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FAQ1953 Oldsmobile Rocket Eighty-Eight Coupe Ageta Red/Polar White
| Condition: | Used |
| Make: | Oldsmobile |
| Model: | Rocket Eighty-Eight |
| SubModel: | Coupe |
| Type: | -- |
| Trim: | Coupe |
| Year: | 1953 |
| Mileage: | 52900 |
| VIN: | XXXXXXXXXXR47027 |
| Color: | Red |
| Engine: | -- |
| Fuel: | Gasoline |
| Transmission: | Automatic |
| Drive type: | -- |
| Interior color: | Red |
| Vehicle Title: | Unspecified |
| Item location: | Local pick-up only |
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| Listed by | Private seller |
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Description of 1953 Oldsmobile Rocket Eighty-Eight Coupe |
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Widely considered to be the first muscle car, the first generation Oldsmobile 88 is a legendary car. When it came out in 1949, it introduced one of the first postwar overhead valve V-8 designs with the famous “Rocket†V-8. That large and powerful V-8, combined with a relatively light body, was a formula that made the Olds 88 one of the fastest automobiles in America at the dawn of the 1950s – and it was the car to beat in NASCAR racing, winning 10 out of 19 races in the 1950 season. The same year, an Olds 88 won the grueling 2000-mile-plus Carrera Panamericana Road Race in Mexico. An 88 convertible served as the pace car for the Indy 500 in 1949, and the Ike Turner/Jackie Brenston hit “Rocket 88†is one of the very earliest American rock and roll songs. Only 36,881 2-door Holiday Coupes were produced in 1953 Original Specs • Original Matching Numbers 303 cid Rocket V8 Engine with 165 HP • Original Matching Numbers 4-speed Hydra-Matic Transmission from Livonia, Michigan Factory • Original 52,000 Miles (May 2019) • White Wall Tires with Original Oldsmobile Hubcaps • Original Power Windows, Front Seat and Antenna • Original Owner’s Manual and Car Dealership Brochure Additional Enhancements • 2017 New Alternator • 2017 New Air Conditioning • 2017 New Fuel Pump • 2017 Rebuild Original Carburetor • 2017 Engine & Transmission Overhaul and painted with factory original colors • 2017 New Power Steering and Power Brakes • 2017 New Digital Sound System (antique match with original) with hands free microphone • 2018 New 2-tone DuPont Paint with Original Factory match Ageta Red and Polar White |
