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Ed Wood built a 1964 Chevrolet Malibu with two Oldsmobile V8s under a stretched hood, decided 500 horsepower was insufficient, and replaced both of them with a surplus Allison V-1710 — the twelve-cylinder aircraft engine that powered the P-38 Lightning and the earliest P-51 Mustangs. It displaced 1,710 cubic inches. It was street-legal. Read on for how a warbird engine ends up in a mid-size Chevy.
When longtime dealer Bob Taylor retired after 37 years running his own classic car shop, he didn’t just sell off the inventory — he mentored his successor into building a new showroom nearby. The result is a 6,500-square-foot space in El Paso that feels, by Taylor’s own admission, eerily similar to the shop he just closed. Read on for the story behind the handoff.
Part 1 of this rebuild series follows a 1971 Oldsmobile 455 big-block coming apart on the bench, destined to go back into the ’71 Cutlass it came from. Rather than a polished how-to from a seasoned engine builder, this is a first-time rebuild filmed in real time — mistakes, learning curve, and all. Viewers have kept coming back to this video for years, drawn as much to the honesty of the process as to the engine itself. Watch to see where the teardown leads.
A single indoor photo of this 1939 Oldsmobile convertible has ignited a hot-or-not debate, but the real question is which engine and trim level actually sit beneath that chrome grille. Oldsmobile split its 1939 lineup between two very different engines, and the difference matters more than most voters realize. Read on to find out which one this is.