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Oldsmobile 88 Archive
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![(Updated 8/19/2026) A recent trip to a local junkyard yielded some interesting finds (which I hope to share more of), but among them was this black-on-black 1996 Oldsmobile LSS, a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_4958.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1996 Oldsmobile LSS – Still Your Father’s Oldsmobile, Just With An Extra “S”")
Junkyard Classic: 1996 Oldsmobile LSS – Still Your Father’s Oldsmobile, Just With An Extra “S”
Posted on August 19, 2026 | 54 Comments(Updated 8/19/2026) A recent trip to a local junkyard yielded some interesting finds (which I hope to share more of), but among them was this black-on-black 1996 Oldsmobile LSS, a […] -
![Introduced for 1949, the famous Oldsmobile “Rocket” engine was the first of the modern postwar V-8s that kicked off the horsepower race of the 1950s. However, when Olds originally launched […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1949-Oldsmobile-98-4SD-Crest-Blue-Bring-a-Trailer-front-3q-right-banners-115x115.webp "1949 Oldsmobile Rocket V-8 And The Ultra-High-Compression Economy Version That Never Made It")
1949 Oldsmobile Rocket V-8 And The Ultra-High-Compression Economy Version That Never Made It
Posted on June 14, 2026 | 34 CommentsIntroduced for 1949, the famous Oldsmobile “Rocket” engine was the first of the modern postwar V-8s that kicked off the horsepower race of the 1950s. However, when Olds originally launched […] -
![In February 1949, Oldsmobile installed their new OHV V-8 engine in their smaller body shell, creating the legendary Rocket 88. They also offered the V-8 in a rare wood-bodied Series […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1949-Oldsmobile-88-4SW-Seafoam-Green-and-1990-Custom-Cruiser-Lt-Sapphire-Blue-Met-side-right-115x115.webp "1949 Oldsmobile 88 Station Wagon And 1990 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser: First And Last Wagons With The Olds Rocket V-8")
1949 Oldsmobile 88 Station Wagon And 1990 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser: First And Last Wagons With The Olds Rocket V-8
Posted on May 23, 2026 | 20 CommentsIn February 1949, Oldsmobile installed their new OHV V-8 engine in their smaller body shell, creating the legendary Rocket 88. They also offered the V-8 in a rare wood-bodied Series […] -
![When most people think of GM triple-carburetor engines, they mostly think of the legendary Pontiac Tri-Power setup, but Oldsmobile actually beat Pontiac to the punch with its short-lived J-2 Rocket […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1957-Oldsmobile-Starfire-98-Sapphire-Mist-Victoria-White-RM-Auctions-Darin-Schnabel-left-front-3q-with-brochure-comp-115x115.webp "1957–1958 Oldsmobile J-2 Engine: Similar To Pontiac Tri-Power, It Was Developed First")
1957–1958 Oldsmobile J-2 Engine: Similar To Pontiac Tri-Power, It Was Developed First
Posted on September 6, 2025 | 16 CommentsWhen most people think of GM triple-carburetor engines, they mostly think of the legendary Pontiac Tri-Power setup, but Oldsmobile actually beat Pontiac to the punch with its short-lived J-2 Rocket […] -
![Strother MacMinn, an ex-GM designer and long-time teacher at the Art Center College of Design, had this to say about Harley Earl: “[He] designed so you could walk around a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/52-Olds-4.jpg "1952 Oldsmobile Super 88 – A Classic That Entertains From Any Angle")
1952 Oldsmobile Super 88 – A Classic That Entertains From Any Angle
Posted on September 3, 2025 | 15 CommentsStrother MacMinn, an ex-GM designer and long-time teacher at the Art Center College of Design, had this to say about Harley Earl: “[He] designed so you could walk around a […] -
![(first posted 4/30/2018) I first spotted this CC on my way to work one morning. Bellingham was covered in pea soup fog and I could only make out the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20170315_111206.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1949 Oldsmobile 88 – Ghost Of The Future, Legend of the Past")
Curbside Classic: 1949 Oldsmobile 88 – Ghost Of The Future, Legend of the Past
Posted on April 30, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 4/30/2018) I first spotted this CC on my way to work one morning. Bellingham was covered in pea soup fog and I could only make out the […] -
![(first posted 1/2/2018) This is a follow-up to this article from, umm, February 2016. Uhh, sorry about the delay there. One of my New Year’s resolutions was to finish this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1980-oldsmobile-toronado-xsc.jpg "Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Oldsmobile Edition, Part II")
Top 10 Obscure Special Editions and Forgotten Limited-Run Models: Oldsmobile Edition, Part II
Posted on January 2, 2024 | 34 Comments(first posted 1/2/2018) This is a follow-up to this article from, umm, February 2016. Uhh, sorry about the delay there. One of my New Year’s resolutions was to finish this […] -
![(first posted 12/2/2013) After last week’s rather busily-styled 1991 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, here’s something refreshing: An ’83 Delta 88 Royale Brougham. I spotted this on my usual route through Downtown Crossing, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_2810.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1983 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – A Lesson In Aesthetics")
Curbside Classic: 1983 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham – A Lesson In Aesthetics
Posted on December 2, 2023 | 134 Comments(first posted 12/2/2013) After last week’s rather busily-styled 1991 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, here’s something refreshing: An ’83 Delta 88 Royale Brougham. I spotted this on my usual route through Downtown Crossing, […] -
![New York City is a city of bumper guards. It’s a city where street parking is the norm and where scratches, dings and dents are unfortunately a fact of life. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/oldsmobile-1960s-full-size-2.jpg "CC Outtake: 1965 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Delta – Park Very, Very Carefully")
CC Outtake: 1965 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Delta – Park Very, Very Carefully
Posted on April 22, 2019 | 20 CommentsNew York City is a city of bumper guards. It’s a city where street parking is the norm and where scratches, dings and dents are unfortunately a fact of life. […] -
![Looks can be deceiving. How often is it that we see a seemingly pristine car, only to notice some unfortunate malignancy, such as horrible dent or the dreaded bumper scuff marks? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_9609.jpg "CC Outtake: 1989 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight – Hiding A Rusty Secret")
CC Outtake: 1989 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight – Hiding A Rusty Secret
Posted on August 31, 2015 | 52 CommentsLooks can be deceiving. How often is it that we see a seemingly pristine car, only to notice some unfortunate malignancy, such as horrible dent or the dreaded bumper scuff marks? […] -
![(first posted 5/11/2013) As I recall, it was a bright sunny February morning when I accompanied my grandparents (whom I affectionately called “Nana and Papa”) to Quirk Oldsmobile in Braintree, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/8899.jpg "Curbside Classic/Auto Biography: 1994 & 1997 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight – Hooked On The Memory Of You")
Curbside Classic/Auto Biography: 1994 & 1997 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight – Hooked On The Memory Of You
Posted on July 2, 2015 | 59 Comments(first posted 5/11/2013) As I recall, it was a bright sunny February morning when I accompanied my grandparents (whom I affectionately called “Nana and Papa”) to Quirk Oldsmobile in Braintree, […] -
![A couple of weeks back, I ran a post on a 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight coupe that I found on eBay. Although the large coupe market was virtually dead by that […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/OldsEighty-EightCoupe.jpg "What If: 1992 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Regency Coupe")
What If: 1992 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Regency Coupe
Posted on March 3, 2015 | 91 CommentsA couple of weeks back, I ran a post on a 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight coupe that I found on eBay. Although the large coupe market was virtually dead by that […]
