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 ...

DIMENSIONS Although the '58 Olds comes in three models, the 88, Super 88 and 98, they are identical in all phases except for wheelbase, length, weight and trim.

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.

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 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 ...

Dubbed Rocket, which became the 88's nickname, the new-for-1949 engine was an oversquare, overhead-valve (OHV) V8 that offered more power and efficiency than the typical flathead.

The Oldsmobile Rocket 88 V8, which debuted in 1949, was a big deal. In hindsight, you could argue it was the moment that ushered in the American muscle car era. This 5.0-liter engine, developed to ...

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

Though nobody knew it at the time, the Oldsmobile brand didn't have long to live when the final generation of the 88 appeared in showrooms for the 1992 model ...