You meet the Oldsmobile Rocket 88 at a turning point, when American cars were just starting to trade postwar restraint for raw attitude. Slip a hot new V8 into a relatively light body and you get a ...

Front 3/4 view of replica of the 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 driven by Buck Baker - Emilee Chinn/Getty Images The "88" on the Oldsmobile 88 was the name given to the car when it was launched in 1949.

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.

For decades, enthusiasts have argued over which vehicle truly deserves the title of America’s first muscle car. Was it the Oldsmobile Rocket 88? The Chrysler 300? Or something else entirely? The truth ...

Image Credit: Lou Costabile / YouTube. Some restorations happen quickly with a large checkbook and a professional shop. Fowler Malone took a considerably longer route with his 1950 Oldsmobile Rocket ...