1950 Black Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Sedanette on 2040-cars

Year:1950 Mileage:92627 Color: Black /
Red and Gray

Location:

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States

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Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Sedanette
Engine:303 V8
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller

Year: 1950
Interior Color: Red and Gray
Make: Oldsmobile
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Eighty-Eight
Trim: base sedanette fisher body style 50 37070 bl 4900
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 92,627
Exterior Color: Black

Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"The car is in good condition. Car had repaint thirty years ago, interior was put back to factory. Car has been garage kept since it was bought."

Oldsmobile introduced the 88 badge in 1949. It was named to complement the already existing 76 and 98, and took the place of the Oldsmobile Straight-8 engined 78 in the model lineup. The new car used the same new Futuramic B-body platform as the Oldsmobile Straight-6 engined 76, but paired it with the powerful new Rocket V8 engine. This combination of a relatively small light body and large, powerful engine made it a precursor to the muscle car. The Rocket 88 vaulted Oldsmobile from a somewhat staid, conservative car to a performer that became the one to beat on the NASCAR circuits. It won six of the nine NASCAR late-model division races in 1949, 10 of 19 in 1950, 20 of 41 in 1952, and was eventually eclipsed by the low-slung, powerful Hudson Hornet, but it was still the first real "King of NASCAR"

Styling changes for the 1950 model include the replacement of a two-piece windshield with a one-piece unit and the addition of the Holiday hardtop coupe to the line. Also a three-speed manual transmission with column shift became available as a "delete for credit" option to the Hydra-Matic automatic transmission. The 88 now outsold the six-cylinder 76 lineup, which was dropped entirely after the 1950 model year.

My Father bought the car in 1955 from the original owner. The original color of the car was baby blue, but in 1983 my Father had it painted black, and had the interior restored to factory. The condition of the car is excellent, it has been garage kept all the years it has been owned. The mileage is actual miles. A primer bulb, similar to a boat primer, was installed to aid in cold starting the engine. The radio no longer works, nor does the clock. The electrical wiring is original.

Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight for Sale

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