1953 Oldsmobile Rocket Eighty-Eight Coupe Ageta Red/Polar White

Description for Oldsmobile Rocket Eighty-Eight 1953

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