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This 1972 Hurst Olds belongs to Rick Roberts. He is the second owner of this car. His car currently has 86,000 original miles on it. Rick occasionally races his H/O. Best e.t is a 12.17 @109mph to date. He achieved this with a full Dr. Gas 3 inch Crossover exhaust system with tail pipes and Hooker Super Comp 1 7/8 headers. He is also running an Edelbrock intake and Holley 850 cfm carb. This car was in December 1999 Car Craft Magazine's coverage of the Dick Miller Nationals. The cool thing about this car is that the motor is 14 years old and has held up beautyfully. Its had nitros for two years and 10 years of pure motor. He plans to freshen her up in the near future. 1st place at the Dick Miller Olds nats in H/O class car show, August 1999 2nd place GM Performance, Detroit Autorama 2000 1st Place Dick Miller Olds Nats in H/O class car show, September 2000 Runner up in King of the Hill at the Dick Miller Olds Nats , September 2000 72hurstolds@comcast.net (Rick Roberts)


This 1969 442 Olds is owned by Rob Thomas. He Obtained the car in 1990 as original matching numbers car. Since racing was to become more than just a casual outing a 68 455 has replaced the original 400 now displacing 461 cid. with the original C heads that were ported and polished. A Torker intake with 850 Holley HP, a Bullet Cam from Dave Smith cam, 1-7/8" primary tube Jet Hot ceramic coated Hooker headers feeding into 3" mandrel bent stainless steel exhaust and 2 chamber Flow masters. Now he is using 12 bolt Chevy rearend for strength with 4:10.1 gears. The car has ran a best e.t. of 11.5322 / 114.40 riding on M/T Drag radials with complete exhaust. His accomplishments are as following: He made January 2000 Car Craft Magazine (two page story). Runner up at Mondello Olds nats in Street ET class 1991 1992 NMCA Show Winner 442 class 1992 NMCA Show 2ND place Editors Choice award Winner Mondello Olds Natl's Street ET class 1993 & 1996 Winner 1996 Natl Muscle Car Assoc Street ET class. Winner 1998 NSCA Motor City D.O.T. Street Tire Shootout, Mid-MIch Motorplex Winner 1999 NSCA Motor City Street ET Class, Mid-Mich Motorplex 2000 Winner Street ET class Mondello Olds Nats Union Grove, Wi. 2001 Winner Stock class at Dick Miller Olds Nats NSCA / NMCA Street Eliminator runner up - Mid Mich Motorplex 9/02 NSCA / NMCA Street Eliminator winner - World Finals - Columbus OH rptw32@comcast.net (Rob Thomas)


This 1970 Cutlass Supreme SX belongs to Michael Prince. There were 7197 SX's built in 1970 with the code of W-32 on the order form. It was considered the Turnpike Cruiser back in the day. They came from the factory with a 455, Th400, cut out bumper and rear swaybar. The Ram Air hood was optonal. When he bought the car, it was only a shell. He stuffed another 455 Olds block into it. The enging has 11.73 to 1 compression and TH400 transmission and added 2 inch primary Hooker headers, alum intake and holley carb and a 3500 stall converter. He also took a 12 bolt Chevy posi rear end with the gear ratio of 4:10 and modified it to put under the Supreme. He has done everything to the car himself including the paint, undercarriage, engine and interior. He showed his car at the 2002 Detroit Autorama and sparked alot of interest with a car that had low production numbers. Best e.t. with this combo was a 11.72 @ 116.3 mph at Milan Raceway, Milan Michigan. Email him at Supreme1970@msn.com (Michael Prince)


