The Oldsmobile Rocket 88, often hailed as a classic among vintage American cars, holds a unique place in automotive history.

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 ...

When Oldsmobile introduced the 1950 Oldsmobile Futuramic 88 with a Rocket V-8 engine, John McMahan was too young to drive — yet old enough to know what he liked. During the next half century, several ...

Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Rocket 88 Trivia Question of the Week: 1. What was the full name of Oldsmobile’s ...

Front 3/4 view of replica of the 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 driven by Buck Baker - Emilee Chinn/Getty Images The "88" on the Oldsmobile 88 was the name given to the car when it was launched in 1949.

My father owned several Oldsmobiles through the years, his first being a black, 1950 Rocket 88 club coupe. An old family photo album has a picture of me in a cowboy outfit behind that car, but I was ...

Introduced in 1949 as a slightly smaller and more affordable alternative to the 98, the Oldsmobile 88 remained in showrooms for a whopping 50 years. But the long production run isn't the only feat the ...