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 […]
The Oldsmobile Rocket 88 in 1955 has a major cosmetic upgrade sporting a new grill, revised tail lights, with more chrome body trim. The base 88 engine is now putting out 165 hp with the […]
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. […]
