Oldsmobile's best engines powered some of the brand's most famous and beloved cars, defining an era of classic American muscle. ... The Oldsmobile Rocket 88 V8 303. Heritage Images/Getty Images.

Oldsmobile 303-cu.in. Rocket V8 engine in a 1949 Oldsmobile 98 Convertible Coupe. 1949 Oldsmobile 98 Convertible Coupe, side view, rear, top down ...

The 1955 Oldsmobile 88 is not rare by ... The original version used the A-body platform of the entry-level 76 but packed the company's then-new 303-cubic-inch (5.0-liter) Rocket V8 engine.

In 1949, Oldsmobile offered the first modern overhead-valve engine in a medium-priced, post-war car. 0:00 / 0:00 High performance back then was much different from what we consider it now, with ...

It's no surprise the Oldsmobile Rocket 88 V8 engine inspired rock n' roll, since it was a potent engine known for racing NASCAR and running moonshine.

Oldsmobile also ditched the Blue Flame that the Corvette was using at the time. Not surprisingly, it went with its very own Rocket V8 engine. Introduced in 1949 as a 303-cubic-inch ...

Check out this Model A Roadster that has a 1953 303 Oldsmobile V-8 engine, an Edmunds 2x2 manifold, a pair of Rochester AA carburetors, and a TH350 transmission inside Street Rodder Magazine.

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