As GM grew and flourished along with the U.S. auto industry in the middle of the 20th century, its divisions began building larger engines. Buick was the first automaker to use a V6 engine in a ...

inefficient today to consider that GM was producing unique 455 Pontiacs, 455 Oldsmobiles, 455 Buicks, and 454 Chevrolets--four engines within 1 cubic inch of displacement--all at the same time.

With muscle cars slowly but surely transitioning to electric power, petrolheads love to reminisce about the glory days of massive V8s. However, many seem to forget the glorious 455-ci (7.5-liter) that ...

For many gearheads, the year 1970 represents the peak of the muscle car era — or at least the peak of the first muscle car era. A big part of what conspired to make 1970 special is that to remain ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Did you miss it last month? CC built a very basic Buick 455 and dyno-tested multiple combinations of two camshafts and four intake manifolds. It was entertaining, but the dead spot was in the stock ...