This is not a joke. Here’s a question to occupy an evening at the cruise-in or the garage or the campground: Which car deserves the title of “first American muscle car”? Was it the 1949 […]
The latest model in the Oldsmobile lineup for 1949 is the relatively light weight Rocket 88 powered by the newly designed and powerful rocket V8 engine replacing the less potent straight 8. With this new […]
Before your Mustangs, Vipers, Chargers, and Cobras, there was the Oldsmobile Rocket 88. Although less popular than its later Ford and Dodge counterparts, it was the world’s very first muscle car originally manufactured in 1949. […]
Opinions on the origin of the muscle car vary, but the 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88, created in response to public interest in speed and power, is often cited as the first muscle car. It featured […]
