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The Oldsmobile Rocket V8 was the first post-war OHV V8 at General Motors. Production started in 1949, with a new generation introduced in 1964. Like Pontiac, Olds continued building its own V8 engine family for decades, finally adopting the corporate Chevrolet 350 small-block and Cadillac Northstar engine only in the 1990s.

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Go-round's top-ten auto-tech factoids - TheChronicleHerald.ca

Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 03:25:31 PM
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Go-round's top-ten auto-tech factoids
TheChronicleHerald.ca
First introduced in 1901 on an Oldsmobile. We don't imagine the top speed was much more than the speed limit on most city streets today though. 2. Seatbelts were offered as an option on some GM, Ford and Chrysler models in 1956.

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Unearthed: 1999/2005 Shelby Series 1 - CarBuzz - Car News and Reviews

Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 03:25:31 PM
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Unearthed: 1999/2005 Shelby Series 1
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The Series 1's engine came courtesy of the Oldsmobile Aurora's normally-aspirated 4.0-liter V8 with 320hp and 290lb-ft of torque. Power was sent to the rear wheels via a ZF six-speed manual. Performance numbers were also quite respectable, ...

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Carroll Shelby, cult classic designer, dies at 89 - Kansas City Star

Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 03:25:31 PM
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Carroll Shelby, cult classic designer, dies at 89
Kansas City Star
The light European-style chassis melded with a big American V8 engine eventually became the Shelby Cobras that are now an American cult cars. "I had a lot of fun driving race cars, but it wasn't my No. 1 priority," Shelby told the Los Angeles Times in ...
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Carroll Shelby, cult classic designer, dies at 89 - Lexington Herald Leader

Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 03:25:31 PM
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Carroll Shelby, cult classic designer, dies at 89
Lexington Herald Leader
The light European-style chassis melded with a big American V8 engine eventually became the Shelby Cobras that are now an American cult cars. "I had a lot of fun driving race cars, but it wasn't my No. 1 priority," Shelby told the Los Angeles Times in ...

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Hot news in cleantech: Solar vision; hybrid Ferraris; home heliostat - RenewEconomy

Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 03:25:31 PM
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Hot news in cleantech: Solar vision; hybrid Ferraris; home heliostat
RenewEconomy
Reports put the price at above the €660000 (£527000) cost of the Enzo, and say the HEV will be the carmaker's most powerful model – combining two electric motors with a 12-cylinder gas engine, allowing for a 40 per cent cut in fuel use (although it's ...

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What auto manufacturer will attract the orphaned brand loyalists? - Torque News

Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 03:25:31 PM
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What auto manufacturer will attract the orphaned brand loyalists?
Torque News
Still the efficiency of the EcoBoost engine as compared to the Grand Marquis' 16 to 20-mpg V8 presents a strong argument in and of itself. Nevertheless, with interest rates at an all time low and the value of used cars running higher than usual and ...

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When Nascar Mattered - Hot Rod Magazine

Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 03:25:31 PM
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When Nascar Mattered
Hot Rod Magazine
The outboard-engine tycoon arrived in 1955 but departed after two seasons over rules disputes with NASCAR boss Bill France, Sr. Years before he teamed up with Smokey Yunick, Fireball Roberts drove for another crafty Daytona Beach operator, ...

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Ford Edsel doomed by bad timing, poor styling - Wheels.ca

Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 03:25:31 PM
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Ford Edsel doomed by bad timing, poor styling
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Named after the only son of company founder Henry Ford, the Edsel was introduced to compete with cars of similar size, power, and convenience from Oldsmobile, Chrysler, and Buick. But the car was introduced during a severe economic depression and ...

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Motoring Memories: LaSalle - Autos.ca

Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 03:25:31 PM
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Motoring Memories: LaSalle
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It had Cadillac quality, and was also powered by a V8 engine, except from 1934 to 1936 when for cost reasons it received an Oldsmobile straight-eight. By 1940 GM deemed it unnecessary to continue the LaSalle. Buick had moved upscale, and that, ...

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