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A classic red 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS driving on a winding road.

Carb’d 461 Big Block – 1965 Oldsmobile

by Wes

Robert McGaffin’s 1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass F-85 has been cloned into a 442 and fitted with a carbureted 461 cubic-inch big-block, built specifically to handle autocross duty rather than just straight-line bragging rights. Featured in The Drive’s BIG MUSCLE series, it’s a deliberate argument for a brand that rarely gets its due next to Chevrolet and Pontiac. The comments turn into a genuine defense of Oldsmobile power, praising McGaffin for skipping the easy LS-swap route. Watch to see what a serious Olds big-block build actually looks like.

Classic red and white muscle car parked on a dirt road under a cloudy sky.

Oldsmobile 442 1965

by Kiril

This 1965 Cutlass F-85 was cloned into a wicked 4-4-2 tribute, swapping the factory 400-cube V8 for a stroked 461 big-block built for autocross duty instead of concours judging. Read on to find out why a clone built to be driven hard can make more sense than a numbers-matching original.

Oldsmobile Cutlass G2 1964-’67

by Ross Mills

Oldsmobile’s second-generation Cutlass abandoned its underperforming compact roots for an intermediate-size platform, and by April 1964 it had spawned the 4-4-2, an option package built on the bones of a police pursuit special. From a strong first sales year to a rare 1967 Turnpike model, the G2 Cutlass quietly built the foundation for one of Oldsmobile’s most respected performance names. Read on to find out how it evolved year to year.

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