It might not have been the most popular muscle car, but it was the first. The late 1960s and early 1970s were undeniably the most popular time for the American muscle car, before emissions standards ...

One of the most influential American vehicles of the 20th Century, the 1949 Olds 88 has the pedigree to be one of the most desirable US-built classics, but instead, it's sometimes cheaper than a ...

In the years immediately following World War II, the American automotive landscape was a bit of a snooze fest. Manufacturers were still dusting off pre-war designs, and performance was reserved for ...

Launched in 1949, the Rocket 88 was powered by a high-compression, overhead valve, 5.0-liter V-8 that developed 135 horsepower, considerably more than a contemporary Ford flathead, and 253 lb-ft of ...

The song’s bragging, suggestive lyrics, incidentally, pay homage to the Oldsmobile 88, a vehicle whose powerful engine and relatively compact size made it a popular entry-level car in the early 1950s.

Jackie Brenston was a sax player and singer, working with his band The Delta Cats. In 1951 he recorded, for Sam Phillips Sun Records in Memphis, the song “Rocket 88” which is widely credited as the ...

Before the muscle car wars had names, before Pontiac’s GTO and Chrysler’s Road Runner strutted across billboards, there was the Oldsmobile 88. Back in 1949, Oldsmobile dropped a Rocket V8 into a ...

Until it was shut down in 2004, Oldsmobile had a long history of innovation with its automobiles. That's why it's not a big surprise it may have been the first to build a muscle car. Though it was ...

Oldsmobile's swell sales slogan for 1951 may have been a less-memorable "Ride the Rocket and Save!", but it was the auto manufacturer's pitch a year prior following the release of their all-new line ...

Debuting with the 1949 model year, the Oldsmobile 88 soon became the brand’s image leader and most profitable line in the rapidly expanding post-World War II economy. The sleek new lines of the 88 ...

Florida’s legendary rockabilly outfit Rocket 88 is set to ignite the stage at this year’s Tropical Heatwave 2025, bringing their high-octane performance to the Cuban Club Ballroom where dancing isn’t ...