Welcome to the automotive version of "What's My Line" Guess today's mystery guest. I was born small and light, just 215 cubic inches and 318 pounds, in 1961 in Flint, Mich. I was raised in Europe. My ...

For those of you who may not think "Oldsmobile" and "performance" are synonymous terms, Oldsmobile's performance heritage dates all the way back to 1903, when an Olds-built "Flyer" established the ...

An engine that’s lightweight, powerful, reliable, and tunable will always be in high demand. That was certainly the case for the all-aluminum 215-cu.in./3.5-liter V8 that was developed by General ...

These days, the turbocharger lives underneath many new cars' hoods. Put simply, the turbo is a great way to inject some much-needed power into a smaller engine. In today's age of powerplant downsizing ...

In 1969, Chevrolet rolled out a couple of COPO Camaro models. The ZL-1 was aimed at drag racers and it was fitted with a race-spec, all-aluminum 427-inch-inch (7.0-liter) V8. Gearheads usually go ...

Photo: Bogdan Popa/autoevolution/eBay seller u want I fine 1961 marked a new beginning for Buick, as it witnessed the debut of a new Special based on the same platform as other GM models, including ...