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Rocket 88

First generation (Rocket 88) · 1949–1950RWDCoupe

The Rocket 88 is a rear-wheel-drive sedan built from 1949 to 1950. It has a 5.0-litre Rocket V8 that makes 135 PS and 359 Nm and an automatic transmission.

133 hpPower

1949-1950Year

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Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Engine5.0 L (303 cu in) Rocket V8

Displacement5.0 L

Cylinders8

FuelPetrol

TransmissionAutomatic

DrivetrainRWD

Performance

Numbers that matter

Power133 hp

Torque359 Nm

BodyCoupe

STORY

Oldsmobile launched the 88 in 1949 by putting its new overhead-valve Rocket V8 into a lighter body. The Rocket 88 is often described as an early muscle car, and it won races in early NASCAR. The 88 name continued through the 1950s, the Dynamic 88 of 1959-1964 and the Delta 88 from 1965. It moved to front-wheel drive on the H-body in 1986 and lasted until 1999 as the Eighty Eight, and the LSS of 1996-1999 could have a supercharged 3.8-litre V6.

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