Oldsmobile was first with its Rocket 455 engine, and Pontiac and Buick both followed suit in ... installed by dealers and meant for Super Stock racing. Its upgraded heads, bearings, pistons ...

The biggest carmaker on the planet (in the early sixties) forbade Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Buick from ... the Hurst-Olds 455 from 1969. It was meant for street racing when it was ...