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11/08/2020 8:18 am
1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 , the car that saved BMW.
Accoring to a well known Dutch carmagazine called Autovisie, the 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 saved BMW way back in the early fifties.
The BMW 501 was very underpowered with it's 6-in-line and it had a lot of qualtity issues that brought the marque close to bankrupty.
The new V-8 from the Olds became the example from which the German engineers engineered their smaller V-8.
But they made their car far too expensive and not many were sold.photo no longer available
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11/08/2020 9:11 am
Nothing like my Rocket 88
11/08/2020 11:25 am
This year & body style of Olds is gorgeous and fast! Great color!
11/08/2020 12:12 pm
The 1949 Futuramic Olds 88. The hottest number on the highway! Make a date with an 88!
11/08/2020 2:27 pm
The car may be a '49 .. but that ain't no '49 front plate .... LOL ...
12/08/2020 12:28 am
We learn something new every day.
John Bono
North Jersey
13/08/2020 9:49 am
That’s a 1950 Olds. One piece windshield and fender trim spears. Had a ‘50 & two ‘49’s.