Introduced in 1963, the Pontiac GTO is widely recognized as the first muscle car. However, some argue that the first muscle cars were built in the 1950s, and the GTO was only responsible for making ...

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 ...

Oh no, an asterisk! All right, there are other possible firsts. How about the 1932 Ford V8? It ticks the boxes and Clyde Barrow of "Bonnie and Clyde" fame allegedly wrote a letter bragging about its ...

The "88" on the Oldsmobile 88 was the name given to the car when it was launched in 1949. Positioned in the lineup between Oldsmobile's base model 76 and its largest vehicle, the 98, the car followed ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Rocket 88 Trivia Question of the Week: 1. What was the full name of Oldsmobile’s founding father; how was he connected to a ...

For the 1957 model year, Olds debuted the Oldsmobile Super 88, an upscale trim version of the 88 with more tasteful styling. The Super 88 was available with the new Oldsmobile Rocket 371 that produced ...

Gradated BA - 2012 Clarion University. Top Speed writer since August 2022. Oldsmobile might not be around anymore after the company shut down in 2004, but many of us grew up with an Oldsmobile in our ...

One look at Albert Torelli's '49 Olds Rocket 88 and it's obvious to anyone who knows that era Oldsmobiles that this particular fastback has seen its number of modifications from the front bumper back.

The success of the 1953 GM Motorama Chevrolet Corvette spurred the creation of several Corvette-based two-seater sports car variants for the following year's Motorama. Pontiac had the Bonneville ...

Oldsmobile was a big name in American cars from its beginning in 1897 until it closed in 2004. Besides making popular American Oldsmobile classics like the Jetfire and Toronado, the brand also made ...