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1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88
For 1949 model year, Oldsmobile presented two important things – their 88 model series and their new 303 CID V8 engine they called the Rocket V8. Both innovations would be influential in Oldsmobile’s history. The 88 model was relatively light and compact, and the Rocket V8 was a hot engine with a two-barrel carburetor and 135 HP on tap. The combination of a light body with a powerful engine in the 1949 Oldsmobile 88 created the first muscle car from Detroit in a four-door form.