Over the past few years I have described several engines that have had long successful lives and we now add to the list an engine that started in the US and branched out into a Formula 1 winning motor and a source for some of the best sports cars produced in the UK. The engine in question started life in 1961 as the Buick 215, an all aluminium motor of 3.5 litres capacity … [Read more...]
Ken Costello
Ken Costello was one of those breed of men who could make a car perform better than the manufacturer could - possibly helped by the fact that many vehicles come out of their respective factories with a medium tune for general consumption. Not many people would know him, however many would know about his creation: the first commercial MGB V8. It wasn’t the first - during the … [Read more...]
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile was one of the longest running car companies in the world when General Motors decided to close the brand completely. It was 107 years old when the final cars came off the production line. Ransom Eli Olds formed the Olds Motor Vehicle Company in Michigan in 1897 and was one of the first high volume manufacturers. He sold the company to a lumber magnate in 1899 … [Read more...]