You meet the Oldsmobile Rocket 88 at a turning point, when American cars were just starting to trade postwar restraint for raw attitude. Slip a hot new V8 into a relatively light body and you get a ...
Two engines, same displacement, completely different DNA. Ed Smith opens Ask Ed Episode 55 by settling a classic debate the Buick 425 Nailhead vs. the Oldsmobile 425 Rocket. Same cubic inches, but ...
1949 was a big year for Oldsmobile. The company introduced the 88, which combined the slightly shorter body of the 76 with the V8 engine of the flagship 98. The 88 became the company's fastest vehicle ...
The 1972 Oldsmobile 442 came standard with the Rocket 350 V8. This Matador Red convertible with white interior will soon ...
For decades, enthusiasts have argued over which vehicle truly deserves the title of America’s first muscle car. Was it the Oldsmobile Rocket 88? The Chrysler 300? Or something else entirely? The truth ...
The Oldsmobile 442 was Olds’ answer to the massively popular 1964 Pontiac GTO. It seemed Pontiac had hit a home run with the first muscle car, and the other GM passenger car divisions all wanted their ...