Before the early 1970s and the pair of Gas Crises that gripped the nation, nearly every single automaker offered a slew of V8-powered automobiles. At the time, the humble eight-pot was, arguably, the ...

For many gearheads, the year 1970 represents the peak of the muscle car era — or at least the peak of the first muscle car era. A big part of what conspired to make 1970 special is that to remain ...

When people think of Buicks these days, typically they don't picture the epitome of performance. Arguably it wasn't since the 1980s that the General Motors branch was associated with "performance" at ...

When it comes to classic Buicks, I'm a fan of 1950s rigs. I think they look pretty wild, and I'm obsessed with their massive, chrome-laden grilles. The 1960s Buicks are nowhere near as spectacular, ...

The V8 engine is a French invention. Popularized and mythologized in American form, it was patented by French engineer Leon Levavasseur, but the symmetry of eight cylinders pumping in concert appealed ...