This 1972 442 W-30 belongs to Mark Prince. The creator of the Oldsmobile Street Rockets Page. His car took two years to restore. It took 17 months in the body shop and 7 months for his brother, brother-in-law and Mark to put it back together. The finish date of the restification was July 12,1996 and on July 14th he was racing the car at the Mondello Olds Nationals in Norwalk Ohio. The only thing he didn't do to this car is remove the body from the frame. He does a lot of cruising in the summer time and goes to many cruises and drag race events with his car. His best et to date is a 11.77 @113.75 mph in the quarter at Milan Dragway, Milan Michigan,through 3" exhaust with tail pipes and using M/T Drag radials 275/60R15. Some of his accomplishments are as following: Second place finish at the Detroit Autorama 1997 and 2000. He also has won King of the Hill at the Dick Miller Oldsmobile Open for the seasons of 2001, 2002, 2003. Visit his 72 W-30 home web page at 72 W-30 Page or email wmachines@comcast.net(Mark Prince)


This 1973 Olds Cutlass S belongs to Dennis Gregory. Its his Street/Strip car. So far it has turned an ET of 12.92 @ 104.00mph in the 1/4. He has some more tuning to do and he must lighten up the car. This car weighs about 4100lbs without the driver. So for every 100 pounds equals about a tenth in the 1/4. It has a 10.39 to 1 compression 455 with a th400. 3.90 Olds rearend with 30 inch tall BFG Drag Radials. He added the 69-72 spoiler for looks. It also has a dual gate and factory rally pac. W451973@aol.com (Dennis Gregory)


This 1970 442 belongs to Bill Stamper. Owned since 1984, it is also his first car. Currently, it runs a stock lower end w/ 9.5 to 1 comp. Lightly ported heads, and a hydraulic cam of his own design. A turbo 400 trans and a 12-bolt rear w/4.30 gears puts the power to the ground. The engine breathes through a full 3" exhaust. At 3800# w/driver, best ET to date is 11.28 @ 118 mph. There is a lot more to come with a 12 to 1 comp., roller-cammed 462 running Edelbrock heads for this spring. Watch out!. 650 HP street driven Olds this summer and who knows, the darn thing might even have paint on it! Best 60 ft. is 1.51. That was on the 11.37 pass. He is now into Oldsmobile Powered Speed Boats. He says he has clocked his boat at 80mph across Bellville Lake. Winner in Street Stock @ DMR Olds Powered Open 1998 Winner in Street Stock @ DMR Olds Powered Open 1999 freedomperformance@comcast.net (Bill Stamper)


This 1971 442 W-30 belongs to Sal Mattei. He has done a full resto on the car and takes it to the track at least 4 times a year. His exhaust is unique in that he has dumps in between his mufflers and tail pipes. With the dumps open he posted his best e.t. running a 11.73 @ 115 mph in the 1/4. His car has a .030 over 455 with a Cone 3200 stall convert with a 4:10 12 bolt Chevy rear end. Sal has many awards under his belt for show and go. They are as following: Winner at Mondello Olds nats in Street ET class 1991 Winner at Mondello Olds nats in Street ET class 1997 Runner up at Mondello Olds nats in Street ET class 1993 Runner up at Dick Miller Olds nats in Street class 1998

WARNING, THIS CAR HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM TROY MICHIGAN CONTACT INFO@STREETROCKETS.COM TO HELP RECOVER IT This 72 Cutlass 442 W-30 belongs to Tom Backitis. His car is painted midnight blue with light blue stripes on the hood. His car has a 6 point roll cage with a full interior. The back seat was modified around the bars to keep it stock looking. His best et to date was 10.36 @ 128 mph in the 1/4 with 4 inch mufflers. Tom is presently using a killer 455 with Batten Olds heads to compete this year in the NMCA and NSCA "EZ Street" class. The cubic inches of the new 455 block is 498 C.I. He expects to run high nines on motor only. 1st place GM Performance, Detroit Autorama 2000 1st place GM Performance, Detroit Autorama 2002 tbackaitis@yahoo.com (Tom Backitis)


The 71 W30 Convertible was found while browsing traderonline.com while looking for a late 80's Cutlass to be used for racing. So much for the race car, as rare (110 produced in 1971) W30 convertibles don't show up for sale less than 30 miles from your home to often. This car had the special honor of representing the model year 1971 at the Oldsmobile Centennial Celebration August, 1997. He is also the web master for the Motor City Rockets. Its an OCA affiliated club in Southeast Michigan. Visit Brian's W Machines home pages at WMACHINES or email him at Lorwway@wideopenwest.com (Brian Lorway)


