Oldsmobile W-Powered Muscle Cars by David Newhardt
W-option history, performance packages and photographs trace Oldsmobile’s muscle-car years.
For Oldsmobile enthusiasts, a W badge recalls an era of fresh-air induction, big-displacement engines and serious muscle-car competition. The company already had a performance legacy in the Rocket 88 when the 442 joined the fight against Pontiac’s GTO. In 1966, the W-30 drag-racing package added another chapter to that story. Oldsmobile would offer W-coded performance equipment across the Cutlass, F-85, 442, Toronado and Delta 88 lines, with 350-, 400- and 455-cubic-inch engine packages represented over the years. David Newhardt revisits these cars in Oldsmobile W-Powered Muscle Cars, tracing their development through the changing muscle-car market and the return of the W-30 into the 1980 model year. Chapters explore W-30 and W-31 models, Hurst/Olds, the Toronado W-34 and other W-optioned offerings. The history and photography put the cars, their distinctive equipment and their place in Oldsmobile’s performance story back in view for owners, collectors and longtime fans. This 128-page hardbound book measures 8-1/2 x 11 inches and contains 210 color photos.
• Written by David Newhardt
• History of Oldsmobile W-optioned performance cars
• W-30, W-31, Hurst/Olds and Toronado W-34 coverage
• 128-page hardbound book, 8-1/2 x 11 inches
• 210 color photos of Oldsmobile performance models
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