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The J-2 engine also had a slightly thinner head gasket, raising compression to 10.0:1. It was advertised with gross power and torque ratings of 312 hp (233 kW) at 4600 rpm and 415 lb⋅ft (563 N⋅m) at 2800 rpm. Oldsmobile charged $83 for the J-2 option with the three-speed manual (or in the 98), [7] $314 with the automatic. [8]
The Oldsmobile Golden Rocket was a two-seater [5] show car built by Oldsmobile for the 1956 General Motors Motorama.The radically styled fiberglass concept, designed to resemble a rocket on wheels, was revised several times and displayed at various other auto shows, [6] most notably at the 1957 Paris Motor Show where it generated much fanfare, 18 months after it was first revealed. [2]
The Oldsmobile 88 (marketed from 1989 on as the Eighty Eight) is a full-size car that was sold and produced by Oldsmobile from 1949 until 1999. From 1950 until 1974, the 88 was the division's most profitable line, particularly the entry-level models such as the 88 and Dynamic 88.
The standard J2 engine in Britain was the 3.6 L flathead V8 engine from the Ford Pilot, delivering 85 hp. [7] [8] A 4.4 L Mercury V8, delivering 110 hp was also available. [9] American enthusiasts modified their cars by fitting an Oldsmobile, Chrysler, or Cadillac V8. [4] [10] J2s exported to the United States were shipped without engines. [11]
The American automobile manufacturer General Motors sold a number of vehicles under its marque Oldsmobile, which started out as an independent company in 1897 and was eventually shut down due to a lack of profitability in 2004. [1]
The engine was produced from 1951 to 1965 with a total of 21,170 built. Many J57 models shipped since 1954 contained 7-15% of titanium, by dry weight. Commercially pure titanium was used in the inlet case and low-pressure compressor case, whereas the low-pressure rotor assembly was made up of 6Al-4V titanium alloy blades, discs and disc spacers.
M-Type Drophead Coupé 1948. The Allard Motor Company was founded in 1945, setting up in Clapham High Street, London. [4] Using its inventory of easy-to-service Ford mechanicals built up during World War II and bodywork of Allard's own design, three post-war models were introduced with a newly designed steel chassis and lightweight body shells: the J, a competition sports car; the K, a ...
The J-2, commonly known as Rocketdyne J-2, was a liquid-fuel cryogenic rocket engine used on NASA's Saturn IB and Saturn V launch vehicles. Built in the United States by Rocketdyne, the J-2 burned cryogenic liquid hydrogen (LH 2) and liquid oxygen (LOX) propellants, with each engine producing 1,033.1 kN (232,250 lb f) of thrust in vacuum.