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It takes a few minutes to load but is well worth the wait. We have gone back to the basics of the performance issue. We used to be a club of 200 or more members, but with internal disagreements, some people left. There are two crowds, car show guys and performance/Drag race guys. A lot of the membership went to the Motor City Rockets. They are more of a family/ car show kind of club and they are affiliated with OCA. As for the OSR club, we are more guy hanging out with performance and cruises. We are now a club of 70. That's ok, it is back to grass roots of having fun and not having too many members. So the cars in the next several web pages are cruisers / racers and car show quality. Enjoy the web site and don't hesitate to email the OSR for info on performance or any other Oldsmobile questions.




Then there is the short stories in Car Craft and Muscle Car Review magazines that the Olds Street Rockets have had the privilege to be in. In the Oct 99, Nov 99, Dec 99, Jan 00 and June 00 issues, the street rockets have been featured at different summer events. The events were Dick Miller Olds Open and the Woodward Dream Cruise and finally the Muscle Car Review factory stock shoot-out. Two cars have been featured in Car Craft and that was Rob Thomas and his 69 442 W-32 and Mark Prince and his 72 442 W-30.

This 1970 442 W-30 is owned by Mark Cornea. He is known as Dr. Decal of Oldsmobile's. He did an exceptional job of restoring this car short of painting. He added headers and a full stainless steel exhaust. He did painstaking detailing and tuning to the car to bring it up to an immaculate W-30. His awards are many from summer cruises and car shows. He took a first place best of show at the 1996 Mondello Oldsmobile Nationals. Visit Dr. Decals web pages to buy your Oldsmobile restoration decals at DocDecal or email him at Dr. Decal (Mark Cornea)


How many times have you heard people say they wish they’d have kept a particular car? Dave Heilala drove this gem off the Lansing assembly line while a young engineer in May,1968. It’s one of the ultra rare 1968 Ramrod 350 W31’s, and probably the most original one anywhere. It racked up 50,000 quick (some were very quick) miles on the streets of Lansing in its first 5 summers and has been pampered since 1973. Regularly shown and cruised, it’s now got 60,000 on the odometer. Other than a drive train refresh this year, it has never been restored or modified. The original Ocean Turquoise paint still shines, but is getting thin. First visit ever to the strip was in the 1999 Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race after being spotted at Woodward by the Pure Stock gurus, Dan Jensen and Bob Boden. It qualified 14.52 @ 96 mph on its original 30 year old untouched drive train before retiring with a broken drive shaft and bell housing. A full mechanical restoration was done over the winter and this year won its meet with a 13.90 at 101. It was the 23rd fastest car of 100+ at the meet. It has since run a 13.30 at 104+ with a deeper gear. Fellow club member, Gary Rubrich blueprinted the engine and Dave turned over the serious driving chores to fellow club member Rob Thomas. Dave concentrates his efforts at the track on cooking hot dogs. Dave also is preparing his 40,000 mile 66 442 hardtop for the street this summer with a sweet 403 and a 200R4 overdrive. The original 400 with tri-power and 4 speed will be back in place for Pure Stock and Factory Stock meets the following year. dehw31@msn.com (Dave Heilala)


This 1972 442 was built by Gary Rubrich the cars owner. This car was a two time national record holder in NMCA's Top Stock Eliminator, running 12.80's @105+ in (G/TS). Since retiring from top stock and fully porting the heads and intake, the best e.t.'s to date are 11.27 @ 118 mph with mufflers and DOT street tires at Norwalk Raceway; Norwalk, OH. The spec's are: Olds DX Block with 11:5 cr., mild cam, Th400 with a 3800 stall and 4.56 gears. gar442@comcast.net (Gary Rubrich)