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The Rocket 88 vaulted Oldsmobile from a somewhat staid, conservative car to a performer that became the one to beat on the NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) circuits.
In short, the 88 was the first American car to combine a relatively smaller, lighter body with a powerful V8 engine. Something Chrysler didn't do until six years later. The engine in question was a...
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The history of the 1949-1950 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 and its pioneering OHV V8 engine.
An 88 convertible served as the pace car for the Indy 500 in 1949, and the Ike Turner/Jackie Brenston hit “Rocket 88” is one of the very earliest rock and roll songs. But despite all that rich history and performance street cred, fewer and fewer people seem interested in actually owning one.
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Introduced in 1949, the Oldsmobile Rocket 88 emerged as a trailblazer, wielding one of the first overhead valve V8 engines in a power struggle that would come to epitomize the muscle car ethos.
Model: 1949 - 1960 Oldsmobile Rocket 88; Engine/Motor: V8; Horsepower: 135; Torque: 283 [do not use] Vehicle Model: Array