32-valve Olds 455 Street Hemi which I thought you guys might get a kick out of reading.

"455 Olds DOHC Street Hemi - Rocket Research"

jensenracing77

the darn law makers just had to ruin it.
thanks for posting it.

w-30dreamin

Was it the lawmakers that put an end to this program? or was it the fact that Oldsmobile didnt want to spend the big money on proper R&D or dyno?

Coltonis

I'm curious whats the deal with the two blurred out sections?

OLDSmobility

Those are just continuations from other stories in that issue...I blurred them out since they didn't pertain to the posted article.

Boldsmobile

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...l-engines.html

Run to Rund

See May 1971 Hot Rod also.

OLDSmobility

I just found that one on E-bay and purchased it. I'll scan and post that article when it arrives.

jensenracing77

the end of the artical was saying about the law makers and the emissions, i was just poking fun at it.

w-30dreamin

Ah,I will have to read the article again,I missed that part. I had just remembered them talking about the dyno not being able to handle the power of these high powered engines.
thanks

joe_padavano

I still have my copy that I received as a subscriber in 1971.

OLDSmobility

The July 1969 issue of Hot Rod discussed in the link that Boldsmobile posted above arrived in the mail today, so I've scanned and posted the 4-page article:

http://www.oldsmobility.com/oldsmo/v...php?f=44&t=168

geckonz08

psychologically interestinga hoarder,a fanatic ,an organised hoarder,etc
mike

toro68

Thank you for sharing.

toro68

Now THAT is a Rocket 455 that Skip Watkins should have in his hopped-up 1905 Pie Wagon!!!!

OLDSmobility

The July 1971 issue of Hot Rod that Run to Rund mentioned above arrived today. I've scanned/posted the 4-page article about the W-43 program:

http://www.oldsmobility.com/oldsmo/v...php?f=44&t=173

442much

Don't take this the wrong way, but your mail service sucks.

71supreme

Jerry, I couldn't agree more! Although, I think that is an engine we all should have access too Is there a member here with an aluminum foundry?

OLDSmobility

Ran across another cool Olds-related article in the February 1971 issue of Car & Driver. This one is an interview with John Beltz (pictured on the cover), who you might remember pictured with Olds' experimental engines in the July '69 Hot Rod linked to above. He was Olds' chief engineer starting in '65 and was promoted to General Manager in '69. Some interesting reading...

"John Beltz on Toronados - A Real Man Talks About His Cars"

toro68

I often wonder, if he did not pass away too soon, in 1972, was kind of shape Oldsmobile would be today.
Could of Oldsmobile been ahead of the automotive business, back in the 1980 and 1990?

vistacruiser67

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJMcpixWLO0

OLD SKL 69

Nice article. Hmmm, where can I get one of those for my Supreme?