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 ...

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 ...

Many of the cars released in the years immediately following the conclusion of WWII were lightly massaged prewar models. But not the '49 Oldsmobile 88. It's styling was clean, simple, futuristic -- ...

Remember the kid in American Graffiti with the black 49 Olds coupe? Thats right, there wasnt a guy like that or a car like thatnot in the movie, anyway. But if youd been in that place at that time, ...

The Rocket 88 ruled the road and the race track, becoming the launching pad for the musclecar era. It was more by accident than design that General Motors’ now-vanquished Oldsmobile brand gave birth ...

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 ...

Remember the kid in American Graffiti with the black 49 Olds coupe? Thats right, there wasnt a guy like that or a car like thatnot in the movie, anyway. But if youd been in that place at that time, ...