The 88 also proved to be very competitive in the world of stock-car racing; Oldsmobile’s racing program enjoyed a good degree ...

Cars were even central to the birth of rock music. “Rocket 88,” by singer Jackie Brenston and future soul superstar Ike Turner, was released in early 1951.

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Cars were even central to the birth of rock music. “Rocket 88,” by singer Jackie Brenston and future soul superstar Ike Turner, was released in early 1951.

Cars were even central to the birth of rock music. "Rocket 88," by singer Jackie Brenston and future soul superstar Ike Turner, was released in early 1951.

Cars were even central to the birth of rock music. "Rocket 88," by singer Jackie Brenston and future soul superstar Ike Turner, was released in early 1951.

Cars were even central to the birth of rock music. "Rocket 88," by singer Jackie Brenston and future soul superstar Ike Turner, was released in early 1951.

Cars were even central to the birth of rock music. "Rocket 88," by singer Jackie Brenston and future soul superstar Ike Turner, was released in early 1951.

Naturally, the song was about a car, in this case the Oldsmobile Rocket 88 that had been introduced only a couple of years earlier.

Cars were even central to the birth of rock music. "Rocket 88," by singer Jackie Brenston and future soul superstar Ike Turner, was released in early 1951.