1951 Oldsmobile Rocket 88
Steve Magnante Steve Magnante
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 Published On Jun 6, 2022

A decade before the Beach Boys sang about the Chevy 409 engine, Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm based the first mainstream rock and roll song on Oldsmobile’s 1951 Rocket 88. In this video Steve defines what made the Olds 303 Rocket V8 “over square”, shows how hot rodders added 66-percent more power and more.

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