Dubbed the Rocket, Oldsmobile's OHV V8 arrived in 1949 with 135 horsepower on tap. This figure may seem tiny nowadays, but it was an impressive rating at the time.

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.

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Starting in 1997, non-Aurora Oldsmobiles got a new rocket-inspired logo that borrowed quite a bit from the Aurora glyph. This car got the “Gold Package” for an extra 175 bucks (297 bucks now ...

The Oldsmobile rocket emblem may find its way onto new cars very soon. Though GM ended production of the Alero, Silhouette, and Bravada in 2004, sources say that the brand will be resurrected, but ...

The Rocket Block has two optional deck heights: 9.025 inches (standard smallblock, part No. 22551657) and 9.300 inches (part No. 22551659); both are available with .625-inch decks.