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In 1962 and 1963 Oldsmobile built a turbocharged version of the 215, designated Turbo-Rocket. The turbocharger fitted to the V8 engine was a small-diameter Garrett T5 model with integral wastegate, manufactured by Garrett AiResearch , and produced a maximum of 5 psi (34 kPa ) boost at 2200 rpm.
The Oldsmobile Jetfire was a Cutlass pillarless hardtop with a turbocharged version of the 215 V8, which Oldsmobile referred to as the Turbo-Rocket. This made the 1962 Jetfire the first ever turbocharged production car .
The standard Hurst/Olds engine was the L75 455 cubic-inch Rocket V8 rated at 250 net horsepower (U in VIN). Optional at extra cost was the W-30 option with the L77 455, a blueprinted engine rated at 300 net horsepower (X in VIN). Both engines were mated to a Turbo Hydra-matic 400 transmission with console-mounted Hurst Dual-Gate shifter.
The Starfire name was first used by Oldsmobile on a one-of-a-kind dream car that was shown at the 1953 Motorama auto show. Named after the Lockheed F-94 Starfire jet fighter, the original Starfire was a 4-passenger convertible that had a fiberglass body, a 200 hp (150 kW) overhead valve Rocket V8 engine, bucket seats for all passengers and a wraparound windshield.
Replacing the 455 as the top engine was a new Oldsmobile 403 cubic-inch Rocket V8 rated at 185 hp (138 kW) and 320 lb⋅ft (434 N⋅m). Transmission offerings included a three-speed manual or Turbo Hydra-matic with the V6, five-speed manual or Turbo Hydra-matic for the 260 V8, and Turbo Hydra-matic was the sole offering for the 350 and 403 V8s.
In the more than $250,000 T-98, there was a V-8 that could go 110 mph — tough to reach with steel plating and 3-inch-thick windows meant to withstand a direct hit by a rocket-propelled grenade.
Also included in the Hurst/Olds package was the Hurst Dual/Gate shifter for the three-speed Turbo-Hydramatic transmission. In 1978, the Cutlass line featured taillights which had a lighted Oldsmobile rocket logo in the center. In 1979, the taillights on the Cutlass line dropped the rocket logo. In 1980, the two-door models went back to four ...
1957 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket 88 Holiday Coupe 1957 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday hardtop sedan 1957 Oldsmobile 88 Fiesta hardtop wagon. For 1957 only, the basic 88 was officially named Golden Rocket 88, taken from Oldsmobile's 1956 Motorama two-passenger show car. However, the only badging was an "88" underneath each taillight.