As unlikely as Oldsmobile is to come up in conversation about modern performance automobiles, remember that the 1961 Oldsmobile F-85 Cutlass featured a factory turbocharger and water methanol injection system bolted up to its aluminum block V8. Second-generation Cutlass F-85 cars got a intermediate size designation, along with iron-block Jetfire Rocket 345 horsepower V8 engine. … [Read more...]
Jet Age Advantage
From the car of the future department circa 1963 is Studebaker Avanti number 188. The slopey coupe is currently owned and driven by Lenny Dold, who rolled the Avanti out among the Royal Customs at the Strangers car show in San Jose, California. Lenny says he's had the car now for over a year, and that "no one knows what the hell it is"! The fiberglass-bodied Avanti was not only … [Read more...]