Oldsmobile 88
Hot Rod Rocket? 1950 Oldsmobile 88
Many will say that the 1964 Pontiac GTO marshaled the beginning of the muscle car movement but others will suggest that it started much earlier, going back to the introduction of the 1949 Oldsmobile and their first overhead valve… more»
Restored in ’79: 1959 Oldsmobile Super 88
I haven’t thought about a 1959 Oldsmobile Super 88 for many years. When I was a teenager, my across-the-street neighbor, Mr. & Mrs. T, had a four-door version that had originally been finished in white but by the early… more»
40K-Mile Survivor: 1976 Oldsmobile Delta 88
This 1976 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Town Sedan may have been the entry-level model for the Delta 88 series, but it was far from being an economy car. And, I’m not talking about it being an economy car as in… more»
Three On The Tree? 1963 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88
Oldsmobile had many bases covered in 1963. From the top drawer Ninety-Eight through to the sporty Starfire coupe, the one constant was Oldsmobile’s mid-luxury stance within the GM hierarchy. And while a Dynamic 88 was not in the same… more»
Glass Panel Hood! 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88
The year 1949 was a big one for GM. Both Oldsmobile and Cadillac introduced overhead valve V8 engines and with that, the Detroit horsepower race was fully on. It is said that the Oldsmobile version was introduced ahead of… more»
It’s Futuramic! 1949 Oldsmobile 88 Woodie
We cover woodie station wagons regularly on Barn Finds and one of the questions that I keep asking is how does one handle the necessary woodwork? Considering the age of the average woodie, a body style gone from our… more»
Original Oldsmobile: 1955 Rocket 88
The Oldsmobile 88 was introduced in 1949, an appropriate name since there was already an Olds 78 and Olds 98. This one is from 1955, part of the second generation of these cars, and appears to be in original… more»
Trailer Find: 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday Hardtop
Fabulous classic car discoveries don’t necessarily need to turn up in barns or sheds. Take this 1956 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday Hardtop as an example. The owner located this vehicle hidden away in a trailer, and judging by the… more»
1976 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Crown Royale Landau
In case you were wondering about the odd opening photo here, it’s because the photos were long and narrow and it was either a question of putting some sort of border on this one to fit the format or… more»
No Reserve Beauty! 1955 Oldsmobile Super 88
Having covered this visually spectacular 1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 earlier in the week, I thought it would be interesting to compare it to this more sedate 1955 Oldsmobile Super 88, a car designed and built before GM’s “big turn”,… more»
Triple Deuce J2! 1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88
While the traditional concept of a muscle car may have started with the 1964 Pontiac GTO, Detroit had been toiling away on the concept for years before. Case in point is this multiple carbureted J2 equipped 1958 Oldsmobile Dynamic… more»
Tri-Power 1957 Oldsmobile 88 Coupe
When you talk about cars from the mid-fifties, no one can deny that the Tri-Five Chevies are often the first to be thought of! However, Chevrolet’s companion make Oldsmobile also had some successful models with elaborate chrome trim, multiple… more»
Subtle Engine Swap! 1961 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88
“Put an LS in it“! Is a frequent refrain when asking an open-ended question regarding an old Chevy with hot-rod aspirations. It’s a thing and has been a thing for some number of years now and it continues to… more»
Nicest One Left? 1985 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royal
1985 doesn’t seem like it was that long ago to those of us who were in our teens or older back then, but to anyone under 40 it probably seems like a prehistoric era. Almost prehistoric itself being the… more»
Continental Equipped! Excellent 1958 Oldsmobile 88
Oh, Oldsmobile, where have you gone? From technological leader to the hubris of the fifties to the ignominy of the late ’70s to dissolution. If you’re a car person, it’s a long, sad story. But forget that for now… more»
One Owner 1986 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale
GM downsized the Oldsmobile Delta 88 in 1986 having done so previously a decade prior to that. It also went from being a rear-wheel-drive B-platform to a front-wheel-drive H-body platform. Just when it seems like vehicles are getting bigger… more»
