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 ...

Today most people consider the Ford->ke31 Mustang to be the original muscle car. After all, it did start a revolution of sorts with companies building smaller cars with bigger engines to satisfy the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Introduced in 1949 and produced until 1999, the 88 was Oldsmobile's second longest-running nameplate (after the 98). But this wasn't its only achievement. It was also the division's most profitable ...

How much does the Oldsmobile 88 cost? The Oldsmobile 88 price depends on several factors, including the trim level, optional features, mileage, vehicle history and location. The nationwide average ...

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 ...

Introduced in 1949, the Oldsmobile 88 debuted with a big bang. Slightly smaller than a full-size and sporting the same V8 offered in the larger 98, the 88 dominated the NASCAR series until Hudson ...

Click here if you are unable to view this gallery on a mobile device. One doesn’t hear much these days about Ransom Eli Olds (1864-1950), the founder of the Oldsmobile car, but he was an automotive ...

View post: 2027 Nissan Rogue Hybrid Revealed to Take on RAV4 and CR-V 36 – 1998 Oldsmobile 88 in Colorado junkyard – photo by Murilee Martin 41 – 1998 Oldsmobile 88 in Colorado junkyard – photo by ...

"Turn your eye for beauty to a mighty satisfying sight." Song lyrics? A line in a poem? No, it's advertising copy from a fold-out magazine display in the Oct. 3, 1959, edition of The Saturday Evening ...

Here’s a no-rust coupe in a California self-service wrecking yard. 00-1979-oldsmobile-delta-88-in-california-wrecking-yard-phot-1-jpg Murilee Martin ...