The Oldsmobile Rocket 88 is increasingly difficult to track down given the time that has passed. In March 2024, YouTube channel Rugged Wrench showed the engine can still run if you find it in good ...

The first-gen Oldsmobile 88 remained in production until 1953. In 1952, Oldsmobile introduced a Super 88 model with a four-barrel carburetor version of the Rocket 88, rated at 160 horsepower.

Tagged as the King of NASCAR, the racing version of the Oldsmobile 88 achieved a string of awards in the competition, winning six of nine races in 1949, 10 of 19 in 1950, and 20 of 41 in 1952.

The two smaller Olds series, including the Rocket 88, rode a 119.5” wheelbase while the 98 series was carried on 122 inches. Overall length was 202 and 209 inches respectively.

The engine compartment of this Oldsmobile 88 is home to the rebuilt and beautifully detailed Rocket 88 V8. The original two-barrel carb has been swapped for a four-barrel.

The first muscle car was left behind… It is said that the first American muscle car was the Rocket 88, a vehicle that combined high horsepower with good looks and a great engine. Perhaps there ...

The 1957 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday Sedan, shown above, offered a J-2 option, which added triple-carburetor induction to the 88's already powerful output, upgrading its V8 from 271 to 300 hp. Its ...

The Super 88 was available with the new Oldsmobile Rocket 371 that produced 300 horsepower when equipped with triple J2 two-barrel carbs.

Ike Turner and the Kings of Rhythm wrote what's arguably the first rock 'n' roll song about Oldsmobile's hot-rod OHV V-8, the Rocket, as fitted to the 88.