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The standard 1965-1967 425 cu in (7.0 L) was called the Super Rocket, and was the most powerful engine option for the Oldsmobile 88 and 98 of 1965-1967. Compression ratios of 9.0:1 at 310 hp (230 kW) or 10.25:1 at 360 hp (270 kW) were available in the U.S.
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.
1950 Oldsmobile 88 badge 1953 Oldsmobile 98 convertible 1957 Oldsmobile Starfire 98 Holiday sedan with "StratoRoof" rear window. Oldsmobile entered the 1950s following a divisional image campaign centered on its 'Rocket' engines and the Space Race, and its cars' appearance followed suit. Oldsmobile's Rocket V8 engine was the leader in ...
The car used a 324 cubic inch (5.3 litre) Super 88 V8 engine with a four-barrel carburetor with a small, flat air cleaner. The Corvette-derived rear axle had a ratio of 3.55:1. The console was modified from the 1953 Oldsmobile console with a tachometer added and customizing the fascia of the gauges. The instrument panel of the F-88 was later ...
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.
1953 Starfire X-P Rocket; 1954 Cutlass; 1954 F-88; 1955 88 Delta; 1956 Golden Rocket; 1957 F-88 Mark II; 1959 F-88 Mark III; 1962 X-215; 1966 Toronado [n5 1] 1967 Thor; 1968 XP-866; 1970 XP-888-GT; 1977 Mirage J-Coupe; 1986 Incas; 1987 Aerotech; 1988 Aerotech II; 1989 Aertotech III; 1989 Tube Car; 1990 Expression; 1991 Achieva; 1992 Anthem ...
A New York classic car collection could net $30 million at auction.
The Rocket 88 was the first time a powerful V8 engine was available in a smaller and lighter body style (in this case the 303 cu in (5.0 L) engine from the larger Oldsmobile 98 with the body from the six-cylinder Oldsmobile 76). [37] The Rocket 88 produced 135 hp (101 kW) at 3600 rpm and 263 lb⋅ft (357 N⋅m) at 1800 rpm and won eight out of ...