Rocket 88

"JR1" (type35bugatti) 07/08/2015 at 20:39 • Filed to: Oldsmobile Rocket 88

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Often called the first muscle car. I'm not sure I agree but I won't deny it is the stuff of dreams

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > JR1 07/08/2015 at 20:42

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The pinnacle of pre-’55 Detroit design.

JR1 > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 07/08/2015 at 20:43

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It is gorgeous

Jedidiah > JR1 07/08/2015 at 20:51

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And you picked a stunning example. Good lord.

I don’t really consider muscle cars to be full sizes, but the 88 is one the earliest post-war cars to express the rising demand for horsepower in the general American public. It’s like the muscle car grand daddy.

Dean Beyer > JR1 07/08/2015 at 20:52

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I like to point out that this predates the “Hofmeister kink”.

JR1 > Jedidiah 07/08/2015 at 21:15

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That’s a great way to describe it. It set the precedent for what was to come. And I know it is jaw dropping

JR1 > Dean Beyer 07/08/2015 at 21:17

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See the Germans didn't invent everything. American companies innovate too

FlimFlamMan > JR1 07/08/2015 at 21:41

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If I collected cars, this would be in my collection.

JR1 > FlimFlamMan 07/08/2015 at 22:20

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It is almost a requirement

shop-teacher > JR1 07/08/2015 at 22:49

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Overhead Valves for the win! And man is it gorgeous!

JR1 > shop-teacher 07/08/2015 at 22:50

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The Rocket 88 helped set the formula for the chevy v8 that still is used to this day

shop-teacher > JR1 07/08/2015 at 22:54

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The Rocket 88 set the formula for a lot of cars we love, a definite watershed vehicle :)

X37.9XXS > JR1 07/09/2015 at 11:21

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Beautiful car

I believe, however, that this was the first “muscle car”

1932 Ford V8

JR1 > X37.9XXS 07/09/2015 at 13:06

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It certainly is the first mass car with a V8 but I struggle to call it a muscle car