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1. **The Birth of Muscle Cars: Oldsmobile Rocket 88 (1949)**: Heralded as the first true muscle car, the Oldsmobile Rocket 88 combined a high-compression overhead valve V8 engine with a lightweight ...

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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 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 hit showrooms in 1949, and might have been a fairly unremarkable car had Oldsmobile’s engineers not decided to shoehorn a powerful V8 motor, originally destined for its ...

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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.

It could be argued that Oldsmobile invented the muscle car. With the introduction of the 303 cubic-inch Rocket 88 engine, Olds gave its car a punch that nobody else could offer.